druids

[NatureChild]

Just a curiostiy do druids belief in a god or several gods or do they simple just believe in all of nature I have heard both. If so do they consider nature as parts of god's essecence or does each tree, rock river have it's own spirit or is all just a different manifestion of the one universal spirit? I'm trying to find out.

[Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill]

You'll probably get more answers if you post this in the Druid Forum. However the quick answer is yes. :lol: What I mean is yes, Druids tend to be animists and theists both. There is no one set way. In fact there are some people who see druidry as a philosophy and not a religion.

Confused yet?

This is why I suggest bringing this over to the druid forum because you will more than likely get several different answers.

[NatureChild]

I posted it in the druid forum thanks for the input though.

[Grace]

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They believe in God/Goddess and each is worshipped individually.
As far as nature , nature has its own set of God/Goddesses.

[{Tigress}]

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They believe in God/Goddess and each is worshipped individually.
As far as nature , nature has its own set of God/Goddesses.

Not all of them. MEM is right... their beliefs vary greatly. I was a little shocked to learn this as I had assumed all "Druids" followed the same path -- but I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is not so. :)

[DebLipp]

Different paths within Druidism has already been addressed.

ADF (Ar nDraiocht Fein) Druids are polytheists; they worship many gods and goddesses.

btw, I like to say "worship" rather than "believe in," because we know what rituals people use, but we don't know the contents of their hearts. :)

[Gwenhwyfar]

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They believe in God/Goddess and each is worshipped individually.
As far as nature , nature has its own set of God/Goddesses.

Not me, I worship The One, not a god nor godess, both and everything wrapped in one...THE One actually. As for nature, its all part of The One. Every god and godess is ,in my opinion, another name for The One...Im sure someone els will explain it more articulatly than that but its what I believe anyways.

[Grace]

I found this on a website :
It's a philosophy and you can worship a God or a Goddess, it's up to you. You can be a Christian or a Moslem or anything else and still be a Druid. "But while a Christian will say God made that tree, a Druid will say the energy of a creative force is in that tree"

Sounds like it is going through an evolution..don't know if that is the right word..

Ar nDraiocht Fein: (ADF) This can be loosely translated as "our own Druidism". Their name is pronounced "arn ree-ocht fane". It was founded by Isaac Bonewits who is currently the Archdruid Emeritus. The ADF emphasizes scholarly research, and " a blend of ancient practices and modern realities". His motto is "paganize mainstream religion by mainstreaming paganism". Their goal is to recreate a Pan-European Druidism, involving elements from Baltic, Celtic, Germanic Slavic and even pre-classical Greek and Roman beliefs

The Christian Church adsorbed much of Celtic religion: many Pagan Gods and Goddesses became Christian saints; sacred springs and wells were preserved and associated with saints; many Pagan temple sites became the location of cathedrals. By the 7th Century CE, Druidism itself was destroyed or continued deeply underground throughout most of the formerly Celtic lands. There is some evidence that Pagan religions did survive in isolated areas of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into the 20th Century.

I am trying to fit what I believe in all this .Still sorting it all out.
So when I stop changing I guess I am dead.

[{Tigress}]

So when I stop changing I guess I am dead.

Or worse since death itself is a change. ;) We never stop growing or learning, or changing.