Hey folks. I appreciate the interest months later seeing as I haven't had the time to make videos in a while! But if you're going to leave negative comments about me killing a fucking mosquito, just know I'm laughing at you. I'm not even going to argue-- if you believe having a relationship with nature means letting yourself get bug bites, you are genuinely too psychotic and dumb to even insult. Log off and go get laid once in a while, you might find yourself less tempted to comment insane shit on the internet. Cheers
I had a fly in my room for a month at the end of winter. It stayed in my room until it was warm enough to be let go. I'm appalled you killed that bug.😮
I get you, especially outside. Like if it's in your house I understand more why you would kill it, but in I forest lol? For what reason? Also I thoughts it was funny how right after she started taking about the importance of the relationship with all life 😅
@@enchanted_wildflower_ Spot on. A lot of druids like myself are animists and less than a minute in she's trying to kill something in its natural habitat. She needs to grow up.
Dear sister, You are a natural born teacher, your essence comes through so strongly in this talk!! Please never stop what you are doing, keep going and follow your intuition. You are clearly here for a specific purpose, just at the right time ✨🌙🙏✨ Sending so much support and encouragement 🌸🌹🌈
You were born a teacher. Your video is awe inspiring. Can't wait to learn more for you. I was born with cerebral palsy which has driven me to be a seeker. I may not be able to "physically" practice ritual, but would love to learn all I can. Thank the universe I found your channel!
Blessings to you 🙏 There are so many places we can journey in spirit. I often visit my giant trees in a journey as I am getting older and do not want to fly all over the place for many reasons including protecting Mother Earth.
Thank you so much! This means so much to me to read. There is so much to be done internally that the physical aspect is truly not required. Thank you again for watching, and I'll be putting out more this season.
This entire video helps me understand things better as a very new druid, I have been drawn to this practice maybe without even knowing half the time so this helps me so much ❤
Gasp, a Druid that violently killed a bug on video, the horror... I'm surprised you're not getting swamped by all the "everything is fluffy bunnies" type of druids, wiccans, and all the rest. You're a breath of fresh air...
This is pretty informative video and can see what your getting at. I spent 9 years getting into druidry. but just haven't put focus to magic as a major goal because of just not really being in the mood for it like i used to because some idiot got scared of me for it.
Nice commentary. I assume your discussion here is similar to the talk you gave at the Community Pagan Retreat this last weekend. I had other obligations this year so wasn’t able to attend.
Thank you I enjoyed this. I think you are correct...it is about tapping into the stream of inspiration that comes with a partial trance state. I am a spiritual explorer and my ancestors are from all over the globe, including passing thru Persia, Iraq, Anatolia, Jewish in Ukraine and the British isles, and a little Native American, so at times I feel confused about which Gods to connect to....especially the Goddess. Yes my recent ancestors were religious Jewish and Christian, but fortunately my parents took me to the Giant Sequoias where they met and never forced religion on me. I currently live in Hawaii and have not found other Druids or magical people here who are grounded....but I often think of Scotland when I am standing on the shores. What I need to do is get out more and wander alone like I used to. Yes we are Americans and our land is powerful and full of mana. I have done ceremonies with Native Americans and Hawaiians here and and feel their presence in the land.
I just want to thank you guys that had a problem with me not wanting to get bit by a mosquito for inspiring a video I just put out on religious carnivorism. Yall know the druids weren't vegan pacifists, right? Cheers xx
I think druids were politicians and they were forced to work with "natural man" arguments because dueling and passion were major parts of the law. It drove their political science and cultural norms.
I can see why one might think that, and in some ways sure... the thing is, when we say "the druids" today, we're often referring to so many classes of people across time. While today I tend to consciously focus on what we can take away spiritually & functionally, one of the elders I defer to most (Murtagh an Doile) tends to say they would really have been the "intelligentsia" of the time. Many of them certainly had political power, but whether or not one would classify them as politicians... I wouldn't personally make that leap, but hell, it's just as likely as many other theories. Thanks for the comment!
