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Druidry, sometimes termed Druidism, is a modern spiritual or religious movement that promotes the cultivation of honorable relationships with the physical landscapes, flora, fauna, and diverse peoples of the world, as well as with nature deities, and spirits of nature and place. [1]
A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors.
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The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth. Weiser. 2006. ISBN 978-1-57863-354-8. The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies: The Ultimate A–Z of Ancient Mysteries, Lost Civilizations and Forgotten Wisdom. HarperElement. 2006. ISBN 978-0-00-722068-7. Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy. Llewellyn. 2007.
The Druid Order is a contemporary druidry fraternal order, founded in 1909 by George Watson MacGregor Reid in the United Kingdom. At various times it has also been known as The Ancient Druid Order, An Druidh Uileach Braithreachas, and The British Circle of the Universal Bond. Initiated members are called companions.
The Druid Network was created in 2003 to help its members and those in society understand and practice Druidry as a religion. "Its practitioners revere their deities, most often perceived as the most powerful forces of nature (such as thunder, sun and earth), spirits of place (such as mountains and rivers), and divine guides of a people (such as Brighid, Rhiannon and Bran)."
Getafix, a Gaulish druid appearing in the French comic book series Asterix.His original French name is Panoramix. Doctor Druid, a Marvel Comics character.; Allanon, one of the main protagonists in the Shannara series by author Terry Brooks.
Druidry shows similar heterogeneity as Wicca. It draws inspirations from historical Druids , the priest caste of the ancient pagan Celts . Druidry dates to the earliest forms of modern paganism: the Ancient Order of Druids founded in 1781 had many aspects of freemasonry , and has practiced rituals at Stonehenge since 1905.