The Flame

Here's the thing: to talk about core groups, we need to talk about the whole fire. So bear with us briefly:

The Elementals give us a solid foundation to work.
The Mystics provide direction, and bring our personal energies forth.
The Mirrors of the Cauldron, loving as Venus, work to collect and transmute and meld all of our energy.
The Mirrors of the Flame, loving as Consort, carry the intent of our spell and stir the brew.

So: are you a spoon?

See, this is what we do as Keepers of the Eternal Flame: we stir. We keep people moving. We keep the circle and the energy and the spell going, all weekend long. We strip ourselves down, shuck off concerns and fears, and

Just. keep. it. moving.

We work to see Venus in everyone around me, and to love Venus. The Flame itself is eternal in change - like the Consort's love for Venus. The love is eternal, but the expression, the shape, the tone and color: these are always changing, always moving.

We are ecstatic dancing frolicking chanting loving spoons, and we do our best to thrust my personal energy into the task of drawing your personal energy into the group energy, into the great work that we are engaged in. As you do work in the temples, as you bring that to the cauldron, as you generate power and strip off that which you do not need, we keep it moving.

Cleansed by air, fed by earth, quenched by water, and stimulated by fire, fueled by drums, contained by the Cauldron, the Flame stirs the spell.

But one - or even two - spoons aren't enough. Neither of us may be the best choice to draw you in and bring you focus, and we want every ounce of energy involved. We need a variety of spoons maintaining that intent, layering and flavoring and weaving together our people and our worship and our work.

So back to the question: are you a spoon? Can you draw people up and out of themselves and into ourselves? If "yes," then we need you to become a Mirror of the Flame. Embody the Consort and explore things like prolonged eye-contact, conscious and intentional hugs, and the dual work of seeing Venus in each other and the value of yourself, with a focus on finding the connections between us all.

Keepers of the Flame
Hi, I'm Pat. I'm Discordian and about 3/5 of the Mystic Weasel Spinning Cheese cabal, an initiate of Blue Star Wicca associated with Balefire, a member of ADF with Grove of the Other Gods, Keeper of the Eternal Flame for Fires of Venus, and a founding member of Grove of American Gods, a syncretic neoconstructionist pagan group. I am happily married to one wife, and will be adding another as soon as it is legally possible without driving further than Canada. I am a total ritual junkie, and feel like my purpose is to help bring the gods and people closer together in love.
Darian is a kinky poly Dom who has been involved in the local BDSM community since 2005 and is an active participant in the MD/DC/VA scene. Darian enjoys helping others see their potential, teaching, and sharing knowledge on topics such as rope bondage, D/s and M/s relationships, polyamory, whips, electricity play, and knitting/crocheting. He serves as a Steering Committee Member for TNG Baltimore, a House Dom for DXS Rapture DC, and Ambassador for Sacred Mark Sanctuary.