Graeme K Talboys has been Druid for a long time. An encounter with a spirit in a beech grove fifty years ago convinced him that the eye rarely sees all there is to see. A few years later he realised there were ways to discover more about those other worlds amongst the trees. The word Druid didn't drift into his consciousness until he was a teenager, but by then he was already exploring the Forest and fascinated by the history and archaeology of ancestral Celts.
Since then, Graeme has been a teacher in schools and museums. He now writes, passing on what he has learned through fiction and non-fiction. He spent some time in a Druid Order, completing their formal training, but is much more comfortable exploring the Forest on his own. Since 2001 he has administered the Hedge Druid Network with fellow Druid, Julie White.
Druidry's modern worldwide appeal lies in its focus on reverence for the natural world, a belief in the value of personal creativity, and of developing a sense of communion with the powers of nature and the spirit. Its startling recent growth derives from its broad appeal: some treat it as a philosophy, others as a religion, still others as a path of self--development. Philip Carr-Gomm explains the practical value of following Druidism today, and examines its core beliefs and relevance to the contemporary issues that face us all.
The Book of Druidry is a comprehensive study of the Druids, from their earliest history to the present-day renaissance. The book includes an examination of the ideas that shaped the Druids - their principle deities, their myths, their wisdom and learning. Written by the founder of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, this is an important book for anyone serious about working within the Druid tradition.
This book is a thought-provoking exploration of some of the metaphysical notions that are the foundations of modern Druidic thought and practice. Greywind is a Hedge Druid. His first steps on the Way were taken more than thirty years ago in the shadow of the Harvest Hill in Lewes. Although his roots are deeply embedded in the south of England and the West Country, his branches currently flourish and flower in the south-west of Scotland.
The ancient Celts lived in close harmony with nature, celebrating the seasons through their uplifting festivals, feisty tales and soul-stirring poetry. This beautiful collection of prose and verse allows us to share their wisdom and to appreciate the passing of the seasons through a magical medley of Celtic song, stories, meditations and myths.
Following the changing moods of the year, The Celtic Book of Seasonal Meditations includes inspiring descriptions of the major Celtic feasts and festivals. Amongst its many riches are tales of warriors and lovers, Goddesses and Gods, maidens and crones; nature poems and empowering elegies; insights into mysteries and mischief, and glittering glimpses of the Otherworld.
By reflecting on the words of wisdom and wit within these pages we will be led away from the hustle and bustle of the 21st Century, to a still place stirred by the songs of our ancestors, where nature speaks, where everything becomes possible.
The spiritual path of the Druids leads us through the beauty and richness of nature to the wild places of the heart.
The ancient teachings of the Druids represent one of the well-springs of inspiration of the Western Spiritual Tradition. In the past Druids and Druidesses were magicians and poets, counsellors and healers, shamans and philosophers. They lived in harmony with the earth and her seasons, and their mysteries were inspired by the magical energies of the natural world. Today the wisdom and the teachings of the Druids continue to inspire spiritual seekers across the world.
In this inspirational book, Philip Carr-Gomm takes us into the sacred grove of the Druid mysteries, showing us how we can transform our lives and deepen our connection with the world of Nature and Spirit. Druid Mysteries explores
* The ancient history of the Druids and its relevance to our lives today
* The separate orders of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and their roles
* Seasonal ceremonies and Druidic concepts of time and place
* Druid circles and stones, trackways and stars
* The secrets of Druid tree and animal lore
* The relationship between Druidry and Wicca.
This is a completely revised and updated edition of 'The Elements of the Druid Tradition'. It includes much new material, and completely new chapters.
The male in Druidry can be seen to equate to direct energies such as courage, focus, the hero, light, strength and power, and the use of directional tools. The female in Druidry is a pulse or rhythm, an apparently divided energy in itself, a series of apparent contradictions and paradoxes; a very different type of knowledge, light and power. She is intuition and patience, love and fury, and she is both the ebb and flow of energies, of life and death, renewal and decay. This book came about as a result of a visit to Ireland and a personal need to learn more about the Lady in Druidry, 'abroad' is meant in the wider sense of 'out and about' rather than being in another country. To analyse the Goddess is to restrict her, her ways are too complex for linear thought. We need to experience her rather than expect to understand her and substitute our restricted vision for a wider, holistic view of this incredible world into which we have been born. This is a book of discovery, intuition and enlightenment - shared rather than taught.
All ritual is focus. It situates you at a moment and a place outside time and space where your relation to specific and distinct aspects of the world are clarified. It marks real and often intimate events of enormous consequence; and by marking these events, we allow them to mark us - binding us to land, sea and sky.
This book, by the authors of The Path through the Forest, provides a discussion of and an introduction to Druid ritual for solo practitioners and Groves alike, along with sample rituals for the eightfold year and rites of passage.
This book is an expression of a Druid's Path told in autobiographical form and is about ideas. There are many ways of drawing the cycle of the year, and although the author feels the elements are best drawn across the cross formed by the Fire Festivals, she has opted to appoint the quadrants to the cross formed by the Solar Festivals which gives a better balance of light in the form of sunrises and sunsets across the Elements. Sandra has included mind exercises and examples of practical experiences of working with the elements but readily concedes that in assigning specific thought forms or in forming an opinion:- ?I may be in the minority of one. What I have found to be valid for me does not make it so for anyone else; there are as many Paths as there are people.? These pages will serve you well on your own Journey.
What do people think of when they hear the word Druidry? The real questions, not questions about the old men in white robes stereotypes. What makes a Druid? What do they do? Having been a practising Druid for over ten years, Cat Treadwell wondered too. Asked to present a talk at a national Pagan Festival, and unsure exactly what the audience would want to hear, she started a blog, asking friends and colleagues (Muggle and Pagan) what they would like to know about the Druid Path. Two years later they are still asking. This book answers some of those questions. Cat has compiled and expanded on the common queries (So, do you worship the sun?) as well as the day-to-day aspects of Druidry as a lived path. She reveals how Druidry is constantly evolving to be relevant and accessible in the modern world.
