Well being "new" to these types of lengthy discussions and knowing beforehand that most are ALOT more knowledgeable than I, I decided to go ahead and take a...
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dragonryder60
Nov 3, 2006 3:47 am
I think they chose "the Druids" because little was known about them, there was no written record of their rituals so they were free to decide what Druidism...
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panidaho
Nov 3, 2006 3:38 pm
Starting a couple (or three or four) days late, but I'm on it! ;-) Thanks for the nudge in the Samhain Missal-Any. As it happens, I came across your site...
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panidaho
Nov 3, 2006 4:28 pm
... Teresa ... EyeDaHoe ... Mother, partner, teacher, master gardener, programmer, student. I've thoroughly enjoyed all these roles and still do. ... I started...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 3, 2006 5:26 pm
Bravo, Dragon Ryder for having the courage to start the posts! I'll post my thoughts about your post in a subsequent posting. Everybody feel free to post your...
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panidaho
Nov 3, 2006 6:12 pm
MANDATORY ACTIVITY: Choose a verse or set of interesting verses and expound upon them. For my Step One mini-essay I have chosen to discuss Customs 8:13-16. ...
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panidaho
Nov 3, 2006 6:57 pm
... Hmmm, apparently I misunderstood the activity, so I'm going to look for another couple or three verses to comment on, in addition to the ones I already...
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Norm Nelson
rdnapat5
Nov 3, 2006 10:15 pm
Bearing in mind that I have not read some of this stuff for 40+ years, here are a couple answers off the top of my head. Take them with a block of salt... a...
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zorak_zoran
Nov 3, 2006 11:11 pm
What are my favorite passages? EC 1:1 This opening sentence is a favorite of mine. I can't quite put my finger on why it appeals to me so much. When I learned...
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skye_at_csg
Nov 4, 2006 12:40 am
Mandatory Activity: passage: 1. Book of Law 1:12. This is the Law which was revealed, but it is not all, for there is yet more. And no thing shall be revealed...
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skye_at_csg
Nov 4, 2006 12:41 am
Mostly Optional Questions to Answer It is my belief that druids continued to attend services after the requirements had been defeated because although...
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panidaho
Nov 4, 2006 12:55 am
... thought! Don't worry, I'm not always that wordy. :) T...
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Jeff
mrskunk
Nov 4, 2006 1:54 pm
-Step 1 Activity Customs, Chapter 3, Verse 1 Now there are some among the congregations of the faithful who shall be set aside from the others as better; ...
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Norm Nelson
rdnapat5
Nov 4, 2006 6:10 pm
The "Book of Law" was just the bylaws for forming a new campus organization! In almost supernatural prolixity and obfuscation, this rephrasing just meant a...
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Norm Nelson
rdnapat5
Nov 4, 2006 6:15 pm
Verily! The tenets came first, though; the original requirement to become an RDNA Druid was to attend a service and partake of the waters; this meant...
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Jeff
mrskunk
Nov 4, 2006 7:09 pm
... I was impressed by the initial reasoning behind staying in the dorms after curfew. She seems to understand how easy it was to get out, but didn't, simply...
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Jeff
mrskunk
Nov 4, 2006 8:07 pm
... I found this interesting, too. This would seem to suggest that Frangquist was a regular rejuvenating force for the Reform. This brings to mind a few...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:13 am
... trying ... being ... chosen ... The Higher Orders (4th -10th) don't really have any listed requirements. I believe in practice that when a...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:22 am
... them, ... didn't ... to ... some ... the ... and ... I agree heartily with you on this. I'd just add, Druids were the most "outdoorly" of the possibly...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:37 am
... group ... That is an interesting, new interpretation. Was he in effect poking fun at other hierarchies, or did he really admire service by others? ...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:41 am
... organization! In almost supernatural prolixity and obfuscation, this rephrasing just meant a majority vote at two successive meetings was required to...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:48 am
... stomach "organized religion" because we were so disorganized. ... creation: there has to be something bigger than we are, and we honor it in the name of...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 8:53 am
... futility ... citizen ... from ... to ... same ... dorms ... but ... joining a ... still ... Yes, the most interesting Druidical rebellions are those who...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 9:19 am
... In 1968, Marta Peck contacted him to get ordained, as the previous ArchDruid had disappeared into France, leaving the grove in Limbo! She had the...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 9:38 am
... and ... 16. ... I think you did an EXCELLENT summary (A+) of how the Chronicles were merely stating the current situation in Spring 1964 for women, with ...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 9:58 am
... <zorak_zoran@...> wrote: EC Chapter 1 It has the beginning of a epic quality. I liked the sense of opening, a man coming out of the wilderness back to...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 10:06 am
... Yes, I'm sure folks will mention the wiccan three-fold karmic kick- back theory also here. Most modern Druids are a bit reluctanct to be "negative"; in...
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Michael Scharding
mikerdna
Nov 5, 2006 10:14 am
We've had a great start so far on STEP ONE with over 6 folks having completed and posted their assignments for the ARDA study! But I know we have more to come...
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Jeff
mrskunk
Nov 5, 2006 7:02 pm
... 2 cents, eh? I may have to make some change......
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Beth Savage
syzygybeth
Nov 5, 2006 10:41 pm
1. “Except for the occasional historian, like me (Michael Scharding), a Reformed Druid tends to see little value in the age of our religious texts. A...
