A Druid's Pilgrimage
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2020
- This is the full-length version of Lost Histories "A Druid's Pilgrimage" A film by Roland Keates.
Please note, this is not full quality
Here is the synopsis
"A Druid's Pilgrimage"
A young girl (Gemma) goes through an identity crisis and gets shipped off to live with her druid uncle and aunt.
Through a pilgrimage, Gemma is introduced to a new world of spirituality and love for nature.
Includes interviews and insights from The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD) members.
For more information please visit www.losthistories.co.uk/a-dru...
I thinks a Pilgrimage should be a standard way of life when we are young, spirtual or not, mabye to find, a path. Spiritual people, no matter what path are always more understanding, kind and empathetic than non. Great video :)
I totally agree, and great to hear you liked the film
I Totally second that emotion.
@@robgau2501 thank you
I have become friends with a druid i met at work after standing up for him when he was getting ganged up and bullied because some staff find him odd and because we share a interest in ancient cultures and myths.
I don't even understand why he was bullied, he's a friendly person who skips his coffee break to feed birds, sit out in nature and chats about his goddess Brigantia (don't know if im spelling this correctly) that is associated with some rivers.
A very pleasant and completely harmess guy. Really loved the video btw.
When we follow a specific path, we can be under the scrutiny of others who don't necessarily understand our way of life. I would certainly have debated with the staff. ps, glad you loved the film
Druidry, at its core, is about becomig one with the power of the trees, attaining the ability to regenerate like trees do in spring, live thousands of years like trees, connect with the heavens and the underworlds like trees. Therefore you have druid oaks! You are meant to communicate with the oak. Become it`s human extension. Not "worship it". But this film has a good spirit and is well-made, it works.
Thank you for your kind comment
Words can't express how much this film means. I hope you will do a sequel...Soon.. Your Seen is alive and well... Blessings from America
Steven, a sequel is in preparation and would have been shot this year. So watch this space. Roly
Watching this I had two reactions. Firstly some of the prayers said are things I've written down before without ever hearing them. 'Guardians of the north I summon and stir you up'. And second thought - I'm neither posh nor goth enough to hang out with these folk and tell them that at this time of the year the song of the geese, at early morning are an echo of what they are at other times of the year. Most gardeners follow the migration of insects and animals and the hopefulness of plants and trees - and we learn from committing to not harming either. Druidry is a posh affectation to us. That said - walk humbly upon the earth - harm none and don't set traps for the mice in your home - they will leave in late spring and you will miss them.
Good morning, what a lovely comment. I followed my own Druid path all my life and said my own prayers from my heart. I never joined an order until recently and I’m happy I did. Now I understand more about the path and still follow my heart in all ceremonies and rituals
@@Lost_Histories Not sure if you will see this or if this is the appropriate forum but can I ask what the value of ritual and ceremony is for you? For me it just seems like taking the vast spaciousness, magic, cruelty and poetry of the natural world and dressing it unwillingly in drag. (nothing wrong with drag if you are willing!) I know tone can be tricky when sending text so I want to be clear that I am really glad there are druids and people like you out there in the world.
@@voxquivive3303 The rites or rituals are closely connected to the sphere of the sacred and to myth. Through the ritual, especially within a celebration, the various elements and symbols take on a real as well as symbolic value.
@@voxquivive3303 I have been a Christian druid for 22 years and have never involved any living being in my rituals without that living being's consent. In fact, I would say the difference between druidry and witchcraft is that witches aim to impose their will on the world and druids aim to align their will with the world. Druidry is also a path of truth. No drag required. We face the world as it is. I have to say that nothing in nature is cruel, only necessary. The only creature that takes pleasure in inflicting pain is a human and a deeply damaged one at that.
Here is a bit from a ritual I performed one Beltane. I hope it explains my approach to ritual:
From Beltane 2001:
Pledge to the Land.
I belong to the land.
I shall not do harm to it
I shall not betray it
I shall not ignore it.
