The Caledonii Grande Tradition®
An Introduction by Lord Ariel Morgan, Ard Draoi
Chosen Chief of the Order and Wisdom Keeper of the Tradition
Welcome!
On behalf of the Caledonii Grande Tradition®, we bid you merry meet and a thousand blessings.
For those of you seeking information on Earth religions, Shamanism, Recconstructionist Paganism, Celtic Druidism, Celtic Wicca, and the Culdee Celtic Christian Church, you have come to the right place.
Generations ago, the tribes of the highland regions of Scotland fought the Roman incursion into their territory. One of these Tribes was known to the Romans by their Latinized name, CALEDONII. The ancient pronunciation of the Tribal name is kept closely guarded by the living order of Druidic Priests and Priestesses stemming from the original Druidh of the Tribe Caledonii. The remoteness of their lands and sanctuaries helped preserve them and their religion from destruction by the Romans and during the missionizing efforts of the Church. Druidic rites survived in Scotland longer than in any other Celtic country. Only in the Continental Trans-Val region did rituals, now accepted as Druidic in origin, survive as long. The modern Caledonii survived through associations with a number of Highland Clans, the Stewerts of Bute maintained the line that has come down to our time, complete with the sacred knowledge and the blood line of the chosen chieftains. By this we mean the chosen Druidic chieftain, not the chieftain of the Stewert Clans. Tradition states that the Stewerts associated with the Royal House of Edinburg, produced a Druidess named Mari Morgaine, and that through her, the line passed to the present day Chosen Chief, Ariel Morgan. The Caledonii of today maintain the ancient rites of the Celtic religion, taught for generations by our people and passed down through the wisdom keepers to those chosen to bear the knowledge. We entrust this knowledge to those who feel the call of the Spirits to minister to the children of the religions of the Mother Earth. It is a serious undertaking, one that requires long hours and much work. For those who feel the call, we welcome you into study.
Let us first explain to you just what the Caledonii Grand Tradition® is.
The Grande Tradition is comprised of three major branches; these are the Caledonii Druidic Order®, the Caledonii Federation of Celtic Wicca®, and the newest branch of the Tradition, the Culdee Church of Celtic Christianity®. The Grande Tradition of the Caledonii prides its self on its diversity, providing a place of fellowship for the many faces of Celtic religious life and culture. Together the Elders of the three branches of the Caledonii form the ruling Council of the Grande Tradition known as the Fellowship of Caledon®. In its meetings, the Druidh, the Elders Third Degree, and the Episcopacy, sit together and create the policies which govern the Caledonii. It is truly wondrous that Druids, Wiccans and Mystic Christians can come together and affirm their interconnectedness as Creators children and as brothers and sisters of the Caledonii family. Within the Family that is Caledon, truly Love is the Law!
Within these pages you will find information about the Druidic Order and the Wiccan Federation. We will maintain links to several other Caledonii sites, our Tuatha and Groves also have web pages, and we encourage you to visit all of these members of the Caledonii family. This site is the Mother page and we have it loaded with information of interest. Just have a look around and come back often, we regularly update all of our sections.
Beannach leibh!
Ariel Morgan
Ard Druidh
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