First Oath
I was supposed to put this out over two week ago but...if you haven't figured out by now, I am a bit of a procrastinator. I love to wait until the last minute and get things done. If not as well as I would like than at least done the minimum requirement.
I have actually been thinking it over for a long while, its a very important step to make an oath to someone. Be they Gods, Spirits or people you see every day.
On the scale of promises the oath is the most important, have vivid and deep consequences if not taken seriously.
Actually the best explaination of the importance of the promise, vow and Oath came from a story I read not long ago.
Yes its from a Fanfiction but it still rings true:
" Sarah sighed. "Her father had just left us, and she wanted to know how he could do that… there was this man in the tale taking an oath to love forever…and I had to explain the difference between a promise, a vow and an oath."
The Fae man listened carefully. "So you explained to a five year old child the differences? And you are so sure you know them, do you?"
"I just know there is giving one's word...which is often broken... and making an Oath,...which carried repercussions when broken." Sarah stated.
Jareth chuckled softly. "Mortals take words lightly. Much too lightly, wouldn't you say Sarah?" Reclining on the bed, he looked at the woman.
"Words have power," Sarah admitted. "In the modern world, they don't always understand that. Things move too fast." Her hands moved over the storybook. "But in the old tales, it's clearly written…One just has to see it."
"
Another reason this quote is especially poignant is that it mentions that if you were to look at the old tales, mostly celtic ones, you would see this lesson very clearly stated.
Another lesson promenient in this particular branch of Story, Labyrinth Fanfiction in case the character names didn't tip you off, is that words have great power. I really do believe this and it is part of the reason I am being so careful in how I craft my first oath, its a representation of what I want my path in Druidry to be about and I want to start off on the right footing, if only in my eyes.
This is the sample Oath found in OOD, revamped a bit.
I, Lauren,in the quiet secret place of my heart, declare myself to be a pagan, a seeker of the Old Ways, a worshiper of the Elder Gods.
With this holy oath I set my foot upon the path, the Druid's Way, and I vow to make my dedication plain.
I vow to seek virtue in my life, to do right by all of my kin; my friends and my community, I vow to make my Paganism real, by keeping the rites and works that call to me.
I vow to deepen my understanding of the Ways through study and to fill my mind with the Truth of the Elder Paths.
These things I swear to the Gods, and write like a prayer on my heart. So be it!
PS:Just to add on a note when I did do my oath these came up as my runes when I did the blessings section-Ancestors:Ing, Potential; Nature Spirits:Beorc, Purity and The Deities:Siegel, Victory.
These all seem to be positive signs of things to come and they make sense to me at least.
I have actually been thinking it over for a long while, its a very important step to make an oath to someone. Be they Gods, Spirits or people you see every day.
On the scale of promises the oath is the most important, have vivid and deep consequences if not taken seriously.
Actually the best explaination of the importance of the promise, vow and Oath came from a story I read not long ago.
Yes its from a Fanfiction but it still rings true:
" Sarah sighed. "Her father had just left us, and she wanted to know how he could do that… there was this man in the tale taking an oath to love forever…and I had to explain the difference between a promise, a vow and an oath."
The Fae man listened carefully. "So you explained to a five year old child the differences? And you are so sure you know them, do you?"
"I just know there is giving one's word...which is often broken... and making an Oath,...which carried repercussions when broken." Sarah stated.
Jareth chuckled softly. "Mortals take words lightly. Much too lightly, wouldn't you say Sarah?" Reclining on the bed, he looked at the woman.
"Words have power," Sarah admitted. "In the modern world, they don't always understand that. Things move too fast." Her hands moved over the storybook. "But in the old tales, it's clearly written…One just has to see it."
"
Another reason this quote is especially poignant is that it mentions that if you were to look at the old tales, mostly celtic ones, you would see this lesson very clearly stated.
Another lesson promenient in this particular branch of Story, Labyrinth Fanfiction in case the character names didn't tip you off, is that words have great power. I really do believe this and it is part of the reason I am being so careful in how I craft my first oath, its a representation of what I want my path in Druidry to be about and I want to start off on the right footing, if only in my eyes.
This is the sample Oath found in OOD, revamped a bit.
I, Lauren,in the quiet secret place of my heart, declare myself to be a pagan, a seeker of the Old Ways, a worshiper of the Elder Gods.
With this holy oath I set my foot upon the path, the Druid's Way, and I vow to make my dedication plain.
I vow to seek virtue in my life, to do right by all of my kin; my friends and my community, I vow to make my Paganism real, by keeping the rites and works that call to me.
I vow to deepen my understanding of the Ways through study and to fill my mind with the Truth of the Elder Paths.
These things I swear to the Gods, and write like a prayer on my heart. So be it!
PS:Just to add on a note when I did do my oath these came up as my runes when I did the blessings section-Ancestors:Ing, Potential; Nature Spirits:Beorc, Purity and The Deities:Siegel, Victory.
These all seem to be positive signs of things to come and they make sense to me at least.
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