Heathen Hermit in Training

Sometimes I Feel like I’m a “Hermit In Training”. After all, I left my last kindred over 5 yrs ago, my last moot was 3 and if things don’t change I be un-subbing form my only Heathen list on the 9th. I admit that I’ve never had a problem with Solitude, so the concept of little Heathen Interaction doesn’t really bother me anymore. Being Regin-Centered instead of Folk-centered has helped me not “blame” Heathenry for the (perceived by me) deficits of some Heathens….
I’m a Practical man. I’m Folkish but also Solitary so the whole “debate” is a “moot point”….NOW. It matters if you are going to be Practicing Together. It doesn’t if you’re Socializing. It doesn’t if you’re Studying….unless you’re trying to manipulate Historical material to further your Politics. Back in my CR days I lived in the DC Metro area and had to “deal” with such Idiocies as “Black Irish”, which had NOTHING to do with persons of (recent, as in the last 10,000 yrs at least…) African Decent. Having the same Foolishness started up about the Icelandic Sagas is just the last straw from the same person who’s repeatedly done this sort of thing every so often since the list began AND it’s predecessor. A few folks, Folks I really Respect left a few weeks ago but I told myself to give it till March’s “Day of Remembrance” and things began to look like Normalizing…then the “Usual Suspects” were at it again. I’d say it’s a 99% chance I’ll leave Friday AM and unlike other times after a few months “cooling down”, I don’t think I’ll be back. Sadly, I’ll miss a number of Folks but if I wanted to listen to manipulative folks playing with people’s Emotions, I’d watch C-Span or any of the Christian Channels…
Troth,
PT Duffy