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This course is strictly informational and designed to answer the following questions to the best of our ability… Who were the Druids? What were their possible practices and beliefs? How might they have used folk medicine? What was the culture like at the time of their existence? What was their relationship with the land? How did their role change and transform through time?
This course is designed to be worked through independently at your own pace. It is a collaborative effort combining over 20 years of collective studies based on evidence, with citations, combined with a deep love of mythology, folklore and living traditions. Donations go directly back into research, creative folkloric projects, books or tree planting projects.
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