Another step along my 'Path'. More progress is being made. I've done my first rite for the Summer Solstice. That went very well. I've also done my first official spellcasting. What a rush to do and then 'knowing' it had worked! What an awesome feeling that is! The work on my Staff is coming along fine; I'm in the process of attuning it to me. I also have something to attach to it now too. A crow wing feather, from the 'Heartside' and from the evidence, it was a newly emergent feather as well. Also, from all evedence, it was 'gifted' to me from my brother. He always had a thing for crows. He called them his 'minions'. Of course a 'gift' from the Spirit world is always precious. I sacrificed a cigarette (I don't have any loose tobacco) to give Thanks as is proper. It looks like the pace has picked up again. At least for a while.