Exit Standard for Required Readings
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Short book reviews on at least: 1 Indo-European studies title, 1 preferred ethnic study title and 1 modern Paganism title. These titles can be selected from the recommended reading list in the...
Chap 4 – Druids through Celtic Eyes
I had a lot of problems with this chapter. Mainly, I couldn't remember a word of it. My mind was like a sieve when it came to this chapter. The chapter starts off with the...
General Questions to Keep in Mind for My Suggested Readings
Rev. Dangler, in his WotY Document, suggests the following questions be kept in mind as I'm reading through my requirements, and I'm putting this in outline form in my DP Journal to help me stay...
Important point for Chapter 3 – The Oak Grove
Ellis speaks of Pliny at length in this chapter, and about the information we derive from him regarding the tradition of the Oak, the Oak Grove and mistletoe as a Druid Association. He points out...
Chap 3 – Druids through foreign eyes
This chapter was rather interesting to me, and I enjoyed it. (The first for the book - it just feels less dry). It speaks of the classical writers, the two schools of writing, and what...
My thoughts on the significance of The Druids (Ellis)
Well, out of the plethora of poorly-researched (or in some cases, not-researched) books on Druids and the Celts in general out there, Ellis' work is that of someone who spent a large part of his...