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ment factory.
David Frangquist was not one of the three Founders of the RDNA
(Fisher, Cherniack, Nelson), but he came into Druidism a few weeks
after it started and became close friends of the Founders. Frangquist,
and Nelson to some extent, was a powerful force permitting Druid-
ism to outlive the Chapel requirement. He spotted the important
issues that Druidism dealt with and he became determined to make
Druidism last a bit longer. It is doubtful at the time of writing the
Chronicles, that he could have imagined just how long the Reform
would last.
The Druid Chronicles cover the first year of Druidism under
Fisher s Archdruidcy of April 1963 to April 1964. It was an attempt
to capture the moment for future nostalgia. David Frangquist would
be ArchDruid from September 1964 until his graduation in 1966.
Many peculiar aspects of Druidism in the Fisher era are preserved in
the Chronicles, which would have been forgotten otherwise.
The Early Chronicles
This part of the chronicle covers the period from April 1963 to
June 1963, during which much of the ritual and hierarchy became
established. The short term obsession with altar-building began at
this time and would last until the decision to use the immovable
boulder on the Hill of Three Oaks.
The Book of the Law
Despite the title, it is only the basic tenets (Law 5, 6) that are
mandatory requirements for organizational membership in Reformed
Druidism. Of course, to be a 1st order in the spirit of Reformed
Druidism you also have to partake of the Waters-of-Life. These basic
tenets were very carefully formulated to express the most basic beliefs
of the RDNA, and they have proved to be remarkably efficient. Fisher s
preoccupation with power is evident in 8.
The Customs of the Druids
Most of the ordination procedures are of Fisher s origin. The
Founders and Frangquist looked up the Celtic holidays from stan-
dard books on ancient Druids in the library. There is no compul-
sion to honor the holidays, of which the equinoxes are noticeably
absent. An interesting dinosaur is found in chapter eight, where the
election procedures of the Higher Orders are outlined. The most
disputed verses 8:13-15, have long been a sore point of Reformed
Druidism, and the battles to remove them are amply discussed in the
History of Reformed Druids.
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: See Cus. 6:6.
Frangquist s Literary Career
d
: See Med. 1:13.
e
The Chronicles are the most popular Druid document and have : See Cus. 6:7.
f
provided a constant reminder of the reasons why the Reform was : See L.C. 7:1.
g
founded. Frangquist also was responsible for guiding the early mis- : See E.C. 3:6, 4:6.
h
sionary efforts of the Reform, passing legislation, starting the Blue : See E.C. 4:1, 10.
i
Book of Archives, and collecting the Green Book. He has also helped : See E.C. 2:1; Cus. 4:5.
j
Druidism to revive at Carleton at least three or four times since he : See Med. 7:4.
k
graduated. In essence, Frangquist put a firm stamp on Druidism of : See Cus. 6:7; Med. 4:12.
l
the period from 64 to 69, and acted as resource for ArchDruids ever : See Cus. 8:4; Med.4:16.
m
since. See Part Ten of ARDA for an interesting transcript of the oral : See Cus. 8:5; Med. 4:13.
n
interview with David and Deborah Frangquist. : See Cus. 8:6; Med. 4:17.
o
: See E.C. 1:2.
p
: See E.C. 1:3; 6:1
q
a
: See Med. 5:6.
:Other authorities read:  It looks good.
r
b : See Med. 3:1-3.
:Other authorities add:  of North America.
s
c : See Med. 3:6.
:See Med. 6:1.
t
d : See Med. 7:7.
:See L.C. 7:7.
u
e : See Cus. 4:1-7.
: See E.C. 2:10.
a
f : See Cus. 6:6; Med. 10:7.
: See Med. 2:6.
b
g : See E.C.
: See E.C. 4:8.
c
h : See Cus. 6:7.
: See E.C. 6:4.
d
i :See Cus. 8:4-10.
: See L.C. 1:2-4.
dd
a : This word could be  Bile , which is Irish for a sacred tree or it
: Other authorities add:  at Carleton College
b could be a typo for  Bible.
: Other authorities add:  Save he [or she] were first a student.
e
c : See Med. 8:6.
: See Cus. 6:7.
f
d : See E.C. 4:4.
: See Cus. 3:5.
g
e : See Med. 8:5.
: See Cus. 1:8.
h
f : See Law 1:4-6.
: See Cus. 4:7.
i
a : See E.C. 5:10.
: See Cus. 5:5.
j
b : See E.C. 6:4.
: See Law 4-6.
k
c : See Med. 7:13.
: See Cus. 6:7; 8:1.
l
d : See Cus. 6:6; Med. 1:1-16.
: November 1st.
m
e : See E.C. 7:10.
: February 1st.
f
: May 1st.
g
: August 1st.
h
: See Med. 4:12.
i
: See Med 4:13-20.
a
: See Cus. 4:2.
b
: See E.C. 4:11.
c
: See E.C. 7:8.
d
: See E.C. 3:5,11; 4:4, 13; 6:9; L.C. 2:11; 6:8.
e
: See E.C. 5:10.
f
: See Law 1:10; L.C. 9:1.
g
: See Med. 4:5.
h
: See E.C. 3:5,11; 4:4, 13; 6:9; L.C. 1:7; 6:8.
i
: See Cus. 5:5.
j
: See E.C. 6:4.
k
: See E.C. 2:4.
l
: See Cus. 4:2.
m
: See Cus. 5:1.
n
: See E.C. 1:5.
o
: See L.C. 6:10.
p
: See Cus. 7; Med. 1:2.
q
: See Cus. 7:2.
r
: See Med. 1:11.
s
: See L.C. 6:3-5.
t
: See L.C. 5:12.
u
: See E.C. 3:5, 11; 4:4, 13; 6:9; L.C. 1:7; 2:11.
v
: See L.C. 4:4.
w
: See Cus. 4:3.
x
: See Cus. 9:1-5; 10:1-5; 11:1-3.
y
: See E.C. 4:2, 11.
z
: See E.C. 4:1.
a
: See E.C. 4:11.
b
: See E.C. 2:5.
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