My blood is not more precious than the water,
My bones are not more precious than the rocks,
My breath is not more precious than the air.
May my life sustain the land that sustains me.
I will be a friend to the Earth
And all living things on it.
I will be as quick to give as to receive.
I will help others who want to help the Earth.
My hands will be ready to work, my heart to love.
Every day I will do one thing to help the land.
Reminds me of the Hopi and other native cultures
Thank and care for Mother Nature
She gives us life
Aloha
There are many similarities between Druidism and Shamanism. One can walk the same path
Recently became a Bard and while waiting for my Gwersi, enjoyed this video very much. I think it is a wonderful way to get into how people are living their Druidry by watching them in action and participating. A lovely explanation - thankyou! ☘
Did you finish your Bardic level?
Watching this made me think that I have been very close to druidry for most of my life. Not a tree hugger but i sit out under trees and try to feel the tree and become one with it. Unfortunately in my later days I am slightly disabled and can no longer walk too good so climbing Glastonbury and Mam Tors are now off the menu but visits to Stonehenge and Avebury are still on the cards. In September I have a long weekend at Glastonbury and just may take a trip out from there, to Stanton Drew.
Thank you for your lovely comment. In my Spiritual adventure, I also never called myself a Druid until now. But you are right, we don't need a label to sit under the trees as you do and enjoy stone circles and henges, isn't that enough to be one with nature?
@@Lost_Histories I rewatched this, and my feelings are exactly as before. This time I understood in a different way because of what has happened in the time since I first saw it.
Life is what we make of it rather than what it makes of us.
I have subscribed so that I can find more of your channel easier, and you deserve the support.
@@colinp2238 Thank you for your kind comment, I appreciate it. I upload content once a week, so something always fresh can be found.
YT recommended this and it’s perfect for right before Samhain. Lovely to see OBOD people, too. Be blessed. 🎃
Thank you, to be honest, OBOD were the only druid order who responded. I'm glad they did as I made some real great friends from making the documentary.
@@Lost_Histories It seems like they’re one of the few groups with genuinely nice and sincere people. I found out about them right before covid, so it sort of put a damper on it. But hopefully now I’ll be able to start their Druidry course. Blessed be! Nice talking to you.
LOVE THIS, wonderful description of a fabulous way of life
It is a wonderful way of life. I'm so pleased it touched so many people
As the teacher led his student out on her first “vision quest” up onto the hill towa4ds the Standing Stones, (as they werewalking along on the 2 parallel vehicle tracks through the field), I saw a vision of the EXACT SAME THING, with a tall, long white-haired Gandalf-looking old man leading an identical 14-16 yr old boy, dressed in Rags up the Exact Same Track 2638 years ago.
Perhaps you were reliving a past life?
@@Lost_Histories. I think I’m learning that we aren’t always reliving Our Own past lives; rather that we might be, as the nature of our Soul Families now appears to me, sharing views of/glimpses into Related People’s/Friend’s Lines. The concept of Soul Fa,ilies has become one of the Principal focuses of my Nightly Studies, (meaning the “Graduate Work” I’m actively pursuing between the hours of 1:30-4:30 AM). Aacckk, Graduate Work sounds pretentious…. It’s just that I’m Actively engaged, VERY ACTIVELY in Traveling to different places, meeting with different entities, actively debating different topics, learning stuff, Teaching Stuff too. This is very hard to talk about…. Some people refer to it as “remembering my dreams”. Well, that’s Completely the wrong way of looking at it IMHO. As if dreams were these things that just Happen to Us, that we’re sorta Outside Observers to. That’s Certainly Not the way it is for me anyway. And I doubt very much it is for mst of the rest of us either. What do u think?
BTW, I’m quite enjoying your Clearly Monumental Work. I was Going to explain my “Dream” of Years Ago wherein I was shown the Forest of Soul Family Trees, but maybe later.