Hey there bard. Let's unpack this comment, and I'm going to be respectfully real with you... 1. It's a bit of a leading question to call something that basically only you believe a "fact." Fact based on what, my friend? The idea of "written druid records" going back for centuries is a concept exclusive to this comment. Ie- I've been studying druidry for over ten years, I'm friends with legit elders that have been into this for decades. Nobody's ever even floated that concept. It seems that you believe it to be the case, but it doesn't seem that the facts are there to support it. 2. "It never died and we aren't recreating it" is a level of fantasy I'm unfortunately not willing to entertain. If it never died, why would you even need to make that claim? If you want to suggest that we're carrying on the spirit of original druidry, by all means-- I've made points to that end myself. But to claim that druidry today exists as it did when it had social power is provably false. I appreciate your faith and your interest, and I'd be open to hearing what you may have to back up what you're saying-- but unfortunately, I don't think it's true. Best wishes.
@primaldruidry well I respond in kind. We have written records of druidy. The only thing druids did not write is their spiritual practices. But their laws and their educations were written down we have plenty of records if it. I literally just watched a video of a scholar breaking down druid writings from gaul, celtiberians, and other. Ceasar even said they write using Greek letter for their daily lives the only thing they don't rewrite is their religious ceremonies as they want the Oral traditions to be memorized and not corrupted by the words written. But also Ceridwyn writes down the potion of awen. We have plenty of writings written by the druid scholars themselves. So to say I'm merely saying that and it isn't factual it's flat out 100% a lie. You even referenced Ceasars words in this video which is what prompted the comment. As far as the "fantasy of druids never dying out" Bards persisted until the 1750's my ancestor being the bard of scotland. We trace our lineage back to 919 at least. The family in 918 were council to aethelfled and fought alongside her. That said my family was considered a bard tradition family that far back. Bards in the first century were linked to the ovates and druids as mentioned, many times throughout history. So Bards have a non interrupted continuim of practice. While the philosophy and astronomy was written down the Oral carried by the Bards and the divination persisting long into the Christian age, the term druid is the only thing that died. Literally druid was exchanged as scholar. So where is the fantasy. Because I can point to historical literature from 100bc to 1750ad that says otherwise. And then we see a druid revival that is rebranded as spiritual and takes a sharp turn. I follow tye neodruid path I'm in the bardic grades but I find historical accuracy is a vastly important topic while learning these. I requested open dialogue not ambiguous shutdown. Is it a fact that ovates became seers then court advisors? Yes Is it fact that Bards carried on from before 100bc to past 1700s ad? yes. Is it interesting that we today, learn and understand the astronomy, and math's the druids studied? Every druid studied physics and astronomy, and philosophy. We know this. So recreating a druids understanding shouldn't be hard we have literature, Oral traditions and their practices. The only thing we don't have that did die is their sacrificial practices and their religious ceremonies and meaning that coinside with it. All that boils down to if druids are merely ceremonies people the. They died. But if they are the philosophers, astronomers, mathematicians then their practices are still I wide affect today. Or did I miss something? The laws written by the Celtiberians and the Gaels represent some of the limited surviving written records from these ancient Celtic cultures. Here's what we know about the extent of surviving legal texts: ### **Celtiberians:** - **Bronze Inscriptions**: Some Celtiberian legal texts have been preserved, mainly through inscriptions on bronze tablets. The most famous example is the **Bronze of Botorrita** (also known as the Botorrita plaques). These are inscribed in the Celtiberian language using the Iberian script. The Botorrita Bronze contains a legal or administrative text related to property and boundary disputes. - **Number of Laws**: The Botorrita texts don’t contain a comprehensive law code but offer a glimpse into specific legal proceedings or decisions. Beyond Botorrita, there are a few other scattered inscriptions, but no extensive codified law book has survived. ### **Gaels (Insular Celts):** - **Brehon Laws (Ireland)**: The Gaelic tradition has a much richer surviving legal tradition, particularly from medieval Ireland with the **Brehon Laws**. These laws were written down after the arrival of Christianity, but they reflect much older oral traditions. - **Number of Laws**: The Brehon Laws consist of several volumes and tracts dealing with various aspects of daily life, including property rights, contracts, marriage, and criminal justice. The most famous collections include the **Senchus Mór** and the **Book of Aicill**. While it is hard to quantify the exact number of laws, the Brehon Laws are an extensive corpus and one of the most detailed law systems from pre-modern Europe. - **Scotland**: Similarly, parts of early Gaelic Scotland operated under related legal traditions, though less survives from Scotland in comparison to Ireland. ### **Key Points**: - **Celtiberians**: A few bronze inscriptions with legal content survive, like Botorrita, but there is no complete legal code. - **Gaels**: The Brehon Laws in Ireland provide a rich legal tradition, though written down in the early medieval period, they reflect ancient customs. In short, while Celtiberian legal texts are limited to a few inscriptions, the Gaels, particularly in Ireland, preserved an extensive and detailed legal system through their Brehon Laws.
