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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2018
- Congrats to the winner Mei Wood!
I HAVE TOO MANY BOOKS! Leave me a comment about what video topics you'd like to see me cover and I'll put your name in a hat. I'll draw one name and that name will win a package of goodies including all the books seen in this video.
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Ooooh! Ooooh! Oooh! FORAGING. Both urban and rural!
Yep! Anything on connecting with nature or rewilding the self in an urban setting ... Yup.
Well, obviously many Druids want to take care of plants, but there are some of us who, eherm, don't exactly have a green thumb? Perhaps just a "how to start caring for plants as a druid" video?
Sure! That would be fun. I'm great at outdoor plants but took a long time to learn indoor plants
What an excellent idea for a giveaway! I'm in the same position with my shelves, so please skip over me. I love your reviews and content. 🤔 I'd love to see something like a short walk in the woods or views of open fields with a voice over of some original poetry, stories, music, or reading classic (noncopyright) poety. Just something for a quick mental decompression when people can't escape the office. Keep up the great work. Your review of OBOD was what finally convinced me to join.
How kind of you to exempt yourself from the giveaway! Lovely ideas for videos, too. I. Not sure I'm brave enough to share my own poetry but we are doing an Eisteddfod at our grove meetups now. Perhaps I'll practice lol
Hi, i love your book reviews. There are good informations in this videos. I´d like to see more videos about your practice or about mythology.
Ooo yes, I've very much neglected myths here.
I would love to hear more about stone circles! I've read about them in passing while reading about dragon magick, but I'd like to know how they relate to druidic workings.
Great topic!
I’d like to see a video or two on what types of permaculture you have tried, along with the pros and cons. I’m OBOD as well, and while there might have to be some smaller stepping stones first, my eventual goal is to acquire a scrap of land outside of town and utilize the space to become more self sufficient and lower my impact.
Permaculture and Druidry is such a good fit; I'll def try and get more videos linking the two next year :)
Yeah!
Druidic justice practices ... the pursuit of peace. Yup. When I finish homeschooling today I'll develop a list ...
Heyooo I would love to see more videos on magic types and uses, also a very common request, more reviews and descriptions on books
Of course, common but good suggestions! 😀
Some videos on Celtic mythology and/or deities? Thanks for the awesome videos!
For sure! 😊
I'd love to see you do videos about your plants; both inside and outside. And I'd love if talked about some challenges you personally went through when you started your spiritual path.
Love ya Danni! You're awesome :)
I think I might team up with my mother who is a horticulturist to do a plant series. You've inspired me!
I would love to see more about Gods, Goddesses, Spiritual Beings and Spirit Guides :)
I will def need to do a few videos on Deity!
I'm in the same boat, but the proper technique is to start making stacks on the floor and filling up boxes and tucking them away in corners and crawl spaces. I guess I just can't let go of books ;P
Hmmmmm....here's one I struggle with and think about. How do we be druid when we're not surrounded by trees and books and sky? How do we be druid when we're stuck in line at the grocery store, or sitting in gridlock traffic, or having one of "those" days at work?
I guess how do we carry that sacred space with us out into a world that is so much less druid and even less zen?
I'd really like to see your perspective on navigating the holidays as a Pagan. Celebrating, decorating, ect. I'd also like to know where you get your books from and what you look for in a good, credible book. (if you haven't done that already, I'm new here 😊)
No I haven't done a book criteria video or much on the festivals. Great ideas!
Would like to hear more about your planning a circle of stones you mentioned. I have the A Circle of Stones book by Erynn Rowan Laurie. I like the idea of creating a Nemeton space for rituals. In Brenda Hunt's book Dowsing and your garden there is a chapter on how to create a sacred space. I have been looking on how to make Greenland wax (10 to 1 ratio of paraffin wax to beeswax melted together to form a bar of wax, then you heat the cloth you have applied the wax to seal it with a hairdryer) to make a protective coating to my crane bag once I finish decorating it. Then I can take it outside. It is denim. I have been reading how the druid staff was used to make a Fionn's window outside. There is a mention of this type of ritual in Celtic Tree Magic by Danu Forest. I would also like to hear how your Druid OBOD course is going. Some people on YT use CZcams buddy extension to pick winners for contests. Have signed up for it but haven't used it yet. (be useful if you are doing a large number) Good luck to everyone. /I\
So many goodies in this comment, thank you as always for being a wealth of loveliness!
