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Druidry is a many varied thing, with different traditions. Even two Pagan Druids can differ from each other as much as they differ from a Christian Druid, for example, in belief, practice and tradition.lancsbard wrote:I am puzzled, can you tell me more about the Druid-Christian Path, what do you believe? does the Druid-Christian path differ from the Druid pagan path? Is it insular christianity ? do you practice the same rituals ? I really don't understand the Druid-Christian path please tell me more
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Fascinating! I was raised Catholic and became Protestant four years ago and am coming to Druidry only now. I think if you look at the prayers attributed to St. Francis, as well as the wealth of material that is loosely categorized as "the Celtic Church" which historically refers to the church before the Synod of Whitby around 600 or so, and now is shared by both Catholic and Protestants with Celtic backgrounds. There is a whole lot out there on Celtic spirituality that makes a nice interface between "in the church" spirituality and "in the woods" spirituality.Mícheál_Seán wrote:Raised Protestant, converted to Catholicism. I have always felt a connection to nature. I feel closer to God in the woods than in a cathedral. I feel His presence around me, I am a pacifist and I have been searching for ways to combine Druidry with Catholicism or maybe just create my own brand of Druidry with elements of Catholicism. Any ideas on how this might be done? Thanks. "peace"
I guess I was lucky, growing up in the Roman Catholic Church of the 1970s, after Vatican Council II, when some of that nonsense went away. The documents still end up saying "But we're more right than they are" which can be annoying, but they did give other religions a bit of acknowledgement and that is what I was taught in Catholic school, along with the good science of evolutionary theory.Aoife wrote:My story:
once I reached my high school years I started finding out several things about the church that I could not and would not abide.
The first was that Christians believe that other religions are false instead of just another path to enlightenment or indeed, a culture's expression of that divinity we all feel. The second was their stance on homosexuality. I'm not a homosexual but I have friends who are and I didn't appreciate how they would descend in groups upon them like a flock of vultures to "pray the gay away." I believe being homosexual is natural and is not sinful in anyway....
I am not a druid yet but I am researching it and so far this seems to be exactly what I'm looking for.
I agree 100%Gallobhaí wrote:So, In my own understanding, rather than a religion I would categorize it as a pursuit of truth, faith and correctness in a spirit of love, respect and understanding which in turn does lend itself well to any religion or institution which promotes positive morals and ethics, or the uplift and enlightenment of all men and women.
I read a book recently (Popular Magic: Cunning Folk in English History by Owen Davies) which I got from the local library. If you haven't read the book, it's worth a look.scotty the bard wrote:I have been studying the history of cunning folk for a couple of years now ...