@@The.Bards.Library Hello friend, I appreciate the evident passion in your response. However, you’re conflating a lot of different topics that actually cannot be conflated. This video is about the religious path of druidry today. I said within the first 15 seconds that this video is about “Living, primal druidry. This is not a history lesson, I want to make that very clear.” I.e.- I am speaking strictly about the spiritual path. Everything you’re bringing up is all well and good, but doesn’t and cannot directly inform a robust religious path in the present day. Brehon Law, property disputes- that cannot deeply inform a religious practice, my friend. It’s helpful to study and offers us insight into their perspective, but it’s not religious scripture. I asked for backup to your claim in the event that you were referring to spiritual texts that somehow all of us have missed this whole time, but you’re referencing extremely well-known aspects of history that are not capable of directly informing a religious practice. The topic of druidry continuing into post-Christian Celtic society is a fascinating one and well worth discussing, but to make the leap that it's somehow an "unbroken tradition"... the logic just does not follow. If you do not understand how druids as a social class don’t exist as they did before the 7th and 9th century at the most recent, I’m afraid I cannot help you. In particular to claim “So recreating a druids understanding shouldn't be hard we have literature, Oral traditions and their practices”… the ancient druids versus ourselves today come from vastly different experiences. Recreating an ancient person’s understanding is more than just reading what they may have read; I simply do not agree with you here. “The only thing we don't have that did die is their sacrificial practices and their religious ceremonies and meaning that coinside with it”- this video is about the living, primal religious path, as I stated within the first 15 seconds of recording. I admire your clear love of historical druidry, but I made it very clear I’m not giving a history lesson- I’m talking about what comprises the druidic path in terms of actual belief and action in the present day. I quite literally say “history is a trampoline.” Hell, the video description itself says "We will not be going over the history of druidry as we know it or how we know it." There are other speakers that enjoy focusing on the historical aspect more-- I have gone well out of my way to repeatedly indicate that my primary passion & love is for primal, living druidry as it is today. If that's not what you're into, you're better served elsewhere. We are simply not talking about the same thing. It's very cool to read about your bardic ancestor and I wish you the best this Samhain season.
@primaldruidry I do appreciate this latest comment. Thank you. I know the druids disappeared and died off in the past, leaving only the bards and ovates. I know neo druidry and recon druidry are vastly different. And I earnest had no desire arguing history. I am very passionate about nature, druidry, and history. (possibly on the spectrum, definitely neuro spicy, I lose myself sometimes forgetting the small bits don't matter) but that said I'm sorry for coming off harsh or aggro, but I think I misconveyed my original questions easily enough over the web🕸. I'll retry no need respond I did gather the response I was curious about but I tried conveying the question more a kin to "what is your opinion, on using the history, especially the history unspoken or the literary clues in ancient druid writings, to make a more rounded and holistic path?" I think my thoughts translate better in my head. Stuff like the laws druids judged upon reflected their culture where druids were the judge, possibly the lawmakers, even. But stuff like socially ostracized criminals and even the death penalty being given to the gods as a sort of return this one and bring us a new one type deal. These can help influence and build a stronger, more pronounced spiritual path. Such as the honor price and giving legal protections to land spaces and making them sacred. I would say if an old druid were alive today, they would join the obod or aoda, but they would be a professor or a conservationist attorney, perhaps. Like in obod there is a lawyer who swore on the river as opposed to the Bible. And he's fighting to give river legal status of a person. As the river is a living body and has a say as to how much people can use it. This idea that history doesn't shape our present to me isn't all that accurate. For me history is everything that we are. AWEN I appreciate your candor. Thank you. 😊 I jist like dialogue and talking about ideas. Sorry it was harsh 😔 I'm rough sometimes and I can only try to do better.
