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  Druid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Druidic practices were part of the culture of all the tribal peoples called "Keltoi" and "Galatai" by Greeks and "Celtae" and "Galli" by Romans, which evolved into modern English "Celtic" and "Gaulish".
Druidic lore consisted of a large number of verses learned by heart, and we are told that sometimes twenty years were required to complete the course of study.
Fragments of a Druidic Lunar Calendar may be preserved in the Coligny calendar, fragments of a calendar engraved on a bronze tablet, discovered in 1897.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Druids   (3676 words)

  
 Druids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Druidic Circles can be found in any of the seven regions, but Arboria holds the most, for it was there that the druids first arose on the world of Lyran Tal.
Druidic circles now have many non-elfin members, for all who seek to learn and live the ways of the druids are accepted into their tight-knit Circles-- much to the chagrin of elves.
Oftentimes, those that leave the druidic Circles do so in response to an unusual event or circumstances, for most are born and raised with the druidic philosophy.
www.lyrantalpress.com /organizations/druids.htm   (4669 words)

  
 Druid FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Druidic philosophy points to knowledge as the key to self awareness, else certain mythological holy-places of greatest import would not be associated with wisdom, ex.
The Druidic pursuit of knowledge would seem to suggest that ethical action is action that brings you closer to Wisdom.
Druidic triple goddesses are not linked by matrilineal line (like maiden-mother-crones) but by generation, as sisters: Morrigu/Macha/Babd (war & battle goddesses), Banba/Fodla/Erin (land & earth goddesses) for example.
www.sierranv.net /~lsteele/paganfaq.htm   (4314 words)

  
 CELTIC DRUIDISM
The symbol has been in use since the 17th century; it recalls the Druidic fascination with the number three.
Triskele symbol: This is an ancient Druidic symbol consisting of three curved branches, bent legs or arms radiating from the center of the symbol.
Trefn Gwyddoniad is a Druidic group following a Welsh ritual structure who trace their presence in the US back to 1792.
www.religioustolerance.org /druid.htm   (3102 words)

  
 Druidic History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Several meanings are offered for the word Druid including: "a servant of truth" "all knowing or wise man" "an oak" or "equal in honor." Generally a Druid is considered one with gnosis or spiritual?.
Within the Celtic culture was a brotherhood or perhaps a class of priests known as the Druids who served as the spiritual leaders and wise men of their day.
In the latter part of the eighteenth century Druidic cults and societies appeared all over western Europe; one of the first was the Ancient Order of Druids which was founded by an Englishman Henry Hurle.
www.magickalmeltingpot.com /Druidic-History   (817 words)

  
 The Core Cult in Druidic Rites - ADF Neopagan Druidism
Our Druidic ritual outline now contains a clear constellation of Deities whose work is primary to the creation and maintenance of sacred space.
Druidic lore teaches that the power of the Otherworld arises most strongly on borders, where places and categories meet and mingle.
The Mother of All is the ground of being, the all mind, the earth Goddess from which all are born, who upholds all things.
www.adf.org /articles/cosmology/core-cult.html   (1911 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Druidism
Some of the Greek authors, struck by the analogy of this doctrine with that of Pythagoras, believed that the druids had borrowed it from the Greek philosopher or one of his disciples.
Nor has it been proved that the druids had gods of their own or had introduced any new divinity or rites into Gaul, with the exception perhaps of the Dispater, who, according to Caesar, was regarded by the druids as the head of the nation, and who may have owed his origin to their belief.
He maintains that great druidic communities flourished in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland many centuries before the Christian Era, and that these were the models and the beginnings of the abbeys of the Western monks.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05162a.htm   (1447 words)

  
 Magical Skills in Druidic Ritual - ADF Neopagan Druidism
Such forms are being developed for our Druidic rites, but they are easily misplaced in the hubbub of presenting quality public ritual.
To that end it seems vital that those who lead Druidic ritual be well-practiced in basic and intermediate magical skills.
One of the key patterns of Celtic and Druidic Magic is the Two Currents - Underworld Power and Upperworld Power and their union in the body of the worshipper and in all the manifest world.
www.adf.org /rituals/explanations/magskills.html   (2465 words)

  
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The advantages of druidic spells are that the spells are very diversed.
If you have access to a lot of druidic artifacts then druidic might be a better choice.
At the start of the game you cannot know if there are druidic artifacts in your neighbourhood and it should be a pity if you already have researched dark levels when you realize you can get a lot of druidic artifacts!
www.rpghost.com /wow/tactics.shtml   (3326 words)

  
 Official ICE Forums - Druidic Religion for HARP setting
Or if for an evil standpoint you could have evil spell casters use captured spirits for their own power points since they can't tap the 'natural' ones originally.
Perhaps ones who failed to enter the druidic order but through their spells get the same PP/casting rounds as druids do.
The stealing of the mana from natural sources kind of reminded me as well as the Dark Sun realm, or the use of elixers in Nephilim where you distill nature spirits literally into their natural elements to cast spells.
www.ironcrown.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6195   (1831 words)

