Bardic crafts
I recently read a book by Arthur Rowan, The Lore of the Bard. While I don't agree with everything in the book (do I ever?), he has a lot of useful ideas. I especially like his concept of the three crafts of the bard, which are then divided up into three parts:
I. Art
A. Poetry
B. Storytelling
C. Harping
II. Knowledge
A. Folklore
B. Myth
C. Spirituality
III. Enchantment
A. Magic of effect
B. Journeying
C. Divination
I've been calling myself a bard for two decades, and a storyteller for longer than that. This transcends both the SCA and the Pagan community. The beauty of the concept of the three bardic crafts is that it gives me a path towards which I can work.
I. Art
A. Poetry
B. Storytelling
C. Harping
II. Knowledge
A. Folklore
B. Myth
C. Spirituality
III. Enchantment
A. Magic of effect
B. Journeying
C. Divination
I've been calling myself a bard for two decades, and a storyteller for longer than that. This transcends both the SCA and the Pagan community. The beauty of the concept of the three bardic crafts is that it gives me a path towards which I can work.