Druids have ancient roots, but Chief Druid Philip Carr-Gomm makes clear their traditions fits todays world. Interview at Eigentijds festival 2008, Netherlands
As a practicing Buddhist for 12 years who has recently started exploring druidry through the OBOD Bardic Course, I think I can safely say that modern druidry is a beautiful enhancement to an existing spiritual practice....Or, if you have no existing spiritual practice, it is a complete spiritual path in its own right. Phillip Carr-Gomm is a wonderful ambassador for the movement, (check out his "Tea With A Druid" videos on TH-cam), who inspires and guides with great skill. I'd certainly recommend diving in. Sign up for the course and learn to connect with nature in an uplifting and positive way. 🙏
I agree. It was reading his works which brought me to the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, and I can truthfully say I have never regretted it. - Papillon
I've watched this vid many times and I always try to see who is singing the harmony during the AWEN at the beginning ;) It's like when some people harmonise the last line of "Happy birthday" ;) Hey, to the singer, I'm only joking - just having a wee giggle ;) I actually like the soothing sound it creates :)
Hail The earth Mother Danu the primal earth goddess, the land, sea, and sky ( atmosphere ) itself. It is from her womb that all life has emerged. Danu has all the tending, nurturing, and soul-nourishing qualities of a mother. ... /|\
@FullMoonMysticism1 It's not that at all. It's good that you acknowledge this, but Druidry itself is not just a religion. For some it's a way of life. In fact from what I've seen from Druidry (the way of life) it shares a lot of Christian values, such as tolerance, forgiveness, and so on. the only difference is an emphasis on the reverence for the world around us
its kind of like learning to read music, you can play music without learning to read formal music notation, and it seems like when you learn to read it like that, it kind of changes the way you play, for some people they may want that effect, but for others, you might just not want that effect, same with compass, it kind of changes something about your energy, some may like the effect, others may not, I don't think anyone should be forced either way but I think it does make a difference
@jnejman That is according to your belief. In fact ancient Cro-magnon carvings depict a mother Goddess figure... from well before Ancient Babylon. Some of these Mother Figures date from the time of the last Ice Age. It is also believed that Neanderthal Man, actually had animism as their core belief due to the way that Cave Bear bones were arranged in burial sites.
causes a vibration which heals, because it can't be spoken on specifically, only through the unconscious, almost we were just like a kind a consciousness and in it, we didnt really see it in terms of race, or gender. then we saw how it was how we were all really messengers for all those creatures, we were rainbows representing all of them, but it was fractal because just as we did to them,
@fullmoonmysticism The potential for confusion arises here because most O.B.O.D. Initiates come from a Christian Backgrond And bring this baggage with them and consequently see Druidry through that lens; there is in reality little that links the two traditions, if you care to go below the various cultural layers; it has more in common with Shamanism.
i see it manipulated from behind, i know there are deeper connections other ways of thinking and living in the world, than that, and just by that, i am made different, because i live in a different vibration. is that a mystical state of consciousness, where like the amanita muscaria it never dies, is it the godlike state to see the connections? to know, as the wise ones, the full dharma, but just by knowing the full dharma, everyone benefits from the full dharma, maybe just by mentioning it
Ah no; that is the Wicker man starring edward woodward, who, if you removed the d's would have been ewar woowar...I heard they even used 'real' wiccans for the dancing naked around the fire scene, which explain why they came out blurred...
Then why don't you go practice Christianity as it originally existed (I'm not being sarcastic. That would actually be very interesting.). Good luck figuring out what exactly that was like though. Wrong. If you ignore the Christian propaganda, you'll see that the entire character of Jesus was adopted largely from Mithras and Dionysus.
this is Sponsored by Nickelodeon and the indigenous peoples of all areas of the world, I did it for the wealth, for the environment, for the lore, the good cartoons, the sages, for artists everywhere, and the emotional and sexual protection it caused.. I spilled apple juice on a chair then I sat in it... this is the Kabbalah... maybe its just that no one is really ready for the scary stuff... in the end. I believe its all real. it tells me something, it fills in missing plot areas... it makes me know, there is responsibility that exists in this word... this is genius... our culture is so deep, the magic is basically for you, these are not programs...
