druidry
Ancient grove worship
Druidry is the spiritual practice or religious tradition associated with druids—the priestly class of ancient Celtic societies.
Modern druidry revives or reimagines these practices, typically emphasizing reverence for nature, seasonal rituals, and connection to Celtic heritage.
Practitioners may gather at sacred sites like Stonehenge for solstice celebrations.
She found meaning in druidry after years of searching.
Formal event marking occasions
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
circle · altar · chanting · robes · offerings · herbs · cauldron · incantation
Ancient Indo-European tribal group
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
- BritonsUK inhabitants
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
- groveSmall stand of trees
Gaelic · tribes · ancestors · Iron Age · Bronze Age · antiquity · prehistoric · folklore
Spirits inhabit all things
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- oakQuercus genus member
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
wildlife · seasons · elements · land · sky · sea · trees · rivers
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- counselExpert guidance offered
lore · teaching · oral tradition · memory · poetry · triads · riddles · scholarship
Reality itself is holy
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
ancestors · deity · prayer · soul · afterlife · theurgy · transcendence · pilgrimage
Foretelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- arcaneUnderstood by few
clairvoyance · supernatural · occult · esoteric · visions · second sight · augury · scrying
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
initiation · circle · altar · chanting · robes · offerings · herbs · cauldron · incantation · libation
Celts
Ancient Indo-European tribal group
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
- BritonsUK inhabitants
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
grove · Gaelic · tribes · ancestors · Iron Age · Bronze Age · antiquity · prehistoric · folklore · mythology
animism
Spirits inhabit all things
forest · wildlife · seasons · elements · land · sky · sea · trees · rivers · mountains
sage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
counsel · lore · teaching · oral tradition · memory · poetry · triads · riddles · scholarship · judgment
pantheism
Reality itself is holy
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
reverence · ancestors · deity · prayer · soul · afterlife · theurgy · transcendence · pilgrimage · sacred
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
arcane · clairvoyance · supernatural · occult · esoteric · visions · second sight · augury · scrying · trance
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- Irish FaithSt. Patrick, St. Brigid, Celtic cross, Catholic Church, holy well
- paganismWicca, pagan, heathen, polytheist, polytheism
- European Mysticismpaganism, Wicca, witchcraft, esotericism, occultism
druidryRoman Catholicism
Papal Christian tradition
organized religion · Orthodox Christianity · Mormonism · papal authority · state religion
druidryindustrialism
Factory-based economic system
Gnosticism · technocracy · materialism · urbanization · anthropocentrism
druidrypositivism
Philosophy demanding verifiable evidence
atheism · empiricism · scientism · reductionism · rationalism
- druid circleAssembly of Celtic priests
- druid's circleMegalithic ceremonial site
- druid groveCeltic priests' woodland sanctuary