Re: The Five Marks of a Druid
Shadow Hawk

Sun Mar 26 20:22:47 2000
  Hello Brother, and thanks for coming to the wedding!  Now, on to business!  *p*>>: I see we are pretty much in agreement though I think that *br*: the third point needs some clarity and additional *br*: discussion.  In many ways, The Dagda was the God of Druids. <<*p*  That be true of the Druids that lived in Ireland, but what about the Druids that resided in England and on the mainland?*p*>>: He was said to be so in the traditions (both oral and written).  He said that he was able to master every skill and to handle every *br*power. Indeed, he was known as "The Good God" because he was good at everything he attempted. He was the father of the gods and also their leader.  Since these gods were also masters of Drai/ocht, this means that he was a master of the masters.  This makes him the God of Druids in many ways.<<*p*  Yet your question was not "in many ways" but rather was there a "God of the Druids".  Either one is, or one isn't and is therefore regionalized.  *p*>>: The story does not stop there however.  To perform *br*: Drai/ocht; to master Drai/ocht; to be a Druid, requires more *br*: than following or honoring a God of Druids. One must become *br*: the power and the being of what is to be mastered or *br*: controlled.  This means first of all mastering one's self *br*: and spirit, before attempting  to *become* one with anything *br*: else.  In a sense, finding the part of oneself that connects *br*: to the God of Druids allows us to connect to everything, *br*: since He is the one who is good at everything, father of all *br*: and able too use each form of power.<<*p*  I agree with this part whole-heartedly.*p*>>: To me, this means that there is a little bit (or a lot) of *br*: The Dagda in each of us, as there is also a little bit (or a *br*: lot) of him in many aspects of deity, such as the Stag God *br*: or the God of Life and Death. He is an Earth deity and a Sky *br*: Deity and in many respects Samilda/nach (many skilled) just *br*: as Lugh is. Perhaps Lugh is the Young God of Druids?<<*p*  Just out of curiosity, do you view the Gods as seperate incarnate beings or more archtypal?  It would make a difference in how you define the Dagda and deity and our relationship to them, so I'll hold off on responding to this part until we clarify the terms between us.*p*  Brightest blessings brother,*p*SH
Re: The Five Marks of a Druid
Searles
586
Sun Mar 26 00:19:24 2000