What Are You Reading Now? - Druidry SIG

[darashand]

We can all agree that reading is essential to our own Druidry (pardon the pun), so why not share what we are currently working on?

Right now, I am chewing through _What Do Druids Believe_ by Phillip Carr-Gomm. His perspective on Druidry is rather Romantic (almost reminiscent of The Beats and Flower Power ideology), but I am only on Chapter 6. He mentions ADF a few times, but his tone seems a little condescending, like "Those American Druids sure have big plans!" Anyway, it's not a bad read and a light one (101 pages), which is perfect for being the middle of the school year.

I am also trying to read _In Search of Indo-Europeans_ by JP Mallory, which is on the ADF required reading list, and it is much drier and harder to get through. I might ditch it in favor of _Comparative Mythology_.



Your turn...What are you reading now?

[Celtag]

We can all agree that reading is essential to our own Druidry (pardon the pun), so why not share what we are currently working on?

Right now, I am chewing through _What Do Druids Believe_ by Phillip Carr-Gomm. His perspective on Druidry is rather Romantic (almost reminiscent of The Beats and Flower Power ideology), but I am only on Chapter 6. He mentions ADF a few times, but his tone seems a little condescending, like "Those American Druids sure have big plans!" Anyway, it's not a bad read and a light one (101 pages), which is perfect for being the middle of the school year.

I am also trying to read _In Search of Indo-Europeans_ by JP Mallory, which is on the ADF required reading list, and it is much drier and harder to get through. I might ditch it in favor of _Comparative Mythology_.

Your turn...What are you reading now?

Right now I am reading Magic of the Celtic Gods & Goddesses by Carl McColman
It gives good background on major deities in the Irish & Welsh Traditions.

[SatSekhem]

Your turn...What are you reading now?

I am reading Stalingrad:... by Antony Beevor. I can't wait to pick up his book about the fall of Berlin. It's supposedly controversial. *ghoulish delight*

[Asch]

I am reading Stalingrad:... by Antony Beevor. I can't wait to pick up his book about the fall of Berlin. It's supposedly controversial. *ghoulish delight*

Have you read The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer?

[toastnstuff]

I'm reading Soulcraft by Bill Plotkin. I'm only one chapter in but the book is absolutely beautiful. It hard for me to put it down but the beauty of his words stick with me throughout my day and it's nice to have this book to come home to

Here's the Amazon write up:
"As we enter a future where humans and the natural world are more intimate with each other, we will surely be powerfully influenced by this new guide into the mysteries of nature and psyche. In Soulcraft, Bill Plotkin gives us an authentic masterwork. In the substance of what he has written, in the clarity of his presentation, and in the historical urgency of the subject, he has guided us far into the new world that is opening up before us. We will not soon again receive a work of this significance." — From the foreword by Thomas Berry, author of The Dream of the Earth and The Great Work "The fundamental worldview of industrial society is that Earth is like a gravel pit or a lumberyard — just a resource for human use. We live disconnected from the evolving earth community, but our deepest allurement is a rich, intimate participation in nature and the ongoing adventure of the Universe. In this stunningly original and inspiring guide book, Bill Plotkin shows us how to reconnect with the sacred powers of life, of nature, of soul, and the ways that each one of us can reinvent ourselves and discover our unique way to flower forth." — Brian Swimme, cosmologist and author of The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, The Universe is a Green Dragon, and coauthor with Thomas Berry of The Universe Story

[SunflowerP]

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[SunflowerP]

I am reading Stalingrad:... by Antony Beevor. I can't wait to pick up his book about the fall of Berlin. It's supposedly controversial. *ghoulish delight*

Have you read The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer?

While (as I understand it) almost any reading material could be relevant to one's druidic path, these are sufficiently non-obvious that I wonder if you two were thinking of this thread (of the same name, which does make it easy to mistake where one is).

A suggestion, to all: when you're posting in this thread about something whose connection to druidry is more indirect/personal, including some expansion on why you're finding it druidically relevant would probably be useful to others.

Sunflower

[Asch]

While (as I understand it) almost any reading material could be relevant to one's druidic path, these are sufficiently non-obvious that I wonder if you two were thinking of this thread (of the same name, which does make it easy to mistake where one is).

A suggestion, to all: when you're posting in this thread about something whose connection to druidry is more indirect/personal, including some expansion on why you're finding it druidically relevant would probably be useful to others.

Sunflower

Might be helpful if the thread titles weren't exactly the same? Just a thought ...

[Celtag]

We can all agree that reading is essential to our own Druidry (pardon the pun), so why not share what we are currently working on?

Right now, I am chewing through _What Do Druids Believe_ by Phillip Carr-Gomm. His perspective on Druidry is rather Romantic (almost reminiscent of The Beats and Flower Power ideology), but I am only on Chapter 6. He mentions ADF a few times, but his tone seems a little condescending, like "Those American Druids sure have big plans!" Anyway, it's not a bad read and a light one (101 pages), which is perfect for being the middle of the school year.

I am also trying to read _In Search of Indo-Europeans_ by JP Mallory, which is on the ADF required reading list, and it is much drier and harder to get through. I might ditch it in favor of _Comparative Mythology_.

Your turn...What are you reading now?

You might try A Pagan History Of Europe, its not so dry and I found it very informative.

[darashand]

Might be helpful if the thread titles weren't exactly the same? Just a thought ...

I thought that since it was in the Neo-Druid SIG and the first line hinted at Druidry that it would be more clear. Apparently, I needed to be more obvious.