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From a Gypsy to a Druid
What can I say? I'm multitalented ^_^
This is a cloak my ex-boyfriend made me oh...my...about 15 years ago or so? i love it.. sadly it's not finished, and i dunno how to finish it. I hope to finish it someday, or have it finished.
This was taken in Conn, after the Con, where I was enjoying the Fall foliage. How I miss New England!
This is a cloak my ex-boyfriend made me oh...my...about 15 years ago or so? i love it.. sadly it's not finished, and i dunno how to finish it. I hope to finish it someday, or have it finished.
This was taken in Conn, after the Con, where I was enjoying the Fall foliage. How I miss New England!
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depends, hehe, there are 'white' wiccans that do very similar magicking. The look of you though, screams "SHE'S A WITCH!" Druids, as I know them from Lore, were more woodsy. They wore animal pelts and were more 'connected' with the earth than what the clothing tells me in this picture.
I've worked with Wiccans in fabric stores, but that doesn't invalidate what you want out of your look. :)
I've worked with Wiccans in fabric stores, but that doesn't invalidate what you want out of your look. :)
mew.. well i can say this much. This was made for me by my ex for my Druid beliefs. And most wiccans when doing their rituals prefer to be sky clad.
either way..... I'm not trying to be ummm what's the word...Exact I guess.....and I really have to disagree with the opinion that the look screams "She's a witch!!" Cause frankly if we're gonna go with that, then most people would identify this with warts and ugliness. Now, don't get me wrong I already know i'm ugly, but i am missing the warts oh and the broom and pointy hat.
No matter... I guess it's fine if one wants to think i look like a witch....it's simply not my intent. Otherwise I would have named the picture " From Gypsy to Wiccan" :: shrugs::
[sorry if I sound defensive, I'm not trying to be a bitch or anything.. it's just...well to be honest? Kinda rubbing me a little wrong. ]
either way..... I'm not trying to be ummm what's the word...Exact I guess.....and I really have to disagree with the opinion that the look screams "She's a witch!!" Cause frankly if we're gonna go with that, then most people would identify this with warts and ugliness. Now, don't get me wrong I already know i'm ugly, but i am missing the warts oh and the broom and pointy hat.
No matter... I guess it's fine if one wants to think i look like a witch....it's simply not my intent. Otherwise I would have named the picture " From Gypsy to Wiccan" :: shrugs::
[sorry if I sound defensive, I'm not trying to be a bitch or anything.. it's just...well to be honest? Kinda rubbing me a little wrong. ]
This is true. Very true but going by how it's worded that's the first thing one would think of.
None the less, When I see this picture, I see the colores the woodsy background, and on the one hand I do see a wiccan feel, and on the other hand i see a druid feel too. robe or not, in the end, I think it's the feel of the picture. And the feel I was going for was warmth and nature. That at the very least I think was achieved.
^__^ So...if you don't mind, I think I'll simply say we're both right. In our own ways.
None the less, When I see this picture, I see the colores the woodsy background, and on the one hand I do see a wiccan feel, and on the other hand i see a druid feel too. robe or not, in the end, I think it's the feel of the picture. And the feel I was going for was warmth and nature. That at the very least I think was achieved.
^__^ So...if you don't mind, I think I'll simply say we're both right. In our own ways.
a bit of helpful info may be found here http://rdna.info
I think that if you in fact call yourself a Druid and have an affinity for Nature, then, no matter what else you might be, or think, or do, then you are in fact a “Druid.”
If you also happen to believe that “Nature is good,” then you are a Reformed Druid - at least in the declared sense.
I don’t think your spiritual path or your belief system necessarily needs to be of a Celtic orientation. I don’t think you yourself or your family need to come from a Celtic country, speak a Celtic language, nor do you even have to like Celtic culture or music or anything. You can still be a Druid.
That happens to be because of how other religions have evolved over time. If the ancient Druids had survived, and if they had migrated over from Europe to America, and if they had continued to thrive here, what would their religion look like here today? I doubt very much that a lot of Celtic culture would still remain intact. I doubt very much that a lot of Welsh or Gaelic would be spoken or prayed or sung in Druid services. Maybe a little taste here or there, but not a lot. The Druids would become modern and American. In fact I believe that if the spirit of the ancient Druids is alive today, then it is alive within the Reformed Druids of Gaia - and that group is very much like what I think the ancient Druid religion would be like, if it had survived.
Now, that’s not to say that perhaps pockets of “orthodox” Druids might also survive, clinging to the Celtic culture and perhaps doing services in Welsh. Like Judaism, Druidry might have ended up with many parts, but I think the largest part would be very Americanized, just as Reform Judaism is very Americanized.
A study of how Judaism has changed and grown and evolved since times ancient would surely parallel the path that ancient Druidism would have taken.
In fact, modern Druidism, without any connection to the ancients, has actually branched in much the same way.
In America, the oldest Druid group (founded in 1912) is the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). They are still barely alive, with branches mainly in California and the Pacific Northwest. If you drive around some towns in Northern California, you will run into remnants of AODA’s past, in the form of buildings in downtown areas, much like those the Masons and Odd Fellows built. I don’t know a lot about AODA other than that, but if they say they are Druids, then they are.
