BILLYmacFIONN@webtv.net
Re: green in the summerlands
Searles

Sat May  6 16:08:22 2000
Ta/ Fa/ilte Romhat a Bhili, A Welcome Before You, Billy,*p*Ta/ me/ go maith, go raibh maith agat. Eochaidh Ollathair is Brighid dhuit.*p*I'm certain that you will find people,information and teaching to suit you here in The Summerlands.  We have a few courses presented for study and for enriching students at the Crossroads.  Within The Summerlands itself, we are also formulating an entire school of courses for Druids and other students of Pagan and Celtic ways.  *p*I know that Celtic Traditions and Ogham should be an excellent start for you on your own way, but we are also structuring a curriculum that embraces everything that a Druid should know from philosophy and physicality to science and magic.  In the archives of An Daire Draiochta (our Druids' Oak Grove), you can find some of our previous discussions on this matter. Reading the archives of any Summerlands section should show you what we consider and understand on a variety of topics from marriage to healing or from crafting to stargazing.*p*I am personally considering offering a Drai/ocht 101 course for training those who are just beginning their journey along the Druid Way, but I also think that it should have nine separate teachers conducting it. This is so that the students can receive breadth of knowledge while also plumbing the depths of the subject matter to be discovered within the wisdom of the Well of Segais. These courses and their study are destined to form the foundations of a formal Druidic Seminary in The Summerlands of the Hills.*p*I salute you on your quest and I further applaud the wisdom of your choices in joining with us on such an important endeavor.  May the Sun rise on the road of our successes and may the Moon illuminate the footsteps that are hidden from sight. May the Stars be our roadmap and may the Earth support the weight of our undertaking*p**br*Sla/n is beannacht,*p*Searles*p*Billy T.Sullivan wrote,*br*: Greetings and salutations to all the fine folk in the *br*: summerlands! Ciamar a tha sibh? Tha gu mah, Ta pu leat! Just *br*: a little note to introduce myself and my *br*: interests/background.I have been studying celtic history/ *br*: religion /mythology for about 9 yrs. I also have a BA in *br*: psychology and an MS degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.And *br*: my next goal is to become a druid priest ( I've begun to *br*: study Scots Gaelic as well) I consider myself to be a Celtic *br*: Reconstructionalist pagan. I am willing to fight in order to *br*: see that the pagan ways get the respect that they deserve . *br*: If there is any way that I can be of service feel free to *br*: let me know .I look forward to meeting you all. One last *br*: thing,is there a Droaicht 101 course available? Is there *br*: some type of formal training program in the summerlands? Any *br*: advice/guidance would be greatly appreciated. Walk in Truth *br*: and Honor---BILLY*br*
green in the summerlands
Billy T.Sullivan
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Sat May  6 01:07:07 2000