>>426054Some of the notable things that separate Druidry from something like Wicca include:
-Wicca is often duotheistic or even monothestic in the case of those that focus on a goddess figure.
-Druidry, by comparison, is largely polytheistic, though OBOD even has folks that identify as Christo-Pagan, Judeo-Pagan, Buddha-Pagan, on and on.. even some Atheist-Pagan druids.
-Wiccans typically "call quarters" and invoke earth, air, fire, and water. They associate these with the four cardinal directions and may have guardians, sentinels, watchtowers, at each or such.
-Druidry often invokes land, water/sea, and sky. Fire is not called out as an element, but is important in ritual as a transformative element that shapes the other three.
-Defining sacred space in Wicca often involves the casting of a circle for various reasons... most notably as a form of protection.
-Druidry often involves asking a deity or other important figure to be a "gatekeeper." It serves a similar function, but allows a bit more flexibility in that it does not mean a space cannot be "broken" as with a circle. For example, if someone has a kid that starts acting up they can leave the area without making everyone feel like the ritual space just got fucked up.
The other big notable element with Druidry versus something like Wicca is Druidry usually focuses on Indo-European pantheons such as Celtic, Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, Gaulish and some organizations even include Vedic (Hindu) and Kemetic (Egyptian) since there was some contact and influence from those cultures. It typically doesn't extend to Native American or Eastern spiritual paths. But by and large the Druid organizations like ADF and OBOD take the stance that you can believe whatever the heck you want. It may just fall outside what they use to define themselves for the purposes of handy reference.
