User:WoF GEFFEN

WoF GEFFEN is my Druid title and name, respectively. My belief system is based in very old Druidry, but taken from Celtic and Pict ancestry, not from the druids of ancient Gaul, which was in the European area consisting mostly of what is known today as France,some of Spain, and other small bits and pieces of Europe, which was in a constant state of flux most all the way up until the 19th century and even a couple of times yet since. Although they existed basically in the same eras during which they were called by these tribal names, the Celts and Picts inhabited the areas known more commonly today as Ireland, Scotland, and even some of England. Druidry during those times was also spread throughout the rest of the peoples of England in that period. There were very differently held concepts and beliefs as to the way Druidry was practiced, followed, and began to develop in these two separate regions. They both sprang from a very earth-based belief system, such as that of for instance, the American Indians have, to clarify. Not to say the same as, but rooted in the same way to it. Although both groups of Druidry at that time held some beliefs and practice of what some call mysticism, the Celts and Picts tended to turn toward that path of spiritualism more so than did the Gauls. Here we began to get into what is known as 'majyk'. Now I know what you're thinking, and from the moment you read that word it began. But try and put that away for now, because I'm not talking about 'hocus-pocus', 'abra-cadabra' MAGIC that Hollywood, and illusionists in Las Vegas, have flooded and drowned your thoughts in! I'm talking about "majyk", a completely and entirely different entity. Majyk encompasses a lot of different things, and we're surrounded by it every single minute of every day of our lives. It includes everything from the obvious and easily explained, to the very mystic and otherwise unexplainable. Simply, does every belief-system not contain these same elements? The "self-explanitory" to the "it happened but I couldn't tell you how or why"? Belief-systems aside, are not our everyday life-experiences full of these things? What I find is most peoples' thoughts and opinions which they have expressed to me on Druidry, is not what it truly is. What they're expressing is more the results of the aforementioned flash and hype of illusionists and the Hollywood movie industry. Granted, a small part of the blame has to be taken on by Druids ourselves, because we haven't been just flaunting and throwing it out there for everyone to see as some belief-systems seem to have gotten fairly adept at,not true Druids anyway. But I guess a couple thousand years of persecution along with over half a century of added movie-hype could excuse a little of that on our part. I came on here on a whim to see if WoF was in Wikipedia, since everything else seems to be, and it was. But after going through page after page of it, it seemed that no one had a clue as to what else it stands for. I'm proud of and comfortable with what I believe in, so I'm here to remedy the lack of yet what another definition for WoF is. As you read the definition, try to keep in mind the things I've already said and don't let the entertainment-industry hype send you spinning into another bizarre trip over it because of the definition they've given you for it. It's a title, like doctor, sir, minister, etc., are. Wizard is a title given to someone in the last step to becoming an actual Druid. WoF is an acronym itself, containing two things.'W' for wizard is naturally the first and the actual title and position. Secondly, everyone has a major and opposing minor elemental that they're connected to, or in sync with you might say, with the major one being their strongest link and therefor their sign.This is the 'F', also capitalized, and stands for one of the four elements which is Fire. So, the acronym 'WoF', Wizard of Fire. This is the only one an acronym is ever used as if it were a title itself as the element is normally first when used in the title, ie. Water Wizard, and Fire Wizard. There is a reason for the use of the acronym instead with this one though, and it does imply a difference.But that comes much later. Maybe soon I'll come back and add more to this, and destroy a bit more of the hype for you if you're interested. WoF GEFFEN