Hey everyone! I just posted yesterday but I've got a question that would best fit in this area specifically, so here it goes.
I've been researching Gaelic Reconstructionism for some time now (A year, maybe?) and it's honestly to the point to where every source I'm running into for information has nothing new in terms of things to learn. I feel comfortable now pointing my research direction elsewhere, though still within the vein of Gaelic Polytheism.
Every source I find concerning Gaelic Polytheism is all reconstructionist, save for the Henge of Keltria, but they're a initiatory mystery tradition that is not as well known, so it's a little difficult to find information on them. I'm turning to the forum for answers now, so here it goes- is anyone out there a Gaelic Polytheist who does not take a reconstructionist approach to their beliefs? Anyone who respects their history and traditions, but isn't afraid to branch out and bring in concepts, practices, and ideas from other areas?
I've seen very few who actually do this, and it's mostly in things such as a soft-polytheistic view of the divine instead of the more common hard-polytheistic view. But when it comes to using elements of Wicca/witchcraft or seeing tradition as being flexible and taking a "Use what works" path with Gaelic Polytheism, I've never seen it. It makes me curious as to whether anyone actually does it or not.
I guess the closest thing to what I may be thinking of would be individuals like Philip Carr-Gomm, but honestly, I really don't know very much about him, only that he's very involved with the OBOD and that his views generally fall under the Wiccan umbrella.
For those who really don't have a direct answer, here's some food for thought:
Do you think it's wrong to take a reconstructionist path and not follow it as a reconstructionist?
If you follow a path such as Gaelic Polytheism or Asatru or other heavily historically based paths, do you have a moral obligation to ensure that your practices fit within the cultural context of your beliefs and to not bend those to your will?
And lastly, where exactly is the line drawn when it comes to making tradition and faith more flexible and less set in stone?
Thanks a ton, have a great day (:
I've been researching Gaelic Reconstructionism for some time now (A year, maybe?) and it's honestly to the point to where every source I'm running into for information has nothing new in terms of things to learn. I feel comfortable now pointing my research direction elsewhere, though still within the vein of Gaelic Polytheism.
Every source I find concerning Gaelic Polytheism is all reconstructionist, save for the Henge of Keltria, but they're a initiatory mystery tradition that is not as well known, so it's a little difficult to find information on them. I'm turning to the forum for answers now, so here it goes- is anyone out there a Gaelic Polytheist who does not take a reconstructionist approach to their beliefs? Anyone who respects their history and traditions, but isn't afraid to branch out and bring in concepts, practices, and ideas from other areas?
I've seen very few who actually do this, and it's mostly in things such as a soft-polytheistic view of the divine instead of the more common hard-polytheistic view. But when it comes to using elements of Wicca/witchcraft or seeing tradition as being flexible and taking a "Use what works" path with Gaelic Polytheism, I've never seen it. It makes me curious as to whether anyone actually does it or not.
I guess the closest thing to what I may be thinking of would be individuals like Philip Carr-Gomm, but honestly, I really don't know very much about him, only that he's very involved with the OBOD and that his views generally fall under the Wiccan umbrella.
For those who really don't have a direct answer, here's some food for thought:
Do you think it's wrong to take a reconstructionist path and not follow it as a reconstructionist?
If you follow a path such as Gaelic Polytheism or Asatru or other heavily historically based paths, do you have a moral obligation to ensure that your practices fit within the cultural context of your beliefs and to not bend those to your will?
And lastly, where exactly is the line drawn when it comes to making tradition and faith more flexible and less set in stone?
Thanks a ton, have a great day (:
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