  
 Outline of Druidic Worship
Any Druidic ritual has as a primary intention the re-weaving of the links between human-kind, the natural world, and the God/desses and Spirits who support both.
By concentrating our minds on the symbols and words of the rite, by relaxing our bodies and letting go of our internal dialogue and by strongly visualizing the rite's energy flows and Deities we induce a state of mind that allows contact with Inner worlds.
In every Druidic rite there will be a series of spoken instructions intended to help induce this trance.
www.ssg-adf.org /outline.htm   (1936 words)

  
 Spiral Nature - Spirituality - Druidry - An Overview of Trad Druidery
The first group, of which most people are the most familiar, is the Neo group that includes the ADF, Henge of Keltria (if it's still around), the RDNA and NRDNA (Reformed and New Reformed Druids of North America), and similar smaller groups.
They are characterized by a heavy blending of Druidic and quasi-Druidic qualities with, well, everything else- the "eclectics" of Druidry if you will.
What makes them unique is that they are neither trad nor eclectic, and base many of their rituals and codes by the surviving works of Roman authors (such as the infamous Pliny and Caesar).
www.spiralnature.com /spirituality/druidry/overview.html   (1180 words)

  
 Singing Trees, Druidic Pathways
On June 21st, 2004 the Fellowship of the Singing Trees was dedicated as a seed group/grove to the study of druidic paths.
There are certain aspects of Native American Spirituality which are similar to "druidic" practices: The honoring of Spirits of Place, and the honoring of Ancestors, the reverance of all nature and creation.
The use of drumming and chants are part of Native American energy, and drumming and song is important to druidic celebrations.
www.awenglow.com /SingingTrees.htm   (971 words)

  
 Celtic Spirituality: A Unitarian and Druidic Perspective
For those of you to whom all this is fresh I'd like now to read to you a list of articles which describe what amounts to a Druidic statement of faith and purpose, though it is definitely not a creed.
Another highly significant member of the 18th century Druidic fraternity was Iolo Morgannwg, Unitarian lay preacher and founder of the South Wales Unitarian Association.
An anonymous Druidic confession of faith dated 1912 reflects George's Universalism and no doubt would be acceptable to many contemporary Unitarians.
www.druidry.org /obod/druid-path/unitarian.html   (3457 words)

  
 Druidic Craft Of The Wise Explanation On Witchcraft & Christianity -- The center for Witches of all traditions!!
Druidic Craft Of The Wise Explanation On Witchcraft & Christianity -- The center for Witches of all traditions!!
Members of many Christian churches have been taught for several centuries that Witchcraft is anti-thetical to Christianity; that witches are evil-doers who worship an anti-Christ, and that somehow Witchcraft is a reversal, or parody, of Christianity and its sacred rites.
This was done over a period of several hundred years and at a cost of some nine million lives and the suppression of the Craft was so effective that the label of the Craft as "evil" persists in these "modern" times...
www.voy.com /126565/18.html   (668 words)

  
 Druidic Homes and Gardens
These were the ones who were proficient at camp or temporary living conditions, were versed enough in the terrain and wildlife to be able to hold his own, and could interact freely and comfortably inside of other cultures.
These Druids provided an invaluable service by carrying Druidic Wisdom to other cultures, sharing techniques of healing, or of education, and by occasionally being able to offer advice or insight regarding weather, migratory, or humanistic trends that might affect the culture for which he was interacting.
These Druids were known in our words as "untouchables"; they could touch and be touched, but could not be altered or transformed against their wills.
www.wizardrealm.com /Galadriel/homes.html   (2222 words)

  
 Druidic Order of the Oak of Rose
We feel, however, that often chance is given a bit of divine guidance, and that some coincidences are simply too appropriate or convenient not to be a part of some larger plan.
It is our hope that in founding and nurturing the Druidic Order of the Oak of Rose, we will provide a portal, a DOOR, unto the path of Druidry.
While The Druidic Order of the Oak of Rose is an international organization and has members from various countries, we feel the following endorsement is in the best interest of the United States of America and, as such will carry over to the rest of the world.
www.oakofrose.org   (536 words)

  
 Mintiper's Chapbook - Part 7: Gildenfire
Oft quoted by the followers of Mielikki and Silvanus, this parable elucidates a central tenet of the various druidic faiths: All species are best served by allowing the hand of nature, however harsh, to cull weakness and disease from the cycle of life and to allow new life to flourish.
Mintiper’s tale also suggests how much damage the righteous can inflict on their environment if their good intentions are misguided, and it speaks to the environmental devastation that even a benevolently inclined wyrm can wreak.
However, the great gold wyrm and Aerosclughpalar have engaged in a series of lengthy philosophical debates on the few occasions they have met, each endeavoring, so far without success, to convince the other of the merits of their philosophical approach to life.
www.wizards.com /dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/mc/mc20010829g   (2318 words)

