At present, the primary outlet for member work remains the ADO e-Journal, "
Messenger of the Gods
" (affectionately dubbed "The MoG"). However, we live in an electronic age, and print media is not an ideal medium for an oral tradition. Unfortunately,
for many reasons "social" media is equally inappropriate. However, short videos and/or podcasts appear to have a different impact, which is better suited to the needs of an oral tradition such as ours.
Provided our audience was actively listening, video and podcast would engage the same sensibilities as the oral tradition. The trick is to entice you to remain active, when most programming encourages you to dis-engage; ignoring any subtle, symbolic levels or deeper implications. Since this will require a new and innovative approach on our parts, there is bound to be a steep learning curve.
We will begin with a series of short, public YouTube videos providing a window into our spiritual community. The placeholders at right indicate the basic themes for these projects. If they prove successful, then we will create a basic visual library for members, illustrating and reinforcing basic skills and augmenting distance training for Lifetime Members in areas such as Traditional Spiritual Ablutions (i.e. grounding, centring, banishing, shielding, and warding), Healing, Herbalism, Sacred Landscape, and Star Lore.
Of course, electronic media cannot replace direct oversight by an experienced Mentor [key skills, such as ritual ceremony, must still be taught face-to-face], but if used appropriately, a visual library could make ADO accessible to more Seekers. We expect to begin these projects sometime next year.
As seers, storytellers, and travellers of the Hidden Ways, the Merlins of Britain were known to our ancestors as "Messengers of the Gods". Our e-Journal (affectionately dubbed, "The MoG") serves a similar purpose, carrying news of Avalon to distant people and places. It is published for public download here as an 11"x17" folding PDF booklet; a format which allows us to use larger font sizes for easier reading.
"Member Exclusives", such as the Members Directory, are available through the password-protected Publications section of our
Resources
page. General interest articles are published in "The MoG" and at our Blog (below). Should publication of "The MoG" be delayed, member community news, announcements, notices, and developments will be posted to the appropriate boards of our
Members Forum
. (Only paid Aspirants and Lifetime Members may register for full access.)