I so love this film. I wish it was much longer. Truly inspiring.
Thank you for your kind comment. With so many more interviews to add to the documentary, I'm sure it would turn out to be 1 hour 30, but we felt it was a good insight and if anyone watching might turn to a druid order to find out more.
This was beautifully put together and a joy to watch.
Thank you helen
Wonderful job to all involved! Just what we need to help lighten our spirits in this shelter-at-home period.
Danni Lang Glad we gave you a boost to your spirts
thank you so much for that film. It is really wonderful and inspirational.
Kybkom Pietzek Glad you enjoyed our film
Really enjoyed this wonderful film and thanks to all involved in making it.
Without everyone insight, the film would never have been made
At ~04:50 as they enter and form the Circle, notice all the Orbs Dancing around…. SOMEBODY’S LISTENING. This Is Very Good.
Lots of unseen activity at that particular stone circle
Thank you Roland and everyone involved in this production.
Wonderfull ☀️💧🌱🌳🍃🍂🌍🙏💚
Glad to give an insight into Druidry
Well done, Sir Roly! There is much wisdom here! I felt your passion for a different way of life that just might be the antidote to human history's ills. Stay on your path and surprise us with more work.
Thank you for your kind comments. I will certainly be bringing more documentaries on this theme. /|\
Excited to watch this, thanks for it premiering here
Hope you enjoyed the film?
Thank you for posting this beautiful film.
I'm glad you enjoyed it
That was absolutely brilliant Roly, so professional and echoes my life somewhat too. Glyn
Thank you for your kind reply Glyn. Do you follow the tradition also?
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, insightful, and inspiring... Thank you :)
Thank you, I will pass on your message to all those involved
Thank you for this lovely film.
Glad you enjoyed the short documentary
I have been searching for equivalent of ancient Tamil spirituality in the British land and found this, feeling lucky to know the similarities 😊
Blessings to you, and thank you for your comment. I hope you have found what you are looking for?
Beautiful and inspiring. You did a wonderful job.
Thank you
I have just watched this again for the third or fourth time. I just love it.
Warms my heart to know you enjoyed the film. Do you follow the path also?
@@Lost_Histories Yes, I do.
@@risin4949 I’m happy you do. Keep blessed and keep it real
Most excellent. I have been slowly aligning myself with what I feel to be 'my' druidic path for a decade or more now, the pull to 'listen to the trees and the bones of the earth' getting very strong after the death of my wife.
I have not delved into the literature of OBOD as I wanted to be sure that I found my own 'voice' in this philosophy before I learned the thoughts of others. But given that, at certain points in watching this, I found myself gripped by strong emotions, then perhaps it is time to open that door.
Have you opened the door to Druidry?
@@Lost_Histories Not in the sense of joining OBOD just yet ... but I will soon ... rather than the stars, I am waiting for the Pounds to align :)
@@dallassukerkin6878 You will do when the time and resources are right for you
Well there’s a pleasant surprise and no mistake.
I’m investigating Druid beliefs and practices and just about to take the OBOD Bardic course.....and who do I see on this film but “Dylan Knight” (whom I think was originally named David), an ex colleague of mine at The London Dungeon in 2007 !
A true gent and nice guy.
Lovely to see you again Mr Knight. .... It looks like we’re on the same path. 🙏
I shall pass on your reply to him as I’m in touch with David, through Druid events
@Lost_Histories
That would be lovely, thank you 🙏
Dylan would remember me, (hopefully), as Shaun Lynch, Terry Wade''s friend.
I was there for the 2007 Summer season and recall the day Dylan left us and moved back to the Midlands.
As I said before, always a lovely guy.
PS.....I live on the West Coast of Scotland now, and can see the Isle of Arran from my home, where I believe there is an active Druid group. I haven't been in touch yet but I no doubt will be at some point in the near future.
