Druids...urban legend or still prospering?

[SlipknotOzX]

I am doing a staff/cane in art class withthe theme of the druid religion. Is there any real populace of druids left or is it a dying religion?

And does anyone have any tips for my art project?

Thanks.

RK

 

[Guitar's Cry]

I am doing a staff/cane in art class withthe theme of the druid religion. Is there any real populace of druids left or is it a dying religion?

And does anyone have any tips for my art project?

Thanks.

RK

There are a couple of societies of reconstructionist Druids around. The only one I know of is The British Druid Order.

Their teachings are based on working with Awen, a spiritual energy that is the gift of Ceridwen, an old, pagan goddess. This energy is directed through people in different ways (depending on their skills and gifts), and through the earth in "Dragonlines," which are like veins running through the earth. Sacred sites are built where they come up (Stonehenge).

I got this from Sects, 'Cults,' and Alternative Religions, by David V. Barrett.

 

[morning-star]

I am doing a staff/cane in art class withthe theme of the druid religion. Is there any real populace of druids left or is it a dying religion?

And does anyone have any tips for my art project?

Thanks.

RK

I know of a few personly and as far as I know there are many Druids and the faith is growing back again.

 

[theo]

hey talking to a good friend of mine and she's druid, so that answers your first question,
she says
"I would think it would be nice, as its for art, to put the inpiration, or creativiy rune on it"
rune is ancient letters of our ancestors, if you didn't know,
she does art based on deites, so maybe summin like that
hope it helps

 

[morning-star]

hey talking to a good friend of mine and she's druid, so that answers your first question,
she says
"I would think it would be nice, as its for art, to put the inpiration, or creativiy rune on it"
rune is ancient letters of our ancestors, if you didn't know,
she does art based on deites, so maybe summin like that
hope it helps

I get the feeling we know the same Druid lol #

I found a little staff for art ages ago and I pained it up with an abstact landscape feel and everything, its just that it had woodlice in it >.< lol

 

[theo]

hahaha gutted!! yeah i think maybe we do lol

 

[morning-star]

hahaha gutted!! yeah i think maybe we do lol

very small, brownish freaky hair, very small em... hates cheese lol....did I mention shes small?


getting of the topic here very sorry SlipknotOzX >.<

 

[ChickenProphet]

Druids are still around. I know the same Druid as Morning-Star and Theo =P

Staves I think you should use runes and probably celtic knotwork.

 

[McBell]

I have not been able to find much reliable information on druidic history.
Most sources rely heavily upon the Christian documentation describing the beliefs, rituals, etc and a few even refer to "The Ancient Druid Texts."

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Druids are still around today, but as a highly recronstructed path.
Myself, I study Druidism, allthough under traditional practices, I have to study for at least another three years.

One piece of advice is to use Oak for the staff, as it is sacred. Other than runes and other symbols, I can't give too much advice, as it is encouraged to do our own thing, and doing something just because someone else does (especially when it comes to decorating ritual tools, robes, etc.) is greatly frowned upon, and could be considered "sin."
If you want, PM me with you email address and I can send you files with various symbols and what they mean. And please be specific about what aspect of Druids you want this staff to be themed around.

Oh, and if you stumble upon anything that refers to an "ancient Druid text," disregard anything it says about Druids, as it was forbidden in Druid law to write down anything that partained to the teachings or ways. As I mentioned, what we have today is highly reconstructed.

 

[Makhsihed]

Guitar's Cry mentioned the British Druid Order (is that the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD)?). The other big reconstructionist druid group is ADF (&#193;r nDra&#237;ocht F&#233;in); I've been to a number of the rituals of the local ADF grove (it was my introduction to paganism) and it's a good group.

 

[Mike182]

here is a link to the UK Pagan Federation website, it has links to other websites about Druidry (and a whole range of other Pagan sites!)

http://www.paganfed.org/links.php#druidry

 

[McBell]

Oh, and if you stumble upon anything that refers to an "ancient Druid text," disregard anything it says about Druids, as it was forbidden in Druid law to write down anything that partained to the teachings or ways. As I mentioned, what we have today is highly reconstructed.

That was my point.
Neither is very reliable when it comes to what the Druids actually believed.

 

[OneStraw Revolutionary]

The culture where 'druids' had come from has for a long time now been dying. There are many who call themselves 'druids', and more and more an interest has been growing in the celtic culture. However, unlike what many other religions have, those following a Celtic religion have to deal with a broken, disrupted tradition.

One reconstructionist group is the Old Belief Society, since we're listing some.