"i am a pagan, and christians havent showed us much respect throughout the years, so why should i be any different?" Perhaps because we cannot expect others to show us respect or tolerance when we don't practice those virtues ourselves. Like begets like, and the only way out of that cycle is to change our behaviour.
Tipis aren't about spirituality. they are a form of housing that leaves no footprint on the land they are temporarily placed upon. The tipis in question are being used in a respectful (to the land) manner.Respect for the land is a very Druidic concept. This isn't about "cultural misappropriation". I can't believe that most Native Americans would be angry about a group of people respecting a piece of land. Besides, I don't know anyone of any race or ethnic background that would imply First Nations people who wear jeans (a white man invention and form of clothing) are "culturally misappropriating" Levi's or Wranglers.
a while i forgot, that i was anything, and it would show, which i thought something about what they were doing, because i had no sense of self, they always expected me to do it, but i wasnt a tradition, i was a person, an individual, not a secret ritual of peoples, passing down through generations, the only way i could know these things is if i was no one,
i think a lot of people are actually cats, some are actually deer, some are literally just these horned beings, etc and they all have their special thing, that they do alone, i think im different in that ive seen what all these beings do alone, i know the secrets of many creatures, yet i am none of them, i dunno what i am really, maybe nothing, for
we actually don't think any of the compass directions are really that wise.. we suspect the compass world is kind of a whole nother reality, its not really familiar to us, we don't see it as nessecary to adopt that model for looking at things
Unfortunatley I have a lot of experience with people like this and yes there is such a thing as "fake" paganism. In terms of creating your own path - you are preaching to the converted - it is the only way. What is "fake" is setting yourself up as some sort of authority , making claim to or appearing to embody unbroken ancient traditions - and manipulating the naive in to giving you money and/or ego gratification by setting yourself up as some sort of guru.
No place in this year? Leave your comfortable, safe, rich country, see some world and you will see what has place in "year of 2012''. It's not intolerant, it's true
i am none of these races being offered, thats obvious, thats just a game, so i am counted among the jews, i am a psychologist, who isn't being held to any kind of creed or any rules or tradition, because im a psychologist by calling, i cant really see in terms of race, no matter how much of this philosophy i am exposed to i know it is unreal,
Sorry; i meant if you dedicate your life to the pursuit of truth. I have no doubt Phillip is a nice guy, but there is too much eastern mysticism plugged into the large gaps of what he really understands as the European Druid tradition. This is new age in celtic costumes..Is O.B.O.D. ashamed to admit this?
The ancient Druids had mohicans, I think it would make a good oath to immitate that harstyle to show a commited recognition of the wisdom of our ancestors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonycavan_Man
***** I disagree. the hair is short at the sides and stuck up striaght with wax like a mohawk. Also the hairstyle is not named after the tribes in America.. it was made up in the 50's by hollywood.. it's just the name of the style, it has nothing to do with the actual native American tribes
***** the name of hairstyle was made up by hollywood.. a simple google would confirm that for you.. it was form the movie "drums of the mohicans" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_hairstyle and it is widely accepted that that is all the style of the conclovian man
***** the hairstyle is the same thing, mohawk and mohican are both used to name the HAIRSTYLE. I am not talking about a tribe I'm talking about a style of hair. Which was given it's name by popular media long after tribes of America were ubiquitously using them. The term was coined in the 50's by hollywood by its misuse of the hairstyle in the movie drums of the mohicans.. as the wikipedia and general information on the subject explains. And despite the name being shared by native Americans they do not have monopoly on hairstyles. They were also worn by ancient Britons.
Exactly! You are proving my point! The Christmas holiday is pagan and has nothing to do with Christianity! Christian belief is based on the Bible not holidays attributed to it 100s of years after. Once again: Christianity stole nothing from paganism. Thanks.
