New Member, relative neophyte...

[widukind]

Dia Duit !

I am new to this comunity, and I have been ( and still am) a member of various Pagan and Druid mailing lists. I haven't found any really good material on the internet, althoug I have looked at the ADF's site.

I would like to find out about Druidry more, especially about Deities, because the most material I find is actually Celtic Wicca stuff. I'm looking for the original Gods, not just the God and Goddess duality. If anyone could help me, I'd appreciate it A LOT.

Thanks for listening.

Widukind

[Maggie]

Originally posted by widukind
Dia Duit !

I am new to this comunity, and I have been ( and still am) a member of various Pagan and Druid mailing lists. I haven't found any really good material on the internet, althoug I have looked at the ADF's site.

I would like to find out about Druidry more, especially about Deities, because the most material I find is actually Celtic Wicca stuff. I'm looking for the original Gods, not just the God and Goddess duality. If anyone could help me, I'd appreciate it A LOT.

Thanks for listening.

Widukind

Most druid material will be celtic (or should be) because the druids were celtic. What makes you call the information you've found so far 'celtic wicca'? The celtic pantheon is not as rigid or as formalized as the more familiar ones like the Greek or Roman, and they did have both Gods and Goddesses. The existance of both doesn't imply that they believed in the concept of duality. Good books can be found in the history section of libraries or bookstores, rather than looking solely in 'new age' sections. Some are __The Druids__ by Perter Berresford Ellis, __The World of the Druids__by Miranda Green, and __The Dictionary of Celtic Mythology__ by James MacKillop. Or look in the folklore sections--one I like is __Celtic Mythology__by Ward Rutherford. Another website to look at is imbas.org

Maggie

[widukind]

Hi Maggy and all,

I know the Celts have the Druids as ancestors. I know they had both Gods and Goddesses, but I'm talking about one God and one Goddess only, like in Wicca, Cernunnos and Aradia. There are groups that call themselves Druids but actually are a kind of Celtic or Gaelic Wiccans, using Gaelic and Celtic mythology in their worship, while using the 'ordinary' Wiccan rituals. That's wht I meant. Thanks for the reference material.

Thanks again for the help.

Widukind

[Maggie]

Originally posted by widukind
Hi Maggy and all,

I know the Celts have the Druids as ancestors. I know they had both Gods and Goddesses, but I'm talking about one God and one Goddess only, like in Wicca, Cernunnos and Aradia. There are groups that call themselves Druids but actually are a kind of Celtic or Gaelic Wiccans, using Gaelic and Celtic mythology in their worship, while using the 'ordinary' Wiccan rituals. That's wht I meant. Thanks for the reference material.

Thanks again for the help.

Widukind

Wellllll, the druids were celts too, not exactly ancestors. You're right in that celtic wicca is rather wicca with a celtic flavor. One big difference between wicca and celtic paganism is that duotheistic/polytheistic thing.....

Cernunnos is an example of why historical research can be helpful sometimes. The only finds attributed to Cernunnos have been on the continent, He isn't found in Britain.

Maggie

[widukind]

Imagine my embarassment... I sppose the source wasn't right, then... because I found the name in an article on Gardener Traditionalists...

Please, pardon the huge error on my part.

BB!

[Maggie]

Originally posted by widukind
Imagine my embarassment... I sppose the source wasn't right, then... because I found the name in an article on Gardener Traditionalists...

Please, pardon the huge error on my part.

BB!

No, no no! Not a huge error.......

And, it was probably correct for the Gardener Traditionalists..they're Wiccan. Most of my experience and background tends to lead toward the celtic reconstructionist type of druidism and that's where my answers come from. The whole celtic religion area is a BIG one. If you're interested I can try mapping it out a bit for you.

Maggie

[widukind]

I would appreciate it a lot... so if you feel like posting anything, go righ ahead as far as I'm concerned...

[Maggie]

Originally posted by widukind
I would appreciate it a lot... so if you feel like posting anything, go righ ahead as far as I'm concerned...

I've started to do that in the thread named "Maggie's Question". I think we all may be using the same terms with different meanings, and it makes it complicated for me to attempt answers!

Regards

Maggie