Beannaithe ag Draoithe - Blessed by Druids

A project I plan to revive :

Beannaithe ag Draoithe - Blessed by Druids

According to Ellen Evert Hopman of the Order of the Whiteoak (Ord Na Darach Gile), “this symbol, designed by J. Craig Melia, is meant to function as a Druidic equivalent to the Kosher marks used in Judaism. The Triskellion is an ancient symbol and can be found throughout Europe, from Greece to Ireland. The variation used here, which incorporates the spiral into the design, is found throughout Celtic lands. This design was developed by consensus from Druids of several Orders, in the US, Canada, England, Ireland and other countries. We offer it freely as a gift to anyone who wants to use it. It is a logo that means ‘blessed by Druids’ and can be used on foods, medicines, religious statues, and on any item which has been Druidically blessed.” This particular idea, though nice, doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere.

Reference:

http://www.neopagan.net/DruidSymbols.html

Toutas Member at Large or Member Lost?

Toutas Meber at Large or Member Lost?

Does your Church Grove Temple Coven or toutas" (tribe) / community have a membership category of ; Member at large,
Wondering member,
Honorary member,
Friend of,
Fellow X but pain in the Ass?

This would be someone that shares some or most of your common values and goals. Yet for any of many reasons has not committed to the (I will use this term to cover all types of structure here on) Toutas, or the Toutas has not not or is no longer  fully committed to or trust  Her / Him / IT.

This may be someone that does not want to share the responsibilities of the Toutas. Can not because of location or other reasons. Perhaps someone that has a conflict with other Elders in the Toutas management.

So instead of a full breakup moving to perhaps member at large is the best for both parties.

Member at large (etc) is also a great lets get better acquainted position for new people.

Commitments  and Rights of these positions:

Well if you offer these titles of course member type (X) has the right to use it if Public use of tiles is allowed.

Certain or all Toutas business would not be shared unless there was a compelling need to know.

Public Rituals are Public but at large members should have a honored position at them.

Private Rituals, well that depends on Ritual and why member is “at large”.

Tithe and real Physical (Time Work Money) Support:

As Toutas support is in almost all cases badly needed and often insufficient.

I recommend that in many cases Members at Large (etc) be ask to also give a tithe or other real physical support to the Toutas. After all if they do not support the Toutas in some ways, what purpose is there of keeping them on its rolls?

TDK

More of the Druid and the Child: Iron's Magick Fire.

>>
The boy Druii was so young for the Heavy Title and chains he Bore and Wore.

He was in the deep dark forest tonight, it was a very dry season and no fire would be safe for many reasons, seen and unseen.

So he took out a very odd very short iron cauldron he had in his pack. Almost like a modern skillet. Setting it old a large flat rock that was under the leaves and soil he had just brushed away.

Had anyone besides the Fae been watching they would have been amazed at how he just seemed to know were to find this very flat stone buried in the leaves and soil.

He now added his meager meal of the day to the cauldron and with a stout Oaken wand began to tap its side. while quietly chanting.

Thing of Iron dance for me.

May your acorns (atoms) jump and sing.

Bring Suns heat that I desire.

Via Fae Magick without a Fire.

And soon the heat shimmered in the falling light.

It had been more then thirteen white Moons since the Old Druid Master had named him the Village Druii and his heir. The boy had not grow much but was now thin and harder then before. The other children of the village and tribe said his muscles now looked like the roots of the great Oak and his skin its bark as the played and laughed.

But of course never to his face and besides he never played anymore with them. The Elders and their parents treated the new druii like a God. but late at night would sometimes talk about him and the Old Ancient Druid Master. Some said the Master had crossed the great veil., others said no he was one of the ancient immortals of the great tales.

As always conversation came back to the boy. Why him why so very young what made him special? His parents were just common honest folk with barely enough land to for a Cow and Goat or two.

Yet all could see the Power had taken the Boy and left the Druii in his place. There were no alive that ever had challenged the Old Ancient Druid Master. Seems they never lived another thirteen dark Moons when they did. Again not of this was ever said when the boy was near, yet somehow there always seemed to be a Raven or wild Hair nearby if his name came up for discussion. <<

TDK

(c) George King 02-04-2014

Part 1:   http://thedruidking.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-druid-and-child.html

Today's Druid:

 The Druids of very very old I believed tuned Ritual to the needs and guidance of the Human Tribes them found them self's incarnate in.

Ancient knowledge of Gods otherkin and the Astral Worlds has not changed really but the Names Tools and Framework have very much so.

We now live in a man made ferromagnetic world.  Where Iron Steel and man generated electromagnetic energy has our world in its RF and magnetic Fog.

So both how we access the old ways, an old energies, often may have to also change. As well as what energetic cosmic tides we try and use or ride.

