BABABABABABABABABABABABABABABPART NINE
THE BOOKS
OF THE
LATTER-DAY
DRUIDS
Introduction
Unlike most of the previous materials written by many authors through-
out the Reform, the following materials mostly come from me and my
friends at Carleton (the Dead Bay Scrolls come from Hazelnut NRDNA).
Most of them were written in the 1993-1995 period (which along with the
Green Book volumes 2 & 3 in the Summer of 93, and ARDA) mark this
as a period of high literary output. This period is reasonably separate from
the 1963-1979 period of earlier-day Druidism, so I have chosen to call it
latter-day Druidism. The title is also a slight humorous poke at Mormon-
ism. There are three main categories that group the contents of part nine;
1. Thirtieth Anniversary Histories
The Dead Lake Scrolls (Published Aug. 93)
The Dead Bay Scrolls (Published Dec. 93)
2. Weird Stuff
The Book of the African Jedi Knight (Published Dec. 93)
The Book of Ultimate Answers (Published June 94)
3. Songs and Poetry
The Book of Songs and Poetry, Volume 1 (Published July 93)
The Book of Songs and Poetry, Volume 2 (Published Dec. 93)
My literary explosion began after reading the long-neglected materials
of the Druid Archives and seeing the sheer possibilities of Reformed Dru-
idism. All this was taking place during the May 93 to May 94 period when
I was Arch-Druid. I figured that I am better at writing than at leading
rituals (although I did hold an unusually large number of rituals), so I
spent much of my energies went into producing literature that might out-
live my physical presence at Carleton. I also had a great number of things
to say, and this was a good time to write them down. Each book has been
individually published before, but this is the first time they have all been
published together.
Please enjoy them, do not consider them dogma and share with your
friends.
Michael Scharding
January 6th, 1996 c.e.
Day 67 of Geimredh
Year XXXIII of the Reform
DRYNEMETUM PRESS
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THE DEAD LAKE SCROLLS
Preface
The Dead Lake Scrolls were written at about the t