Some traditions seem very "fluffy bunny" to me, and I admit I run a mile the moment I hear of any path where people call themselves "White Witches" or "Lightworkers".
Likewise, I get a bit antsy at the strictly feminist / female only traditions. Although I'm a feminist, my view is that both female and male are needed for balance.
The tradition I follow includes a bardic path, which is unusual. Many traditions just seem so much alike that I can't tell them apart - they all do the same thing, all offer the same content within their degrees.
I trained within several Temples, plus the tradition I now follow, and many of the Traditions I could barely tell apart. Even now, I struggle to remember which Trad was which - only the names and people seems to differ - and sometimes even the people were the same!
In the Tradition I follow now, and have been following since 2003, a large part of my training and work has included training and involvement in ritual music and its creation, as well as music and poetry performance.
That Tradition also includes training for people in other areas - such as herbology and the path of the warrior - but I chose the bardic path and its work to follow after my basic degrees.
Or it chose me.
For me, music lies at the heart of my practice - I cannot imagine working in a group without using the resonances provided by music and chant.
That doesn't mean that all rituals include music or are based on sound. It just means that a lot use these forms of power-raising, which are incredibly valuable both in solitaire and group work.
Image from Nene-ane.
No comments:
Post a Comment