Our Vision
What is Druidry?
Druids keep one eye on the ordinary material reality and the other on the non-ordinary reality of spirits and meaning—having binocular vision so to speak which does not separate the sacred from the secular. Druids see humans as part of the natural world. We are participants with the world of people, animals, plants, trees, mountains, rivers, seas, moon, sun, stars, seasons and their spirits. Roots of Druidry go back to our Neolithic ancestors.
Three Strand Approach:
Druidry is made up of three strands—Bard, Ovate and Druid. Each combines with the other to increase capacity as do the fibres of a rope.
The Bard holds the strands of story-telling, mythology & history seeking. All the arts can be engaged in this work. Exploration of deep meaning is the intention though entertainment is also found on the way.
The Ovate holds the healing strand engaging curiosity, intuition & chance events often adding these to a modality of therapy such as herbalism, homoeopathy, acupuncture, nutritional suggestions, medicine & psychotherapy. The Ovate’s intention is towards a holistic approach to healing.
The Druid holds the strand of ritual, philosophy & ethics. Opening & holding a ritual space increases the special-ness of the work to follow. Philosophy is the love of thinking including rationality which balances the mystical. The ethical approach can be seen in the Druid’s prayer.
Druids explore each strand of experience along a continuum from the most intuitive & mystical to the most rational & material, e.g., ancestry & history can be explored using imagination & intuition as well as DNA studies & study of contemporary sources.
Druids keep one eye on the ordinary material reality and the other on the non-ordinary reality of spirits and meaning—having binocular vision so to speak which does not separate the sacred from the secular. Druids see humans as part of the natural world. We are participants with the world of people, animals, plants, trees, mountains, rivers, seas, moon, sun, stars, seasons and their spirits. Roots of Druidry go back to our Neolithic ancestors.
Three Strand Approach:
Druidry is made up of three strands—Bard, Ovate and Druid. Each combines with the other to increase capacity as do the fibres of a rope.
The Bard holds the strands of story-telling, mythology & history seeking. All the arts can be engaged in this work. Exploration of deep meaning is the intention though entertainment is also found on the way.
The Ovate holds the healing strand engaging curiosity, intuition & chance events often adding these to a modality of therapy such as herbalism, homoeopathy, acupuncture, nutritional suggestions, medicine & psychotherapy. The Ovate’s intention is towards a holistic approach to healing.
The Druid holds the strand of ritual, philosophy & ethics. Opening & holding a ritual space increases the special-ness of the work to follow. Philosophy is the love of thinking including rationality which balances the mystical. The ethical approach can be seen in the Druid’s prayer.
Druids explore each strand of experience along a continuum from the most intuitive & mystical to the most rational & material, e.g., ancestry & history can be explored using imagination & intuition as well as DNA studies & study of contemporary sources.
