Druidry

Druidry
Family	Modern Pagan / Nature spirituality
Origin region	Britain, Ireland, and modern revival communities
Founding period	Modern revival from the 18th century CE onward
Estimated adherents	Unknown; organized orders and solitary practitioners exist internationally.

Druidry is druidry is a modern spiritual and religious movement inspired by ancient druidic imagery, Celtic traditions, nature reverence, poetry, ritual, and ecological spirituality.

Overview

Modern Druidry, also called Druidism by some, is not a continuous survival of ancient druid priesthoods. It is a modern movement that draws on Celtic sources, romantic revival, folklore, nature spirituality, and contemporary Pagan practice. Some Druids are polytheists, some animists, some pantheists, some monotheists, and some non-theistic nature spiritual practitioners.

Key beliefs

• Reverence for nature, sacred landscapes, and ecological relationship
• Interest in ancestors, spirits of place, and Celtic deities in many forms
• Value of poetry, creativity, wisdom, and ritual speech
• Seasonal cycles as sacred patterns
• Theology ranging from polytheism to animism, pantheism, and non-theism

Practices

• Seasonal rituals
• Meditation and nature connection
• Poetry, music, storytelling, and bardic arts
• Offerings to land, ancestors, or deities
• Group ceremonies in groves or orders

Places of worship

• Sacred grove
• Outdoor circle
• Stone circle or symbolic ritual site
• Home shrine
• Druid order gathering

Sacred texts

• Celtic mythological sources
• Modern Druid order materials
• Bardic and poetic writings
• Folklore and nature spirituality texts

Holidays and observances

• Samhain
• Imbolc
• Beltane
• Lughnasadh
• Solstices and equinoxes

Branches and related traditions

• Celtic paganism - The ancient and revivalist Celtic religious context.
• Modern Paganism - A broad family of contemporary Pagan religions.
• Neo-Druidry - Another common term for modern Druid traditions.

See also

• Religion
• Theology
• Philosophy of religion
• New Religious Movements
• Modern Paganism
• Western esotericism