OMG you just killed that bug! Thats not right relationship- eek! You are making up what is to be a druid, kindreds are not nature spirits, I think you need to learn you history we didn't learn about Druids from Julius Caesar ! As a practising Druid from UK, you are full of misinformation, and incorrect sweeping statements which is misleading
Caesar's account in the Gallic Wars is one of the few sources we have; there's a couple of others, but it's infamously sparse. If you want to get bitten by mosquitos go for it buddy. What a psychotic thing to worry about
@@EdricoftheWeald I take these comments as examples of mental illness. Druids literally had divination techniques involving slaughtering & wrapping themselves in the hide of freshly sacrificed cattle but apparently I have to let myself get bitten by mosquitos to be a “real druid.” I just laugh and move on. Thanks for the sane comment!
@@primaldruidry Indeed, these vegetarian ideals of ahimsa and beliefs about karma seem to have nothing to do with ancient Celtic religion, and everything to do with Dharmic religions (esp. Jainism, Neo-Vedanta and Buddhism) imported into western thought via Theosophy/Madame Blavatsky and the subsequent New Age movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Which is fine--those are noble traditions, but one can hardly claim they represent "correct druidry", if such a concept is even useful.
@@EdricoftheWeald Strongly concur on that. The thing is, I am so extremely averse to making any claims about "correct druidry" for many reasons-- partially because it doesn't exist in the concrete way people want it to, partially because the idea of dogma/One True Way etc is anathema to what I consider the spirit of druidry to be. But when it comes to dubious, easily disprovable hippietastic pretentions to the effect of implying we should all be tree hugging vegan pacifists: the little knowledge we do have directly contradicts that. I am openly anti-recon and don't believe we need historical precedent to do what works, but-- when we have not only no historical precedent to suggest vegan woo woo pseudo-morality, but active examples that disprove it, I have no patience in indulging those claims. They represent nothing beyond personal preference, which I did not sign up for-- and as an ex-vegan, will not be guilted into agreeing to. Thanks again for the intelligent comment, much appreciated.
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Knowledge has become irrelevant Maybe not writing it down is better in some ways... making knowledge part of you is a better way to gain wisdom from it
I’m not sure I’d say knowledge is irrelevant objectively but in the context of how society’s currently operating (or not operating), that definitely seems to be the case. But yes, absolutely. Integrating it rather than having to check everything all the time is far superior. Thank you for your thoughts!
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Hey folks. I appreciate the interest months later seeing as I haven't had the time to make videos in a while! But if you're going to leave negative comments about me killing a fucking mosquito, just know I'm laughing at you. I'm not even going to argue-- if you believe having a relationship with nature means letting yourself get bug bites, you are genuinely too psychotic and dumb to even insult.
Log off and go get laid once in a while, you might find yourself less tempted to comment insane shit on the internet. Cheers
"just know I'm laughing at you"... And that was the moment I subscribed 😂
I had a fly in my room for a month at the end of winter. It stayed in my room until it was warm enough to be let go. I'm appalled you killed that bug.😮
Cackling
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That fly was a fucking monitoring agent. A djinn spirit investigating you.
I get you, especially outside. Like if it's in your house I understand more why you would kill it, but in I forest lol? For what reason? Also I thoughts it was funny how right after she started taking about the importance of the relationship with all life 😅
@@enchanted_wildflower_ Spot on. A lot of druids like myself are animists and less than a minute in she's trying to kill something in its natural habitat. She needs to grow up.
35 mins in and I am loving this, thank you for making this video. 💚
@@jiliciar.1423 Much appreciated!
@@jiliciar.1423 Much appreciated, glad it resonated
Dear sister, You are a natural born teacher, your essence comes through so strongly in this talk!! Please never stop what you are doing, keep going and follow your intuition. You are clearly here for a specific purpose, just at the right time ✨🌙🙏✨ Sending so much support and encouragement 🌸🌹🌈
Thank you beauty!
