Nick Hollingsworth wrote:
>
> I was under the impression that, over the last five years or so,
> Greg had moved away from a theory that initiation was into a specific
> dieties mysteries towards a theory that the initiation that happened
> on reaching adulthood was often into a cultures pantheon, with
> further initiation to a particular diety being something that
> happened afterwards for some people. The nature of *often* being
> debateable.
>
> Perhaps the lay status is a reflection of this cultural pantheonistic
> initiation?
>
That would make sense. A sort of generalized catechism? That would explain the ability to 'walk in' to any service or ceremony inside the pantheon. And, similarly, provide reduced (ie negligible) bennies.
Jeff
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