The Druids, in Storytime, on The Billy Lids

The Druids were the most enlightened and civilizing spiitual influence in prehistoric Europe. They considered ownership collective, and included women in their political and religious life.

The Druids were an indigenous Celtic intelligentsia, evolving from the original wise men and women during the age of the "hunter-gatherer" among the ancient ancestors of the Celts, losing their original functions but retaining the Celtic name of those with "Oak Knowledge". They were to be found ine very part of the Celtic society but it was not until the second century BC that these individual learned functionaries had a collective name - The Druids.

The Celtic Druids were heirs to the same tradition as the Brahmins.

Strabo (64BC-AD24) says the Druids, in addition to the science of nature, study also moral philosophy. They are believed to be the most just of men.

The Druids believe that their religion forbids them to commit their teachings to writing to prevent their pupils from relying on the written word and neglecting to train their memories.

Thjey believe the soul does not perish, but after death passes from one body to another. They think this is the best incentive to bravery because it teaches men to disregard the terrors of death.

They also hold discussions about the heavenly bodies and their movements, the size of the universe and of the earth, the physical constitutions of the world, and the powers and properties of the gods.

The Celts appointed Druids, who were versed in the art of seers and other forms of wisdom without whom Kings were not permitted to plan or adopt any course.

The Druids taught in triads and the basis of their tradition was "to honour the gods, to do no evil, and to practise bravery".

Two Druids Bas-relief found at Autun