What are some of the most important misconceptions people today have about the Druids, that people should know about?
To answer this question would require a rather lengthy essay as the word druid can mean different things to different people, (as can the words druidism and druidry.) Celtic Revivalists recognize druids as a distinct caste ie not everyone is a druid. As well, Celtic Revivalists tend not to call thier religious practices druidry or druidism. The nature of the misconceptions will largely depend upon what paradigm of druid experience one uses to frame thier experience. For a complete discussion regarding the varieties of druidic experience please see: http://groups.msn.com/CromansGrove/varieties.msnw Some, like ourselves believe that Druids are a distinct caste within a Celtic tribal culture- we also believe that the Gaelic culture is still living and evolving. We believe the Gaelic (Ivernian) culture is also historically and regionally specific ie what was true of Gaulish druids in the 3rd century BCE may not have been true fo Irish druids during the same time…or what may have been tru
