The word “Druid” comes to us from another time and place. The Druids are mysterious and shrouded in the mists of ages, a dream of times and place’s ancient and forgotten. There are as many dreams concerning the ancient Druids as there are dreamers. Many of these visions are wild and fanciful, even romantic. To some, the dreams are of wise old men, wearing white robes, worshiping beneath an oak tree, or parading around a stone circle at the Summer Solstice. Other dreams are a little more realistic. They were men and women of high intelligence, versed in all the arts and skills of their people. Priests and doctors. Teachers and warriors. The Druids carried all the knowledge and history of the Celtic people. They were advisors to kings and commoner. They were judges and poets. This is who the Druids of old were.
Over the past decade many people have set out on a great voyage to understand Druidry. As the understanding grew, the desires changed into recreating and reliving the past of the Druid. People seeking spiritual growth and inner peace began to worship the old way, they sought out the beliefs and practices of the ancient Celt and began to call themselves Druids and their new spiritual path Druidry. Even many of the old Druid orders which have existed for a hundred years or more, began to find the roots of the tree they called Druidry. These orders had functioned for years as fraternal organizations and charities. They eventually began to look to the pagan past for fulfillment and a sense of purpose. As knowledge and understanding of Druidry increased, people flocked to fill the Groves and Orders all across Europe and the United States.

We are engaged in the creation of history, all the while drawing upon the ancient history of our Ancestors to create this path, that we might grow within its branches. This path is very rewarding and fulfilling. Over time it teaches many valuable lessons and sharpens skills that have long lied dormant within our souls. Many of us who have walked the Druid path have had a taste of what this path can eventually bring us. We wouldn’t change the lessons we’ve learned or the experiences we’ve had for all the treasures in the world.