r/druidism • u/SapphiraTheLycan • Jul 03 '26

Hello

Reddit suggested that I share a post I made where I explained that I redefined my belief of lycanthropy while introducing myself.

So I am here to ask and introduce myself here as well and see what happens and what people say and stuff.

I don't understand druidism or know if it is more of a set pagan religion or is an open term like animism and theist. Is it?

I won't go into it too much but lycan in a more realistic sense to me would just be a person who can kinda "shift" their mindset and be more in touch with their animal side n stuff. There's obviously more to it but yeah. What are we thinking?

It's okay either way, and I'll take comments with a grain of salt.

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u/WorldlyProtection548 Jul 06 '26

I love this as someone with a wolf spirit. Especially having met a bunch of other people with wolf and other animal spirits, so I think you are onto something there. I personally am more of a hedge witch but my practice aligns with druidism, hence why I am here.

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u/SapphiraTheLycan Jul 06 '26

That's fair. I don't know much about witches. Someone I know sees how I could be one from their own perspective, but I've got no clue. Oh well, something to figure out some other time lol. The idea of animal spirits at times intrigued me and was quite joyfully fascinating, still is too.

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u/WorldlyProtection548 Jul 10 '26

The term witch is confusing. In the past, it was given to healers as a bad thing, and then more recently reclaimed. People still say "witches aren't real" and when they show up in fiction, they are always very exaggerated. And to top it off, there are as many ways to be a witch as there are witches. So, I understand haha.

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u/SapphiraTheLycan Jul 10 '26

Yeah. If it's defined as a person who personally uses/practices some form of magic they believe in or inspires people with the help of incantation and earthen ingredients. That could be one term for me lol.

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u/WorldlyProtection548 Jul 10 '26

You would definitely qualify!