| | | Articles | thefluiddruid 10-11-2009 11:10 PM
We often hear about Druidism and Druidry, but what is the difference and why does it matter?
Druidry is the modern philosophy of the various types of Druids.
Followers of Druidry can worship almost any deities, not just Celtic. A good example of this is Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship,Inc. ("ADF").
Most of the people who practice Druidry are Meso-Druids or Neo-Druids. The various paths of Meso-Druidry originated (for the most part) in the "occult renaissance" of the 1700's and... ... thefluiddruid 10-11-2009 12:03 AM
'Halloween, a night most people dedicate to candy, tricks, and parties. A night filled with frightening images such as Ghost, Goblins, and hundreds of little George W. Bushes, but where did it all come from, and what does it all mean to me as a modern Druid?
First of all what most people think of as Halloween has little to do with the actual holy day called Samhain (pronounced "sav-uin," which loosely translated means "end of summer”).
Samhain has been celebrated in one form or... ... thefluiddruid 10-09-2009 03:17 PM
The Gift of the Bard (or Ollamh)
The Bardic Gift is the ability to communicate knowledge of such things as the Ancestors, History, Music, Genealogy, and other Concepts to others.
This sounds simple, but is often just the opposite. For instance when you experience an "illumination" you know what has happened, but there are no words to directly describe it.
Often we try to convey the experience by analogy, or leading others to experience it through the use of a story, poem, or song but... ... 2 Comments | | |
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