[24191] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Use of old Rituals.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jesse Bridges)
Thu Mar 4 22:12:27 2004
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:11:59 -0500
Reply-To: Jesse Bridges <jaybee@bellsouth.net>
From: Jesse Bridges <jaybee@bellsouth.net>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I got a question.
I caught myself one time disagreeing with a another older brother
on a subject only known within the ritual. I was telling everybody
what I knew was told to me during my experience during the ritual.
I just knew what I was talking about, and left the situation knowing
it. Then later I discovered that the ritual can be altered. My first
expression was why would anybody want to do that? It is as if
the early individuals all need to go back and do it again to get the
same information. I guess it all goes back to having to become a
lifetime member to be able to be constantly updated on the changes
that occur. But I still don't ever see the need for a change in the
ritual, because in lends to the argument that they didn't do it right
the first time, and you must go back to get it right the next time it
changes. Should not the ritual be a one time experience that we all
go through once? If we all go through the same ritual, that just
make us all closer brothers.
My next question is
Is there any documentation within this fraternity that stays the same
and we just add to it? I use to think that this was the history of the
fraternity. But I know now we can re-create the history of the
fraternity as we see fit. Is there anything else?
Hummmmmmm
JayBEE!
