' Druids: a Holy Female Sisterhood

August 27, 2010

Female Druids also known as dryads (Greek) or oak nymphs were oracular priestesses, each with her own personal tree spirit. Dryads were also known as priestesses of Artemis, whose souls dwelt in trees. Dryads could also assume the shapes of serpents and were called Hamadryads or Amadryades. Dryadism and druidism (Scottish) were two phases of the same religion, restricted to a female priesthood in the earlier, matriarchal stage, but later open to male priests as well. Irish churches were originally known by the old druidic name of dairtech, or "oak-house," a sacred grove. The Christian church attacked the Druids for their paganism, and also for their tendency to include sacred women in their ranks.

The "colleges" of druidesses, dryads, and high holy sisterhoods were later assimilated into Christian nuns. One of the three classes of druidesses consisted of secluded sisterhoods, such as the priestesses of Brigit, who lived in convent-like sanctuaries while tending perpetually burning sacred fires. Another less secluded class of druidess consisted of married women who lived at the temple and went home occasionally to visit their husbands. A third class was composed of temple servants who lived with their families.

There is no break between the ancient semi-magical formulae chanted by the Druids and later incantations of the wizard and “wise woman.” '

https://www.kathycrabbe.com/blog/2010/08/druids-a-holy-female-sisterhood

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Deck: The DruidCraft Tarot
Spread: Card of the Day
Date: Fri Jan 08 03:07:03 EST 2021


Today's Card
TEN of CUPS (Reversed)

KEYWORDS

• Happiness • Love • Fulfilment

Ornament

Meaning   We strive towards the dream of a happy and fulfilled life because deep down we know it is possible to achieve this. And here we see this offered to us. The central belief of DruidCraft is that all of life is based upon love, as depicted in the love of the God and Goddess, or the twin aspects of deity. Love and the joy it brings are not delusions, or transient states of happiness that occur randomly amid a sea of experience. Love represents our true natural state – our source and our inheritance. As such, it is by definition a permanent state, not a temporary one, real not delusional. Finding this card in a reading is immensely auspicious, particularly if it appears in a spread in a culminating position that indicates the result of a situation or question.

The rainbow on the card signifies the fulfilment of a promise and the way in which life is truly magical. Dreams really can come true; you can be blessed with good fortune, success, and a warm, loving family. Significantly, rainbows appear after it has rained, as dark skies or storm clouds recede. You may well have earned this time – the storm is over and the indications are that the positive situation will endure. Any personal relationships suggested by this card are liable to be loving and permanent, and the happiness indicated is likely to signify both spiritual and emotional blessings.

Reverse meaning   Problems at home or in a relationship are suggested here. You may have to leave home or relocate, or a relationship may end. You may have reached a time when children are leaving home. Alternatively, a dream may be dying. So much attention is given to fostering dreams, and helping them come true, but everything needs to die to make way for the new, and for rebirth to occur. If this applies to your situation, know that reincarnation occurs for dreams too. They need to die to be reborn in totally new ways.



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Before we were born, we were also already in our mother, our father, and our ancestors. The koan, "What was your face before your parents were born?" is an invi...tation to look deeply, to identify ourselves in time and space. We usually think we did not exist before the time of our parents, that we only began to exist at the moment of our birth. But we were already here in many forms. The day of our birth was only a day of continuation. Instead of singing "Happy Birthday" every year, we should sing "Happy Continuation".
- Thich Nhat Hanh, in “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching”.