Shallcrass, Philip “Greywolf”
- Shallcrass, Philip “Greywolf”
British Druid and former joint-chief of the British Druid Order. Shallcrass is discussed by Robert Wallis as a neo-shaman engaging with ancient historic and archaeological sources, which may hint at ancient British shamanisms, in order to reconstruct and inspire contemporary shamanic Druidry. Shallcrass describes how wolf spirit helpers and other other-than-human persons guide his practice, but while he has worked with Native Americans, he was prompted by them to explore the shamanic heritage of Great Britain. The descriptions of Awenyddion by Gerald of Wales mark one example of an ancient practice which Shallcrass argues may be shamanic and may, like seidr for Heathens, be reconstructed for contemporary practitioners.
Historical dictionary of shamanism.
Graham Harvey and Robert J. Wallis.
2007.
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Philip Shallcrass — Philip Shallcrass, often known by his Druid name, Greywolf, is Chief of the British Druid Order [ [http://www.druidry.co.uk British Druid Order] ] . He is an artist, writer, poet, musician and singer songwriter. [The content of this article is… … Wikipedia
Druids — A type of Pagan, both in antiquity among the Celts and in the present among contemporary Celtic Pagans. See also Awenyddion; Jones, Leslie Ellen; Matthews, John and Caitlin; Northern Europe; Shallcrass, Philip (“Greywolf”) … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Awenyddion — An obscure practice described only briefly by Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) in his Description of Wales, written in the late 12th century. The Awenyddion exhibited behavior that is reminiscent of possession and other trance practices… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Celts — Prehistoric Indo European Iron Age tribes that lived in preRoman northwest Europe and colonized Europe west of the Danube from around 1000 BCE; also, speakers of ancient and modern Celtic languages, especially in the modern national regions in … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Jones, Leslie Ellen — In her volume Druid, Shaman, Priest (1998), Jones discusses the Celtic Druid as a shaman, not only examining ancient evidence but also critically engaging with neoshamanic manifestations of Celtic shamanism. Regarding the former, Jones concurs … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Northern Europe — Shamanistic themes have been identified, with some speculation, in the pre Christian pagan religions across northern Europe, the “Old North.” While it is likely that prehistoric communities in the region had shamanistic practitioners,… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
British Druid Order — The British Druid Order is an international organisation, once described by the Spectator magazine as religion without the boring bits. From an initial grove established in Sussex in the late 1970s, the BDO developed under the guidance of Philip… … Wikipedia