Thoroughly research Mithras and you'll see there are 2 versions: Persian & Roman. The Persian version has no real similarities and the Roman POST dates Xtianity. Here is where similarities are. The Romans stole from Xianity. Dionysus is nothing like Christ. Christ was a real person. Dig deeper. I do practice Xtianity as it originally existed. The Bible is the source of practice & early church fathers kept accurate records too. Search: zeitgeist debunked or zeitgeist exposed on youtube. :)
"Christ was a real person." Correction, There were many "Christs", there was more than one, male and female of different eras. "Christ" from the Greek is "Christos" meaning "the anointed one" or "the oil bearer". Being "the Christ" does not indicate specifically who it is.
But, if you dedicate your life should you tolerate deciet, falsness and corruption? Christianity lost its credibility for such 'tolerance'.Can you really seperate religion from your 'way of life? i suppose it is down to definitions; too many people assume the title of Druid whilst barely comprehending its meaning; 'Phylosophy' and 'Way of life' Are conveniently vague..
The POPE (Not Christianity) took pagan holidays and Christianized them in order to make it easier for pagans to convert. It worked! Even so, this says nothing about Christian doctrine. You don;t have to celebrate holidays to be a Christian. Christianity is doctrine NOT holidays. If you actually research Osiris, Dionysus, etc. You'll see that there not even similar to Jesus. Pagans and atheists try hard to make them seem similar. :)
A symbol is only as good as its meaning. Christ was crucified on a literal wooden cross as testified by the Biblical writers but also ancient secular historians. So, the meaning of the cross to Christians is what Christ did on those two pieces of wood. Nothing pagan behind it at all.
NO WHERE does the Bible is Dec 25 is Christ's b-day thus that date has nothing to do with Christianity. Dec. 25th was attributed to as Christ's b-day by Pope Julius in A.D. 350. The council of Nicea was held in A.D. 325 & had NOTHING to do with Christ's b-day or the books of Bible cannon. It had to do with Arianism. Please do your research. Thanks.
Oh great spirit, oh goddess, oh god..' Sounds like a mixture of gardnerian wicca/ new age rather than anything i would recognise as Druidic... But then, this is the Pagan revival; Everybody can assume the right to adopt titles and make it up as you go along..'So, you are the leader of the Druids?' 'Yes' says phillip...Wrong; you are the leader of O.B.O.D. Who do not represent the Beliefs or aspirations of other Druids..Please bear this in mind...
we're not shepherds, nor can we be shepherded, when we see beings trying to shepherd us, its just stupid and kind of insulting, they have closed their eyes and ears to our gifts and try to tel us how to act, but they really dont know, we can only live for ourselves. the image of dogs being made to be manipulated is wrong, the use of that kind of
ALL people are shepherds. Whether you know it or not or even want it or not, there are people who are emulating you because for some reason they respect you, like you or love you. Even in the worst case, a violent father, drunk mother, each is showing a "path" for children to follow, good or bad.
superir/inferior psycholog is harmful to the spirit of any being, dont make assumptions and prove yrself a fool with this, dogs are not stupid we just live with different passions, we've been named some terrible things but thats not really our names, only we dcanname ourselves, or not - specific dog, speaking out against vast underestimation of our peoples dogumanity
If you are not worshiping true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, you are worshiping Satan and his fallen angels, and that my friend leads to hell. Naturally all false religions have ancient roots. They all originate in Babylon. The tragedy of all human history is that we don't recognize and give glory to our maker, the YHWH
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I have practiced Druidry since I was 14 and have enjoyed the spiritual outlook
As a practicing Buddhist for 12 years who has recently started exploring druidry through the OBOD Bardic Course, I think I can safely say that modern druidry is a beautiful enhancement to an existing spiritual practice....Or, if you have no existing spiritual practice, it is a complete spiritual path in its own right.
Phillip Carr-Gomm is a wonderful ambassador for the movement, (check out his "Tea With A Druid" videos on TH-cam), who inspires and guides with great skill.
I'd certainly recommend diving in. Sign up for the course and learn to connect with nature in an uplifting and positive way. 🙏
@seanmacleod1724 - Many thanks for your lovely words :) I have been a member of OBOD for over 30 years and have loved every step of the journey :)
I agree. It was reading his works which brought me to the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, and I can truthfully say I have never regretted it. - Papillon
A beautiful sharing,Philip, I love your ability to truly relax with wisdom, and be so generous with it. Blessings, Alice
I feel it every time I chant an awen
Yes!! Love it! I resonate so well with this stuff!!
