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The Solitary Druid: Walking the Path of Wisdom and Spirit Paperback – October 1, 2005

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Ellison lays out the basics of Celtic Paganism in a scholarly yet accessible way. He supports each of his assertions about Druidic beliefs and practices with citations from ancient sources and from archeology, and lays it all out in an outline that allows students to get started immediately with a Druidic spirituality. Far from being duotheistic, the book gives advice for constructing your Druidic pantheon of worship based on the realities of the local land, and the spirits proper to each individual worshipper. From there, he presents a full system of Druidic ritual, as used in Ar nDraiocht Fein - about as far from a Wiccan form as one could get. It involves offering to the Gods & Spirits, divining their blessing, and then receiving that blessing. Ellison gives solitary rituals for each of the Celtic holy days (and for the solstices and equinoxes), as well as ideas for Druidic funderal and wedding rites. There is a section on spells and practical magic as well, and the book ends with a listing of every Druidic group and order of any size at all. This is a valuable resource - one of the very first books on Druidry drawn from a non-wiccan, scholarly perspective, adapted to practical use. Highly recommended. S. parker "Ian Corrigan"

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224 pages
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Citadel Press
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October 1, 2005
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5.52 x 0.75 x 8.16 inches
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0806526750
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978-0806526751
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Publisher : Citadel Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 0806526750
ISBN-13 : 978-0806526751
Item Weight : 9.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.52 x 0.75 x 8.16 inches

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Patty Teague/GreyerJane

A GOOD book, and I'm not a druid.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2009

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I am a witch, not a druid, but I found several points of interest for myself in this book. He includes several very nice prayers for working with nature spirits, spirits of place, and the Fair Folk. He gives useful instructions for finding your local gods, the gods of local rivers and land features. He gives useful help on working with the Ancestors. These items are casually glossed over in many books on Wicca or Witchcraft, but not really explained, or given suggestions for.

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Ian C

The Basics In One Place

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2005

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I don't know what book the first reviewer read, but he doesn't seem to have even vaguely grasped what The Solitary Druid is about.

Ellison lays out the basics of Celtic Paganism in a scholarly yet accessible way. He supports each of his assertions about Druidic beliefs and practices with citations from ancient sources and from archeology, and lays it all out in an outline that allows students to get started immediately with a Druidic spirituality.

Far from being duotheistic, the book gives advice for constructing your Druidic pantheon of worship based on the realities of the local land, and the spirits proper to each individual worshipper.

From there, he presents a full system of Druidic ritual, as used in Ar nDraiocht Fein - about as far from a Wiccan form as one could get. It involves offering to the Gods & Spirits, divining their blessing, and then receiving that blessing. Ellison gives solitary rituals for each of the Celtic holy days (and for the solstices and equinoxes), as well as ideas for Druidic funderal and wedding rites.

There is a section on spells and practical magic as well, and the book ends with a listing of every Druidic group and order of any size at all.

This is a valuable resource - one of the very first books on Druidry drawn from a non-wiccan, scholarly perspective, adapted to practical use. Highly recommended.

128 people found this helpful

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tarotqueen

Good

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2012

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It has a lot of info on pratcing Druidry at home with no grove. It is an ADF druid book, I know that makes a little diffrence to me because I want to study OBOD druidry as soon as I can afford the course. Over all it is a very good book.

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Billy Scott

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016

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Good read. Recommended to anyone interested in Druidism and the 'Old Religion".

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