![]() When and where to act and / or speak (or not) are also tricky. Visions demand to be communicated.Ĭommunication can take place through words or action. Because vision is a gift from nature and /or the gods it’s rare that it’s for us alone. Vision’s closely connected to truth: truth manifests in vision. Vision plays a large part in my practice- learning to see this world clearly and learning how to perceive and journey through the Otherworld. Its only proof is undefinable emotion- an unverifiable knowing. Truth stupifies and shatters, reduces you to tears yet acts as reassurance you’re on the right path and leaves you happy and blessed. I’ve spent so much of my life denying my truth, trying to fulfil unsuitable roles and being crippled by my fear of other peoples’ opinions. Questing the Awen is about discovering one’s truth and standing by it (NOT easy!) The Awen is bound up with life’s direction and destiny (Taliesin and Llywarch Hen both speak of ‘My Awen’ in a way that makes it synonymous with destiny). It manifests in physical nature in the here and now yet its flow expands throughout the whole of time and space. I had a minor epiphany when I read Kristoffer Hughes’ Natural Druidry and he defined the Awen as ‘the voice of the universe.’ For me the Awen is the living force that flows wild and uncontrollable through all things. Next I’ll come to inspiration or The Awen. The condition of finding inspiration is respectful relationship. When I try to back out the flow dries up and I’m lost. When I listen to the land, my gods and communities and uphold my promises and responsibilities the Awen flows. It opened my eyes to the divine in my local landscape and influenced me to begin relating to the gods and spirits of the land as persons. Discovering Druidry made me go outside every day and start connecting with nature and other people. My work is a form of service to the wider human community and my personal practices now involve service to the land and the associated entities therein. I am finding that service is the central tenent of my druidry. So would I be describing central concepts of my “druidry” or just what I value in my life, what governs my actions and motivates me? I love nature, need creativity and my actions are often governed by what I consider my duty/responsibility – but is this my druidry? I remain confused! It enables me to put a name to what I do and feel but these actions and feelings preceded my discovery of the name. My experience so far is that druidry seems a good description of what I do and what I’ve been doing for most of my life. I can’t yet determine what the central concept of my understanding of druidry is as I both don’t understand druidry well enough and can’t separate druidry from life. Attunement – being mindful and “in tune with” the world around us, the changes in the seasons, etc.”.The equinoxes and the First and Third Quarters of the moon are particularly important to me for this reason. Balance – the balance between light and dark, creative and destructive, life and death, etc, which I feel Druids should aim to foster and maintain.“The concepts that are particularly important to me in my personal practice are: Rites to Celebrate the Seasonal Festivals. ![]() TDN International Full Moon Peace Ritual.Fire Safety in Druid and Pagan Practice.
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