@@seanmacleod1724 Hiya! What a wonderful surprise indeed and hope you are well! 😁
@@seanmacleod1724David says Hi Lynchie 😂
@@Lost_Histories
Lol 😄 ... Thank you 🙏
Only just came across this , brilliant !
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Amazing informative video, just started my first steps into Druidry with OBOD
When i see these ancient European spirituality before abrahmic religions took place,it totally matches with the eastern spirituality and religion,nature based and understanding of the universe.🙏🙏🙏i hope druidry traditions come back to britian.
Nice One! nice to see a more modern Druidic film :)
Another documentary will be out next year. If Covid allows?
A wonderful and inspirational film of what Druidry is all about, just love it. /|\
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Loved it~
Thanks
Cookie Cat thank you
Thank you for this video. I'm not a tree hugger but it is interesting that a tree is the only thing(I can think of) in nature, besides a fellow human, that is almost made for hugging.
Trees are made for snuggling into
Loved it! Thank you.
Linda Marson Great, splendid to hear you enjoyed it
Wonderful film.So grateful for it .
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the film
Well done thank you so much it's a trully monumental work XXXXXXXX
Thank you Maria for you lovely comment xx
A wonderful portrayal of what is means to follow a Druidic path. Fantastic camera work and acting.
Sheila Scully thank you. As a tidbit, David who plays Dylan is a member of OBOD, one of the reasons why I picked him.
@@Lost_Histories I heard about the film via the OBOD Touchstone magazine. ;)
@@sheilaherself Excellent, glad you enjoyed.
@@sheilaherself Blessings Be, I hope we can do a sequel this year or next?
@@dylanknight2761 Thanks for your write up in Touchstone
Fantastic video: enlightening and inspiring...an important addition to knowledge on this area of life and its practice.
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed the documentary.
Excellent! It was the quickest 37 minutes ever!!
Thank you, could have made a two-hour documentary. But its a good glimpse into Druidry
I love this! So inspired by druidry.
Why not take the Druidry course, Iris? I can't recommend it enough
I am also interested in druidry. Which course would you suggest please? Many thanks.
Really enjoyed this, good little film
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the film
Beautiful so pure and inspirational ✨💚
Thank you Louise, I hope your path on the journey will be just as inspiring. /|\
Bravo - well done!
Thanks
Beautiful
Thank you
The day when ritualists will learn their lines and stand in circle without scripts will be the day we truly honour the druidic teachings of developing the faculty of memory. We cannot drop into the internal states required for magic when we are engaging consciously with a book/page of lines. Once memorised, the spirit of inspiration can flow. This is when ritual moves from "performance" to actual ceremony that affects the inner planes.
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Druidry is not about memorising a script.
@helenwood8482 and even less about reading lines out of a ritual book. BUT, sometimes, in a tradition, lines are learned verbatim because then they carry power through the momentum of time. Yogis reciting scripture from ancient Sanskrit texts know the power of passing down oral lore. In fact, druidry WAS about memorizing long poems and verses verbatum, to keep accurate history alive. There is a time for speaking from the heart, but traditions are kept alive through the momentum of certain sacred texts and verses.
Ty.
Thank you. Confirmed my path today. Happily waiting for sequels.
Definitely a sequel will be in the pipeline
Wow, wonderfull document!
Thank you for your kind comment
Wonderful film. It taught me alot more about druidry :D
Thank you, hope you further researched into Druidry?
I’m a scientist, but I want to be a Druid as well. I’m not sure how that would work. I’ve always felt drawn to mountains (rocks) and trees. I’m also 45. So I’m not sure how that would work either.
Hello, I'm 50 and I came to the calling late in life. With age comes wisdom, so don't let age deter you. As for being a scientist and a Druid, I can see a conflict but you are halfway there if you have seen the documentary.
Scientist .. ?
You study magnetic fields ?
Air pressure, atmospheric pressure ?
Sound harmonics ?
Testing animal/human behavior through control groups ?
You could drop a few hundred dollars in ghost hunting equipment and test basic localize energy fields.