  
 Mythletoe; romancing the mistletoe; Druidic Mysteries.
Druidic Lore / Traditional medicinal uses / Contemporary medicinal uses
hen it comes to Mistletoe and Druidic mysteries, we have very little factual information and a lot of theories.
Though that doesn't seem to be the case when we read about what the Druids did in so many popular books.
www.danann.org /library/herb/mist6.html   (803 words)

  
 Druidic University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Long before there was a Rome or Eternal City there was a Druidic University near Rennes-le-Chateau.
Just as we saw Oxford University was built at the same location the Pheryllts (Druidic Alchemists like the Cabiri discussed by Lewis Spence) had a university you will find many locations sacred to the Kelts are usurped by Rome/Bruttii.
Chartr?s is one of the most intriguing of these sites.
www.parrotfamily.com /articles/Druidic-University.html   (386 words)

  
 Druids Ring
This online Grove is intended as a place where we can all learn and teach about the druidic path.
We live in an interesting time in which many of us have felt the call to spread the druidic ways.
A druidic school in the beyond the mysts.
d.webring.com /hub?ring=druidsring   (565 words)

  
 Celtic Astrology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is a monumental task, truly Druidic in its magnitude.
Such a work could never have been accomplished in the past, much less the present, without the persistence of effort that is permitted by two basic tenants of Druidic practice.
It is the use of these two mighty tools that allowed the Druids to invent Astrology in the first place, to perfect it and, finally to pass it down from generation to generation.
home.flash.net /~bellbook/faolcu/celtastrology.html   (2594 words)

  
 Gothic Empires | Druidic Thaumaturgy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The positions that one holds in Druidic society is based upon the structure of a tree.
A Leaf is expected to absorb as much information as they possibly can.
This stage in druidic training is highly dangerous as they are always experimenting with new magics and new methods of older magics.
www.gothicgaming.com /wbb2/druid.php   (3049 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Pagan: Celtic: Druidism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abhainn Glas Grove, ADF - We are a nonprofit religious congregation whose primary purpose is to serve the spiritual needs of the Portland Metropolitan Area of the States of Oregon and Washington through public Neopagan Druidic ritual and religious support to the community.
Studies Celtic languages, Druidic philosophies, and a sacred relationship with the Land.
The Druid Heritage Society - A group of men and women who are reclaiming their Celtic heritage through the re-establishment of Druidry in their respective family lines.
dmoz.org /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Pagan/Celtic/Druidism   (1404 words)

  
 About the Institute of Druidic Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Institute of Druidic Technology (or IDT) is a not-for-profit organization devoted to increasing man's understanding of ancient technologies.
The current goal of the Institute is to conclusively prove that the ancient inhabitants of Britain had access to advanced computer technology.
Click here if you are interested in joining the Institute and participating in our many volunteer activitites.
www.jbum.com /idt/about.html   (583 words)

  
 Druidic Arts College Guild Structure
The DaC is a public roleplay guild based on druidic philosophy, history, and plot.
We are very heavy on ritual and ceremony in our play.
As a guild we are open to all character classes, combat and noncombat, and all sociable styles of roleplay with an emphasis on druidic magic.
home.rochester.rr.com /uodac/rules.html   (1238 words)

  
 PoL Druidic Order
Leader of the Druidic ring within the Paladins of Light.
Responsible for the continuation of lore in the guild and in the alliance, an ArchDruid strives to continously make more stories and roleplaying adventures to keep a history of the world long and running.
Still have to be tested for their writing abilities so they have an entire week to write a story/story continuation.
cbo.freeservers.com /druidpol.htm   (521 words)

  
 A Walk in the Path of a Druidic Priest :: WiccanWeb.ca :: A Canadian Wiccan and Pagan Community.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A Walk in the Path of a Druidic Priest :: WiccanWeb.ca :: A Canadian Wiccan and Pagan Community.
Riddle of the Hindu relics in the Thames (0)
A Walk in the Path of a Druidic Priest is a training book that teaches the reader the basic teachings of Druidism and how to perform the Pagan Life Cycle events.
www.wiccanweb.ca /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=11291   (377 words)

  
 Druidic Dodecahedra?
Eleven years later, when Marcellus' body is pulled from under two dead cohorts and three Gauls, his officers find the dodecahedron in his canvas satchel, with a few gold coins.
So, perhaps these remarkable objects were Druidic magickal tools, mystical symbols of the cosmos, and maybe on occasion divinatory love dice.
It is likely that we've found so many of them in Roman camps because the Romans seized them as spoils.
www.widdershins.org /vol3iss7/i9805.htm   (2716 words)

  
 Druidism, Druidry, Druidic?? - MysticWicks Online Pagan Community and Pagan Forums
I'm Wicca, not Druid, although many people who know me say that they are surprised at that, as they figured me to be more druid.
I don't know, and I really don't know enough about the Druidic way to make a call on that.
I used to live in a forest and feel a real affinity for that, but I don't know.
www.mysticwicks.com /showthread.php?t=8737   (2414 words)

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