You were born a teacher. Your video is awe inspiring. Can't wait to learn more for you. I was born with cerebral palsy which has driven me to be a seeker. I may not be able to "physically" practice ritual, but would love to learn all I can. Thank the universe I found your channel!
Blessings to you 🙏 There are so many places we can journey in spirit. I often visit my giant trees in a journey as I am getting older and do not want to fly all over the place for many reasons including protecting Mother Earth.
Thank you so much! This means so much to me to read. There is so much to be done internally that the physical aspect is truly not required. Thank you again for watching, and I'll be putting out more this season.
This entire video helps me understand things better as a very new druid, I have been drawn to this practice maybe without even knowing half the time so this helps me so much ❤
I am so happy to hear this, best of wishes on your path!
Gasp, a Druid that violently killed a bug on video, the horror... I'm surprised you're not getting swamped by all the "everything is fluffy bunnies" type of druids, wiccans, and all the rest. You're a breath of fresh air...
This was very informative and full of food for thought ❤ I loved it and I’m even more excited now to embark on my own Druid path
Thank you so much, beauty! This warms my heart to hear
You won't regret it. I became a druid in 1999 and it's wonderful.
"...Cultivating relationships of devotion, divinity and magick..." You can say that to me any life
Finally, a fantastic video on living a Druid lifestyle. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Greatly appreciated
This is pretty informative video and can see what your getting at. I spent 9 years getting into druidry. but just haven't put focus to magic as a major goal because of just not really being in the mood for it like i used to because some idiot got scared of me for it.
What about your relationship with yourself? Why did you kill that bug? Do you have a toxic relationship with bugs?
LMAO, good one buddy
Thank you! This video has been very helpful! My friend told me about Druidry and it’s been hard to find videos that explain clearly!
I’m so glad it resonated! Best wishes on your path 🙏🏻
I'm definitely going to watch more of your videos
Much appreciated! Glad you’re enjoying
Nice commentary. I assume your discussion here is similar to the talk you gave at the Community Pagan Retreat this last weekend.
I had other obligations this year so wasn’t able to attend.
Thank you kindly! Yes. I accidentally recorded that from a bad angle so I may or may not share the clip itself… but thank you kindly for watching 🙏🏻
Amazing video!
Thank you so much friend, pleasure meeting you 🙏🏻🔥
nice damn real cool guide, long, cool
Thanks!
Yall... if you can't listen to the first 15 seconds of this video or read the description, I cannot help you.
Awesome video thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Thank you I enjoyed this. I think you are correct...it is about tapping into the stream of inspiration that comes with a partial trance state. I am a spiritual explorer and my ancestors are from all over the globe, including passing thru Persia, Iraq, Anatolia, Jewish in Ukraine and the British isles, and a little Native American, so at times I feel confused about which Gods to connect to....especially the Goddess. Yes my recent ancestors were religious Jewish and Christian, but fortunately my parents took me to the Giant Sequoias where they met and never forced religion on me. I currently live in Hawaii and have not found other Druids or magical people here who are grounded....but I often think of Scotland when I am standing on the shores. What I need to do is get out more and wander alone like I used to. Yes we are Americans and our land is powerful and full of mana. I have done ceremonies with Native Americans and Hawaiians here and and feel their presence in the land.
40 seconds into a video on Druidry and kills a bug. Definitely got the primal part down at least.
I just want to thank you guys that had a problem with me not wanting to get bit by a mosquito for inspiring a video I just put out on religious carnivorism. Yall know the druids weren't vegan pacifists, right?
Cheers xx
I think druids were politicians and they were forced to work with "natural man" arguments because dueling and passion were major parts of the law. It drove their political science and cultural norms.
I can see why one might think that, and in some ways sure... the thing is, when we say "the druids" today, we're often referring to so many classes of people across time. While today I tend to consciously focus on what we can take away spiritually & functionally, one of the elders I defer to most (Murtagh an Doile) tends to say they would really have been the "intelligentsia" of the time.
Many of them certainly had political power, but whether or not one would classify them as politicians... I wouldn't personally make that leap, but hell, it's just as likely as many other theories. Thanks for the comment!
