basic beliefs of druids

I am a neo-druid and we believe that nature is sacred and should be revered (much like wiccans). We believe in about 300 gods and goddesses the most important would be dagda, the chief god and Dana, the mother goddess. We believe in spirits and mother earth. After death our spirits go to Avalon where we rest to await reincarnation. Like the other pre-christian religions of Europe we practice magic. We follow the druid virtues of honor, loyalty, hospitality, honesty, justice and courage.of course really a druid was a person who served the role of priests, teachers, ambassadors, astronomers, genealogists, philosophers, musicians, theologians, scientists, poets and judges in Celtic society. The people you're referring to are the Celts.

I'm Irish and live in Ireland, but I'm also quarter Scottish and quarter Italian. We believe in many Celtic Gods/goddesses and we believe in Nature Spirits. Some infact claim to see Nature spirits (like I do). We are extremely close to the earth and all the seasons which all have there own names. If you google search druidry you should get some answers

Where do you get the idea from that Druids were Irish, or Scottish? They were Welsh!
They were driven from Wales by the Roman Army, on to the island of Anglesey. There they were slaughtered, man, woman, and child. They left no written records.
Nobody can claim that they know anything about the beliefs of Druids. The Druids left nothing. No artifacts, no records. Nothing!

I know that! I'm just saying where I'm from that's all! I know nobody knows anything because there were no written sources

Why I said where I was from was because somebody asked if they could trace back their ancestry, that they were Irish decended

So am I! My paternal grand parents came from Westport,Mayo. I was Christened Brian, after the last king of Ireland, Brian Boru.
My maternal grand parents are true-blood Yorkshire.
How's that for a mixture! Hard and canny Yorkshire, mixed with Irish wit (and a little Lunacy!).

Sorry but I just have to say where on earth did you get the idea that Druids were exclusively Welsh? Firstly I would point out that at the time the druids were around there was no real concept of England, Scotland and Wales the land boundaries were no where near established, the Roman invasion of Britain marked the death of the Druids in around 55 BC but Scotland did not form until about 900 years later in 843 AD and Wales even later in 1056 AD. That alone indicates the Celts (and Druids) were British and not any one of the dividing countries. Furthermore there are Roman accounts and Druid related artefacts found across Britain from Kent to Yorkshire as well across the water in Ireland and references to Druids (or draoi) are strewn across Irish literature where as they appear relatively rarely in Welsh literature.

ArDan is correct. You cannot say where Druids are from. And yes, many records we're burned, but thorough studies about the druidic faith will prove that the religion was mainly oral. It is unreasonable also, to assume they we're eradicated. Even the witch trials were based on claiming land for the church. I do not trust these organizations that sell the religion as if it is a good to be sold. It is a way of life, not a tool for monetary gains.

I myself study Druidry, and have taken lessons from what I believe to be an old spirit of the original order.. If you want the truth about the religion, research it yourself and read stories, tales, and myths regarding them, as they are more prone to hold truth than some coveted text. This was their way of passing on the wisdom, after all.. If you like hearing stories, find a book named 'Lessons of Merlin'. It tells a story of a student of a Druid, and, if read slowly, will enlighten you a bit on their ways.

Blessed, we.

The "21 Lessons of Merlyn" is a terrible book that is full of misinformation. Even the name of "merlyn" is incorrect, unless you want to believe that the Merlin of the Arthur tales was actually a donkey. The book bears no relationship to ancient Druidry

I will agree that the "21 Lessons of Merlyn" bear no connection to the original Druids however I do personally believe that the remaining artifacts, such as the headdresses believed to be used in religious ceremonies around the time of Druids found in Deal, Hockwold and Wanborough (Kent, Norfolk and Surrey respectively, none of which are in Wales) are linked to Celtic religious practices and believed by many to be the possessions of or closely linked to Druids (although I will concede that there is no definitive proof as there is no such definitive proof over the existence of druids in any area)