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through our home, as magic moves within this poem." Leave it in the window to ring out
warm, protective energy throughout your living area.
Fire
Get yourself one large red, orange, or golden candle and affix it in a safe container. Place
it somewhere in the northern area (or in the direction that you nominate for Fire) of your
magical space. Anoint the candle with cinnamon oil and say, "Guardians of the Fire,
embers that brighten the darkest night, let your sparks within me burn, and protect this
space with eternal light.' Light the candle any time you feel negative energy infringing on
your home.
Water
Gather seven seashells in a small, decorative glass-canning container. Fill this with
boiling water or sand and seal it shut immediately. When cooled, decorate the edge of the
seal using blue or green wax. Set this in the eastern quarter of your sacred space (or in
the direction that you nominate for Water), saying, "Guardians of the Waters, the
flowing, endless grail, move your waves upon this shore, let magic take to sail!" If this
token ever looks dirty within, the contents should be completely changed and the
invocation repeated.
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General information: Druids Then and Now
Posted by: Nyxks on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 04:28 PM
Although it has become commonplace to associate England's most famous
stone circle, Stonehenge, with the mysterious ancient order known as the
Druids, in truth, the two have little or no historical connection.
Although it has become commonplace to associate England's most famous
stone circle, Stonehenge, with the mysterious ancient order known as the
Druids, in truth, the two have little or no historical connection. This fallacy is just one of
many misconceptions about Druids that has carried over into the modern age.
Druidism, in fact, traces its origins to ancient Wales, where the order began long before
the advent of written history. Druids were the priests of the early Celtic religion, on the
top rung of the three-tiered Celtic society consisting of serfs, warriors, and learned men.
But in addition to their religious function, Druids also performed the roles of judge,
doctor, and scholar. They were educated through a long and grueling process of rote
memorization. Druidic law forbade its followers to write down any of the religious
teachings, a rule that has unfortunately prevented us from having firsthand knowledge of
their Celtic religion.
What historical records we do have of the Druids come to us from non-objective sources:
Posidonius, a Greek writer who supposedly visited Gaul in the second century BC; Julius
Caesar, who recorded his observations about the Druids in his account of the Gallic War,
written after the Roman invasion of the British Isles; and the Roman writer Tacitus
whose Annals of Imperial Rome and Germanica were written after the consolidation of
Britain. In these records, the writers all remark upon the Druids' extensive knowledge,
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