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The ancient Druids organized knowledge and passed it on through oral tradition. This knowledge served the political, social, and spiritual needs of the Celtic people as early as 500 B.C.E. Those druids were powerful mages and power brokers. They were teachers and diviners, counselors and magicians. Today, Druids keep alive the old traditions that honor life, truth, and justice.
You can follow the path of the Druids and initiate yourself into the tradition with the help of Druid Magic. This book fully explains the history of Druidry and how it is practiced today. Then it shows you how to initiate yourself into the tradition and actually be a Druid in thought, word, and deed.
With this book you learn how to develop as a seer, using such things as the runes for divination. You'll discover how to make a Druid's robe, as well as the Druid wand, rod, cord, Crane Bag, and the Four Talismans of the Tuatha De Danann. You'll learn how to be a Druid magus, how to awaken magical power, how to find lost items, how to protect an area, and even how to do shapeshifting. That's right, you can take on the shapes of animals, from ants to dragons, from wolves to stags.
Druid Magic also includes rituals and ceremonies you can do in your own backyard! Special instructions are included for the key festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.
Druidry is not all magic and ritual. Part of being a druid is being creative. This could be through song or poetry, through story or sculpture, through art or theater. The difficulty, of course, lies in not only developing technique, but also in gaining inspiration. Practice can give you the techniques you need, stimulation of the mind can result from "lying in the streambed of inspiration." The techniques taught here allow you to do just that, so you can "find your muse" and be creative beyond your wildest dreams.
As you become more and more attuned to the way of the Druid, you may want to visit the Celtic homelands. This book provides extra information - including how to plan for such a journey, sites to see and things to do - when you visit Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and other Celtic lands.
There are four pillars of Druidry: A belief in reincarnation, that Spirit is in all things, that you should revere your ancestors, and that there are three worlds (the physical world, the Land of the Living and the Fairy Realm). Here you will learn all about the pillars and how they apply to your life.
In fact, one of the most important parts of this book is that the strong emphasis on ethics and responsibility and how you can make this part of your life. When you are ready to expand, there are also instructions on how to start your own Druid Grove or how to contact Druids in your area or around the world!
This may well be the most complete book on how to be a Druid ever published. If you want to find out about the Druids, or how to be one, this book is for you!

The ancient Druids organized knowledge and passed it on through oral tradition. This knowledge served the political, social, and spiritual needs of the Celtic people as early as 500 B.C.E. Those druids were powerful mages and power brokers. They were teachers and diviners, counselors and magicians. Today, Druids keep alive the old traditions that honor life, truth, and justice.
You can follow the path of the Druids and initiate yourself into the tradition with the help of Druid Magic. This book fully explains the history of Druidry and how it is practiced today. Then it shows you how to initiate yourself into the tradition and actually be a Druid in thought, word, and deed.
ith this book you learn how to develop as a seer, using such things as the runes for divination. You'll discover how to make a Druid's robe, as well as the Druid wand, rod, cord, Crane Bag, and the Four Talismans of the Tuatha De Danann. You'll learn how to be a Druid magus, how to awaken magical power, how to find lost items, how to protect an area, and even how to do shapeshifting. That's right, you can take on the shapes of animals, from ants to dragons, from wolves to stags.
plainDruid Magic also includes rituals and ceremonies you can do in your own backyard! Special instructions are included for the key festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.
ruidry is not all magic and ritual. Part of being a druid is being creative. This could be through song or poetry, through story or sculpture, through art or theater. The difficulty, of course, lies in not only developing technique, but also in gaining inspiration. Practice can give you the techniques you need, stimulation of the mind can result from "lying in the streambed of inspiration." The techniques taught here allow you to do just that, so you can "find your muse" and be creative beyond your wildest dreams.
As you become more and more attuned to the way of the Druid, you may want to visit the Celtic homelands. This book provides extra information - including how to plan for such a journey, sites to see and things to do - when you visit Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and other Celtic lands.
here are four pillars of Druidry: A belief in reincarnation, that Spirit is in all things, that you should revere your ancestors, and that there are three worlds (the physical world, the Land of the Living and the Fairy Realm). Here you will learn all about the pillars and how they apply to your life.
n fact, one of the most important parts of this book is that the strong emphasis on ethics and responsibility and how you can make this part of your life. When you are ready to expand, there are also instructions on how to start your own Druid Grove or how to contact Druids in your area or around the world!
his may well be the most complete book on how to be a Druid ever published. If you want to find out about the Druids, or how to be one, this book is for you!

  The ancient Druids organized knowledge and passed it on through oral tradition. This knowledge served the political, social, and spiritual needs of the Celtic people as early as 500 B.C.E. Those druids were powerful mages and power brokers. They were teachers and diviners, counselors and magicians. Today, Druids keep alive the old traditions that honor life, truth, and justice.
  You can follow the path of the Druids and initiate yourself into the tradition with the help of Druid Magic. This book fully explains the history of Druidry and how it is practiced today. Then it shows you how to initiate yourself into the tradition and actually be a Druid in thought, word, and deed.
  With this book you learn how to develop as a seer, using such things as the runes for divination. You'll discover how to make a Druid's robe, as well as the Druid wand, rod, cord, Crane Bag, and the Four Talismans of the Tuatha De Danann. You'll learn how to be a Druid magus, how to awaken magical power, how to find lost items, how to protect an area, and even how to do shapeshifting. That's right, you can take on the shapes of animals, from ants to dragons, from wolves to stags.
  Druid Magic also includes rituals and ceremonies you can do in your own backyard! Special instructions are included for the key festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.
  Druidry is not all magic and ritual. Part of being a druid is being creative. This could be through song or poetry, through story or sculpture, through art or theater. The difficulty, of course, lies in not only developing technique, but also in gaining inspiration. Practice can give you the techniques you need, stimulation of the mind can result from "lying in the streambed of inspiration." The techniques taught here allow you to do just that, so you can "find your muse" and be creative beyond your wildest dreams.
  As you become more and more attuned to the way of the Druid, you may want to visit the Celtic homelands. This book provides extra information - including how to plan for such a journey, sites to see and things to do - when you visit Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and other Celtic lands.
  There are four pillars of Druidry: A belief in reincarnation, that Spirit is in all things, that you should revere your ancestors, and that there are three worlds (the physical world, the Land of the Living and the Fairy Realm). Here you will learn all about the pillars and how they apply to your life.
  In fact, one of the most important parts of this book is that the strong emphasis on ethics and responsibility and how you can make this part of your life. When you are ready to expand, there are also instructions on how to start your own Druid Grove or how to contact Druids in your area or around the world!
  This may well be the most complete book on how to be a Druid ever published. If you want to find out about the Druids, or how to be one, this book is for you!