r/druidism

Hiya, baby druid here! To be brief; I fell into studying druidry alongside my journey through trauma therapy, it's been a great addition and has actually helped with this process at times! But I've been struggling with one thing.

With so much of my energy being put towards healing I'm having a hard time building habits it general but especially those that are important to druidry. I'm currently reading introductory druidry books ^((currently reading the Book of Druidy by kristoffer hughes since theyre also queer like me :D)) and many of them suggest routines like daily walks, meditation or journalling.

I'm finding myself not quite at the point where I'm able to do these. On a good day I can maybe go on a walk, and early on I started writing down the weather each day, but even something as simple as that has fallen to the way side.

I want to start one of the many druid courses that are available but have a hard time feeling up for such commitments yet.

All of this makes me feel very guilty or that I'm not worthy of the role. I was wondering if there is any advice for what one can do in this situation, or even small stepping stone tasks one could start that arent quite as big of a jump as daily walks or rituals?

I am excited to hear from you all and any wisdom you're able to impart <3 thank you!!

EDIT: I don't think I'll be able to get back to every reply just yet (im easily overwhelmed alas,,,) but please know I am so so grateful to everything you have all said, It's made me feel so welcome and inspired!!! You are all so wonderful and lovely and aaaa!!!! 💖💕💓💝💘💓

So I have been doing some Druid practices for a while now and been working with classic elements . I can find or logic out most of the associations but… the directions: east - air, fire - south, west - water, and earth - north, I just can’t find a reference for before it shows up in the golden dawn stuff? Does anyone know where this comes from? Also I thought maybe the colors comes from the humors but it doesn’t match well, Fire and Water are duh, and earth as green is okay (honestly orange for brown is more intuitive), but why is air yellow instead of like, purple? Who decided all this? Is there a classic reference I just seem to be missing?

Any help is appreciated because I am stumped?

I have just, in the past few days, started understanding myself as an atheist druid. I come from a Jewish background, and see many of the high holy days as part of honoring the changing of the seasons and the bounty of nature. Does anyone have any resources that may be of interest to this baby druid?

Let's get in sync with what's going on outside. What's blooming—or down for the season? What birds are active? Do you have any gardening going? Let's chat about it!

For those Druids who belong to local groups or orders, what is your experience with theology? Are most members of the group polytheists, just animists without deities, pantheists, panentheists, monotheists, agnostics, or something else?

I associate my path in Druidry with polytheism and pantheism (or perhaps panentheism) together, but also take much from an animist worldview.

Hey. I hope you guys are having a good beltane. About a month ago, a tree very special to me that has been growing along side me on my property has experienced a very large crack from a very large wind storm. This tree always signaled the beginning of spring by its budding leaves, and I would sit under it when I needed to think. I would see it as I woke and fell asleep. Due to the crack, the tree is very unstable and can risk falling and had also had disease grow deep into the trunk of the tree, so the decision was made to cut it down. I am devastated. I have never had plant grief like this. Every day I see it being cut down slowly and it’s genuinely breaking my heart. Does anyone have any advice on how to process this? Perhaps how to honor it? Thanks for reading /|\

Hey all,

I’ve seen the reading list, but I’m wondering if there are any audio resources for modern druidry? I work outdoors so I don’t really have time to read, although I still want to be occupied with something other than music.

Cheers.

Hello everyone,

I am interested in looking into druidism and wanted to know if there was any good book recommendations for researching into the practice.

this might be kinda stupid to ask. but im plural (for those who dont know, the simplest description is basically that theres more than one sentiant being within my one body) and i'm js curious like... what do druids think abt plurality? and if there's any other plural druids in this subreddit?