The Varieties of Biblical Marriage. Interactive Greek Gods Family Tree. Danteworlds-- multimedia journey through Inferno. A Roman Ritual Template - ADF Neopagan Druidism. It has been a challenge to adapt ADF's standard liturgical formulae for a Roman hearth culture, and being the legalistic, formulaic Roman that I am, I need to accompany this article with certain disclaimers. First of all, this is most certainly a work in progress; I'm working out the kinks as I go along, and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Secondly, I have drawn from sources as widely varying as Cato's De Agri Cultura to Ceiswr Serith's Pagan Book of Prayer. I am certainly open to suggestion, though I am not likely to begin studying haruspicy with real livers, nor am I likely to do an entire Roman rite extemporaneously. The middle ground between reconstruction and inspiration is where I stand :) As with most ADF rituals, we begin with a... Musical Signal I use a bell. Honoring the Earth-Mother My favorite Earth Mother blessing is based on prayer by Ceiswr Serith, though I have adapted it to the Roman goddess Ops, goddess of the stores (in a rather literal sense). Ops Mater. All: FIAT! The Art of Haruspicy. Nowadays, few of us slaughter our own livestock; it is done in a factory where we don't have to see it.
Also, entrails are offensive to modern sensibilities and most of us would prefer not to examine them. Fortunately there is a form of haruspicy, called "ooscopy", that is quite compatible with the modern world. Ooscopy substitutes an egg for the sacrificial animal and inspection of the opened egg for examination of the entrails. This works just as well as the ancient procedure, and perhaps better. The Sacrifice i. Ii. Iii. "APLU! [APLU is the Etruscan name of the god of prophecy; you may of course call him by other names, Apollo, Hobal, Shamash, Horus, Mont (Menthu), etc.] iv. V. Vi. The Inspection i. Ii. Iii. Iv. V. Vi. Vii. Viii. Ix. X. I. Ii. Iii. Iv. V. Vi. Vii. Viii. Regions of the Templum Albi Exterioris i. Ii. Going to the East of the Fibra the Regions are: CATHA, Daughter of the Sun, governs quick beginnings, sudden dawnings.
NETHUNS [Neptune, Poseidon] SELVANS [Silvanus] CEL [Gaia] Godchecker.com - Your Guide To The Gods. Mythology with a twist! The Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians. Joel Barlow (1754-1812) The Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians or Secular Humanists: a Refutation of Steven Morris by Lewis Loflin Steven Morris complains that the Religious Right is rewriting American history to bolster a political agenda. Very true, but secular fundamentalists such as himself are doing the same thing. For secular fundies such as Morris, their low point came in 2004 with the re-election of George Bush. In fascinating article from The Nation entitled In God's Country (11/6/2006) secular fundamentalists lamented, ...the nine in ten Americans who have said they've never doubted the existence of God.
Secular arrogance in believing that anyone who believes in God is somehow a backward, country bumpkin is a big part of their elitist mentality. ...most of the Founders were Deists and Unitarians who rejected doctrines like the Incarnation. The article destroys many other secular myths as well including: A large number of evangelical Christians don't live in the Bible Belt.