The next oldest Druid group (founded in 1963) is the Reformed Druids of North America. Most of the better known Druid groups are actually branches from this family tree. By the simple affirmation that “Nature is good” one becomes a member of this 4000 (+ or -), “non-prophet, ir-religious, dis-organization.” Other groups that are part of this family are Order of the Mithril Star, New Reformed Druids of North America, Missionary Order of the Celtic Cross,
Ar nDraiocht Fein, Henge of Keltria and more. The best information source is at http://rdna.info.
Druid orthodoxy began to appear in the late 1990’s, under such labels as “Celtic reconstruction,” “Celtic revivalism,” and “Celtic restoration.” Some of these disparage the use of the word “Druid” to describe themselves, and others (in the manner that Ultra-Orthodox Jews view Reform Jews) will declare that only themselves, and those like them have the right to the title “Druid”.
I think though, that in a broad sense, all of us are “revivalist – reconstructionist –restorationist” Druids, because we are all in our own ways doing Druidism exactly the way the ancient Druids did: “……the old fashioned way: making it up as we go!” (Jim Fox-Davis, “Ancient Keltic Church”) It always amazes me that people don’t grok the simple yet obvious fact that all religious systems are purely the inventions of human thought. Somewhere, at sometime, someone invented every cult, sect, religion, spirituality, and philosophy that exists. Over time we forget who all these "someones" were, but regardless, someone had to make it all up.
And that, in my opinion, is what a Druid is: a person who is in love with Nature and is making their religion up as they go.
--Rick
<<<< WALL OF TEXT WARNING!>>>>I think that if you in fact call yourself a Druid and have an affinity for Nature, then, no matter what else you might be, or think, or do, then you are in fact a “Druid.”
If you also happen to believe that “Nature is good,” then you are a Reformed Druid - at least in the declared sense.
I don’t think your spiritual path or your belief system necessarily needs to be of a Celtic orientation. I don’t think you yourself or your family need to come from a Celtic country, speak a Celtic language, nor do you even have to like Celtic culture or music or anything. You can still be a Druid.
That happens to be because of how other religions have evolved over time. If the ancient Druids had survived, and if they had migrated over from Europe to America, and if they had continued to thrive here, what would their religion look like here today? I doubt very much that a lot of Celtic culture would still remain intact. I doubt very much that a lot of Welsh or Gaelic would be spoken or prayed or sung in Druid services. Maybe a little taste here or there, but not a lot. The Druids would become modern and American. In fact I believe that if the spirit of the ancient Druids is alive today, then it is alive within the Reformed Druids of Gaia - and that group is very much like what I think the ancient Druid religion would be like, if it had survived.
Now, that’s not to say that perhaps pockets of “orthodox” Druids might also survive, clinging to the Celtic culture and perhaps doing services in Welsh. Like Judaism, Druidry might have ended up with many parts, but I think the largest part would be very Americanized, just as Reform Judaism is very Americanized.
A study of how Judaism has changed and grown and evolved since times ancient would surely parallel the path that ancient Druidism would have taken.
In fact, modern Druidism, without any connection to the ancients, has actually branched in much the same way.
In America, the oldest Druid group (founded in 1912) is the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). They are still barely alive, with branches mainly in California and the Pacific Northwest. If you drive around some towns in Northern California, you will run into remnants of AODA’s past, in the form of buildings in downtown areas, much like those the Masons and Odd Fellows built. I don’t know a lot about AODA other than that, but if they say they are Druids, then they are.
The next oldest Druid group (founded in 1963) is the Reformed Druids of North America. Most of the better known Druid groups are actually branches from this family tree. By the simple affirmation that “Nature is good” one becomes a member of this 4000 (+ or -), “non-prophet, ir-religious, dis-organization.” Other groups that are part of this family are Order of the Mithril Star, New Reformed Druids of North America, Missionary Order of the Celtic Cross,
Ar nDraiocht Fein, Henge of Keltria and more. The best information source is at http://rdna.info.
Druid orthodoxy began to appear in the late 1990’s, under such labels as “Celtic reconstruction,” “Celtic revivalism,” and “Celtic restoration.” Some of these disparage the use of the word “Druid” to describe themselves, and others (in the manner that Ultra-Orthodox Jews view Reform Jews) will declare that only themselves, and those like them have the right to the title “Druid”.
I think though, that in a broad sense, all of us are “revivalist – reconstructionist –restorationist” Druids, because we are all in our own ways doing Druidism exactly the way the ancient Druids did: “……the old fashioned way: making it up as we go!” (Jim Fox-Davis, “Ancient Keltic Church”) It always amazes me that people don’t grok the simple yet obvious fact that all religious systems are purely the inventions of human thought. Somewhere, at sometime, someone invented every cult, sect, religion, spirituality, and philosophy that exists. Over time we forget who all these "someones" were, but regardless, someone had to make it all up.
And that, in my opinion, is what a Druid is: a person who is in love with Nature and is making their religion up as they go.
--Rick
This is some very good in depth information. For my part, I guess I do sorta make it up as I go, but it's not like i take the "cool" parts that I like and disregard the rest yanno? I know a lot of people do that.
In the end, I just try to do what's right, and be a good person, and love life. Mew.
In the end, I just try to do what's right, and be a good person, and love life. Mew.
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