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An Alphabet of Druidry: D

Posted on 30 November 2008 by

D is for Druid. The Druids were the priestly and intellectual class of the Celtic peoples in the ancient world, equivalent to the Brahmins of India and to the flamens of ancient Roman religion.  They were priests, sacrificers, poets, diviners, … Continue reading →

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An Alphabet of Druidry: C

Posted on 8 November 2008 by

C is for Culhwch. “Culhwch and Olwen” is one of the earliest stories that concerns King Arthur, and may be the earliest which is plainly story and not history. Culhwch is a young hero whose mother gave birth to him … Continue reading →

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An Alphabet of Druidry: B

Posted on 7 November 2008 by

B is for Bear. The bear is the guardian of the North, the sleepy cave-dweller whose image in the sky dances round the Pole Star.  There is some archaeological evidence that the earliest religion of humankind may have been the … Continue reading →

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An Alphabet of Druidry

Posted on 6 November 2008 by

This idea came to me from a popular meme on Livejournal: The reader offers the journaller a letter of the alphabet and accepts one in return.  Both of them write about five topics which the given letter suggests to them. … Continue reading →

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