Some are pantheists, believing that everything is an interpretation of the divine, and this seems to bridge the two strands of monotheism and polytheism.

Within many Eastern traditions, it is through meditation that we understand our selves better, and also understand and redirect our reactions to the world – i.e. instead of simply reacting to an event, we act with intention, with mindfulness and awareness.

am childless by choice. I will not have direct descendants, though I share my genetic makeup with the rest of my family, my nephews, cousins and more, which will be passed down through blood. However, I will become a future ancestor of tradition as well as having future ancestors of tradition, and the same can be said for being and having future an

Then there are the gods of humanity – those of love and lust, of rage and anger, of compassion and fidelity. They sing deep within our bones, and are just as much a force to be reckoned with as the other gods. The Druid works to establish relationship with these gods as much as with the gods of nature – for humans are a part of nature.

Caesar also writes of the Druid belief in reincarnation, and their proficiency in astronomy, biology and theology.

Breathe in the air and notice the scent. Feel the wind/sun/rain on your face. Notice the temperature, the humidity. Listen to the sounds around you – human laughter, dogs barking, children shrieking, horse whinnies, tractors rolling past. You may notice or recognise other people along your walks, sharing in the pleasure of this simple act. Do not i

Some Druids are monotheists, believing in only one god.

The air that we breathe is also the air our ancestors breathed 50, 100, 1,000 years ago. It is also the air that the willow, alder and yew trees exhaled 50, 100 or 1,000 years ago. The wasp breathes in the same air, the grasses and wildflowers exhaling into the deepening twilight. We can relate to our environment by simply remembering how to breath

With old habits and patterns of behaviour that we wish to be freed from, we can simply ask this question over and over again until we have the answer that is required for spiritual growth.