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The Druidry Handbook
The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth | John Michael Greer
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A living tradition of nature spirituality rooted in Celtic antiquity and revived to meet the challenges of contemporary life, Druidry offers people a path of harmony through reconnection with the green Earth. The Druidry Handbook is the first hands-on manual of traditional British Druid practice that explores the Sun Path of seasonal celebration, the Moon Path of meditation, and the Earth Path of living in harmony with nature as tools for crafting an earth-honoring life here and now. From ritual and meditation to nature awareness and ecological action, John Michael Greer opens the door to a spirituality rooted in the living Earth. Featuring a mix of philosophy, rituals, spiritual practice, and lifestyle issues, The Druidry Handbook is one-stop shopping for those seriously interested in practicing a traditional form of Druidry. It offers equal value to eclectics and solitary practitioners eager to incorporate more earth-spirituality into their own belief system; it also appeals to the merely curious.
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hissingpotatoes
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3.5/5⭐ This is a reread for me. An informative, balanced introduction to revival Druidry, though the author speaks about current issues he's obviously not well versed in. #bookspin

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3.5/5⭐ Both Greer and I acknowledge that there's so much more to be said about the topics he introduces. One of the strengths of this book are the extensive, annotated lists of further readings. Overall The Druidry Handbook is a very good introduction to revival Druidry. The history, lore, and meditation sections were especially interesting or useful.

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Greer writes that human awakening into wisdom "ultimately brings the Earth itself closer to the fulfillment of its own tremendous destiny," end chapter. Big bold words clearly meant to impress but don't add up to his previous definition of destiny as the power pulling the soul toward its potential. What spiritual potential is Earth striving for? Greer doesn't discuss at all :-/

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hissingpotatoes
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I have long since been enamored of William Blake's poetry. Knowing he was probably involved or at least familiar with Druidic affairs suddenly puts a lot of puzzle pieces in place.