Seek Teachings Everywhere: Combining Druid Spirituality with Other Traditions

There have always been paths, such as alchemy, which are ‘meta-paths’ able to transcend religious distinctions.

Perhaps we can start using instead the term ‘the World Wide Wisdom Tradition,’ agreeing with the teachings of the Dzogchen Tantra when it suggests: ‘As a bee seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek teachings everywhere. Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to digest all that you have gathered. Like a mad one beyond all

Instead they might be inspired by elements of a number of paths to create their own rather individual way.

Listen my love, illumination is eternal. As there are billions of stars, There are billions of steps. As there are billions of souls, There are billions of ways to grow. Rumi

One of the most striking characteristics of modern Druidry lies in its tolerance of diversity. People are drawn to Druidry because they can practise and study it on its own, or in combination with other spiritual paths.

Paramahansa Yogananada

‘Do not attach yourself to any particular creed exclusively so that you disbelieve in all the rest, otherwise you lose much good, nay you will fail to recognise the real truth of the matter. Let your soul be capable of embracing all forms of belief.’

what if we, as Westerners, do not have to look to India for inspiration? What if we realise that the Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic and pre-Celtic pantheon are still very much alive and active in Ireland and other parts of the Celtic world? What if we realise that, in many cases, the universal dreams which make up the foundation of our practice a

The first is to love. This takes real courage, and ultimately surrender, to know our capacity for love - and we can only know this by loving another, by loving every detail in the natural world, knowing it as love, as from love. Love is the most resonant and beautiful interface between all being, it is an active state of communion, of giving and re