Sublime

Caitlín Matthews, The Little Book of Celtic Blessings, Element Books, Shaftesbury, 1994.

I had known and studied with Ross Nichols, had trained in psychology and psychotherapy, and in 1988 was asked to lead the Order he had founded twenty-four years previously. The Order published the course that I had created with the help of a number of writers, including Ross Nichols and John and Caitlín Matthews.

Love of Peace Druids were traditionally peace-makers, and still are: each ceremony begins with Peace to the Quarters, there is a Druid’s Peace Prayer, and Druids plant peace groves.

In megalithic times the early Druids were probably not distinctively classed into three branches of learning. The Druid shaman would probably have been the doctor and priest and repository of tribal lore all in one.

Dagda- The "Good God" and "Good Hand." Chieftain God of life, death, wisdom, prosperity, abundance, and knowledge. Father to Bridget and Angus Og. Associated with oak trees, the flesh hook, a magical sword, the club, an inexhaustible cauldron, a magical harp, the chalice, and the rods of command. Ruler of the bright half of the year. The King of

In the Grove of the Druids – The Druid Teachings of Ross Nichols.

Merlin is seen in his Ovate role when he utters the prophecies compiled by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth century.

Likewise it is the Ovate who finds the wisdom of the spirit, plant and animal world and brings it back for the benefit of all.