The crossroads · Raven's Nest Temple
Welcome, weary traveler of the earth realm. On my highways are many paths. Whether you are here to heal or to help, Set is in the bottom right corner to guide you. May your path be blessed. Ravens Evermore.
Enter the highwaysField guide · Mile 0
Hecate stands where the roads meet. She is the crossroads, the threshold, the torch, and the key. This hall is kept in respect for her, and for every person a path is meant to help.
You are not lost. Pick a mile marker. Read the path. If you have something true to add, send it.
Field guide · Mile 1
Our elders deserve respect, not abuse, and not a system that has refused to fix itself. Raven's Nest does not lack compassion, and it does not lack honor.
The path, as opened: a five-acre lot. A mortgage of five hundred dollars a month, split among the people who live there. Food and animals raised on that land, so food is not a second bill. Tech students learn there by building what the elder asks for. A way to the pond. A chair. A cart. A tool fitted to their body. The elder uses it to fish, to sit with the animals, and to spend the day as they choose.
The animals are sacred, the same as the elders. They are honored from birth, through life, and through death. On the day a life is given, that animal has a party, the best day of its life, goes to sleep in peace, and passes its energy on.
Nobody signs over their savings or their land to stay. A gift is not a debt. No one here overrides a choice.
Traveler's warning. This lot is not open. Do not travel for a room. The five acres are the shape of the path, not a door.
No replies yet. The road is open. Write to revjonbradley@ravensnesttemple.com with the subject “Mile 1, The Elders' Road,” or call 572-472-6762. Say what you would change, what you would build, and what you refuse.
