Ye Wytches &
Druids
Druids
On occasion, we are asked, "What is the difference between a Celtic Witch
and a Celtic Druid?" The question should not be "What is the difference?",
but rather "What is the connection between Witches and Druids?"
The Druids were the intellectual class of the Celtic tribes. Their focus was
upon knowledge of everything upon the physical, mental, Astral, and Spiritual
Universes, and all the planes and levels in between. They were the
reservoirs of Celtic knowledge which included knowledge gathered from
other civilizations such as the Mesopotainians, Sumarians, Akkadians,
Egyptians, Greeks, Norse, and Phoenicians. The Druids controlled Celtic
education and yielded tremendous power and influence over the Celtic
peoples. A ruler obtained and kept his/her position of power through Druidic
approval. A single Druid could step between battling armies and immediately
stop the conflict. The Druids were leaders, philosophers, seers, diviners,
Priests and Priestesses, historians, teachers, administrators, chieftains,
officials, doctors, healers, herbalists, magicians, scientists, astrologers,
astronomers, story tellers, musicians, judges, and law makers. This was a
vast amont of knowledge, far too vast for each individual Druid to learn
everything about everything and so the Druidic Order was divided into three
groupings.
* THE BARDS were the poets, musicians, singers, storytellers, and historians.
They understood the power of language and sound.
* THE DRUIDS were teachers, scientists, and lawmakers.
* THE VATES (Wise Ones) were the healers, diviners, seers, herbalists,
Priests, and Priestesses
When the Celtic tribes of Britain were overrun by the Anglos and Saxtons,
the Vates were again referred to as "The Wise Ones" because of their
knowledge of healing and of the future, albeit in the new language. These
were the Wicca (male) and Wicce (female). With their knowledge and skills or
"Craft of the Wise" being called Wicca Croeft in the Anglo-Saxon language,
which in turn, became (in modern English), Wicca craft or Witchcraft. So, the
Witch was the Priest (Flamen) or Priestess (Flamenca), the healer, seer,
herbalist, doctor, midwife, nurse, psychiatrist, and counselor of the Celtic
peoples... the Vates of the Druidic Order. So what is the difference between
a Druid and a Witch? Well, what is the difference between the Naval and
Valencia orange?
and a Celtic Druid?" The question should not be "What is the difference?",
but rather "What is the connection between Witches and Druids?"
The Druids were the intellectual class of the Celtic tribes. Their focus was
upon knowledge of everything upon the physical, mental, Astral, and Spiritual
Universes, and all the planes and levels in between. They were the
reservoirs of Celtic knowledge which included knowledge gathered from
other civilizations such as the Mesopotainians, Sumarians, Akkadians,
Egyptians, Greeks, Norse, and Phoenicians. The Druids controlled Celtic
education and yielded tremendous power and influence over the Celtic
peoples. A ruler obtained and kept his/her position of power through Druidic
approval. A single Druid could step between battling armies and immediately
stop the conflict. The Druids were leaders, philosophers, seers, diviners,
Priests and Priestesses, historians, teachers, administrators, chieftains,
officials, doctors, healers, herbalists, magicians, scientists, astrologers,
astronomers, story tellers, musicians, judges, and law makers. This was a
vast amont of knowledge, far too vast for each individual Druid to learn
everything about everything and so the Druidic Order was divided into three
groupings.
* THE BARDS were the poets, musicians, singers, storytellers, and historians.
They understood the power of language and sound.
* THE DRUIDS were teachers, scientists, and lawmakers.
* THE VATES (Wise Ones) were the healers, diviners, seers, herbalists,
Priests, and Priestesses
When the Celtic tribes of Britain were overrun by the Anglos and Saxtons,
the Vates were again referred to as "The Wise Ones" because of their
knowledge of healing and of the future, albeit in the new language. These
were the Wicca (male) and Wicce (female). With their knowledge and skills or
"Craft of the Wise" being called Wicca Croeft in the Anglo-Saxon language,
which in turn, became (in modern English), Wicca craft or Witchcraft. So, the
Witch was the Priest (Flamen) or Priestess (Flamenca), the healer, seer,
herbalist, doctor, midwife, nurse, psychiatrist, and counselor of the Celtic
peoples... the Vates of the Druidic Order. So what is the difference between
a Druid and a Witch? Well, what is the difference between the Naval and
Valencia orange?
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