“The Vedas are the most ancient scriptures known to man, and the most profound, the most comprehensive, and the most perfect expression of human thought.”
Swami Vivekananda
I recently purchased and read _The Rig Veda_ by Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty to investigate other Indo-European ways. Her _Laws of Manu_ is also an excellent reference. What I read in both books reminds me of the ancient Celtic tales and Laws. Each society is different, as it should be, but there are also many similarities. These similarities were noted by Myles Dillon in his work, Celts and Aryans. The Vedas and Celtic ways (especially among the Irish) share a wealth of common practices. Theses two societies on the eastern and western fringes of the Indo-European periphery demonstrate in their similarities a common ancient heritage. They also maintained a conservative oral tradition through the cultural intelligentsia and priesthoods (the Brahmins and Druids respectively). That is why I am studying the Vedic texts (as well as others), which brings me to my point…
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Searles O’Dubhain
Searles O’Dubhain is an American Celtic scholar, writer and story teller who has been practicing Druidry for over 30 years. Searles created ‘The Summerlands’, one of the very first beloved online Celtic pagan communities in the early 90’s. He additionally published ‘Ogham Divination’, that lays a detailed and creative pathway of recreating and discovering the ancient ways of the Druids. This and much more available on his website www.summerlands.com.
Searles O’Dubhain is a follower of the Druid way. Some of the paths he has taken are:
Teaching online Celtic traditions and classes since the early 90s.
Leading online Druid and Celtic rituals.
Leading interactive online rituals.
Establishing a Celtic website, the Summerlands (since 1996).
Member of Imbas-L, Nemeton-L, Celtic-L and Old-Irish-L lists.
Helping establish a Usenet presence for Druids.
Publishing works on Ogham and divination in the Journal of the Henge of Keltia.
Winning the 2008 Golden Oak Award from RDNA for Best “Druidical” essay: “Druids Across Europe.”
Administering several Facebook groups used by Druids.
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