TSW ~ Eric W. King "The Shepherds Way" : Ancient Druidism and the Soul

Ancient Druidism and the Soul

By Eric William King

We find in our ancient records of the Druids and interesting concept of the human soul. We must understand that their understanding of spirituality was told in complete parabolic stories. Some who have taken these literal have missed the true understanding. Here, using some of our Ancient Antiochene Records, we will unravel this mystery.

Again, we are explaining the earliest Druidism, before the Eastern Religions influenced it much latter in time.

To the Ancient Druid the Triune God created humans to maintain an original - sinless state - called Gwynfydolion or Gwynfyd. To fall from this state was to partake in the action of Balchder, which is equivalent to what Christianity calls “sin”.

We could say that they understood that a specific number (only God knew the number) of souls “fell from grace” and entered the state of Annwn. To be restored to the good state of Gwynfyd another spiritual place was created called Abred. This Abred is equivalent to the Christian realm of Paradise.

Annwn was a place, or state-of-being, similar to Hell. If a soul went to Abred (Paradise) he or she was purged, judged for the work they had done - and purged. Apostle Paul states a similar experience which Christians will have at “the Judgment Seat of Christ”. Though they are “purged” they still suffer some loss. “…the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each mans work. If what he built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through flames.” (1^st Corinthians 3:13-15)

Though these ancient parables were never intended to teach “reincarnation” they did, over time and mixture with Greek beliefs, create a teaching of metempsychosis. The teachings allude to the idea that all souls existed with an understanding of the sinless state (Gwynfyd) but made the wrong choices and sinned. This idea of pre-existence should only be understood in the sense of God’s Sovereignty. Meaning that God knew before hand all those who would “fall from grace” and that only God knows the number of the “saved” and the “unsaved”.

Remember, these stories were never meant to be taken literally in the fullest sense. These were ancient teachings of the battle of “good and evil” and ultimately redemption for the truly repentant. After Abred was full and all the saved “purged” it was to be emptied back into the state of wholeness, Gwynfyd. Currently mankind is in the state of byd-bychan which is man on this current “fallen world” with a limited freewill.

Much later in time the famous Alexandrian Saint known as Origin took some of these ancient parabolic teachings (found in the Alexandrian Library) and began teaching the pre-existence of the soul. His heresy was rejected by the Antiochene Church, and rightly so. Jesus Christ did not teach metempsychosis.

These early Druids also believed in an ultimate “Triune God” which to them was represented by three “golden rays of light”. They also believed in a coming savior that they called “Yesu”. Jesus in Hebrew is “Yeshua”. The Romans and the Greeks were familiar with one of the “triad” creeds of the Druids which was; “The three duties of every man: Worship God; be just to all men; die for your country.” Sounds like a Christian statement to me.

Early Druidism spread into Asia Minor, where the original seven churches mentioned by the Apostle John were located. Plato himself stated that all the rich and true philosophy stemmed from the region of the West…ancient Britain.

I hope that I have continued to stimulate your Christian mind into serious study of God’s Word.

Resting in the finished work of my Savior, Jesus the Christ,

Eric William King (June 28^th 2020)

Also check out Ancient English Traditions & Christianity

*Christianity & Druidism
*The Missing Years of Jesus Christ (Documentary)
*Jesus in England (Documentary)