I would like to see more about creating or finding a community of like minded folks.
Great idea! This is such a potent topic right now. Community is so necessary but hard to sustain in our current atmosphere.
Could you make a video about the Druidic gods and goddesses
Yeah, a video more focused on Deity has been on my list for a while. I've talked a bunch on Pagan Perspective but not here.
I would love to see videos on how to deal with family and friends who not only don’t understand the Pagan path, but are downright hostile about it.
That's a tough but good topic!
Power Animals. There are books. I should go through my books and post a list ...
Hi Danni, I don’t need to be entered & good luck in your give away! I did want to leave a message that I’d love to know if you do/have done any wild foraging on your land since moving there. If so, what & how did you use it?Also, what kinds of trees have you identified on your land? Which ones do you feel most drawn to & why do you think that is the case? Thanks!
Yes we do tons of foraging on our land. That would be a fun video! I think I could also do a little tree tour around the farm, too.
Hi Danni.
I absolutely love your videos are you are one of only 2 Druid channels I know of so I always eagerly await your content.
With this in mind, i would generally love the occasional video that was twice as long so you could really deep dive into a subject.
Topics I would enjoy would be: how prescriptive Vs by the book are you following OBOD rituals, relating to deity (can’t remember if u do), the role of mythology in ur practice, fitting ritual into ur life and daily practices.
Thanks for everything you do xx blessings
Thanks for the great ideas! I've added them to the list :D
I appreciate hearing you'd like longer videos. I'll see what I can do. I actually try to keep them shorter because I personally dislike watching longer videos. There are only a couple of people who I can bear to listen to for longer than 8 mins. lol
🙋🏼♂️ I’m in the beginning stages of walking my path. Keep covering everything Please and Thank You 🙏🏻 Blessings
Yay! New Druids and those new on the path are always fun to chat with. Welcome!
And Carolyn Myss's Anatomy of the Spirit. I loved your tarot card review (or whatever those cards were) ... And integrating native american philosophies and traditions with a druid practice...cuz they are the natives like the druids once were in Europe ...
Hello, I’m very, and I mean very , new to druidry but I’d love to see all the very basics and good tactics for practicing. I’d also like to see all of the applicable uses for druidry in everyday life. Thank you for posting so much great content.
Welcome to Druidry! Great suggestions
I would like to see you revisit some topics already covered but left hanging or promised more to come, like the Exploring Nwyfre in our Bodies video. Also your thoughts on past lives or other incarnations. And this is a great idea for passing on books or other items that have lived past their personal usefulness, Penny Billington even writes about it in “The Path of Druidry” Oh exempt me from the giveaway.
That is very generous of you to exempt yourself from the giveaway but I suppose as a bookshop owner you might have already read all these. Lol love your ideas. I really should go finish those other ideas I've mentioned!
Yeah! DEFINITELY. Nwyrfe (sp?) yes!
I want to figure out how to adapt the book Crafting Wiccan Traditions to crafting my traditions. I just think you'd have a great headstart on that, and could provide excellent insight and inspiration on the topic! And I loved that cookbook review you did--the one with seaweed recipes. Oooooh! Yaaaaaaaas! Movies. Movies and books depicting pagan/Celtic culture/values. Soooooo hard to find really good resources/lists on that! What about fiction books? Hmm. Okay ...
Poetry. Didn't you do a review on a poetry book? And Caitlyn and John Matthews. My book list: Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain (I purchased that one book on the Mabinogion you reviewed written by that lady in the 40s. EXCELLENT book!), The Way of the Celtic Tradition, any books on the Green Man and King Arthur ... Ooooh! Yes and this book: The Goddess (really really helped me on my path!) and Celtic Devotional ... All very very good books ...
