banwenthiar <Banwen@...> wrote: So, who knows anything about what gets done with a oath ring when not in ritual sevrvice? Pardon my ignorance, but what...
An oath ring serves several purposes -- a gothi or gythja's badge of office, a physical representation of the bonds and oaths sworn by members of the ...
Boy, Richard, you sure are eager to learn of our ways! Good thing we're more than happy to talk about them! ;-) A sunwheel, also called an Odin's Cross, is a...
Gary Penzler <garypenzler@...> wrote:Bo Since we don't want to burn down the RBG, we're just hoping to lay a sunwheel on our bonfire and speak of this...
Hi All I've been doing a bit of thinking about oath rings. First, if a ring is going to be a symbol of oath and integrity, it can't be a penanular or torc...
My thoughts on oath rings, based on scholarship and practicality: The reasons why I want to make this ring out of copper are several. Firstly, I feel that it...
I cannot come to the ritual on the 14th of may or to the mayday ritual at the prison. Both of which I would really like to go to. I have to be present at my...
Here's that reference I was thinking of: "There he let build a temple, and a mighty house it was. There was a door in the side-wall and nearer to one end...
I just sent this, before the message with the saga reference, but it bounced back to me. Let's try again. ~Gary From: Richard James <richard1953james@...>...
I've really enjoyed this conversation. There seems to be two main sides to the how-tos and why-fors: What the books say, and what practicality dictates. I find...
Hey Nic, I think you should definitely go ahead with making the copper wire to go around the neck, if it will serve practical & mental purposes for now, it ...
... wait and ... remember ... How ... Up until the day before the Blot, really. But, the earlier the better. The poll is still open (and will remain so for the...
... (Snipped for brevity of response.) I've done it myself. For last year's Hamilton Pagan Pride Day, I had fire in a bowl which I carried around the group to...
So, are we set on this name now? We have a little more than a month to go until we formally make it official, is there time for more ideas still? No no, I'm...
I like Grasto. I'd be quite content with it. Your name is good. I ran across it in the same readings recently. The difficulty I have with applying it to...
Fair enough. Oh, while I'm thinking of it, what's the Old Norse for "hearth?" "Grassy-spot-among-the-cliffs Hearth," or in Old Norse, "Grastó ____?" ~Gary...
... might suit us ... Iceland near ... The saying ... hill," that ... you died ... into the ... landmark in the ... and as an aside to this Dundurn means Light...
I don't think I have the resources. The only sources I can find go ON->Eng, not back. I tried an online translator or two, but the closest I could get was...
<snip> ... don't ... are ... looking in the ... Alright, the word you're probably looking for is "Hirðr". It has a variety of meanings, but the general...
Someone wrote "Hirðr" OK, I'll bite. How does one pronounce the 4th letter in the above word? Richard ... Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals ...
That letter is an "eth." Lower case: ð Upper case: Ð Often transliterated as "d," "dh" or "th," eth is a "th" sound, but as pronounced in "this" and "that,"...
Hello all. I've noticed that only a few of us are keeping active on this list. So, what's new with the rest of you? What have you of news from the outside...
Hi Nic so aside from exams and pending ulcers how are you doing well i hope as for me Im Priest for thr ritual at WCC this saturday with Laura W and it...
That sounds like a fascinating project. It's nice to work on something that'll actually make a difference, a little practice to go with the theory. Of course,...
Hi Nic. I've been max busy writing for a 7 piece recording project and an all original tune big band recording. As well I'm preparing stuff for a big band +...