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.