Druidry is one of the most evocative and misunderstood spiritual traditions associated with the ancient Celtic world. To many people, the word immediately calls up images of white-robed priests, sacred oak groves, mistletoe, stone circles and secret rites performed beneath the moon. These images are powerful, but they are also incomplete. Historically, the Druids were not simply “nature priests” in the modern romantic sense. They belonged to the learned class of ancient Celtic society and were associated with religion, teaching, judgement, memory, ritual knowledge and sacred authority. Classical writers described them as priests, philosophers, advisers, teachers and legal authorities. Yet … Continue reading What Is Druidry? The Ancient Path of Nature, Wisdom and Sacred Power