A Study of the Druid Religion

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We chose to do Druidism as our religion. I think my favorite part of this project was doing the interview. It took us an hour to get there, and we had to stop and walk. We went up this road that wasn’t plowed before we even got to the driveway. I kept falling in the snow, it was really hard to walk. But when we got there it was beautiful.
The house was all hand made, and completely round. The walls have trees in the middle of them, with glass bottles for light. Their whole house was designed by them. The only thing I wouldn’t have liked about the house was they had to use an outhouse to go to the bathroom. We didn’t dare ask where they showered. But, I look up to them for living this way. I really couldn’t do it.
We chose this topic because we wanted to do something different, and something a lot of the other people wouldn’t think of. We chose Wicca at first but couldn’t find anywhere to go. One of my other teachers suggested the Green Mountain Druids, and we thought they looked interesting. When we were still planning on doing Wicca I wanted to focus on is the God and Goddess aspect of the religion.
What is your stand on evolution with your belief that the god and goddess made the universe?

Where do they stand regarding other deities? What are the similarities and differences?

In my research I found reference to the All. If the All is a belief you hold can you give me a person definition?

How do we come across the gods and goddesses in our everyday lives? How do they effect us?

I have found that some are taken from other religions or histories. Is there a reason for that? Do they work the same? Are their Wiccan based gods and goddesses that only pertain to Wicca?

What advise can you give me from your experience about...

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"The Green Mountain Druid Order." - PaganSpace.net The Social Network for the Occult Community. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. .

This is written by the person that started the order. In this article she talks about the things that she can do, and why she came here. Her and her wife have druid classes that they teach and they talk about how they have been learning and teaching for a long time.

"The Green Mountain Druid Order." Green Mountain Druid Order. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. .

This is a site that is put up by the group we are thinking about interviewing. It talks about what they do, who they are, and things they do for the community. It talks about how they strive to be close to nature and natural ways.

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