I've watched this vid many times and I always try to see who is singing the harmony during the AWEN at the beginning ;) It's like when some people harmonise the last line of "Happy birthday" ;) Hey, to the singer, I'm only joking - just having a wee giggle ;) I actually like the soothing sound it creates :)
Lovely :)
Le beannachdan agus dùrachdan (With blessings and good wishes),
Ruiseart Alcorn (Gaelic Druid Order, Scotland).
Thank you for this video. What an awesome gathering.
Hail The earth Mother Danu the primal earth goddess, the land, sea, and sky ( atmosphere ) itself. It is from her womb that all life has emerged. Danu has all the tending, nurturing, and soul-nourishing qualities of a mother.
...
/|\
@FullMoonMysticism1 It's not that at all. It's good that you acknowledge this, but Druidry itself is not just a religion. For some it's a way of life. In fact from what I've seen from Druidry (the way of life) it shares a lot of Christian values, such as tolerance, forgiveness, and so on. the only difference is an emphasis on the reverence for the world around us
its kind of like learning to read music, you can play music without learning to read formal music notation, and it seems like when you learn to read it like that, it kind of changes the way you play, for some people they may want that effect, but for others, you might just not want that effect, same with compass, it kind of changes something about your energy, some may like the effect, others may not, I don't think anyone should be forced either way but I think it does make a difference
@jnejman That is according to your belief. In fact ancient Cro-magnon carvings depict a mother Goddess figure... from well before Ancient Babylon. Some of these Mother Figures date from the time of the last Ice Age. It is also believed that Neanderthal Man, actually had animism as their core belief due to the way that Cave Bear bones were arranged in burial sites.
its bad form to join just participate its totally open, find it in yourself, we are all a part of the universal community already
An example of being One with all.. nice
causes a vibration which heals, because it can't be spoken on specifically, only through the unconscious, almost we were just like a kind a consciousness and in it, we didnt really see it in terms of race, or gender. then we saw how it was how we were all really messengers for all those creatures, we were rainbows representing all of them, but it was fractal because just as we did to them,
@fullmoonmysticism The potential for confusion arises here because most O.B.O.D.
Initiates come from a Christian Backgrond And bring this baggage with them and
consequently see Druidry through that lens; there is in reality little that links the
two traditions, if you care to go below the various cultural layers; it has more
in common with Shamanism.
i see it manipulated from behind, i know there are deeper connections other ways of thinking and living in the world, than that, and just by that, i am made different, because i live in a different vibration. is that a mystical state of consciousness, where like the amanita muscaria it never dies, is it the godlike state to see the connections? to know, as the wise ones, the full dharma, but just by knowing the full dharma, everyone benefits from the full dharma, maybe just by mentioning it
Ah no; that is the Wicker man starring edward woodward, who, if you removed the d's
would have been ewar woowar...I heard they even used 'real' wiccans for the
dancing naked around the fire scene, which explain why they came out blurred...
Is this the part where they put the person in a giant wicker man and burn him alive?
Then why don't you go practice Christianity as it originally existed (I'm not being sarcastic. That would actually be very interesting.). Good luck figuring out what exactly that was like though.
Wrong. If you ignore the Christian propaganda, you'll see that the entire character of Jesus was adopted largely from Mithras and Dionysus.
we are from Maryland
this is Sponsored by Nickelodeon and the indigenous peoples of all areas of the world, I did it for the wealth, for the environment, for the lore, the good cartoons, the sages, for artists everywhere, and the emotional and sexual protection it caused.. I spilled apple juice on a chair then I sat in it... this is the Kabbalah... maybe its just that no one is really ready for the scary stuff... in the end. I believe its all real. it tells me something, it fills in missing plot areas... it makes me know, there is responsibility that exists in this word... this is genius... our culture is so deep, the magic is basically for you, these are not programs...
Is that the Inquisition I hear coming? I sure hope so. XP
"i am a pagan, and christians havent showed us much respect throughout the years, so why should i be any different?"
Perhaps because we cannot expect others to show us respect or tolerance when we don't practice those virtues ourselves.
Like begets like, and the only way out of that cycle is to change our behaviour.
