[Main Blog Post] A Quick Grounding in Revival Druidry

[jprussell]

I have some thoughts I'd like to share on Revival Druidry, but before I get there, I thought I ought to lay out what the heck it is and what it means to me. Most folks reading this are likely to already have a pretty good idea what Druidry is, but hopefully my personal experience with it and what it means to me will be interesting.

Comments

[thinking_turtle]

So far I've only managed Chapter 1 of the Druid Magic Handbook. That chapter is very useful. I remember the warning against binaries. "When you encounter a binary, you simply look for a third factor that is not simply a midpoint between the two poles". The binary mind/body is really a ternary mind/spirit/body. That immediately felt true! Then I remember my surprise when the solar and telluric current were introduced, a definite binary.

Thanks for linking to the "Druid Path". If it's for complete beginners I'll definitely order a copy! Any idea why Bookshop.org calls it "Volume 11" ?

[scottyc]

Thank you for this post and also for the references provided over on Ecosophia concerning Druid and pagan Europe myths and symbols. This, plus the avenue of inquiry that JMG provided (Roman temple sites in SW Britain providing a clue to prior religion) will keep me busy for the next week or two.

I'll let you know what I find.

[causticus]

I relate very much to the way you describe yourself as Solar-oriented. Like you I also have the problem of, "I get grabbed by some new interest and then go deep on it for a while, but usually after a few months, it's on to some other interest. With many of these, I come back every once in a while over the years, but there are few crafts or lines of research I've kept up steadily through the years."

I over-intellectualize things way too much and tend to assume that once I grasp the big picture (which does come easy to me) then I can skimp on the drudgery of minor details and other foundational steps.

Wrong, LOL.

In this respect, JMG's books have humbled me quite a bit. I read through the DMH (and a few of his others) thoroughly, and got a pretty good idea of his methods. Though after many fits and starts, and recently some divinations, I've concluded that the magical path isn't for me. But general occult studies seems very much up my alley. I think the OSA and MOE courses are much better fit for my own temperament, and the UGC program seems very promising and quite an incentive to finally get my metaphysical butt in gear.

BTW, great overview on Revival Druidry! I wish I had something to add, beyond the notion that I think a future continuation of the tradition will be one mostly shorn of the pop culture fad-baggage it picked up during the Neopagan era.