What's your opinion on the fact that druidry never died and we aren't recreating it. That we have written druid records for centuries?
Hey there bard. Let's unpack this comment, and I'm going to be respectfully real with you...
1. It's a bit of a leading question to call something that basically only you believe a "fact." Fact based on what, my friend? The idea of "written druid records" going back for centuries is a concept exclusive to this comment. Ie- I've been studying druidry for over ten years, I'm friends with legit elders that have been into this for decades. Nobody's ever even floated that concept. It seems that you believe it to be the case, but it doesn't seem that the facts are there to support it.
2. "It never died and we aren't recreating it" is a level of fantasy I'm unfortunately not willing to entertain. If it never died, why would you even need to make that claim? If you want to suggest that we're carrying on the spirit of original druidry, by all means-- I've made points to that end myself. But to claim that druidry today exists as it did when it had social power is provably false.
I appreciate your faith and your interest, and I'd be open to hearing what you may have to back up what you're saying-- but unfortunately, I don't think it's true. Best wishes.
@primaldruidry well I respond in kind. We have written records of druidy. The only thing druids did not write is their spiritual practices. But their laws and their educations were written down we have plenty of records if it. I literally just watched a video of a scholar breaking down druid writings from gaul, celtiberians, and other. Ceasar even said they write using Greek letter for their daily lives the only thing they don't rewrite is their religious ceremonies as they want the Oral traditions to be memorized and not corrupted by the words written. But also Ceridwyn writes down the potion of awen. We have plenty of writings written by the druid scholars themselves. So to say I'm merely saying that and it isn't factual it's flat out 100% a lie. You even referenced Ceasars words in this video which is what prompted the comment.
As far as the "fantasy of druids never dying out"
Bards persisted until the 1750's my ancestor being the bard of scotland. We trace our lineage back to 919 at least. The family in 918 were council to aethelfled and fought alongside her. That said my family was considered a bard tradition family that far back. Bards in the first century were linked to the ovates and druids as mentioned, many times throughout history. So Bards have a non interrupted continuim of practice. While the philosophy and astronomy was written down the Oral carried by the Bards and the divination persisting long into the Christian age, the term druid is the only thing that died. Literally druid was exchanged as scholar. So where is the fantasy. Because I can point to historical literature from 100bc to 1750ad that says otherwise. And then we see a druid revival that is rebranded as spiritual and takes a sharp turn. I follow tye neodruid path I'm in the bardic grades but I find historical accuracy is a vastly important topic while learning these. I requested open dialogue not ambiguous shutdown.
Is it a fact that ovates became seers then court advisors? Yes
Is it fact that Bards carried on from before 100bc to past 1700s ad? yes.
Is it interesting that we today, learn and understand the astronomy, and math's the druids studied? Every druid studied physics and astronomy, and philosophy. We know this. So recreating a druids understanding shouldn't be hard we have literature, Oral traditions and their practices.
The only thing we don't have that did die is their sacrificial practices and their religious ceremonies and meaning that coinside with it.
All that boils down to if druids are merely ceremonies people the. They died. But if they are the philosophers, astronomers, mathematicians then their practices are still I wide affect today. Or did I miss something?
The laws written by the Celtiberians and the Gaels represent some of the limited surviving written records from these ancient Celtic cultures. Here's what we know about the extent of surviving legal texts:
### **Celtiberians:**
- **Bronze Inscriptions**: Some Celtiberian legal texts have been preserved, mainly through inscriptions on bronze tablets. The most famous example is the **Bronze of Botorrita** (also known as the Botorrita plaques). These are inscribed in the Celtiberian language using the Iberian script. The Botorrita Bronze contains a legal or administrative text related to property and boundary disputes.
- **Number of Laws**: The Botorrita texts don’t contain a comprehensive law code but offer a glimpse into specific legal proceedings or decisions. Beyond Botorrita, there are a few other scattered inscriptions, but no extensive codified law book has survived.
### **Gaels (Insular Celts):**
- **Brehon Laws (Ireland)**: The Gaelic tradition has a much richer surviving legal tradition, particularly from medieval Ireland with the **Brehon Laws**. These laws were written down after the arrival of Christianity, but they reflect much older oral traditions.
