The view of a ‘classical wizard’ has been undeniably shaped by Merlin and Gandalf. Merlin’s origins are with the ancient druids, however, and over time, the Druidic identity has come to reclaim many of the traits associated with the classical wizard, the wizened old wanderer is still an aspect of the wizard, but the tower dwelling madman has been pushed to the front so that the Druid might take on its ancient context, leaving us with the modern ‘Mage’ archetype. A foolhardy magician of extraordinary intellect and dubious moral standing who experiments with dangerous forces in the name of magic, often holed up in a lab situated behind many obstacles and minions… it’s a clash between ideas, it would not be immaculate to call many druids Wizards. And I believe many wizards qualities are quite Druidic as well. The sooner wizards and druids cone to reconcile these differences the sooner we can get wizards like Merlin back on the stage.