TYPE 4

BEING " OF THE BLOOD"

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BEING "OF THE BLOOD"

It was once believed that certain individuals, namely royalty or other

spiritual leaders, were actually descended from the "gods" (or in some cases

from non-Human Races such as the Elven or Fay). It is obvious from this that

their blood was held to be very precious, since they were considered to be

"Dedi-gods". Since they represented the spiritual base power of the Clan, it

was important to preserve the purity of their Bloodline, and to ensure that

it was passed along through the Generations. In those early times it was

taught that the gifts of psychic abilities were maintained and transmitted by

a direct blood link with the Priestesshood/Priesthood (who were themselves

either direct descendants by bloodline, or were indirect by virtue of having

"received" the Royal Blood). This is one reason why the Church ordered the

slaying of whole families of Witches during the Inquisition, in hopes of

destroying the ancient Bloodlines. It is interesting to note that witches

were very often associated with Fairies and other non-Human Races, and were

considered to be different from Humans, in many European tales of Folklore.

Symbolically, anyone who drank of the Blood of one of these Descendants was

said to be "of the Blood" and could in turn, pass on the blood through ritual

communion of the Wine and Cakes (which were anointed with the Royal Blood, of

either a direct descendant, or indirect blood receiver).

As the Old Religion grew, anyone who was born into the family of those who

had been of the blood, were considered to be also, and this was the basic

significance of being "hereditary" (along with being reborn among those who

one had known and loved before).

It is also interesting to note that the "cords" used in the Initiation

Ceremony, are remnants of those cords which once bound the Sacrificial King.

BLESSED BE.