Keep and submit for review a journal documenting the development and observance of the personal/household worship customs described above covering a period of not less than four months, including one observance of a seasonal festival, such as one of the eight ADF High Days. Entries are to be not less than weekly. The text of […]
Category: Liturgy Practicum 1: Domestic Cult Practice
Students will develop new (or document existing) personal and/or family worship customs, such as morning devotions, meal offerings, or seasonal observances. Students will research worship customs of ADF and/or from a chosen Indo-European culture-whether historical or reconstructed and begin to implement these customs within the home setting (or other personal, rather than large group, context). These personal and/or household rituals or other observances may be either reconstructions of culturally specific practices, or based more upon modern ADF liturgical format, or a combination of the two. Household practices and rituals should include all interested members of the household, with options for the inclusion of children encouraged when applicable. Worship should be practiced weekly at a minimum, although daily practice is encouraged.
Liturgy Practicum 1: Citations
Serith, Ceisiwr. A Book of Pagan Prayer. Boston, MA: Weiser, 2002. Print. Bonewits, Philip Emmons Isaac. Rites of Worship: A Neopagan Approach. Miami, FL: Earth Religions, 2003. Print.
Liturgy Practicum 1: #3
What arguments does Ceisiwr Serith make in support of set prayers (as opposed to spontaneous prayers)? Discuss how these arguments apply (or do not apply) to solitary Pagan prayer. (Minimum 200 words) Ceisiwr’s argument of set prayers coincides with my own, in that he feels it is important to have a set, familiar foundation of […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: #2
What six methods of prayer does Ceisiwr Serith describe? Briefly suggest an example of how you might employ each in your personal worship practices. You may include worship with a group if applicable. (Minimum 200 words) Ceisiwr Serith gives a good synopsis of the six methods of prayer in his book “A Book of Pagan […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: #1
What three factors (“subcategories”) does Bonewits identify as determining the impact of “familiarity” on the success of a ritual? Briefly discuss the ways in which personal or family-only ritual is aided or hindered by these factors when compared to public group ritual. (Minimum 100 words) Isaac Bonewits describes the intra-group familiarity as how familiar the […]