Beliefs in the RDNA - The Two Basic Tenets [pinned]

In the Reformed Druids of North America, there are only Two Basic Tenets of Belief. They have multiple forms and reinterpretations, but these are the only two things upon which all Reformed Druids agree:

1. The object of the search for spiritual truth, which is a universal and a never-ending search, may be found through the Earth-Mother, which is Nature, but this is one way among many.
2. And great is the importance, which is of a spiritual importance, of Nature, which is the Earth-Mother, for it is one of the objects of creation, and with it we do live, even as we struggle through life do we come face-to-face with it.

This version is a politically correct adaptation of the Tenets as written in The Book of the Law 1:5-6 in 1963. It may help to reread them since they both come close to being run-on sentences. The good news is that in the RDNA we have no shortage of adaptations of the Tenets, and many a Reformed Druid has their own favored paraphrasing or interpretation.

The Tenets in Plain English:

1. Spirituality can be found in Nature.
2. Nature, despite its hazards, is important to our spirituality.

The Tenets, Oversimplified:

1. Nature is good!
2. Likewise unto the first, Nature is good!

This version is without a doubt the most commonly cited version of the Tenets. It first shows up in RDNA literature in 1966 in the Outline of the Foundation of Fundamentals by the third Arch-Druid of Carleton Grove, David Frangquist. This version appeals to those who love nature, environmentalism, or ecology but perhaps identify as agnostic or atheist.

For those agnostic and atheist druids out there who would like tenets with a bit more substance than the Nature is Good version, there are many different ways to paraphrase them, such as:

The Tenets, Agnosticised:

1. Philosophical fulfillment can be found and expressed in Nature.
2. Nature, despite its perils, is profoundly important to our fulfillment.