Replying to Antlering on Undertaking Kemetic Orthodoxy’s Beginner Class
@antlering said:
good luck with the beginner's class and I'm always free if you have questions! I just started the ADF dedicant program so I feel this post a lot haha!
Thank you very much for your kind words and offer of support. I’m not entirely sure what I’m getting myself into here, but that’s alright, as it’s by no means the first time I’ve found myself in this kind of situation, and it almost always turns out for the best. I know already that if I make it past the beginner’s class, I won’t ever be going past the first kind of member within Kemetic Orthodoxy as I already hold an oath with a deity, Brighid specifically, where I put her first before any other deity, and that oath is life long. The main reason I joined Kemetic Orthodoxy, outside of community, is for the structure. I’m one of those people who need to know where the box is and it’s entire layout before I even think of coloring or drawing outside the lines, if that makes any sense.
I admit to having a couple of misgivings or feelings of not entirely sure if this will work out. For example, I’m very much a hard Polytheist kind of Pagan, and I just flat out don’t believe in the kind of Soft Polytheism or it’s flavor being discussed. I’m not sure if that will hinder my progress through the beginner’s class or not, but I guess we’ll see how it goes.
I wish you the best of luck working through the Dedicant’s Path too! I need to finish my own work with it actually. It’s a right pain in the ass for sure, but it’s manitory to get to the rest of the training programs within ADF. My main issue at the moment is finding a replacement book for the modern Paganism essay, as I recently found out that the author of the book I wanted to read and review is most likely a TERF, which is extremely disapointing and disgusting if true.
If you ever want to chat about the Dedicant’s Path work or have any questions, I’m more than happy to help in any way possible!