Ooh! I would absolutely love to see some more videos on how to use magical names, uses for ogham,and the blending of druidry with other faiths. Thank you so much, I love your videos!😊❤🌱🌳
Thanks for your suggestions! 😀
I am fairly new to your personal channel and love getting notifications that there is a new video. I love your channel because of its Druid focus. I have not specifically defined my Pagan path but I love your perspective and feel at least somewhat drawn to driudry. I would love to see a video that explains how driudry is similar to and differnt from other common paths/practices.
Sure! I'm not sure how I've never done a comparison video before?!
I would love to see more of your amazing book reviews and informative videos on druidry and other witchcraft
That I can do!
I just love your speaking voice and energy and enjoy everything you do! But I especially enjoy your reviews and would enjoy seeing more reviews about books and products that can help tie us into the seasons 😊
Aw thanks! I can def do more reviews 😁
Danni, would love to see more videos about your daily Druid practices such as any offerings you do, meditations, etc.
Daily practices would be fun. I've thought about doing g A Day In the Life video before.
Heya Danni 😊 I would love to just see/ hear more about your daily practice and how life looks for you as a druid! Thanks for sharing on here; I've just found your channel quite recently and am really enjoying diving into your videos! ❤️🌿
Thanks! It sounds like lots of folks would appreciate more glimpses into my daily practice. I've added it to the list. :)
I would appreciate some more specific sort of videos. Like your favorite rituals and a bit about them, or a deep dive on the lore and care and use on a plant. Also, since I am saving to join OBOD, I would enjoy hearing more about your time in the Bardic grade. You touched on it lightly, saying it was mostly stuff anyone from other traditions would already know, but was there anything that it strengthened for you? Did it help on the technical side of bards? such as memory or performance for storytelling? I know you're much further along now than when you reviewed the course, but I'm really interested in what it did/didn't do for you. Omitting specifics or stuff OBOD specific of course. Given different aspects of my life such as musician, historical reenactor, trainer/client facing at work, the bard and their skills always fascinated me. So that is the grade I'm most excited for.
TLDR: I greatly enjoy your videos on specifics such as your staff or Crane Bag or Book of Awen. Keep those sort of videos coming. And if you could go deeper on the Bardic Grade, that would be rad too.
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm always trying to balance the desire to share lots of specifics but also keep the mystery of OBOD alive for those going through that journey. This was great feedback on how I might do that better, thank you.
Hi Danni,
Being new to Druidry, I find your videos as an unparalleled teacher. I would really love for you to create a video on the understanding plants and their energies. This has seemingly been a reoccurring theme in my Druid research, and I would greatly appreciate your view on it. Thank you so much, and have an amazing day!
I think one of my comments is missing ... not finding my first one about your experience with organizing a grove, building community, Jon Young and 8Shields ... Hmm.
Hello Danni! I would love to hear more about druidic deities and the more ritual focused parts of your practice. I love your channel, thank you for all you do.
Great idea thank you! 🍃
Hi I'd love to see more book reviews on popular/new books about witchcraft, videos on celtic/druidic magick, your experiences with deity, view on celtic deities, your view on certain myths and legends, your two cents in the discussions about different topics, videos about trees and plants, your contemplations in general, perhaps mechanics of magick in your experience, advice you wish you had given yourself, fantasy book reviews/favourites, and more time spending with the season, seasonal videos. I really look forward to my next notification from your channel
I do occasionally write reviews for fantasy books on my blog but rarely make videos for those. Great suggestions though!
@@DanniEsotericMoment I dont know why but I prefer your videos, I really like your vibe and filming style, I binge on them easily
Good Day Danni! I enjoy your videos because of you I have found Druidry and keep on my path. I would like to see more videos on connecting to the elements and your suggestions on how to keep mindful in a crazy world. Thanks!
