Monthly Lessons Introduction
Welcome to the Comhaltacht Draiocht course for introduction to our faith. This
course is designed to be delivered to the student in a series of 12 lessons with one lesson being presented each month. The
lessons are presented via an electronic format in order to reduce costs, waste, office hours and provide this information
to most interested people at no charge. Each student should join the Draiocht_Staidear email list. For those people who have
no internet access, other arrangements are possible but the student will be expected to cover the minor expenses incurred.
Each
lesson will contain information in nine areas listed and described below. The information contained in a lesson is not designed
to completely explain a given subject it is used only to spark exploration and discussion of those subjects. Each month a
new lesson will be presented to the Draiocht_Staidear email list and these lessons will provide the topics for discussion
for that month. There are advisors on the list but we really want to see student participation and so we hope that each student
will discuss their own feelings, discoveries and thoughts about the various subjects.
Celtic Studies:
In this subject area, information will be
presented about the Celtic peoples ancient and modern the cultures and languages.
Druidry:
In this subject area will be presented traditional
prayers and blessings found in Celtic languages. These shall be presented in translation. The prayers and blessings are usually
to be found in the Carmina Gadelica, a book of prayers and blessings gathered from the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland.
Ethics/morality:
This subject are will present a few examples
of the wealth of Celtic moral and ethical training contained in traditional sources. This material is contained in the laws,
the famous Triads and in texts designed to teach good moral behavior.
Myth:
This subject area will present information about the
vast amount of Celtic Myth contained in texts and tales explaining many types of myths and giving examples of specific myths.
Cosmology/Theology:
This subject area will be used to present
information about the theological and cosmological worldview of Celtic Cosmic Religion.
Spirituality/ritual:
This subject area will be used to present
spiritual and ritual principles and practices employed by many of our members.
Self awareness:
This subject area will be used to lead the
students through some self examination exercises and practices.
World awareness:
This subject area will be used to present
subjects concerning the world around us and how we as individuals fit into and affect that world.
Expressions:
This subject area will be used to present arts,
crafts and methods of self expression that we may employ in our celebration and teaching.
