Mael B, my druid!I met Mael when I was twelve, and he was in his mid late thirties, and came to my school for two years to be a history teacher. He also taught games, and was a keen rugby coach for those two years. Teachers get moved around a lot here in France, lots... See More »
You may ask what is a Druid?A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. While... See More »
DRUID LEGENDS OF CATASTROPHE 4In the Fenian cycle, the latest tradition in literature, Oengus reappears when Finn Mc Coole describes the mound as the house of Oengus, which cannot be burned or destroyed as long as Oengus is alive. The famous love story of Diarmaid and Graine also... See More »
DRUID LEGENDS OF CATASTROPHE 3O worthy son of Ugoine dust know who invaded Eirin In remarkable journeyings the Gael reached Scythia Then departed to Shinar from thence to Egypt In the reign of Pharoe Cincheris who drowned with his hosts In the waters of the Rea Sea. Prospering... See More »
DRUID LEGENDS OF CATASTROPHE 2Our ancestors respected the external forces and factors that affected their lives. To them the earth did not shake by chance. Their challenge was to discover what caused these dreadful happenings, and to do this they watched the heavens. In the... See More »
Druid Beliefs - this might surprise you! 3The Web of Life and the Illusion of Separateness Woven into much of Druid thinking and all of its practice is the idea or belief that we are all connected in a universe that is essentially benign – that we do not exist as isolated beings who must... See More »
Druid Beliefs - this might surprise you! 2Living in the World The real test of the value of a spiritual path lies in the degree to which it can help us live our lives in the world. It needs to be able to provide us with inspiration, counsel and encouragement as we negotiate the sometimes... See More »
Druid Beliefs - this might surprise you!One of the most striking characteristics of Druidism is the degree to which it is free of dogma and any fixed set of beliefs or practices. In this way it manages to offer a spiritual path, and a way of being in the world that avoids many of the... See More »
