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Written by Aisling Og
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
Druidry, also known as Druidism, is considered a religion by some but to the majority it is considered a spirituality and an everyday way of life. Although the Paleo-Druidic Orders were polytheistic in nature believing in many Goddesses and Gods, Meso-Druidic and Neo-Druidic Orders today are also Pantheistic, Duotheistic, Monotheistic and also Animalists. As with the old ways of our culture there is no "set way" to grow and practice in our spirituality. There are some rules of thumb to help guide us and every Druidic Order seems to have their own slight adjustments to these but the principles are all the same: Unity, Peace, Love, Light, Creativity, Concord, and most of all the pursuit of Wisdom.
Druidism is a system of morality that guides us in our everyday connection to the Supreme Power of the Universe, to the Earth and in our brotherhood with our fellow man. Druidry is the everyday acts of practice that further educate us in the old ways and teach us that the light of intelligence will always over power the darkness, the superstitions and ignorance of today's society just as it did when it delivered our beliefs and our culture through the dark ages and into present day.
The Druidic Order is ageless and is the oldest order in the world dating back with archeological evidence to about 6000 BCE. But just because the archeological evidence to take us further isn't there doesn't mean the Druids weren't. Many only associate the Druids with the British Isles however the ancient brotherhood of the Druids spanned strongly throughout Brittany, Normandy, Spain and France as well. They were well known throughout these lands as the men of great knowledge and many Kings even of the surrounding territories would send their children to be educated by them.
Today the Druidic Orders are many and span the planet Earth teaching goodwill and good citizenship. By educating our fellow man to understand the principles we follow we hope to save our countryman, our cultures and our planet.
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