How can someone become a druid?
Well, if you’re Christian, it might not be the best for you, depending upon which strain of Druidism that you go for. There’s some forms of Druidism (often derived from the Romantic Druid groups) that are particularly close to Christianity, but they’re a dying breed. However, based on what you’re describing, you might want to look at some forms of environmental Christianity. There’s some disagreement about Druidism being “nature-based” – sure, there’s elements about living in harmony with the natural world, but a healthy respect for Mother Nature isn’t what I’d consider to be the key central principle. Most forms of Druidism deal with Celtic polytheism, so that’s definitely something I’d recommend considering before you go any further. In the ancient sense, becoming a Druid took up to 20 years of training, memorizing everything from Celtic religion and mythology to geneaology to poetry to law. Quite a lot of material, but the Druids weren’t just priests – they were the lawyers, scienti
