Druids' Lore

Y gwir erbyn y byd - The Truth against the World

These writings may be considered the basics of modern druid practice and often used in ceremonial and rituals:

The Druids Prayer

Grant O God /ess thy protection

and in protection strength

And in strength, understanding.

And in understanding, knowledge.

And in knowledge,

the knowledge of justice

And in the knowledge of justice,

The love of it.

And in the love of it, the love of all existences,

for all things are sacred.

The Druid Oath

We swear

By peace and love to stand

Heart to Heart and Hand in Hand

Mark O Spirit, and hear us now,

confirming this, our Sacred Vow.

[spoken three times]

Three essentials of Druid Learning

To Worship the Gods.

To do no Evil.

To exercise fortitude.

Three foundations of Bardism

Peace, Love and Justice.

Three signs of the Bard

To believe nothing and to believe everything.

To hold the Truth in opposition to the World.

To believe everything supported by reason and proof, and nothing without

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