No has mentioned working with the elements yet! Great idea
i would absolutely love to see more on the deities and maybe how u like to celebrate the sabbats!
For sure!
I would love a video on work with ogham! Also I just love watching your videos!
I have a video from August where I talk about my Ogham practices. There will prolly be more videos in the future, too!
you give very good information on the books, I would love to see more reviews on mystical energy and mythology, also blood magick and curses would be an interesting topic
Blood magic and curses would make for interesting videos! Thanks!
I'd like a video, like another person said, about myths of spiritual interest. I'm also interested in a video or two about divination methods.
Great ideas. Did you see my A Druids Ogham Practice video? I talk a bunch about my main divination tool in that video.
Books would be awesome! 📚
Could you do more videos related to Druidry? I am saving up for OBOD too, your video about that helped me a lot. Thanks for all your videos & your time 🙏🏻
Definitely more videos on Druidry!
I started the Druid path this summer. I enjoy all your videos, but if there are some rituals that are beneficial and easy to do during the workday, then I would love to watch and learn about that. Also...creating an alter/sacred space with cats in the house. They literally think everything is theirs to do with as they wish! Love my little demons, but still... thank you! 🍃💚🍃
Great, unique ideas! I have three cats so totally know what you mean!
@@DanniEsotericMoment thank you!
Hello! I would be interested in seeing more regarding suffering - understanding and coping with it . Especially in the areas of addiction and grief.
Yeah, its important to talk about the tough stuff too.
Oooh wait ... Another idea: herbs. And maybe how to get herbs to make your own teas with! Yeah...
Hey Danni I’d love te see some tarot videos. I love your videos so much. Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Thomas! I'll be honest, I'm probably never going to do much with tarot on this channel. I am not nor plan to be an expert in tarot. While i use it some in my practice, I feel like there are already a lot of incredible voices out there who do really interesting videos on tarot. But thanks for the suggestion!
Hey Danni! I am super hyped for this giveaway - does it also reach across the Atlantic to Europe?
Now to the suggestions; it depends on your other interests, really! Another druid channel I stumbled across posts recipe videos, so if you like cooking - maybe you can share meal ideas for celebrating the eightfold year! If you are into plants/permaculture, you can make a beginner's/intermediate/advanced series with ideas and pointers. Personally, I love your reviews a lot and I like hearing about lore, mythology and history, so maybe you can introduce a concept or element of druidry (myth of Taliesin, Arthur, celtic background of druidry, Restoration vs. Reformation Druidry, stone circles, ogham, etc.) and then use your strong knowledge of books and give us a 'reading list' at the end of the videos so we sapling trees know where to look and make our first steps.
Last idea (long comment, sorry!): if it isn't too personal for you, you can maybe 'journal' your experiences following the druid path in OBOD. I very enjoyed watching a series called 'a week in the life of a phd-student' and it showed the challenges and successes. Maybe you can do a 'a day in the life of an obod ovate', where you talk about an exemplary day, routine you do, or you talk about a particular experience.
Just throwing some ideas into the room! Enjoy your day Danni!
Wonderful ideas Sara! I think I'm def going to have to find a way to do more of a dairy or day in the life series on here. It seems like a popular topic. I loved the other ideas as well!
I would love to see videos touching a bit more on mythology and maybe on different meditations and how to connect with spirits of objects and maybe even animals. I hope I haven't missed any videos and you have already done these, I'm rather new to your channel.
Welcome to Esoteric Moment then! Great ideas 😀
Oh yeah ... and Jhenah Telyndru's Avalon Within. Okay! Stopping!😆😆😆
I'd love to see more videos on the Ovate path, as that's the path of Druidry I am called to.
My videos on magic came out my Ovate work so I can totally see expanding into that more
Awesome!
I love your content! I’d like to see a video about the ethnic diversity among Druids.
That is a great idea!
Oooh! VERY good topic!
I love giveaways 😁and they look like great books too. pick me pick me lol. I'd like to see something on blood magick maybe and also something on tips in spellwriting pls.
