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**StanWatts** · 11-30-2010, 12:29 PM

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I think we should agree to disagree...

Most interviews, esp done by visiting scholars, do not contain the full thruth about the practice so 'scholarly' works are not always accurate.

I agree on the regional variation which brings with it the conclusion (for me at least) that the best way to get hold of a pure strain is to talk to a practicioner who will give you his version undiluted, up to the point it can be disclosed to non Vooduosaints. The difficulty with much of the ' scholarly work' is that they mix various regions or try to establish a common base and end up confusing more than helping.

By putting 'scholarly' in parentheses I don't mean to belittle the efforts or honesty of the scholar in question it is just that the result in many cases is incorrect.

11-30-2010, 12:29 PM	#39
StanWatts Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	.................................................. ........................ I think we should agree to disagree... Most interviews, esp done by visiting scholars, do not contain the full thruth about the practice so 'scholarly' works are not always accurate. I agree on the regional variation which brings with it the conclusion (for me at least) that the best way to get hold of a pure strain is to talk to a practicioner who will give you his version undiluted, up to the point it can be disclosed to non Vooduosaints. The difficulty with much of the ' scholarly work' is that they mix various regions or try to establish a common base and end up confusing more than helping. By putting 'scholarly' in parentheses I don't mean to belittle the efforts or honesty of the scholar in question it is just that the result in many cases is incorrect.
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