ADF Dedicants Community
On LiveJournal there is a community of ADF Dedicants who help one another on their paths. This community is for members of Ar nDraiocht Fein who are working on the Dedicant Program or who have already completed it and wish to mentor others. This is a private atmosphere where students can ask questions, discuss issues, or share their work. More...
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Druidism is a religion of the mind, of the heart and of the flesh. Through our mind we learn the Old Lore, and master vision and art. Through the heart we understand our fellow beings, and connect with the worlds. Through the flesh we experience the joy of life, and do our will in the manifest world. Our Dedicant Druid training is meant to engage each of these. Through study, meditation and trance we train the mind. Through virtue, meditation and attunement to the land we open the heart, and by knowing the land, and through ritual we involve our bodies in our spiritual path. When the whole self is involved and trained, every kind of spiritual work is greatly enhanced.
The Ar nDraiocht Fein Dedicant's Program serves two purposes for our organization. First, it provides important primary training, for those who wish to begin the real work of Druidic spirituality. Second it provides the entry to our further training programs.
The following are the guidelines for minimum documentation of completion of the Dedicant Program for the purposes of gaining entry to the ADF Study Program:
- Written discussion of the Dedicant's understanding of each of the following nine virtues: wisdom, piety, vision, courage, integrity, perseverance, hospitality, moderation and fertility. The Dedicant may also include other virtues, if desired, and compare them to these nine. (125 words min. each)
- Short essays on each of the eight ADF High Days including a discussion of the meaning of each feast (125 words min. each)
- Short book reviews on at least: 1 Indo-European studies title, 1 preferred ethnic study title and 1 modern Paganism title. These titles can be selected from the recommended reading list in the Dedicant Program manual or the ADF web site, or chosen by the student, with prior approval of the Preceptor. (325 words min. each)
- A brief description, with photos if possible, of the Dedicant's home shrine and plans for future improvements. (150 words min.)
- An essay focusing on the Dedicants understanding of the meaning of the "Two Powers" meditation or other form of ‘grounding and centering', as used in meditation and ritual. This account should include impressions and insights that the Dedicant gained from practical experience. (300 words min.)
- An essay or journal covering the Dedicant's personal experience of building mental discipline, through the use of meditation, trance, or other systematic techniques on a regular basis. The experiences in the essay or journal should cover at least a five months period. (800 words min.)
- An account of the Dedicant's efforts to work with nature, honor the Earth, and understand the impacts and effects of the Dedicant's lifestyle choices on the environment and/or the local ecosystem and how she or he could make a difference to the environment on a local level. (500 words min.)
- A brief account of each High Day ritual attended or performed by the Dedicant in a twelve month period. High Days attended/performed might be celebrated with a local grove, privately, or with another Neopagan group. At least 4 of the rituals attended/performed during the training period must be ADF-style. (100 words min. each)
- ONE essay describing the Dedicants understanding of and relationship to EACH of the Three Kindred: the Spirits of Nature, the Ancestors and the Gods. (300 words min. for each Kindred and 1000 words total)
- A brief account of the efforts of the Dedicant to develop and explore a personal (or Grove centered) spiritual practice, drawn from a specific culture or combination of cultures. (600 words min.)
- The text of the Dedicant's Oath Rite and a self-evaluation of the Dedicant's performance of the rite. (500 words min.)
