Re: Recognizing Druids 1 X 2 Willows Sun Oct 25 08:19:00 1998 The Topaz Owl wrote,*br*: How do you recognize a Druid in these days of no real standard?*br*:*p*Well - first of all - I don't have a set of defined criteria either...*p*Saddleing that horse from the tail and saying: "Nope!" is a lot easier than 'checking' the qualities to say: "Yes - he/she is..."*p*Once in a while I just get sick and tired of todays fad of calling oneself 'Druid', only because the person in question vaguely develops an interest in an 'Earth Religion' and aquires a couple of books and 'artifacts' on the way.*p*To me, it's like anybody with a cross on the wall, a bible in the drawer and some knowledge about baptizing- and wedding rituals would go and claim they're all Bishops...*p*That for starters - I'm really curious for this thread.*br*Thanks Leigh, for bringing that up here.*p*Dan Recognizing Druids The Topaz Owl 229 Sat Oct 24 20:12:17 1998