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Post by Chad on Mar 12, 2014 6:01:19 GMT -1
Hello, friends! It's been awhile since I have been on here and am wondering how everyone is doing. Also, if anyone has any new experiences to share. I have grown much in my praxes and beliefs. As well as in my relationship with Taranis. I think it well to see how you have all come along. Your experiences, your adventures since we last spoke.
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Post by redraven on Mar 14, 2014 6:29:21 GMT -1
Hello Chad, well, as you can see from the activity levels, it's now very quiet here. Three of us, myself, Potia and Heron are now heavily involved in the Druid Network and most of our religious and spiritual energies are focussed there. You would be very welcome there if you are looking for a more interactive website (though there is a nominal membership fee if you want to get involved interactively). Potia and I travelled 600 miles round trip last weekend to attend the Druid Network's AGM, which should give you an idea as how much we are involved there. I hope and trust to find you in goood health and good spirits?
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Post by Chad on Mar 15, 2014 4:46:01 GMT -1
Good health and spirits indeed! I will look into this Druid Network. Granted this, I do not consider myself a Druid. Not nearly advanced enough in my praxes to earn the title. Nonetheless, Potia and yourself do not seem the types to involve yourselves in organisations that are not worthwhile. Merits a look.
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Post by dreamguardian on Mar 17, 2014 18:22:53 GMT -1
How's TDN now Neil? It was fine until they changed forums, gatherings etc
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Post by redraven on Mar 18, 2014 5:59:40 GMT -1
How's TDN now Neil? It was fine until they changed forums, gatherings etc Considerably better than before. The social-dot section is good (which is the interactive bit which has taken the place of the forums) and it's moved into a better place than previously. It's so good now that Potia and me are now trustees for the TDN after doing a 600 mile trip to attend the AGM recently. We also have editing rights for the main site in which we have been active, and still are, in updating. |
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Post by Chad on Mar 19, 2014 5:09:07 GMT -1
I'm still reflecting on whether or not I wish to join The Druid Network. Seems legit. Money's tight, however. We shall see what happens. I shall attempt to coordinate that with any other Brythonic Pagan focused project or group out there, should I find any more.
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Post by potia on Mar 21, 2014 9:20:11 GMT -1
Hi Chad, The Druid Network is definitly legit  You don't have to consider yourself a druid to join, there are many who feel they are on the way to feeling they are a druid and wish to learn more. The foreword to the constitution of TDN will give you a good idea of where they are coming from and if you've got any serious concerns about anything you read in that then it maybe that TDN wouldn't be for you at the moment but I doubt it TDN has a facebook group too although many of those on that are not full members of the TDN. Anyway glad you are still growing and developing in your own beliefs and practices. |
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Post by potia on Mar 21, 2014 9:23:38 GMT -1
How's TDN now Neil? It was fine until they changed forums, gatherings etc I'd say the new social site is a bit quieter than the old forums were but that's not a bad thing. There's been a lot of good discussions taking place there in recent months with some thought provoking stuff. |
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Post by lorna on Jul 9, 2014 8:42:55 GMT -1
Hi Chad, I'm also currently a member of TDN, and have been their Bardic Co-ordinator for over two years. You mention that you don't consider yourself a Druid. Whether I'm a Druid or not has been a question I've confronted myself over the past couple of years. Recently I have decided that, because I don't share enough commonality with other Druids, and because I've never had a spiritual calling toward that name, and it has not been gifted to me by my land or gods I am not a Druid. As the name Awenydd (a Welsh word meaning 'person inspired') was gifted to me, by Gwyn ap Nudd as my patron, and the spirits of my local landscape, who have together led me to that path, I've taken this as the true name of my path. And the folks of TDN have been perfectly accepting of this. So don't let this put you off joining- it's only £10! The discussions are open to anyone of a nature based spirituality. There's also the Creative Cauldron where you can post poems, stories etc. and a monthly Bardic Challenge  |
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Post by Chad on Jul 10, 2014 6:26:31 GMT -1
I have been meaning to get around to joining. Ten pounds I think is around eighteen US dollars, so I'll probably join up soon. I haven't been given a title relevant to my belief system, I have been given one, though. More relevant to the main god I honour, than anything else. I've never interacted with Gwyn Ap Nudd, that I know of. Mainly Taranis. Sometimes Lugus, Sucellos, Brigantia, Rigantona, Maponos, Cernunnos, and Matrona. Glad to hear from you, though. I have written a couple poems. If I join, I'll post them.
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Post by lorna on Jul 10, 2014 17:16:15 GMT -1
@ Chad 'I haven't been given a title relevant to my belief system, I have been given one, though. More relevant to the main god I honour, than anything else.'
Similarly, I have a more personal title in relation to Gwyn. Awenydd is the more public name for my path. I guess this reflects the way that we go by different names with other people. The name referring to my relationship with Gwyn is the name I go by in the spirit world. Awenydd is the word I use in pagan and druid communities. I'm a poet in the literary world. Lorna to most people, and Lorns to a few of my old friends!
