Re: Recognizing Druids
TopazOwl

Mon Oct 26 20:01:01 1998
Aicerno OCathasaigh wrote,*br*: : 1 X 2 Willows wrote,*br*: :      First, I'm not so sure that the ancients held quite the *br*: : same *kind* of reverence for the earth as the people in *br*: : today's "earth religions" do...but that is another *br*: : topic for another time. Let's just say it had a different *br*: : flavor. :-)*p*     Actually, I wrote that.*p*: As that is concerned, *br*: it would not be remiss for those who carry on the torch of *br*: our ancestors to have a greater concern for the earth, and *br*: putting such concerns into action, for that, now, is what is *br*: needed for the greater need of all concerned.*p*     I agree. I was only saying it is not the adherence to an "earth religion" that makes one a Druid, as so many people seem to think, and we indeed do not know the attitude of the ancients on this matter. After all, the Celts were a main cause of the deforestation of Europe -- at least, so say my historian friends. :-)*p*: Considering the viewpoint that it is beneficial to look at *br*: something beyond one's own perspective, one could, if in *br*: such a situation, be able to define the omen from multiple *br*: viewpoints... in the case of the raven, one could use the *br*: definition as given in native american traditions, nordic *br*: traditions, and the Celtic traditions. But then again it *br*: would require effort on the part of the individual to *br*: research said definitions... That is, on a technical level, *br*: what we do at Sassafras Grove.*p*     I also agree here, that it is beneficial to look at things from as many perspectives as possible. I am not saying you wouldn't use as many viewpoints as you have at your disposal, but you have to know the *Celtic* viewpoint as well...and there are many who would use the name "Druid" that have no idea what that Celtic viewpoint would be. See my reply to Willows for an elaboration.*p*Leigh
Re: Recognizing Druids
Aicerno OCathasaigh
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Mon Oct 26 17:32:37 1998