Druid Thoughts: Druidry and Poetry
I’ll start with the assumption that the Druid path is not necessarily familiar to you. Many people have the image of beardy old guys in white robes, as being your standard Druid, perhaps poncing around...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Beltain Without Ritual
Beltain has been and gone. I didn’t celebrate this year in any obvious sense. I’m finding the seasons hard to get to grips with at the moment. In February it was hot enough, in the south west of...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Of Sex and Druids
Before I start, let me point out this post is not going to be X-rated. Relationship is at the heart of Druidry. Now, aside from relationship with land, ancestors, spirit and all the other esoteric...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Druid in Revolt
The majority of Druids are not easy people to offend. It goes with being a tolerant, generous, warm hearted, open minded lot. I irritate fundamentalists, but that’s okay because I’ve long felt that...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Who Polices the Druids?
Do any Pagan organisations have the means to respond if there’s a pedophile priest accusation in our ranks? Would we handle a sexual abuse scandal any better than the Catholics have, or the UK's...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Druid Order FAQs
Druidry is nothing like as orderly as many people seem to assume. It’s not even slightly like a church, it’s like a lot of small groups and gatherings with all manner of connections and overlaps...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Pagan Fiction
In fiction, there’s only so far you can push the Pagan magic before you move away from the normal experiences of normal Pagans. For most people, magic is a subtle experience. It’s doesn’t come with...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: What Really Happens When We Die?
As a Druid, I feel it is much better to try and understand the mysteries of life on its own terms, not with reference to a speculative hereafter. To be a Druid is to live this life well, honourably,...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Books for Druids
If you want to be a Druid, study everything, and try to find study materials written by people who knew what they were talking about. Let’s get away from fantasies of Atlantis and other such works of...
View ArticleDruid Thoughts: Moon Books Insights
News from Moon Books including a review of Robin Herne's excellent new fiction collection (contains Druids) and a link to me interviewing Ronald Hutton.
View ArticleLoop of Brighid: The Cauldrons of Inspiration
A God Who Makes Fire: The Bardic Mysticism of Amergin includes a new translation of the Cauldron of Poesy, a line-by-line analysis of the translation, a chapter on each of the three cauldrons exploring...
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