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 From
an early age nature held my imagination and my childhood curiosity.
As I grew and developed through my childhood, society gave me the
freedom of thought I craved as I left school and went to college.
Here
I could explore the world religions, spiritualities and philosophies,
unbiased, and find my own expression of spirituality. The natural
world reflected for me the cycles of life, the inspiration to live
a peaceful, respectful and truthful life.
I came
to know who I truly was, as the natural world provided pure moments
of spirit to spirit connection, inspiring me, feeding me and indeed
healing me.
In
my early teens I discovered Druidry; a pagan native British spiritual
path. Here my inspiration and connections to Druidry was not of
the white robed, bearded old men of Stonehenge at the summer solstice,
but the shamans, the healers, seers, the priests of nature from
our distant past.
As
a Druid I constantly strive to be open to the teachings, wisdom
and healing of the natural world around me. To allow the divine
inspiration, the flow of spirit to flow freely through my being.
I
dare to drink from the cauldron of inspiration. By re-affirming
my connection to the ebb and flow of the natural rhythms of the
Earth and my life, of the setting and rising of the Moon and Sun,
I give and I receive the blessings of life.
I am
aware of the Trees that surround my grove, the birds within their
branches, the spirit that shine within them all. I am aware of the
earth, the rocks and the stones and soil beneath by feet, the boundless
wonder of the deep, dark cavern.
I am
aware of the infinite sky as I soar to freedom through the clouds
and feel the wind beneath my wings. I, a part of this cycle, for
nothing is ever separated from its source, only restored to it once
more.
To
tap into the wellspring of wisdom and teachings that our ancestors
of our spiritual heritage and bloodline have stored for us, draws
us in direct contact with our spiritual inheritance that is often
forgotten or over looked in our modern day society.
By
placing, the soles of our feet upon the very landscape that our
ancestors once trod, worked, and played upon, we enter into a sacred
communion of words, visions, inspiration and knowing.
My
polytheistic view of deity encourages me to honour and hold sacred
the spirit of tree, stone, spring, love, life here and now.
For
me Druidry is a way of life. It infuses all that I do and all that
I am. It allows me to cope with a society that seems to be fumbling
its way through vast landscape of vagueness and lack of respect
for the natural world, each other, each culture and each religion.
It
allows me to be the priest of nature that my deep, wild soul craves.
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