So, where does this leave the would-be scholar of the Draoi in Modern-Times?

Well, if you base all of your workings on these books of lore you may very well get a mental picture of what Gaelic life was like in the days of old. This mental picture though, will be clouded by differing author's opinions and the effects of time that sometimes distort things of this nature.

One way to fully obtain a more clear picture would be to study the literary works vehemently {with a special emphasis on those works that are academically ACCURATE} and add to this scholarly approach; a spiritual side. Walk into the woods and experience Nature. This spiritual side will awaken with time.

The more time you put into your treks into the wild the more lessons you will come away with. Walk through the woods... but do not simply walk through the woods. Feel the breeze greet your face, the smells of the wood enthrall your sense of smell, behold the majesty of Nature in all of her phases... The ebbing and flowing of the pulse of the mother in her full rapture of beauty and danger. Embrace this... feel the heartbeat of the Mother beneath your feet, touch an old Oak and feel the life force within. Witness a storm, observe the tornado, the hurricane, the earthquake, the floods; watch the destruction and cleansing and witness the rebirth of the new. See a forest fire destroy a woods; witness the spawn of new growth that comes alive from the fruits of destruction. With death comes life. The eternal triplicity of life, death, and rebirth. The perpetual cycle of all things.

The Triskele

Talk to the trees often and one day they may answer.

To Address the question... Druidry... what is it? Begin your quest for answers at the following link and continue by clicking the link at the bottom of each preceding page. Please enjoy this virtual tour of thoughts, suggestions, opinions, and fact. With hopes that it will provide you with the answers that you may seek.