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Membership:

Persons under the age of 18 must have written, notarized parental consent to be considered for any membership category in Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan.


CLANFOLK MEMBER - is defined as a person who has completed the following criteria:


1. Submission of completed Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan Clanfolk membership application to Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan Scribe.


2.  Completion of the Clanfolk Educational Requirements (CER).  This requirement may be waived for a particular member upon the vote by the Advisory Council (AC).


3.  Written approval of applicant's CER documentation by a sponsor assigned by the Spirit Chief, or another duly appointed TDB official, submitted to Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan Scribe.


Clanfolk may vote in Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan elections and are eligible to run for offices.  Clanfolk are entitled to be subscribed to the Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan email lists.


CLAN FRIEND MEMBER - is defined as a person who has completed criterion 1, but is still in the process of completing  criteria 2 and 3.   Clan Friends are entitled to be subscribed to the Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan email lists, but may not vote in Tuatha de Brighid elections, and are not eligible to run for Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan offices.


CLANFOLK EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (CER) is a program whose aim is to educate perspective members about Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan vision and functions, and to provide them with an opportunity to evaluate the depth of their commitment to Tuatha de Brighid, a Druid Clan.


1.  CER will be administered and periodically reviewed by the Spirit Chief, and all changes to it will be approved by the  AC.


2.  CER will consist of the following, which shall be regarded  as guidelines:

bullet    Brief documentation of three seasonal High Days Rites and the applicant's understanding thereof.
bullet    A brief report of a simple Nature oriented project (beach cleanup, tree planting,   etc.), private or public.
bullet    An essay documenting the applicant's understanding of Tuatha de Brighid vision, and how it relates to the applicant's  personal spirituality. 
bullet    Reviews of two popular level books from the CER recommended  book list, one on general neo-paganism and one on comparative  religions.

Friend Application

For further information about joining, please contact our Registrar

For further information about CERs, please see our Education page.

 

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Page updated:  Wednesday, February 27, 2008