I Bought My First Prayer Beads Yesterday! :D

[Braeden_attwood]

Yay! I'm a druid, and I finally got my prayer beads. I'm SOO excited! heart  

[The Bookwyrm]

I may be a way out in left feild here, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't prayer beads typically Crhistsian and Buddhist?  

[Nihilistic Seraph]

Yay!

As for Gypsy's post, I can't say, I really have no clue how Druidism works  

[Braeden_attwood]

Gypsy Blue

I may be a way out in left feild here, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't prayer beads typically Crhistsian and Buddhist?

no they can also be druid 3nodding  

[The Bookwyrm]

Braeden_attwood

no they can also be druid 3nodding

That's interesting to know! Are they a part of the newer tradition, or a part of the reconstructionist one?

And what are they like? Are they a necklace or braclet?

I'm probably going to drive you crazy with questions, but I have a really strong Celtic influence in my Craft, and as soon as I can find the time, I have a few books to read about Druidic practices. I just haven't found the time yet. sweatdrop Maybe after Midterms.  

[xxantuxx]

Almost all religions have prayer beads of some sort. Well the main ones at least. The only one I can think of that dosent have one is the Jewish religion  

[Jishin]

It's worth pointing out that if prayer beads are meaningful for you, you could easily make them for any faith. They wouldn't necessarily be "reconstructionist", but the important part (like always, IMO) is that you do the work and they work for you.

Creating and working with the prayers and thoughts for each bead would be very useful for getting to know your own faith better, and putting it firmly in your mind.  

[Jameta]

As others have stated, prayer-beads or other similiar devices are universal, and may be used by anyone that finds them meaningful. I, myself, use the rosary for deeper mediations and focus.

So, what do they do for you in your faith or otherwise?  

[Braeden_attwood]

Gypsy Blue

Braeden_attwood

no they can also be druid 3nodding

That's interesting to know! Are they a part of the newer tradition, or a part of the reconstructionist one?

And what are they like? Are they a necklace or braclet?

I'm probably going to drive you crazy with questions, but I have a really strong Celtic influence in my Craft, and as soon as I can find the time, I have a few books to read about Druidic practices. I just haven't found the time yet. sweatdrop Maybe after Midterms.

as far as i know they have been part of the traditional driudic robes since druidism first started...they are a necklace  

[Braeden_attwood]

Jameta

As others have stated, prayer-beads or other similiar devices are universal, and may be used by anyone that finds them meaningful. I, myself, use the rosary for deeper mediations and focus.

So, what do they do for you in your faith or otherwise?

they help me keep an inner peace when i wear them...and i also use them for prayer and meditatation along with sage and incents  

[The Bookwyrm]

Wow, that's really interresting to know. From what I had read on Druids, I had never come across prayer beads. Mind you, there's also not a whole lot known historically about that the druids wore, except when they were harvesting mistletoe. blaugh  

[Braeden_attwood]

Gypsy Blue

Wow, that's really interresting to know. From what I had read on Druids, I had never come across prayer beads. Mind you, there's also not a whole lot known historically about that the druids wore, except when they were harvesting mistletoe. blaugh

really? ive honestly never heard of that sweatdrop sweatdrop  

[The Bookwyrm]

It's what both of my Celt profs, and what little independant reading I;ve done on my own have said, any way. There was one classical record stating that when Druids went to harvest mistle toe, they would wer white hooded robes, and carry a golden sickl/boline at their side. Beyond that, it would appear that no one had taken the time to write anything down until well after the Christian influence. Probably mainly because the Celts didn't have a written language until one was imposed on them.  

[Jameta]

I'e heard that story somewhat and somewhere, too... Possibly on a website, but I'm not exactly sure. confused  

[Braeden_attwood]

Gypsy Blue

It's what both of my Celt profs, and what little independant reading I;ve done on my own have said, any way. There was one classical record stating that when Druids went to harvest mistle toe, they would wer white hooded robes, and carry a golden sickl/boline at their side. Beyond that, it would appear that no one had taken the time to write anything down until well after the Christian influence. Probably mainly because the Celts didn't have a written language until one was imposed on them.

oh those are the druid preists... ive never heard that about them harvesting mistletoe before..thats very interesting 3nodding