The Druids

I'm quite sure that most of you here have heard about the Druids before. So I'll save you the blurb.

Druidism as a religion is once again growing, but there are so many different beliefs and interpretations of just what it was exactly that they did, that now there are different groups with different practices. Why can't they all agree? Well, I've asked myself that question when I look at Baptists and Lutherans. Both are Protestant Christian Religions, but both are going to Hell in each others eyes (that is just a gross generalization). What it comes down to is who's teachings do you follow?

In the past hundred years or so, there was a revitalization of the Druidic faith. This movement has given way to the modern Drudic group known as the A.D.F..

There are other groups, as well as a great many independent Druids.

What makes following the practices of the Druids so difficult is the lack of written history involving religious practices. It is well know that the Druids had a written language - but they didn't use it for religious documentation. I believe that it was forbidden for whatever reason.

Almost all of the history written about the Druids comes from Classical sources, Such as Ceasar. As each group tried to conquer Ireland and the British Isles, they would gain support from home and from allies by sending stories of the hideous practices of the Druids. I believe that this is where we get the myth of Human sacrifices. As for the use of human entrails to see the last few moments of a persons life, if it is true - is that any different than cutting open a corpse to try and figure out how they died?

I think that the one thing that people always forget when they think about the Druids is that they were real people. They had day to day lives and responsibilities. Think of a monk who goes to regular job everyday, and that is about the way I see it.