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By Michael Garofalo
Gushen Grove, Red Bluff, California

 

"The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next."
-  Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am not a Druid, Taoist, Buddhist, Tantric or Neo-Pagan believer or worshipper.  I, Mike Garofalo, investigate these subjects out of literary, philosophical, historical, aesthetic, moral, and sociological curiosity.  I am a student of comparative religions.  I don't believe in supernatural beings and don't belong to any religious organization.  I find the topics listed below interesting from a metaphorical, figurative, literary, imaginative, and aesthetic viewpoint. 

 

 

A 'Hedge Druid' or 'Hedge Witch' is a woman or man who practices Druidry or Witchcraft (Wicca) alone.  He or she is a solitary practitioner.  These individuals are more comfortable with solo spiritual or religious practices.  They seldom or never join with others in organized groups for worship, services, practices, study, or group efforts.

Some Hedge Druids may live in areas where there are no pagans or heathens who think and believe like they do. 

Some Hedge Druids are recluses or hermits for personal reasons.

Some Hedge Druids belong to a pagan organization, church, or study group but because of distance or preference they don't meet face to face with others in the group or attend group worship or activities. 

Some Hedge Druids don't like to share their spiritual practices with others or where there is not complete privacy. 

Some Hedge Druids prefer communicating with others only by postal mail or via email.

Some Hedge Druids keep their spiritual pursuits entirely to themselves to avoid conflicts with mean and controlling people in their family or community who want to impose their own religious views on everyone else. 

If you want to learn about the spiritual lifestyle of Hedge Druids or Hedge Witches then read the following books:

 

The Solitary Druid: A Practitioner's Guide 
By Robert Ellison.  Citadel, 224 pages, 2005. 


Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner: A Book of Prayer, Devotional Practice, and the Nine Worlds of Spirit
By
Galina Krasskova and Raven Kaldera.  New Page Books, 254 pages, 2009. 


The Path of Druidry: Walking the Ancient Green Way
By Penny Billington.  Llewellyn, 360 pages, 2011. 

 


 

                           

 

 

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
By Scott Cunningham.  Llewellyn, 240 pages, 1989.  VSCL.   


Solitary Wicca For Life: Complete Guide to Mastering the Craft on Your Own
By Ann Murphy-Hiscock.  Provenance Press, 248 pages, 2005. 


Wicca For One: The Path Of Solitary Witchcraft
By Raymond Buckland.  Citadel, 256 pages, 2004. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mike Garofalo
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