PART FOUR
TRADITIONS,
CUSTOMS
AND
OTHER
IRRELEVANT
TRIVIA
Introduction
We often notice the big differences between groups, but I believe
that it’s the smaller details that bring a group to life. Over the thirty
or so years, the Reform has come up with its own peculiar laws,
rainments, ritual accessories, favorite books, titles, vocabulary, at least
two sets of calenders, holiday customs, symbols and other traits.
These are often the most difficult aspects for newcomers to learn and
are often the first details that are forever lost when a group goes into
abeyance. This is but a limited collection, but some of the more
widespread and longevous traits of the Reform. Perhaps this is good,
because they are only a sideline to the real search for religious truth.
Do not get overly worked up over them, since most of us don’t
consider them very vital to the pursuit of Druidism, perhaps more of
a decoratory function. If you can come up with a better way of run-
ning your Druidism, feel free to forge ahead, rename things and so
on. Just remember that you and I can speak for nobody’s opinions
and actions but our own.
Yours in the Mother,
Michael Scharding
Day 10 of Foghamhar, Year XXXIV of the Reform
August 10th, 1996
(The 1/3 Century mark of Reformed Druidism)
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Record of the Council of
Dalon Ap Landu
[While the words and instructions of the Council of Dalon Ap Landu
(which is the collective body of the Third Order Druids), are not graven in
stone, they are generally accepted statements about how the Reform, as a
whole, is organized. An astute reader can find all kinds of loopholes, and
that is okay, since many of the passages were made with the intention of
allowing a liberal interpretation. Most of the decisions don’t directly af-
fect the average layperson, but rather mostly shape the duties and privi-
leges of the Third Order. Bracketed words for gender inclusivity have been
added by myself in 1994 and are warranted by the intentions of the
legislation.—Scharding]
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