[Cro Dreoilin] Reclaiming of British Paganism, was: An interesting article

[Kelley Forbes]

I think it depends on what antiquity we consider necessary for something 
to be considered a tradition. The Maypole, while not anciently Celtique, 
per se, is certainly a long standing tradition of Great Britain, and the 
Revivalist Druids, while, again, not Celtic, are at least as old as the 
US is as a nation.

While I am drawn to Celtic Reconstructionism and therefore prefer the 
more Celtic and older traditions, myself, I could see any movement 
towards even more recent practices as being one step in a larger journey 
back. Of course, if there are no voices urging further authenticity, 
then it is possible that any reclaiming of paganism stops there.

I question the extent that paganism or pagan cultural traditions are 
being reclaimed in the British Isles. I know that there is much 
antagonism, still, towards the pagan religions, in all of Europe, bound 
up with feelings against cultural appropriation.

-- Kelley.

Gary Begordis wrote:
> Probably making it up but perhaps at least taking some from the past. One can hope. I thought it was a really interesting article.
>
> On Apr 29, 2011, at 10:22 PM, "Greyhart" <greyhart at castle-luna.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> The idea of a marriage to the land is certainly known by Wiccans. 
>>
>> Having watched the wedding, I can say that there was a lot of sermon
>> involved after the actual vows. The author also talked about how the Druids
>> are making a comeback in Britain, but since they are a revivalist branch,
>> not Reconstructionist, are they really reclaiming heritage, or making it up?
>>
>> Greyhart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:community-bounces at crodreoilin.org] On Behalf Of Kelley Forbes
>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 9:31 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Cro Dreoilin] An interesting article
>>
>> Oh, yeah, that happened today.
>>
>> Thanks for the link. The author definitely takes a Wiccan viewpoint, but 
>> it brings up some interesting subject matter.
>>
>> One of the more interesting parts to me was the assertion that Brittain 
>> "is actively reclaiming her heritage". Do you all think this is true?
>>
>> -- Kelley.
>>
>>
>> Greyhart wrote:
>>     
>>> Today's royal wedding looked at from a different point of view.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Royal-Wedding-Marrying
>> -the-Land-Star-Foster-04-28-2011?offset=0&max=1 
>>     
>> <http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Royal-Wedding-Marryin
>> g-the-Land-Star-Foster-04-28-2011?offset=0&max=1>
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>>> I had thought about this, but only because the wedding was the day 
>>> before my birthday.
>>>
>>> Greyhart
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