Category: Discussion
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Doing Better
“Doing better” is a phrase I have been using a lot recently. Over the last few months and years, it has become increasingly important to me to understand how Druidry works in terms of our relationship with Indigenous traditions. As an Australian Druid this means learning about Aboriginal culture and the expectations there are for…
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The Pagan Sceptic
One of the pieces of advice that came from my family when I was in my teens (specifically my father) is that if you’re going to explore Pagan stuff, you need to be twice as sceptical as the muggles. Obviously he didn’t call them muggles, because that helpful word had yet to be invented, but…
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Perspective On Culture in the Celtic Paganism and Modern Druidry Community
This is the most emotionally raw article I’ve likely ever posted. Firstly, I should say I’ve been active in the modern Druidry and Celtic pagan community since I first got on facebook back in 2011. Before that I was completely solitary, living through books and my imagination since my teens over 20 years ago. I…
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What Do We Hope to Build?
Where do I see Paganism in 50 years’ time? Hopefully, diverse, shifting, changing, evolving, questioning itself and not getting too comfortable. I do not see the current navel-gazing we do, as individuals and collectively, as any kind of bad thing. Doubt keeps us on our toes. The need to explain and justify ourselves stops us…
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A Revolution of Consciousness
We live in exciting times, dangerous, changing and challenging times but exciting none-the-less. It’s hard to believe that around 70 years ago it was illegal to be a magical practitioner in the UK (30 years ago in Ireland!) and now Druidry, Wicca and all manner of esoteric arts have blossomed in a way that would…