Celestial Druidism

Celestial druidism is a subset of nature-based magic that focuses on the universe beyond the planets. It is contrasted with terrestrial druidism, which is a focus on connections to the planetary world -- environments, animals, and so on. Much as how terrestrial druidism has numerous subsets and sub-disciplines that are tied to different parts of their world environment, celestial druidism has followers in the disciplines of the sun, moons, stars, uninhabitable planets, unformed planets, and even distant galaxies.
Due to its esoteric nature, celestial druidism represents a very small subset of all druids, and "purists" who regard terrestrial druidism as the traditional, proper way might decry it as too rooted in fantastical thinking and feeling as though the only remaining mysteries of life lie in space. As a result, celestial druids tend to be even more closed-off and secluded than their terrestrial counterparts in admitting newcomers; they are especially hostile towards individuals who might simply have an interest in celestial druidism for it being "counterculture" or "new" compared to typical druidism. Because by definition celestial druids must rely on technological equipment to even learn about their powers' source, they are, however, more active in answering non-intrusive and non-insulting questions about their practices and in communicating with other druids like them all throughout Ealdremen, especially in situations where they can maintain their anonymity.
Whether or not celestial druids truly draw their power from heavenly bodies is debated in the scholarly community, as celestial druidism, as a new, not well-understood field, does not have many -- if any at all -- representatives in academia, making it difficult to study. The general consensus is that while celestial druids do have magic, it could have some other source, such as a traditional druidic connection to an aspect of the planet. As gods associated with outer space such as Jonali the Abyssroamer or Deusar the Worldchaser have historically granted divine power to mortals, and druidism is considered a facet of divine magic, it is also fully possible that celestial druids draw their power from sources closer to clerics and oracles than to druids despite their shared terminology. Celestial druids will deny that their magic comes from anywhere but the celestial bodies they draw their name from, and this "debate" has caused them to fall even farther from magic academia and resist academic study.
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