Because she would not yield to the command of the local Roman governor, she was flogged and her daughters were raped. In fury she raised an army which sacked the Roman towns of London, Colchester and St. Albans.

In both stories wisdom is sought by an older person – in Ireland in the form of the Salmon of Wisdom, in Wales in the form of three drops of inspiration.

Abuse and exploitation comes from the illusion of separateness.

Fidelma – the Irish Druid

About 100,000 people in Britain4 and around 426,000 people in the USA5 regard themselves as Pagan.

The Law of the Harvest

In summary, most Druids today will hold to the following six core beliefs: the importance of tolerance and accepting diversity of opinion and belief; the existence of Spirit or Deity; the existence of the Otherworld; the process of Rebirth; the Web of Life; and the Law of the Harvest.

From being dependent upon dogma and direction from the authority figures of church and state, we learned from the age of the Enlightenment onwards to manifest our individuality, until now we are starting to discover that in reality we live in an interdependent world, where no one can truly be an island.

Many people have had experiences of ‘extrasensory perception’ – even if only fleetingly, perhaps just once or twice in their lives.