Tipis aren't about spirituality. they are a form of housing that leaves no footprint on the land they are temporarily placed upon. The tipis in question are being used in a respectful (to the land) manner.Respect for the land is a very Druidic concept. This isn't about "cultural misappropriation".
I can't believe that most Native Americans would be angry about a group of people respecting a piece of land. Besides, I don't know anyone of any race or ethnic background that would imply First Nations people who wear jeans (a white man invention and form of clothing) are "culturally misappropriating" Levi's or Wranglers.
I stand duly corrected. Thank you for the wider perspective.
Philip car-gomm needs to be notified that the Band Imagine Dragons are currently using and copying his material in there concerts.
His guided meditation. They copy the wording and speech patterns and imagery.
a while i forgot, that i was anything, and it would show, which i thought something about what they were doing, because i had no sense of self, they always expected me to do it, but i wasnt a tradition, i was a person, an individual, not a secret ritual of peoples, passing down through generations, the only way i could know these things is if i was no one,
It's pretty love UKULELE HOLLY
i think a lot of people are actually cats, some are actually deer, some are literally just these horned beings, etc and they all have their special thing, that they do alone, i think im different in that ive seen what all these beings do alone, i know the secrets of many creatures, yet i am none of them, i dunno what i am really, maybe nothing, for
we actually don't think any of the compass directions are really that wise.. we suspect the compass world is kind of a whole nother reality, its not really familiar to us, we don't see it as nessecary to adopt that model for looking at things
THE KKK APOLOGIZES TO AFRICA AND REPAYS THE KARMIC DEBT AND GIVES LOVE APPRECIATION AND RESPECT TO ALL BEINGS AND HERITAGES AND CULTURES - PLUR
Everything is resonance
you should have read what others said before me.
Unfortunatley I have a lot of experience with people like this and yes there is such a thing as "fake" paganism. In terms of creating your own path - you are preaching to the converted - it is the only way. What is "fake" is setting yourself up as some sort of authority , making claim to or appearing to embody unbroken ancient traditions - and manipulating the naive in to giving you money and/or ego gratification by setting yourself up as some sort of guru.
No place in this year? Leave your comfortable, safe, rich country, see some world and you will see what has place in "year of 2012''.
It's not intolerant, it's true
Stop stupid argues with monoteists. They are just blind.
Feel this chant! it's unbelivable..
This comment is 11 years old. I hope you've let go of hatred these past years. Many blessings.
@Erika445566 No, I'm sure you're thinking of some form of Christianity.
i am none of these races being offered, thats obvious, thats just a game, so i am counted among the jews, i am a psychologist, who isn't being held to any kind of creed or any rules or tradition, because im a psychologist by calling, i cant really see in terms of race, no matter how much of this philosophy i am exposed to i know it is unreal,
the end of the chapter will be the coming of nibiru
Nibiru came and left. He said the food was terrible and the service sucked. No tip.
Is been proven that Christianity is unique from all Paganism.
AUM
Sorry; i meant if you dedicate your life to the pursuit of truth.
I have no doubt Phillip is a nice guy, but there is too much eastern mysticism
plugged into the large gaps of what he really understands as the European Druid tradition. This is new age in celtic costumes..Is O.B.O.D. ashamed to admit this?
Niall O'Draighnean I don't think that anyone has made any secret that this is a reconstruction, not a direct connection.
The ancient Druids had mohicans, I think it would make a good oath to immitate that harstyle to show a commited recognition of the wisdom of our ancestors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonycavan_Man
***** no, the modern mohawk hairstyle.. did you not see the link?
***** I disagree. the hair is short at the sides and stuck up striaght with wax like a mohawk. Also the hairstyle is not named after the tribes in America.. it was made up in the 50's by hollywood.. it's just the name of the style, it has nothing to do with the actual native American tribes
***** the name of hairstyle was made up by hollywood.. a simple google would confirm that for you.. it was form the movie "drums of the mohicans" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_hairstyle and it is widely accepted that that is all the style of the conclovian man
***** the hairstyle is the same thing, mohawk and mohican are both used to name the HAIRSTYLE. I am not talking about a tribe I'm talking about a style of hair. Which was given it's name by popular media long after tribes of America were ubiquitously using them. The term was coined in the 50's by hollywood by its misuse of the hairstyle in the movie drums of the mohicans.. as the wikipedia and general information on the subject explains. And despite the name being shared by native Americans they do not have monopoly on hairstyles. They were also worn by ancient Britons.
