The Bardd, or Musicians (Druidism)
THE BARDD, OR MUSICIANS. AS there were musicians among the Levites, and priests among the Phœnicians who chanted bare-foot and in white surplices the sacred hymns, so there were bards among the Druids....
View ArticleThe Ovades, or Noviciates (Druidism)
THE OVADES, OR NOVICIATES IN writing of the Derwydd, or Philosophers, I have written also of the high priests, or magicians for magnus is but another name for priest, and in the Chinese and various...
View ArticleRites And Ceremonies of the Druids
RITES AND CEREMONIES A RELATION of the duties of the Ovades as sacrificers will naturally lead us into a description of the ceremonies of the priesthood, of their altars, their temples and their...
View ArticlePriestesses (Druidism)
PRIESTESSES THE Druids had many rites of divination–from the entrails of their victims–from the flight of birds–from the waves of the sea–from the bubbling of wells-and from the neighing of white...
View ArticleThe Derwydd or Philosophers of the Druids
THE DERWYDD, OR PHILOSOPHERS. DRUIDISM was a religion of philosophy; its high-priests were men of learning and science. Under the head of the Ovydd, I shall describe their initiatory and sacrificial...
View ArticleThe Destruction of the Druids
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DRUIDS. ON the South coast of Britain the people were thronging by hundreds to the sea-shore. It was to see a vessel which was sailing past, and which had come from some strange...
View ArticleVESTIGES OF DRUIDISM(In the Ceremonies of the Church of Rome)
VESTIGES OF DRUIDISM IN THE CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH OF ROME THERE is no religion so pure and simple, and yet so mystic and divine as the religion of the Christians. What need is there of arguments...
View ArticleVESTIGES OF DRUIDISM ( In the Emblems of Freemasonry)
VESTIGES OF DRUIDISM IN THE EMBLEMS OF FREEMASONRY. THERE is a divine and hidden science whose origin can only be discovered by the wavering lights of tradition, whose doctrines and purposes are...
View ArticleVESTIGES OF DRUIDISM(In Rustic Folk-Lore Part 1)
VESTIGES OF DRUIDISM IN RUSTIC FOLK-LORE (Part 1) IT is strange with what pertinacity the ignorant retain those customs which their fathers observed, and which they hold sacred without understanding...
View ArticleVESTIGES OF DRUIDISM (In Rustic Folk-lore Part 2)
VESTIGES OF DRUIDISM IN RUSTIC FOLK-LORE (Part 2) THE LEGEND OF THE PIN. In the West of France the pin is endowed with a fabulous power, which is not without a certain interest. One of its supposed...
View ArticleHistory of Modern Druidism
History of Modern Druidism Modern Druidism, that is, modern Pagan Druidism, owes a debt of gratitude to the monotheistic fraternal Druid orders that comprise their not-so-direct predecessors. Some of...
View ArticlePractical Druid Paganism – Gods and Goddesses
Practical Druid Paganism Gods and Goddesses Patron deities are a part of any ritual, as well as a part of everyday life. People who are familiar with Wiccan rituals are used to the invocation of “The...
View ArticleDruidic Ritual Basics
Druidic Ritual Basics Delineating sacred space In the Druidic faith, all ground is sacred ground, so it is impossible to ‘create’ sacred space. Instead, we choose to delineate a portion of...
View ArticleDruids and Sacrifice
Druids and Sacrifice As modern individuals walking a Druid path, we are faced with a primary obstacle: How do we construct a way of worship which complements the path already inscribed within our...
View ArticleNine Elements of the Druids
Nine Elements of the Druids The importance/significance of the number three in Celtic mythology and spirituality has been documented in many sources. It makes some sense then, that three times...
View ArticleEleven Principles Or Codes of Conduct For the Contemporary Druid
Eleven Principles Or Codes of Conduct For the Contemporary Druid: 1. Every action has a consequence that must be observed and you must be prepared to compensate for your actions if required. 2. All...
View ArticleDRUIDICAL MAGIC
DRUIDICAL MAGIC. As to magical arts, exercised by Druids and Druidesses, the ancient Irish MSS. are full of stories about them. Joyce has said, “The Gaelic word for Druidical is almost always applied...
View ArticleOrigins of the Druids
ORIGIN OF THE DRUIDS ALTHOUGH the term Druid is local, their religion was of deep root, and a distant origin. It was of equal antiquity with those of the Persian Magi, the Chaldees of Assyria, and the...
View ArticlePower Of The Druids
POWER OF THE DRUIDS THIS priesthood flourished in Gaul and in Britain, and in the islands which encircled them. In whichever country they may first have struck root we at least know that the British...
View ArticleThe Bardd, or Musicians (Druidism)
THE BARDD, OR MUSICIANS. AS there were musicians among the Levites, and priests among the Phœnicians who chanted bare-foot and in white surplices the sacred hymns, so there were bards among the Druids....
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