Other than buying books covering thirty or forty years covering traditional or Asian rock gardens along with Wicca/witchcraft books on earth/crystal magic you can watch youtube of people talking about Earth/stone magic.
What is the mental/physiological effect that people go through being around small rock garden water fall features. You can even buy small tabletop water fountain as relaxation devices to calm your nerves, which is said ploy marketing advertisement.
Take multiple readings of a room and back yard energy fields, then put a stone garden in the yard or house follow with another reading. Then do multiple prayer rituals follow with other energy field tests. Just do not tell half the people walking through that you are doing .. pagan .. rituals to test their mood.
2.) Back in the 1990's my dad was an automotive technician along with playing electric guitars and had current reading test devices. Which even worked on humans.
We were also into football/ruby, martial arts, power lifting, and marathon woodland running, so we pushed ourselves through multiple levels of energy output readings. Along with testing out what different current trees and types of rock were around our forest and fields.
In short, the equipment was very lacking as to what has been developed in the past ten years.
b.) If you have a free-standing tree in your yard, test out its fields, then build a stone circle ring around the base of the tree as seen with flower emplacements, and test the energy field readings again. Two trees are best, one tree just to put together a quick yard decoration flower garden. Then second you say a prayer along with scratching or stone drill a rune marker or spell onto the stone as a magic blessing. It can take close to a month to engrave each stone with whatever rune markers you want, then place each stone with a ritual prayer creating the ring/ magic circle around the tree base.
After wards you can ask a few groups of people how they feel after a few minutes standing near the trees.
My view we are or should say scientist engineers are just barely creating equipment to test energy fields.
Magic/ ghost hunting is like Nasa finding planets with the orbital telescopes, it is all about technological grow and social awareness.
1980's , " Earth is the only planet and our solar system is so .. special." protestant Christians with their overly needy emotion state Needing to be special in the world in God's eye, along with the nonsense of the Satanic Panic. My Southern Baptist Church back in 1980's boycotted Star Trek cause the show promoted evolution and life on other worlds. That church promoted paddling children for even talking about other worlds existing.
1990's, " We might find a few gas giants in nearby solar systems."
2010's + , " We are finding gas giants all over the place, there might be alien life out there."
Hope you are having a good weekend, and G*D bless.
I wonder if the druids were like legit users of magic, and they didn't record their teachings because it was dangerous.
I think so !
A wonderful film thank you so much . Just beginning a Druid path, in my later sixties, but it seems very familiar.
Same here.
Blessing to you. I hope you are still on the druid path and its fruitful path?
Are you still on the Druid path?
Yes still on the path ! It is part of me, I would say . Yourself ? @@Lost_Histories
@@vikingjanchyes still on the path. Halfway through Ovate level and enjoying everything from the teachings
Merlins beard this was a great video
That little touch of excitement, I haven't wanted to watch a movie in so long. haha, but I wasn't sure what this was(37:08) This is the first video of yours I've seen, it came up on my feed. A VERY enjoyable Film! Ty.
Blessings
I’ve passed on your comment to David. Good luck with your adventure
wisdom should be shared or we are not wise
peace and love
"Wisdom shared is wisdom gained!"
Druids like the Cwezi it means "Spirits or wind" and the skins of the Cwezi were white like snow and their grandfather was known as Nyamiyonga or Musisi the Earthquake and her daughter who produced the Cwezi was known as Nyamata means she was white like the color of cow's milk and her son she produced was called Isimbwa simply means a dog man's best friend
And when the Bachwezi vanished or disappeared into lake albert known in my culture as "Mutanzige" means "Locust" and it's alleged that the Cwezi tranformed themselves into locusts and before they departed they entrusted their royal regalia to Ngabi Clan known as Kob
Loved this..I noticed the stone with steps I it is near the 9 ladies in Derbyshire my home county. Many thANKs.. blessings..GAV
Yes you are correct. The stone with the steps is named Cork Stone, Gav
@@Lost_Histories if your in Derbyshire again check out barbrook stone circles..there's two nearby 1 another. I love visiting them..