Exactly! You are proving my point! The Christmas holiday is pagan and has nothing to do with Christianity! Christian belief is based on the Bible not holidays attributed to it 100s of years after. Once again: Christianity stole nothing from paganism. Thanks.
Thoroughly research Mithras and you'll see there are 2 versions: Persian & Roman. The Persian version has no real similarities and the Roman POST dates Xtianity. Here is where similarities are. The Romans stole from Xianity.
Dionysus is nothing like Christ. Christ was a real person. Dig deeper.
I do practice Xtianity as it originally existed. The Bible is the source of practice & early church fathers kept accurate records too.
Search: zeitgeist debunked or zeitgeist exposed on youtube. :)
"Christ was a real person." Correction, There were many "Christs", there was more than one, male and female of different eras. "Christ" from the Greek is "Christos" meaning "the anointed one" or "the oil bearer". Being "the Christ" does not indicate specifically who it is.
But, if you dedicate your life should you tolerate deciet, falsness and corruption?
Christianity lost its credibility for such 'tolerance'.Can you really seperate religion from
your 'way of life? i suppose it is down to definitions; too many people assume the title of Druid whilst barely comprehending its meaning; 'Phylosophy' and 'Way of life'
Are conveniently vague..
You mean Catholicism, not Christianity.
The POPE (Not Christianity) took pagan holidays and Christianized them in order to make it easier for pagans to convert. It worked!
Even so, this says nothing about Christian doctrine. You don;t have to celebrate holidays to be a Christian. Christianity is doctrine NOT holidays.
If you actually research Osiris, Dionysus, etc. You'll see that there not even similar to Jesus. Pagans and atheists try hard to make them seem similar. :)
A symbol is only as good as its meaning. Christ was crucified on a literal wooden cross as testified by the Biblical writers but also ancient secular historians. So, the meaning of the cross to Christians is what Christ did on those two pieces of wood. Nothing pagan behind it at all.
NO WHERE does the Bible is Dec 25 is Christ's b-day thus that date has nothing to do with Christianity. Dec. 25th was attributed to as Christ's b-day by Pope Julius in A.D. 350. The council of Nicea was held in A.D. 325 & had NOTHING to do with Christ's b-day or the books of Bible cannon. It had to do with Arianism. Please do your research. Thanks.
Oh great spirit, oh goddess, oh god..' Sounds like a mixture of gardnerian
wicca/ new age rather than anything i would recognise as Druidic...
But then, this is the Pagan revival; Everybody can assume the right to adopt
titles and make it up as you go along..'So, you are the leader of the Druids?'
'Yes' says phillip...Wrong; you are the leader of O.B.O.D. Who do not represent
the Beliefs or aspirations of other Druids..Please bear this in mind...
we're not shepherds, nor can we be shepherded, when we see beings trying to shepherd us,
its just stupid and kind of insulting, they have closed their eyes and ears to our gifts
and try to tel us how to act, but they really dont know, we can only live for ourselves.
the image of dogs being made to be manipulated is wrong, the use of that kind of
ALL people are shepherds. Whether you know it or not or even want it or not, there are people who are emulating you because for some reason they respect you, like you or love you. Even in the worst case, a violent father, drunk mother, each is showing a "path" for children to follow, good or bad.
superir/inferior psycholog is harmful to the spirit of any being, dont make assumptions and
prove yrself a fool with this, dogs are not stupid we just live with different passions,
we've been named some terrible things but thats not really our names, only we dcanname
ourselves, or not - specific dog, speaking out against vast underestimation of our peoples
dogumanity
If you are not worshiping true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, you are worshiping Satan and his fallen angels, and that my friend leads to hell.
Naturally all false religions have ancient roots. They all originate in Babylon. The tragedy of all human history is that we don't recognize and give glory to our maker, the YHWH
Horrifically embarrassing.