Magic 2

  1. Describe the difference between a "magical" ritual and a "religious" ritual, including if there is a difference and why there is or is not. (min. 150 words)

Bonewits defines magic as:

Liturgy Practicum 2

Requirement #1: Key concepts

  1. Describe three differences between personal or domestic rituals and small-group rituals. (Minimum 150 words)

There are many differences between doing persona or familial rituals and small group rituals. First off, the techniques used for one group size may not work for a different group size (Bonewits 102). This could be that the simple gestures used solo or with family may not be seen or understood by a larger group, there is also a need for better annunciation of your words, projection of your words, etc.

Liturgy 1

  1. Describe the purpose and function of ritual. (minimum 300 words)

There are many purposes and functions of our rituals.  One of the main reasons we do what we do is so that we can enter into and continue relationships with the kindred.  Most of our rituals tend to work on our relationship with the Shining Ones, but we can design our works to build the relationships with the Ancestors or Land Spirits (Corrigan, The Intentions of Drudic Ritual). 

Liturgy Practicum 3

  1. Explain how you can incorporate words, motion, dance, posture, music, and gesture in a public, large group ritual. How is including each one in large group ritual different from how they are included in a) individual/domestic ritual and b) small group ritual? (Minimum 50 words per item, and minimum 150 additional words for comparison)

Words

Indo-European Studies 1

1.      Describe several of the factors that define a culture as Indo-European and how those defining factors are useful in understanding that culture. (minimum 300 words)

The overall characteristic of all IE cultures is that they all share a common root language.  Since language comes from people, it also comes with customs, values, myths, social structure, etc of that people.  As a result, the IE cultures share similar social structures and myths along with related languages.

IE Language

  1. Compare and contrast the language you have chosen to study and your native language (and any other languages you have studied, if you like). Consider each languages' syntax and grammar, as well as vocabulary matters, such as cognates, derivatives or borrowed words. (minimum 300 words)

The language I have decided to study is modern Icelandic.  While studying Icelandic, I have found that the overall syntax is familiar to me as a speaker of English.  There are differences though.