Thank you so much Philip - I've literally been discovering this lesson for myself this week! For over a decade, I've been collecting various magical bits and bobs - incense, herbs, candles and so on - and I've often not used them. But now I have bought a home of my own (where I can burn candles, incense, make potions with gleeful abandon), I'm starting to do so! I always felt terribly guilty about not having used them more. But until I listened to this, it never came together in my mind as something I needed to let go of, and accept as planting seeds for a future time
I find it fascinating that bring up this sleepers concept. Decades ago I wanted to do certain things which appalled my parents. In recent weeks these ideas have come back to me, and my husband says he's looking forward to the outcome if I decide to follow through. What a lovely way to reconnect with little me and her big dreams.
I agree with the Acorn Theory. I just turned 66 and have felt throughout life that there' s a tough seed just under my "soil" surface that's been scarifying, trying to break open. The first crack came when I found Druidry.
I thought I would give this series another chance, silly me. I have just sat through the first 16 mins of a 31 min video. I still have no idea what it was supposed to be about. An endless stream of incoherent waffle about trees, Jains, sleepers, seeds, books, a herbalist and irrelevant crap about people watching. I just felt the urge to shout GET ON WITH IT very frequently. I am not anti Druidry, quite the reverse in fact. I was lucky to have not seen Tea With A Druid before becoming really interested. That would have put me off for life.
Sorry you didn't get what you wanted out of it, it's not for everyone. I think he means for it to be more like a chat between buddies at a cafe, rather than a structured program. Though at each one he does take a moment for a little meditation that is very focused, sometimes it's nice to just find that part. Maybe as druidry grows there'll be more events for different tastes!
It’s just a coming together to talk about different things amongst the Druid community. Almost reminds me of youth groups in the Christian church. The main point I got from this Tea was how many of us become something we’ve always wanted to be, or becoming something different, later in life. Especially in Western culture where we need to get everything done ASAP. Philip applies the Acorn Theory here. If this isn’t for you then fine, but there’s no need to leave a nasty comment towards a man who is just trying to bring people together and make us feel seen and heard.
Wow you obviously are missing the point! Its about connection with others and nature. It's about bringing peace into your life with a certain mind body connection with nature. That's druidism. You need a lot of help ...goodbye
