A handbook for becoming a modern Druid
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Explains how to make and use the essential tools of a Celtic Druid and
how to create Druid rituals for seasonal rites, blessings, and other
sacred observances
• Details Druidic magical techniques and divination practices, as well as plant spells for performing magic with herbs
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Explores the Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic pantheon, Druidic
cosmology, and the Druidic festivals that occur throughout the year
In
this authentic handbook for the Celtic Druid path, Ellen Evert Hopman
shares lessons, rituals, and magical techniques drawn from the ancient
wisdom teachings of the Celts as well as a modern Druid Order created by
the leading minds of twentieth-century Celtic Reconstructionism.
Hopman
begins by exploring what we know about the original ancient Druids,
citing Druid-contemporary sources such as Caesar and Diodorus Siculus as
well as transcriptions of Druid oral teachings. She explains the basic
tools and clothing of a Celtic Druid, including instructions for making
the essential tools of the craft, such as the crane bag and the apple
branch, the tool used to open a Druid rite. She explores meditation
techniques based on ancient texts and discusses the Goddesses and Gods
of the Celtic pantheon, Druidic cosmology, and the Druidic festivals
that occur throughout the turning of the year. She shares invocations
for connecting with specific deities and elements and also outlines the
basics of Druidic liturgy, enabling you to create Druid rituals for
seasonal rites.
Hopman shares charms and incantations for
abundance, protection, and healing as well as plant spells for
performing magic with herbs. She discusses many forms of Druidic
divination, including interpreting omens and divining with the ancient
Ogham alphabet. Exploring the special connection between humans and
Nature, a core component of Druidic practice, the author explains how to
bond with Nature and the Sacred Land and the important connection
between Druids and trees.