Arth Frown wrote:There must be a distinction from historically accurate and personnel practise?
Yes, this is what I've been trying to say.
Also, what rubs most recons the wrong way (and rubs me the wrong way) are claims that a practice is based on supposed history, when in reality it isn't. For example, take the four directions, which are used in OBOD and Wiccan ritual. There's nothing wrong with this practice, and if it works for you, go for it. But there is no evidence that the ancient Celts viewed/used the four directions the way that modern OBODies or Wiccans use them in ritual today. And that's fine, but when someone makes a claim that the four directions come from the ancient Celts and that's why it's used today, that's just false - there is no evidence for it. And it doesn't mean that it
shouldn't be used, just that it's not based in history. For instance, we know that triples were part of the Celtic worldview, so modern recons often incorporation Land, Sea, and Sky into their rituals. Again, we don't know exactly what the ancient Celts did or if they specifically incorporated Land Sea and Sky into their rituals the same way that modern recons might, but we know it was part of the worldview. I don't think most recons claim they are doing what the ancestors did exactly, because we don't have any way of knowing the specifics, but they do look at everything we do know about those cultures and try to incorporate those aspects into their practice.
I don't have any problem with people using their own imagination and inspiration to create what works for them, but when they claim it's based on something ancient when there's no historical evidence for it, that bothers me, because it ignores what we do know about the past.
After all.. I could be dreaming... 
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