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Sun, 12 Nov 2006
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 Our Bylaws... |
1. The members of The Cult of The Wise
realize that regular meetings are necessary for
the full benefit of The Cult to be made manifest
in each member. We believe that spiritual
stagnation eventually leads to spiritual death,
and therefore require regular attendance to Cult
meetings, Rites, Blots, Symbles, and Classes.
The meetings of The Cult are as follows:
• Business meetings are held monthly.
• Cult meetings (in addition to working
meetings) are held every two months.
• Family meetings are held monthly.
• Scheduled classes follow a regular
meeting schedule.
• The Althing is held yearly at Thing’s
Tide.
• Elder meetings are held as needed.
• Other meetings are held as the need
arises.
2. Any legal age adult may petition for
membership. The Cult does not admit minors for
membership or for class instruction. That
includes minor children of full members. The
Cult will provide suggested study material and
will provide resources of further assistance to
any seeking assistance.
3. Any petition for membership must be
approved by unanimous vote of the Elders and full
members of The Cult.
4. All Cult members and any potential Cult
members must be actively employed or actively
seeking gainful employment. The exception of
this rule is within cases of disability, which
will be verified by The Cult in the form of
certification of illness or disability by a
doctor.
5. All Kindred members or Kindred prospects
must have at least a High school diploma, or G.
E. D. equivalent certificate.
6. All members of The Cult are required to
take an oath to their Gods. Oaths to The Cult
are discouraged; as the ultimate goal of
membership is spiritual growth. The Cult
recognizes that spiritual growth changes people;
and Oath taking at the beginning of ones studies
may not be practical as one grows.
7. Upon full membership acceptance, the
candidate will provide the raw material of a
membership ring to the Elders. At the time of
membership approval, the ring will be given to
the candidate. The symbology of the exchange of
materials and the return of a finished product
are representations of the reason why The Cult
has members: To shape raw talent and desire into
a usable, beautiful product that serves a
purpose. Also, the historical validity of the
Elders gifting rings to new members is a gesture
of goodwill.
8. All inductions into The Cult of The Wise
will take place at our two yearly gatherings:
Ostara and Winter Finding/Harvest.
9. Any member of The Cult may relinquish
membership in The Cult at any time by appearing
before a council of the Elders.
10. If a ring bearer relinquishes membership
in The Cult, they must return the Kindred ring
and Hammer personally to an Elder immediately
upon being released from their oath. The ring
then becomes the property of The Cult, and The
Cult will decide what the best thing to do with
the ring is on a case-by-case basis. The Cult
will not provide recompense for the cost of the
ring.
11. If a member ceases to participate in the
normal Cult activities and functions of for a
period of one year or fails to communicate at all
for 6 months without good cause and fails to
exercise their right to be removed from The
Cult’s membership, the general membership may
vote to remove said member from The Cult by vote.
At that time every effort will be made to inform
the aforementioned member of the decision.
12. If, at a later date, the former member
wishes to rejoin the Kindred, they may petition
for membership from the beginning under the
general guidelines of a new membership.
13. All bylaws are open to exception and
interpretation on a case-to-case basis with a
unanimous vote by the Elders.
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| Our Mission Statement |
1. The Cult believes in the ideology that
states that there are many different pantheons of
Deities.
As an entity, The Cult believes in the pantheon
of Norse/Germanic Deities as the True and valid
system of belief.
Our religion is “Vanic Witchdom”.
Our spiritual path is “Germanic/Norse Heathenism”.
We reconcile the two concepts of religion and
spiritual path as valid and complete by ascribing
to and adhering to the common concept of “Troth”.
2. We believe that the fires of Muspelheim
met with the ice of Nifelheim in the boundless
void of Ginunugap and all else “that has become”
occurred from that event.
3. Within our hearts, minds, souls, and
realities, our Gods and Goddesses are real,
living, self-aware deities.
4. The Cult adheres to the common Heathen
moral and ethical code of “The Nine Noble
Virtues”. The virtues are: Courage, Truth,
Honor, Discipline, Hospitality, Self-Reliance,
Perseverance, Industriousness, and Fidelity. The
Cult also adheres to a Vanic ethical code which
is a system that espouses noble and honorable
living within the framework of the lifestyle of
Vanic Witchdom.
5. The Cult espouses hard
Reconstructionism. We believe that the mythology
of the Norse Pantheon, as well as the Sagas and
other writings of antiquity are a direct link to
the mindset and lifestyle of our forebears. To
accurately reconstruct their religion, we must
believe in the paramount importance of these
documents. Additionally, The Cult actively
supports the inclusion of archeological and
anthropological evidence and findings into its
methods of reconstruction.
6. The purpose of The Cult of The Wise is to
provide a place for the practice and evolution of
the Vanic half of the spiritual practices of the
Folk. It is a place to grow, learn, teach,
share, gain, and serve.
7. Within The Cult, religious leaders are
known as “Gođar”, “Gođi” (Priest) and “Gyđia”
(Priestess) and “Vitki” (Magician). Other terms
and stations of leadership include “Spćkona”
(Spae-woman) and“Seiđkona” (Seiđh Woman), as well
as the inclusion of the terms of these
practitioners of opposite gender. Our leaders
serve and guide our religious gatherings and are
entrusted with the spiritual care and needs of
the Folk, as well as carry the responsibility of
instruction of their skills to those seeking to
learn.
8. The Cult observes the following Holy Days:
• Disting/Charming of the Plow (Rite) -
(approximately February 14).
• Vali (The Feast of the Family) (Blot) –
(approximately February 14).
• Ostara/Summer Finding/Spring Solstice
(Rite) – (approximately March 21).
• Festival of the Homeland (Blot)
• May Eve (Rite) – (April 30).
• Midsummer Festival of Baldr/Summer
Solstice (Rite) – (approximately June 21).
• The Peak of Summer Harvest (Blot) –
(approximately August 1).
• Thing’s Tide/Discovery of the Runes
(Rite) – (approximately August 21).
• Winter Finding/Harvest (Rite) –
(approximately Spetember 23).
• The First Day of Deer Season (Rite) –
(October 1).
• The Feast of The Einheriar – (Blot)
• Winter Nights (Rite) – (approximately
October 14).
• Walspurgistnacht (Rite) – (approximately
October 31).
• Observation of The Last Harvest (Blot) –
(Begins the Sunday of the last week of November).
• The Mother Night/Yule/Midwinter (Rite) –
(begins approximately December 12).
• Lunar Eclipses (Working Night) –
(Depending on date of occurrence).
• Solar Eclipses (Working Night) –
(Depending on date of occurrence).
• The Blue Moon (Working Night) –
(Depending on date of occurrence).
• The Hunter’s Moon (Working Night) –
(Depending on date of occurrence).
• New Moons (Working Night) – (Depending on
date of occurrence).
• Full Moons (Working Night) – (Depending
on date of occurrence).
• The Cult’s Official Founding Date
Anniversary (Feast) - (to be determined).
• Member birthdays (events vary).
• The Holy Rite of Symbel (Rite) – (as the
need arises).
9. The Cult of The Wise believes in the
oracular process known as "SeiđR" and the process
of Foreseeing known as “Spćcrćft”. Therefore,
in conjunction with our dedication to serving the
Folk, we are dedicated to the continued research
and reformation of this ancient system. Seidh
rituals are held throughout the year to both
serve the Folk and assure the continuance of this
tradition’s restoration of these unique gifts as
valid tools of the modern Heathen movement.
10. The Cult of the Wise believes that our
children are our stake in immortality. They are
the continuation of The Folk. We affirm that we
should serve to maintain a good example for those
precious future leaders in both word and deed.
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