- **Number of Laws**: The Brehon Laws consist of several volumes and tracts dealing with various aspects of daily life, including property rights, contracts, marriage, and criminal justice. The most famous collections include the **Senchus Mór** and the **Book of Aicill**. While it is hard to quantify the exact number of laws, the Brehon Laws are an extensive corpus and one of the most detailed law systems from pre-modern Europe.
- **Scotland**: Similarly, parts of early Gaelic Scotland operated under related legal traditions, though less survives from Scotland in comparison to Ireland.
### **Key Points**:
- **Celtiberians**: A few bronze inscriptions with legal content survive, like Botorrita, but there is no complete legal code.
- **Gaels**: The Brehon Laws in Ireland provide a rich legal tradition, though written down in the early medieval period, they reflect ancient customs.
In short, while Celtiberian legal texts are limited to a few inscriptions, the Gaels, particularly in Ireland, preserved an extensive and detailed legal system through their Brehon Laws.
@@The.Bards.Library Hello friend,
I appreciate the evident passion in your response. However, you’re conflating a lot of different topics that actually cannot be conflated.
This video is about the religious path of druidry today. I said within the first 15 seconds that this video is about “Living, primal druidry. This is not a history lesson, I want to make that very clear.” I.e.- I am speaking strictly about the spiritual path.
Everything you’re bringing up is all well and good, but doesn’t and cannot directly inform a robust religious path in the present day. Brehon Law, property disputes- that cannot deeply inform a religious practice, my friend. It’s helpful to study and offers us insight into their perspective, but it’s not religious scripture. I asked for backup to your claim in the event that you were referring to spiritual texts that somehow all of us have missed this whole time, but you’re referencing extremely well-known aspects of history that are not capable of directly informing a religious practice. The topic of druidry continuing into post-Christian Celtic society is a fascinating one and well worth discussing, but to make the leap that it's somehow an "unbroken tradition"... the logic just does not follow.
If you do not understand how druids as a social class don’t exist as they did before the 7th and 9th century at the most recent, I’m afraid I cannot help you. In particular to claim “So recreating a druids understanding shouldn't be hard we have literature, Oral traditions and their practices”… the ancient druids versus ourselves today come from vastly different experiences. Recreating an ancient person’s understanding is more than just reading what they may have read; I simply do not agree with you here.
“The only thing we don't have that did die is their sacrificial practices and their religious ceremonies and meaning that coinside with it”- this video is about the living, primal religious path, as I stated within the first 15 seconds of recording.
I admire your clear love of historical druidry, but I made it very clear I’m not giving a history lesson- I’m talking about what comprises the druidic path in terms of actual belief and action in the present day. I quite literally say “history is a trampoline.” Hell, the video description itself says "We will not be going over the history of druidry as we know it or how we know it."
There are other speakers that enjoy focusing on the historical aspect more-- I have gone well out of my way to repeatedly indicate that my primary passion & love is for primal, living druidry as it is today. If that's not what you're into, you're better served elsewhere.
We are simply not talking about the same thing.
It's very cool to read about your bardic ancestor and I wish you the best this Samhain season.
@primaldruidry I do appreciate this latest comment. Thank you.
I know the druids disappeared and died off in the past, leaving only the bards and ovates. I know neo druidry and recon druidry are vastly different. And I earnest had no desire arguing history. I am very passionate about nature, druidry, and history. (possibly on the spectrum, definitely neuro spicy, I lose myself sometimes forgetting the small bits don't matter) but that said I'm sorry for coming off harsh or aggro, but I think I misconveyed my original questions easily enough over the web🕸.
I'll retry no need respond I did gather the response I was curious about but I tried conveying the question more a kin to "what is your opinion, on using the history, especially the history unspoken or the literary clues in ancient druid writings, to make a more rounded and holistic path?"
I think my thoughts translate better in my head. Stuff like the laws druids judged upon reflected their culture where druids were the judge, possibly the lawmakers, even. But stuff like socially ostracized criminals and even the death penalty being given to the gods as a sort of return this one and bring us a new one type deal.
