What do druids believe?
by Philip Carr-Gomm
Published by Granta Books,(2006), £6.99
Review by Vixen
This little 100 page book is a real gem. It forms part of a “What Do We Believe?” series, though, of course anyone who knows anything about modern day Druids and Druidry will know that Druids may well ‘believe’ just about anything. 100 druids will offer you 110 different opinions on anything and everything!
It would, I think, be all too easy to write such a short book and devalue the importance of Druidry, to sell it short, not reflecting the wonderful energy, vibrancy and diversity of modern Druidry. But contained within the pages of this book is a beautifully succinct free flowing considered and easily understandable description of Druidry.The clearly written chapters offer brief descriptions on the origins and ancient roots of Druidry, the importance of myth and story, it’s ethics values and beliefs, the links between Druidry magic and shamanism, how to learn more of the path, and perhaps most important of all what modern Druids do in the modern world.
There is a short glossary of terms to the back of the book as well as an excellent section offering details of suggested further reading.
As a simple primer and initial introduction to Druidry this is an excellent book and I would highly recommend it.