Jeff Russell

Saying a spiritual practice based on the LBRP might not be the best wording, while the heathen version is the one I did being the best of the options, I (so far anyway) don't otherwise worship those gods.

I tried to think of how best to ask this, and thought it might come down to the ritual. AODA isn't a perfect fit for me, but it might be the best I can do right now, the GCC looks appealing and it's a spiritual framework I can begin with and go from there. But joining would require the SoP, which I like on paper, flexibility, balance of energies, etc. In practice though, I have never been able to get it to stick for very long, no matter how often I try, it always ends the same way. A while back, I experimented by trying the Heathen LBRP, to see what would happen; the experience was completely different, it immediately slotted itself into my routine and I didn't miss it for eight months. There are many reasons it fell apart, personal spiritual problems I wasn't ready to accept then, etc., but it's gotten somewhat better, so I'm back to looking for a spiritual framework, thus the GCC, but then the ritual...

I do think there is something about the SoP itself that doesn't play nice with me, or it's too weak and I really need the industrial strength cleaner that is the LBRP. If so though, that would mean no AODA, and needing to take the old GCC manual, JMG's Druid books and trying to piece together a spiritual framework and practice on my own. I'm not currently interested in the full on ceremonial magic path, not in a position to commit to that right now even if I was.

The question around AODA is fine, the SoP is not the only reason to maybe not join after all. The second part, I'd focus more on the LBRP itself, the long term benefits of sticking with that, is it so great it's worth making other stuff harder?