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.