Druidposting
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I say this emphatically, earnestly, and enthusiastically - if you are interested in earth-based spirituality, there are few ways that tap into the human creature better than skyclad/nude ritual. Other participants not needed. You will feel closer to yourself, your surroundings, and your gods, should you choose to have them.
Good Thor's Day.
I am pleasantly surprised to see a pretty large influx of furry subscribers. While I'm not particularly out looking to gain subscribers, as this channel is a personal project, I am glad to see this is the case, as I genuinely see the otherkin and therianthrope communities as a modern revival of Totemic religions. The only major difference between the two, if we are to be honest, is the artwork associated.
Ah. Ancient people and those in 2024 shake hands in recognition of their spiritual connection, past and present, to the other animals of our world. Lovely.
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I am pleasantly surprised to see a pretty large influx of furry subscribers. While I'm not particularly out looking to gain subscribers, as this channel is a personal project, I am glad to see this is the case, as I genuinely see the otherkin and therianthrope communities as a modern revival of Totemic religions. The only major difference between the two, if we are to be honest, is the artwork associated.
Ah. Ancient people and those in 2024 shake hands in recognition of their spiritual connection, past and present, to the other animals of our world. Lovely.
🤝
Merry winter solstice, friends.
In Ireland, this holiday was celebrated by the Celtic druids as Grianstad An Gheimhridh, celebrated in a manner similar to the Nordic Yule, placing four candles of various colors atop a log and letting them burn down over the night. While the story of the Holly King and Oak King are certainly an interesting play on the dual nature of the Horned God, there is no official evidence they existed in Celtic folklore prior to their introduction into the Wiccan religion in 1970, so I feel no need to include it in my druidic practice, though I understand why others do.
As I explore my own cultural connection to the Celtic druidic tradition, I find that it is but a small thing to reintroduce the celebration of season. We have lost our wildness, and as all animals follow and accept the changing of autumn into winter, winter into spring, spring into summer, and summer into autumn again, so must we as human animals do likewise.
It is coming close to darkness now. Gather with your friends as you can. Light fires, small or large. Eat warm food. Drink as you feel led. And most of all - rest.
In Ireland, this holiday was celebrated by the Celtic druids as Grianstad An Gheimhridh, celebrated in a manner similar to the Nordic Yule, placing four candles of various colors atop a log and letting them burn down over the night. While the story of the Holly King and Oak King are certainly an interesting play on the dual nature of the Horned God, there is no official evidence they existed in Celtic folklore prior to their introduction into the Wiccan religion in 1970, so I feel no need to include it in my druidic practice, though I understand why others do.
As I explore my own cultural connection to the Celtic druidic tradition, I find that it is but a small thing to reintroduce the celebration of season. We have lost our wildness, and as all animals follow and accept the changing of autumn into winter, winter into spring, spring into summer, and summer into autumn again, so must we as human animals do likewise.
It is coming close to darkness now. Gather with your friends as you can. Light fires, small or large. Eat warm food. Drink as you feel led. And most of all - rest.
I've said it before and will say it again: the recognition of human as equal to nature requires not only the recognition of human as animal but of animal (as with all things, "living" and not) as divine. Chimpanzees dance at rainfall. Elephants recognize and celebrate moon cycles. Crows hold vigils for the dead. To properly place ourselves in the context of the world around us we must remove the colonialist idea of divinity and spirituality as something "above" the natural world.
No.
Wildness is next to godliness.
No.
Wildness is next to godliness.
This isn't really a piece of druidic wisdom in any way but I definitely think the "gandalf big naturals" meme captures the spirit of Odin far better than any vikingbro meme has ever accomplished.
Good Saturn's Day. America's most recent winter storm has littered our local ground in a sheen of white. Take some time today to acknowledge the season AND get a good midday nap in.
Good Moon's Day.
I have been slow even on this channel to make politics a central factor of the message. But that is ridiculous. Capitalism within its very core, despite those who claim it as being "natural", fights against all natural tendency of humankind. The body is tired when it needs to be done with work. Yet the capitalist work day is 8 hours, pushing past any reasonable end time for work in nature. Interacting with the forest and trees and non-human-made world naturally causes the body to destress and yet we are expected to sit in cubicles and buildings all day. And even when we are in buildings we are expected to focus entirely on work instead of the natural desire to talk and dance and eat when we are around others. There is nothing natural about capitalism or the contorted, warped forms of agriculture, creation, and so-called "civilization" it has birthed.
I have been slow even on this channel to make politics a central factor of the message. But that is ridiculous. Capitalism within its very core, despite those who claim it as being "natural", fights against all natural tendency of humankind. The body is tired when it needs to be done with work. Yet the capitalist work day is 8 hours, pushing past any reasonable end time for work in nature. Interacting with the forest and trees and non-human-made world naturally causes the body to destress and yet we are expected to sit in cubicles and buildings all day. And even when we are in buildings we are expected to focus entirely on work instead of the natural desire to talk and dance and eat when we are around others. There is nothing natural about capitalism or the contorted, warped forms of agriculture, creation, and so-called "civilization" it has birthed.