A focus on what is needed now and into our future should be our road maps.

Why we answer the Ancient Oak's (Druid) Call. And also how we answer the " Four Great Questions" of a true Druid Priest (as I see it).

1) Who / What will you Honor?
2) Who / What will you Serve ?
3) Who / What would you Kill For ?
4) Who / What will you Die For?

Moon Rising
TDK

The Druid Root.

Curious how many like myself, do not feel the need for, Pageantry, Robes / Chains of rank, formal Litanies or even Holly Days. To be in contact with the Druid within you, the spirit of the ancient Oak or the call of the Ley?

Tthey do have their purposes. I often use all of them.
What got me wondering was a post asking to help with a one lesson class on what a Druid is.

For me all of these things are tools and respects, but the Druid Root is deeper then the Order or The Way.

 Ritual has its purpose as do formal training but it is Soul that rides the Ley.

Moon Rising
TDK

A modern Druid Parbil

The Wolf corned the Rabbit.

The Rabbit fearing for its life said. Wolf you know all Druids walk in the Light.

The Wolf laughed so hard that the Rabbit just slipped away.

Where there is Night there soon will be Day.

TDK

{[1275–1325; Middle English parabil }

There are several Bardic Mental torqueres in this small Parabil to help the reader discover two truths.

Can you find them and explain how the work?

See  http://thedruidking.blogspot.com/2013/03/ds-or-druid-speak.html

{ The root word tort comes from Latin word torquere, meaning "to twist." Distort - to twist or change the shape or appearance of something. Tortuous - full of bends; winding or twisting. state, rank, condition. Latin. freedom, wisdom. -en. cause to be, become. Old English.}

Druid Soul Test:

"Druid   Searles O'Dubhain" wrote.

  >>Searles O'Dubhain I think there needs to be a test or ritual for reincarnated spirits in Draíocht. That would be a way that a baseline could be established to address many of the issues being debated here. <<

There is "Druid   Searles O'Dubhain" you passed it with Flying Awen long ago.
The test is one words, views, actions, efforts and Life Time.

Does one have Awen, Imbas, deep insight, ? Does one walk with the Otherkin, Spirit of the Ancient Oak, listen to the Ley, known some stones are more then stone?

Makes no difference if one has ever even heard terms like Anew or Imbas. The tannin stain of ancient Oak bleeds through all you are and do.

If the ancient spirit and wisdom is there and has found a way out into life again.

Remembering, Druids were few and tribes were many.

Lip service to the old ways and instance acceptance of what the bone counters or science currently accepts as the only truth betrays most as not in working contact with Summers-Land and the Oak.

They bend like the willow or the grass in winds of current public opinion. Run from the Lighting like the rabbit.

Yet True Oak Stands as Tall as it can, shelters all that come to eat, feeds the many with little or no return.

Yet be warned standing with the Oak is to sharing the Lighting also as well as putting ones Roots into "The Well of Was"


Moon Rising
Babel Risen

TDK / The Druid King
Post script:

TDK - Sharing a comment from another Druid group I am in.
What I keep feeling / reading between the lines. Is that there seems to be a lot of Neo-Druids in many Orders and Ways. That pay lip service to the "Psychic World, Astral etc. But hold no belief it in at all or any true Occult experiences.

Richard Fox I have also seen this. They might have the jargon, might have knocked off the appropriate courses, even written a book or multiple books.... but they are void of personal experience and emotional involvement. In many cases I think we have substituted real knowledge for book knowledge....traded having power gained from experience with Nature... for displays of intelligence based upon theory that attract a lot of attention but have very little substance. Certainly not all folks are that way... but it seems like an increasing amount

Searles O'Dubhain George, you have identified one of the greatest ills facing Druids and their work today. There are many who claim to be the gurus of the movement who promote lies in order to seem to have power. I just got done with a tiff with one such charlatan and she thinks I'm a troll for even suggesting that gods might be real.

TDK -  Thoughts on being a Druid:
If you do not believe what you claim why should others?

TDK - It is interesting, many Neo-Druids study relish love and even worship the Otherkin and great deeds of our long lost Druids Heroes Gods and Goddesses one one hand.
On the other they try and fit their faith into the views of Bone Counters and Scientist that either claim be believe in Virgin birth, walking on water etc, about 2,000 years ago and Hell or nothing at all.

TDK - Druid Richard and Druid Searles, so sad but true. I think this is why Summerland keeps having write and talk about Life after Life, the spirit of ancient Oak and Ley. I often ask my self WTF why is a Pagan or Druid asking this question or that one? Do they not remember, Dream, experience, the spirit and life in all. Have they never crossed the Veils ? So over and over I talk about what every true Acorn already knows.


The Druid's Rede:
http://thedruidking.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-druids-rede.html