calmThe ADF Order of the Crane is an Order based on a complex of devotional and transformative work. The Order and its members will work to serve ADF by developing ritual, liturgy and tradition at our hearth shrines and as part of a wider community. Order members will develop rituals to build and respond to transformative experience. Through all this work, the image, motif, and personality of the Crane will inform our path, and we will adopt and adapt the traits of the Crane, as presented in myth and lore, to be our guide on this path.
We have created a temporary website on the 3CG site, which will be placed on the ADF site after the Order is formally approved. The site includes our bylaws, initial meditations, and a link for joining our mailing list. You may view the site here:
http://www.threecranes.org/order/
Additionally, there is a book available for our members that outlines the work of each level of the Order of the Crane. The book is a first step, a general working guide that includes a devotional ritual, all requirements for advancement in the Order, discussion on the myth and symbolism of the Crane, and other important tidbits about the Order. There is no need to be a member of the Order to purchase the book, and you may find it at:
http://www.cafepress.com/adfcraneorder.407816289
The Order itself is designed to work for both Grove-affiliated members and Solitary members, and there is an emphasis on solitary work done at the home shrine, and and advancement within the program can be done alone or with a group.
To be clear, this Order is not an extension of Three Cranes Grove, ADF, other than on a most basic level: this work with the Crane began in 3CG, but not all 3CG members are Order Members, and not all Order Members are 3CG members. This order is designed to delve deeper into the motifs of the Crane, and while some overlap with existing crane-centric traditions like 3CG is expected, we hope that it will be but one facet of an independent, growing and changing Order.
