Where do the teachings of the Order come from?
Many people believe that the teachings of the Druids were lost with the coming of Christianity, and that we couldn t possibly be teaching authentic Druid wisdom. We, however, believe that we are. The teachings given in the course (the new edition, published Feb 2001) are made up of five strands: The first, and most important, comes surprisingly to many from very far back in time, and almost certainly to the teachings of the Druids before the coming of Christianity. We believe these teachings were entrusted to future generations by being encoded in certain ancient stories. Within these stories we can find embedded entire programmes of Druidic training, which form the core of the teachings that we present in the training of the Order. In addition to this material, we draw on the wisdom of the Druidic triads, which were recorded by Christian clerics but which reflect much of the wisdom of their pre-Christian ancestors. The second strand has its source in the much later period of the Druid
Many people believe that the teachings of the Druids were lost with the coming of Christianity, and that we couldn’t possibly be teaching authentic Druid wisdom. We, however, believe that we are. The teachings given in the course are made up of five strands: The first, and most important, comes – surprisingly to many – from very far back in time, and almost certainly to the teachings of the Druids before the coming of Christianity. We believe these teachings were entrusted to future generations by being encoded in certain ancient stories. Within these stories we can find embedded entire programmes of Druidic training, which form the core of the teachings that we present in the training of the Order. In addition to this material, we draw on the wisdom of the Druidic triads, which were recorded by Christian clerics but which reflect much of the wisdom of their pre-Christian ancestors. The second strand has its source in the much later period of the Druid Revival, which began over three h