@@gavhinds8190 Gav, I live in Derbyshire and did you know there are 42 stone circles and henges in Derbyshire alone.
@@Lost_Histories ahh awesome brother. I never knew we had that many. That's great...I don't go to the 8 ladies at solstice as I want bear to see the mess that's made and disrespect to the stones.. I'm in chesterfield..
@@Lost_Histories sorry about the mispelling it's this daft phone..lol...I sometimes go to the circles with my daughter and her fella..I love the circles..the earth power is sublime.
Diolch yn Fawr -Thank you very much .Blessed Be /|\
Blessed be Susan /|\ glad you enjoyed the documentary
@@Lost_Histories xxx
@@susanthomas5464 xxx
Just do confirm, no we don't indoctrinate kids XD a pressured druid is no druid at all. We're a chill bunch :)
Also you can totally be a goth druid-
Never been first to comment on RUclips, Roland. I'm looking forward to watching this movie. 12 Mnutes to go. Waiting for the curtain to rise. lol.
Hope you enjoyed Ralf
Great work, Roly :)
Rebecca Lowe thank you
Yes, thank you, Roland. My wife and I found it very absorbing. Afterwards we have also watched your interesting RUclips video 'A Druid's Pilgrimage - Behind the scenes with cast and crew.' We found that very interesting too. We loved the scenery, the characters and dialogue. Great work. I hope that with time your film gets lots more views here on RUclips. Its been really nice connecting with you and your filming this evening. Thank you, again :-)
Ralf Newman I hope you will watch my other documentaries also
And arbor low..
Yes, it was difficult to film at other stone circles around Derbyshire, but it was great to use a drone at Arbor Low
Obviously he has dreads,
its not like the druids from antiquity where said to have washed there hair in lye so frequently it had stayed yellow, and course.
🌳🦌🌳
Thank you Aaron
ok but why did none of these druids do anything druidic like speak a Celtic language or name any druid/Celtic gods.if you ask me none of these can call themselves druids.
Thank you for your comment. This is a an introduction to Druidry. In the interviewers I purposely didn't ask which gods they follow as it would have been impolite. As for talking in Galic or another “Celtic language” i’ll let you make your own mind up why
THE SMUGNESS THO
I know which scene you wrote about. Dylan the actor took a lot of pride in his beliefs, he might have come across as smug, but truly he isn’t
@@Lost_Histories I'll need some evidence lol
@@natmanprime4295 the only evidence I can give you is my witness to his outstanding character 😁
@@natmanprime4295. How about You provide some Evidence of this purported Smugness instead? Plus its quite excusable (to me anyway) that someone who has been studying, focusing on reactivating, revivifying an Ancient Earth-based religion would maybe portray a certain Pride in being recorded doing a Very Ancient ritual, one that he had come to Deeply Cherish as the modern iteration of a Very Deep Lineage, one that he was only just then learning to really Resonate with. So with that being said, I can easily forgive any perceived Pride.
@@alanwerner8563 oooOOOOooo!!👜👜 you're hilarious
why does obod not just sell a book set?
Then every Tom, Dick and Harriet, would know the secrets of the Druids
Hate to break it to you, but the Druids were very fond of human sacrifice. Even the Romans were disgusted by their human rights violations.
Thank you for your reply, times have changed. I've been to many many Druid rituals, and I cant say I've ever seen a human sacrifice.
Human sacrifice to evil spirits at its core.
Wow, In all my years in Druidry, not once have I seen any human sacrifice or devil worshipping
And do you, by chance have any EVIDENCE of this?? We’ll be waiting.
@@alanwerner8563can’t guarantee human sacrifice hadn’t happened in the past. I know it doesn’t happen in the now
a FILM MADE BY FRAUDS AND STARRING FRAUDS
Thank you for your comment