ORIGINS and BELIEFS

Before you understand the beliefs you need to understand the origins of those beliefs.

Who where the Druid? From The elements of the Druid Tradition by Philip Carr Gomm ISBN# 1-85230-202-X

The esoteric story of Druidry's roots is hauntingly beautiful. The magicians of Atlantis had discovered the secrets of nature and worked in tune with her powers. But some used these same powers for their own ends, to dominate and manipulate others. Eleanor Merry in The Flaming door talk of the struggle between these two groups: "The War in Atlantis was the war of White against Black magic - between those who saw in Nature the great Divine Mother of men and used her gifts for human welfare, and those who saw in Nature the satanic Temptress, offering dark dominion and cruel power" . As catastrophe struck Atlantis, the dark lords were engulfed as they tried to hold on to their temporal power. The White sages, having greater gifts of foreknowledge and a deeper conviction in the supremacy of spiritual wealth over the material, journeyed both east and west. In the west they landed on the shores of American, in the east on the shores of Ireland and the western coasts of Britain.

Or this is the version I was given along time ago by my Guides, before I read the above:

During the final days, we of the white priesthood and the priestess' of the Great Mother left in great ships. We took only our families, knowledge and the means to survive. The promise of the Great Mother was our only hope and guide. We left in spring, the time of new beginnings, with the blessings of the Great Ones and the Seed Bearer. The foretelling was that the seeds would go out over the waters, be blow about by the winds and land in strange soil. They would be tested with fire and sword, but would grow to be and lead a great race. So we divided the knowledge between the ships, so that it would not all be lost if something evil happened. And so it happened, we went out in great ships, a late winter storm hit us, thunder and lighting were everywhere and the ships were separated. Some ended up in Egypt, the middle east, some in the British Islands and the Americas.

In reality we can only trace our history thru recorded history to about the 1300- 1400s. Even tho we trace our oral "lines" or "spiritual ancestors" all the way back to Hu Gadarn, who is considered the founder of the Druids. Who was Hu Gadarn? He was the Hero/god that led the Cymry (Celts) to Wales from Ceylon according to Robert Graves in his book The White Goddess". A sort of Celtic Moses. He is also know as Hu-Hesus to the Gaulish Celts and his names is sometimes translated as "Son of the Creator".

These are the Druids Beliefs:, as I was taught them:

* As Above, So Below. (as the Universe so the soul)

* The "Microcosm (Humankind) is a miniature of the Macrocosm (The Divinity.)"

* We Believe that there has always been a Holy Trinity and that this pattern repeats itself throughout nature.

*We Believe that man is comprisied of a trinity of Body, Mind and Spirit.

* We Believe that the complete person is the master of these three within her/himself.

* We Believe that religion must grow as mankind's spiritual understanding grows. A religion that does not grow will die.

* Through interlocking psychic forces, Divinity exists within each man and woman.

* Souls reincarnate in order to learn valuable lessons in the path way to ultimate enlightenment.

* The law of Karma governs which lessons are to be learned and in what manner.

* Each person is an individual, yet we are all kindred spirits in the search for knowledge and on the path to the infinite; therefore we should cooperate and aid one another whenever possible in the spirit of perfect love and perfect trust.

* We should avoid disputes and violence in our dealings with one another.

* The purpose of our studies in enlightenment of the consciousness which may be experienced as "Initiation," here defined as stages of enlightenment or expanded awareness, comes with the understanding of the forces of the Universe.

* We recognize various levels of this awareness and attainment with symbolic rites and degrees.

* We conceive of the Creative Power of the Universe as manifesting through polarity: as Masculine and Feminine forces; and that this same Creative Power lives within all people and functions through the interaction of Nature. We value neither the Male nor the Female above the other, but rather, believe them to be equal and necessary to one another.

* We see Science, Religion and Magick as wisdom in living, and as being aware of and in harmony with the Universe and our place within it. We acknowledge a depth of powers and understanding which is far greater than is apparent to the average person. Because it is often "unknown", these powers are often called "Occult" or "Supernatural", but we see them as that which is the potential of all humans, and indeed that of all sentient life.

* We recognize other planes of "being" than just the physical one on which we reside. We recognize the powers of interaction of these planes which provide the basis for paranormal phenomenon and MAGICK.

* We practice Symbolic Rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces, marked by the phases of the Moon and the Seasonal Quarters and Cross-Quarters.

* We seek affirmation and fulfillment of life in a continuation of the cycles of evolution and the development of consciousness. We seek within Nature, the universe and ourselves for that which is contributory to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual knowledge and well-being.

* We recognize that our Philosophy gives us a unique responsibility with our environment. We seek to live in harmony with Nature, in a balance that promotes the continued development of life, and in cooperation with Nature and it's forces.