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Post by Chad on Jul 11, 2014 10:51:27 GMT -1
Ah. Another traveller in the world of spirits. I am often amused at the sense of humour some of the gods possess. My first time there, and Taranis basically says, "It's about time you figured out how to do this!".
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Post by lorna on Jul 12, 2014 7:54:58 GMT -1
I tend to get a feeling it's something my 'truer' self / soul knows how to do, whilst my 'worldly' self balks at what seems impossible. Which indeed has been a source to laughter to my gods and other spirit people...
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Post by Chad on Jul 13, 2014 23:58:45 GMT -1
I've come to see it as science explains matters in this world, where spirituality helps people explain the Otherworld.
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Post by mooncrone on Jan 18, 2016 13:26:35 GMT -1
Hello, friends! It's been awhile since I have been on here and am wondering how everyone is doing. Also, if anyone has any new experiences to share. I have grown much in my praxes and beliefs. As well as in my relationship with Taranis. I think it well to see how you have all come along. Your experiences, your adventures since we last spoke. Hello Chad being new to the forum, I am just finding my way around, and trying to get to know folks a little, and trying to share some of the crazy that is my life, the madness that is my world, so as some of you might get to know me some more, should that be to your amusement and delight. I am currently engaged in supporting my lovely but very poorly Husband, he unfortunately has a rather aggressive and rampant form of Cancer which is spreading in several directions and giving him a generally hard time of it, he is undergoing treatment which involves a lot of too-ing and fro-ing to hospitals, and various levels of torture and pain get inflicted upon him and various medical hoops to jump through await him, his future is suddenly very, very uncertain... we try to stay positive and keep cheerful. I do my best to make him laugh. Laughing is medicinal. He's always laughing at me. I wonder why?  I'm also kept pretty busy looking after our disabled Son, who is 30, and still single, living at home, and has huge social skill challenges, and is currently between jobs. He gets depressed and sleeps too much. I have to nag him to stay human, or he reverts to cave dweller grizzly bear with earache, head ache, tooth ache, and butt ache in the blink of an eye - and then it's miserable for us too. I am seeking bright knowledge and uncovering hidden wisdoms via my Druidry studies, going where the twisty Pagan path leads, following my spiritual prpmpts from the multiverse, setting my cosmic wishes out there, and making the best of a dodgy situation. Trying hard not to give the ancient elders and shining ones reason to kick me when I'm down. You know how it is. I'm attempting to travel and getting to know my beautiful amazing new Welsh homeland more, I plan to take in more of the sacred sites, and I'm hoping to restore the local Pagan Moot and launch some kind of study group for those interested in the occult and alternative or earth based spirituality etc.. I'm learning how to deal with my recent rise to modest musical success amongst my community, I draw great pleasure from playing my harp and really enjoy and appreciate the places it's taking me to, loving the people it's helping me to meet, getting a real buzz off the happy times it is causing me to be part of, overwhelmed at the golden memories it is helping me to tuck away for my old age. Music sure does break down barriers and cross language differences. And heals the soul. Yeah. I loves it, I does!!! I'm busy trying to look after the heritage of my new home town, having been volunteering for the civic society, and working voluntarily for the Mayor, and so fourth, I'm busy restoring old water craft which have been left neglected and abused, I'm busy with the town regeneration project, and hopefully will be doing some urban planting for them soon, creating little gardens and street food-producing patches, wild flower boarders, evergreen hedges, etc., on areas of disused land... fetching parts of the place that are ugly back to beauty, giving a purpose to the dark dank corners where rubbish was once dumped... all that kind of thing... putting on summer festivals to fetch everyone together... running kite flying championships, attending beach art days... holding circus skills workshops... it saves growing up and getting old. And costs les than joining the gym. I'm busy trying to give vent to, and hopefully make profit from, my artistic and creative nature... I like doing beaded embroideries, and sewing tudor style black work or gold work pieces of art, or costumes, and I'm into heraldic emblems, calligraphy, and imagery from illuminated texts, rustic knitting, felting, macrame, making braids, weaving, tie-dying, lace tatting, quilting, darning, smocking, and all that sort of thing. My youngest Son moved out before Yule to live with his Girlfriend, so I am busy turning his ex-bedroom into my new workshop.  and I have just inherrited a whole room full of tools and materials and reference books and videos, so all I need now is more hours in the day, and better eyesight to see to thread the needles... perhaps steadier hands to not keep dropping the beads and so on... and a table at the local craft fair... I also help co-run a support group for families with special needs kids, some are in school, many are home edded, so I'm a bit up against it really. But I will try to contribute to the forum when I get a spare five minutes. (Ha!!!) If it doesn't drive everybody round the twist. |
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You don't have to consider yourself a druid to join, there are many who feel they are on the way to feeling they are a druid and wish to learn more. The foreword to the constitution of TDN will give you a good idea of where they are coming from and if you've got any serious concerns about anything you read in that then it maybe that TDN wouldn't be for you at the moment but I doubt it 
and I have just inherrited a whole room full of tools and materials and reference books and videos, so all I need now is more hours in the day, and better eyesight to see to thread the needles... perhaps steadier hands to not keep dropping the beads and so on... and a table at the local craft fair...