There have been a number of conversations around the blogosphere about the issue of charging money in magical and ritual settings recently, and it both got me thinking and reminded me of a bit of my background that I take for granted, and forget not everyone has. Before I go on and talk (in a later post) about my own take on charging for Craft, I want to talk about that.
See, I grew up assuming everyone knew that there are ways to combine a secure financial future with major creative pursuits. Not that it’s easy, mind you – but that it’s fundamentally possible. It’s as much a part of my psyche as the idea that knowledge is the one thing that can’t be taken away from me, or that reading is just the thing you do all the time, in some form.
My adult self, of course, knows that these things are not the way everyone else moves in the world, and no longer expects people to put their values on the same things. But my subconscious self, the one that kicks in first, sometimes forgets.
Phoenix Song, my coven, has had several inquiries over the spring from people interested in learning more about us (and possibly joining us.) This is always a tricky process, but we’ve been through the initial stage enough times now that I want to talk about it here – and why we picked the initial process we did.
Our process is described over here and our introductory letter information is here, if you’d like to see specifically what we talk about.
So, why email?
There are a number of reasons I wanted to start with email. While I recognise that it’s not a perfect communications tool (and that some people will be more familiar with it and comfortable with it than others), I felt that the advantages more than make up for that.
There’s a lot of things going on right now for me. Still waiting to hear if my current job is going to hire me for the long-term position. (I really hope so, and should know within the next week.)
But we’ve got two people possibly interested in joining Phoenix Song, which is exciting. One . . . → Read More: Happy coven thoughts
All right, so I’ve been more than a little overwhelmed since my last post – lots of job-related stuff keeping me busy, and limiting the amount of energy I have to write or focus when I get home. (And what’s left has been going into work with the coven and with other commitments, not . . . → Read More: More than a year
It’s officially a year since the coven‘s first ritual. I’m way too busy today (and tomorrow!) to write much immediately, but I do want to write up a “What I’ve learned this year” sort of post.
If there’s anything you’re particularly interested in seeing me discuss, please do let me know. (Comments here, on . . . → Read More: It’s been a year
