A Practical Guide to Pagan Priesthood: Community Leadership and Vocation

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Doxey, Denise M., "Priesthood", in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (2001), vol. III, pp. 69–70 A Mandaean priest refers to an ordained religious leader in Mandaeism. In Mandaean scriptures, priests are referred to as Naṣuraiia ( Naṣoraeans). [34] All priests must undergo lengthy ordination ceremonies, beginning with tarmida initiation. [35] Mandaean religious leaders and copyists of religious texts hold the title Rabbi or in Arabic ' Sheikh'. [36] [37] Boyce, Mary (2001) [1979]. Zoroastrians, their religious beliefs and practices. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415239028. Very few Pagans and polytheists practice blood sacrifice. I’m not one of them, so all I’ll say is that expert hands-on training is required to do it right. If you don’t have that training you shouldn’t do it, period. Hebrew Lexicon:: H6948 (KJV)". cf.blueletterbible.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10 . Retrieved 2015-07-25.

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Based off years of observation, I would say that most magicians don’t consider themselves to be priests – certainly not a priest in a devotional relationship. Magicians – and witches – are mostly concerned with working magic to achieve a goal. Some aren’t very religious and a few are outright anti-religious. Is “priest” even the right word? It’s not wrong – it’s an English word meaning “consecrated religious specialist” and it fits in the context of many different religions. But it carries assumptions that may not be accurate, and that we may not want. Do the writing skills of a bard help them in composing rituals? Yes – much of ritual is storytelling, and the skills are transferrable from one role to the other. 14. Magician Do you know anybody who’s an expert at all these things… other than Lugh Samildánach, that is? I’m certainly not.

The Priesthood – Temple of the Good Game". Goodgame.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02 . Retrieved 2014-08-25. The Protestant Heritage". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006 . Retrieved 2007-09-20.

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All Mandaean communities traditionally require the presence of a priest, since priests are required to officiate over all important religious rituals, including masbuta, masiqta, birth and wedding ceremonies. Priests also serve as teachers, scribes, and community leaders. [35] Christianity [ edit ] A Catholic priest during Holy Mass Eastern Orthodox priest wearing epitrachelion (stole) and epimanikia (cuffs), Mtskheta, Republic of Georgia This is part of what we lost when our ancestors converted – or were converted – from their indigenous religions to Christianity, or in some cases to Islam. We lost the traditions, we lost the infrastructure, and we lost the vocabulary. A purohit, on the other hand, performs rituals and saṃskāras (sacraments), yajnas (sacrifices) outside of the temple. There are special purohits who perform only funeral rites.

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Conservative Lutheran reforms are reflected in the theological and practical view of the ministry of the church. Much of European Lutheranism follows the traditional Catholic governance of deacon, presbyter, and bishop. The Lutheran archbishops of Finland, Sweden, etc. and Baltic countries are the historic national primates and some ancient cathedrals and parishes in the Lutheran church were constructed many centuries before the Reformation. Indeed, ecumenical work within the Anglican Communion and among Scandinavian Lutherans mutually recognize the historic apostolic legitimacy and full communion. Likewise in America, Lutherans have embraced the apostolic succession of bishops in the full communion with Episcopalians and most Lutheran ordinations are performed by a bishop. A Roman matron was any mature woman of the upper class, married or unmarried. Females could serve public cult as Vestal Virgins but few were chosen, and then only from young maidens of the upper class. [13] Ancient Greece [ edit ] The East Saxon royalty claimed lineage from someone known as Seaxnēat, who might have been a god, in part because an Old Saxon baptismal vow calls on the Christian to renounce "Thunaer, Woden and Saxnot". [117] [118] A runic poem mentions a god known as Ingwine and the writer Asser mentioned a god known as Gēat. [118] The Christian monk known as the Venerable Bede also mentioned two further goddesses in his written works: Eostre, who was celebrated at a spring festival, and Hretha, whose name meant "glory". [119] [118] These are good things and a good religious community will do them, one way or another. But as with Christians, oftentimes we look to our leaders to represent us in community service mainly so we don’t have to.