Tips on spell writing could be really interesting!
I'm a big bibliophile. Give me all of em! Lol jk but I'll love to win the giveaway.... I'll love to see book reviews for many diverse books for people of different tastes in books.
More book reviews coming up then!
As a recovering atheist, I'd be curious to hear thoughts on the why/how one should acknowledge the various Pagan pantheon vs the Abrahamic ones prevalent in society.
I'll def need to touch on Deity more in the future. Great idea!
AND! Pagan and Christian relationships! (Pagan Perspectives totally ignored that question when I posted it and I did so much careful writing and intense research ... :( )
I'd love to hear more about your Grove experience, especially regarding the building of community aspect!If there are books to appeal to that would be great! I'm sincerely curious about what your take would be on Jon Young and his wilderness school, and his 8Shields community building/mentoring program: 8shields.org/author/jony/. And he has books. There are also books on sustainability and community organizing for sustainability--you've mentioned your new job in doing some kind of outreach of that nature.
And I had commented a ways back asking you your thoughts about men and women segregating themselves into spiritual gathering groups. I've personally always found an all woman's group enlivening, but I came across some challenges i.e. not being able to bring my very young son to the group. I also wonder about your take on the book Celtic Women's Spirituality (can't remember author's name and this comment forum will delete everything if I look it up) AND men's spirituality! Oh yeah--and do you do anything with the moon?
Eventually--maaaaaaybe--your thoughts on children, raising children pagan, possibly homeschooling. I imagine that all is faaaaaar into your future if it's there at all... I LOVED your farm magic! Hmmm. I think that might be it...oh yeah! Nature Spirits--you give them honey. More in your practices with nature spirits (need to watch vid on ancestors you just did), ancestors, deities ... Oh yes! Crafting your own traditions! Yep. Ok. I'll probably come up with more.
Sorry! I kinda went crAzy! Hahaha😆 yah. Very inspired!
And Celtic astrology! Who was that lady? I can't find her ... I'm gonna have to search my bookmarks ...
Okaaaay! So . . . this is a QUICK summary of all the ideas that sprung up for me! I LOVE your insights and cogent feedback on books--even if I like the books and you don't! I have purchased at least 3-5 books based on your reviews! Some of these ideas may not be relevant--but they are ideas, and you can place your own spin on them! And some things are just meant for you to explore . . . and to see what you make of them! I'm sure all of this will keep you in stock for ideas for quite some time! (ALWAYS happy to contribute ideas!!!! ;-)))
This lady is AWESOME! She has a few different topics on her blog that she focuses on, one of which is Celtic/Druid Astrology. She has ONE book that I can see: www.amazon.com/Books-Avia-Venefica/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AAvia%20Venefica
Here's her blog for you to explore: www.whats-your-sign.com/druid-signs-part-two.html
Doesn't look like I can add my pics here . . . SOOOOOOOO!
I shared a photo album with you on Googlephotos! yay!!!
FYI Context! I am a brazen pagan druid priestess homeschooling mamma partnered with a humanist satyr "prepper" permaculture farming-genious-inventor guy!
Congrats Mei, you are the winner! Please message me on Instagram or email me your mailing address. I will get the package out to you next week!
I would like to know about how to communicate to the fey
Great idea! I think I'll have a good resource to review soon, but I'd also like to do some videos on working with the Fey.
Okay. I'll breathe! Hahhha!
I love how you can just keep going! hahaha so energetic; i love it!
I would love to see you do a video on LGBT+ people and/or polyamory in Druidry. :)
hmmm. . . I'll have to think about this one. Maybe I could do some interviews or something. This isn't something that I could speak of from personal experience, but I'm sure there are some interesting voices out there on the topic.
@@DanniEsotericMoment: I completely understand. My first choice actually would have been ancestor veneration, but you just covered that topic, and as a member of the aforementioned communities I appreciate that you are considerate of not speaking over those with lived experience. :)