2024 ANNUAL DRUID LECTURE AT AVEBURY (2)

This 2024 ANNUAL DRUID LECTURE AT AVEBURY took place on Tuesday 24 September in Avebury. Founded in 2023 by the Druids Order of Avebury, this Annual Druid lecture takes place each year around the time of the Autumn equinox. It is a chance for everyone who loves Avebury and appreciates the Druid work that has been going on there for millennia, to come along and learn in more depth about its ancient heritage and future potential as a haven of peace, wisdom and light. This year Dr Thomas Daffern spoke about his vision of peacemaking in the wider world, and reported back on his studies in the history of Druidry in Europe, from his base at the heart of Gaul. Why does Druidry still matter? What does it have to say of relevance to today’s complex geo-political conflicts and a world swirling with half-truths, cyber-warfare, disinformation, and malignant attacks from hard right fascists across the world against multiculturalism, democracy, peace and tolerance? What position should Druids occupy today in our complex geo-political landscape? Should they be really be racist populists cheering on Farage, Trump, Putin and the Proud Boys, or were Druids actually respected spiritual elders, who upheld truth, non-violence, peace, amity and friendship, who travelled the length and breadth of the Celtic world seeking to build lasting peace, love and beauty and to shine some hint of supernatural enlightenment into people’s lives? And what about attitudes to other religions, to Christianity for instance, or Islam, should Druids oppose other faiths or work for interfaith harmony and peace? And what about global warming and ecological issues? Are they more important than peace or vice versa? How about feminism and socialism? What about Brexit and Ireland? Should Druids care about these issues too? Given the complexity of these deep issues, Thomas gave an overview of such matters in some depth, based on his many years of study and practice of the Druid mysteries.
Dr. Thomas Daffern has served as Peace Officer to the Council of Druid Orders since 1998 and first came to Avebury in 1975. He taught Philosophy and Religious Studies nearby at St Marys, Calne in 2007-2008.
He was the OBOD Mount Haemus Lecturer for 2008; his talks on Druidry can be heard www.globalgreenuniversity.com
Interviews with Thomas about the nature of Druidry are also found here www.druiddocum... as well as interviews with Terry Dobney and other senior Druids.
For details see: www.educationaid.net cobdo.uk/ www.lulu.com/spotlight/iipsgp

[@stevenjdbeattie576]

An ecumenical druid ... there's more talk about the controlled and created religions here than there is about our own druid traditions. You're a druid, surely you know the north celestial pole over the B'ritISH Isles is the real gateway to the upper realm - all the other 'religions' are man made. The Islamic people pilgrimage to the Kaaba, al qaba to throw stones at the 360 demons/jinn - this represents and even is the name of (qaba) the sacred circle of the North Celestial Pole - all the 'religions' have taken our traditions - why are you even given any 'religion' air space. None of the 'biblical' stories have their origin in the Middle East - it's all stolen from the the 'holy lands' of the B'ritISH Isles.

[@BirdsChirpInTheCoolNightAir]

Fantastic. Extraordinary.
Greatful.
Godbless you.
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[@mikeFolco]

In ancient times...
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people... the Druids

[@coreycox2345]

Before the dawn of history?