These can help influence and build a stronger, more pronounced spiritual path. Such as the honor price and giving legal protections to land spaces and making them sacred. I would say if an old druid were alive today, they would join the obod or aoda, but they would be a professor or a conservationist attorney, perhaps. Like in obod there is a lawyer who swore on the river as opposed to the Bible. And he's fighting to give river legal status of a person. As the river is a living body and has a say as to how much people can use it. This idea that history doesn't shape our present to me isn't all that accurate. For me history is everything that we are.
AWEN I appreciate your candor. Thank you. 😊 I jist like dialogue and talking about ideas. Sorry it was harsh 😔 I'm rough sometimes and I can only try to do better.
These aren't the druids you're looking for.
I felt that when you came for the larp 🤓 lol
It’s real 😂😂
Its not larp its called religion
I would love to train with you with giant swords and magical staffs.
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Love how you wade through all the bullshit. Great video.
Thank you for the smile this put on my face! Bless you.
OMG you just killed that bug! Thats not right relationship- eek! You are making up what is to be a druid, kindreds are not nature spirits, I think you need to learn you history we didn't learn about Druids from Julius Caesar ! As a practising Druid from UK, you are full of misinformation, and incorrect sweeping statements which is misleading
Caesar's account in the Gallic Wars is one of the few sources we have; there's a couple of others, but it's infamously sparse.
If you want to get bitten by mosquitos go for it buddy. What a psychotic thing to worry about
Honest question: why is it not the right relationship? Were the druids vegan?
@@EdricoftheWeald I take these comments as examples of mental illness. Druids literally had divination techniques involving slaughtering & wrapping themselves in the hide of freshly sacrificed cattle but apparently I have to let myself get bitten by mosquitos to be a “real druid.” I just laugh and move on.
Thanks for the sane comment!
@@primaldruidry Indeed, these vegetarian ideals of ahimsa and beliefs about karma seem to have nothing to do with ancient Celtic religion, and everything to do with Dharmic religions (esp. Jainism, Neo-Vedanta and Buddhism) imported into western thought via Theosophy/Madame Blavatsky and the subsequent New Age movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Which is fine--those are noble traditions, but one can hardly claim they represent "correct druidry", if such a concept is even useful.
@@EdricoftheWeald Strongly concur on that. The thing is, I am so extremely averse to making any claims about "correct druidry" for many reasons-- partially because it doesn't exist in the concrete way people want it to, partially because the idea of dogma/One True Way etc is anathema to what I consider the spirit of druidry to be. But when it comes to dubious, easily disprovable hippietastic pretentions to the effect of implying we should all be tree hugging vegan pacifists: the little knowledge we do have directly contradicts that. I am openly anti-recon and don't believe we need historical precedent to do what works, but-- when we have not only no historical precedent to suggest vegan woo woo pseudo-morality, but active examples that disprove it, I have no patience in indulging those claims. They represent nothing beyond personal preference, which I did not sign up for-- and as an ex-vegan, will not be guilted into agreeing to.
Thanks again for the intelligent comment, much appreciated.
Your hair looks nice
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Ugh I got sucked in to glorious drama and forgot spirituality today. Hey you’re in LA? Do you have meetups?
I am in LA and I’m presenting an event at the Crooked Path shop in Burbank this Friday the 13th! You can reserve tickets here www.thecrookedpathshop.com/product/oct-13-6pm-primal-druidry-what-it-is-and-how-to-do-it/8672?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=2
Knowledge has become irrelevant Maybe not writing it down is better in some ways... making knowledge part of you is a better way to gain wisdom from it
I’m not sure I’d say knowledge is irrelevant objectively but in the context of how society’s currently operating (or not operating), that definitely seems to be the case. But yes, absolutely. Integrating it rather than having to check everything all the time is far superior.
Thank you for your thoughts!
Is an idiomist other than a fundamentalist?
Were females ever druids. I only see the men that practiced it. I don't know u can tell me
Yes! We have reason to think so. Check out "A Brief History of the Druids" by Peter Berresford Ellis to start with.
@@primaldruidry I've been studying Caesars account of the druids lol. But I'll check that out