As as a practising Druid, at whatever stage, you will find that you change both internally and externally. These changes might be subtle and hard to express or they might be significant changes that all who know you will notice.
You, yourself, might not notice how much you are changing at the time until you look back over time and see the changes like great beacons of light.
I will give you some examples:
Tarot, with my christian upbringing and early adulthood, was an absolutely forbidden activity, even as a bit of fun. However, when I began pagan life, I became attracted to tarot, in a variety of sets.
Another example would be the blossoming of my love of herbs. I remember when I was young, I believed whole heartedly, though my upbringing went counter to this viewpoint, that as humans we were provided with all the things we needed to sustain life. I believed that somewhere, in the world, there was a cure for everything, if you could only find the right plant. I had no idea where that idea came from as I was taught to ask god for anything I needed and that sometimes experiences were punishments or meant to happen as gods will. Compared to now, that was a tiny glimmer of what would be freed within me when I opened myself to Druidry. I love herbs and all the amazing cures a tiny, unobstrusive little plant, is capable of. I get very excited with each new discovery and find it utterly awe inspiring. Now, I grow herbs, harvest them, dry them or make oils or vinegars with them and make various tincture, ointments, cough mixture and more. I love working with herbs now and couldn't imagine my life without herbs in it, though for forty odd years I didn't work with them at all!
Sadly, I must go, as I have to go to bed, but I love writing this blog and hope that somewhere, it helps others out there.
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