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 | Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD): This: |
"... is a spiritual group dedicated to practicing, teaching, and developing Druidry as a valuable and inspiring spirituality. The Order was founded by Ross Nichols and a group of members of The Ancient Druid Order, including the writer Vera Chapman. The Ancient Druid Order developed during the early years of the last century out of the Druid Revival which began about three hundred years ago. The ADO traces its origins to 1717." See: http://druidry.org/
| The British Druid Order was founded in 1979 by Philip Shallcrass, aka Greywolf. The BDO "see Druidry as a process of constant change and renewal whereby the tradition is continually recreated to address the needs of each generation." As of early 2006, they have about 3,000 members, mostly in the UK, but also in the USA, Canada and elsewhere. See: http://www.britishdruidorder.co.uk/ | ||||
| The Reformed Druids of North America: This movement started as a type of
undergraduate prank at a mid-western U.S. college (Carleton College at Northfield, MN) in
1963. (One source says 1957). The administration had required that all students attend
church. Some students invented the RDNA as a reaction to this rule. The leaders were
amazed when many of the students wanted to continue the RDNA, even after the protest
against the administration had been won. From this source, a number of Neopagan Druidic
movements have split off, including:
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Books on Druidism:
| J. Bonwick, "Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions," Dorsett Press (1986) Out of print, but may be obtainable from Amazon.com | |||||||
| P. Carr-Gomm, "The Druid Tradition," Element, Rockport MA (1991) You can read reviews, and/or order this book safely from Amazon.com | |||||||
| C. Chippindale, "Stonehenge Complete," Thames & Hudson, New York (1994) Review/order this book | |||||||
| P.B. Ellis, "The Druids," W.B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids MI (1994) Review/order this book | |||||||
| E.E. Hopman, "The Druid's Herbal For The Sacred Earth Year," Destiny Books, Rochester, VT, (1995) Review/order this book | |||||||
| Douglas Monroe, "The 21 Lessons of Merlyn," Llewellyn Publications, (1992). Reviews /order this book | |||||||
| R. Nichols, "The Book of Druidry," Aquarium, London (1975) Review/order this book | |||||||
| B. Raftery, "Pagan Celtic Ireland: The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age," Thames & Hudson, New York (1994) | |||||||
| Emma Restall-Orr:
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| Philip Shallcrass, "Druidry," Piatkus Books, (2000-OCT) Review/order this book |
Amazon.com's online bookstore lists the following books on Druidism:
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Internet References:
Unlike the websites of other minority faith traditions, Druidic sites appear to be much less likely to disappear without a trace.
| The Ar nDraiocht Fein (ADF) has a lengthy home page at: http://www.adf.org |
| ADF has an essay on Special Interest Groups at: http://www.adf.org/groves/ |
| Avalon College of Druidry is a new online college offering "courses and degrees in the Druid traditions, modern Celtic spritual practices, magical and bardic arts, history, philosophy, herbology, and mythology." See": www.avaloncollege.org |
| The Blackthorn Grove has a web page devoted to Druidism and all other Pagan paths. See: http://www.geocities.com/ |
| The British Druid Order (BDO) is attempting to recreate the native British Druidic spiritual tradition. See" http://www.britishdruidorder.co.uk/ |
| The Celtic Holidays describes "...a collection of the authentic Irish Celtic/Druid holidays in their modern English translation." See:http://www.celticholidays.ca/ |
| The Grove of Bolg™ is a Celtic Revivalism web site. See: http://groups.msn.com/ |
| The Darkside Coven hold online classes, workshops and discussions on a variety of topics -- generally from a Druidic perspective. See: http://phenomforest.com/ |
| "Daven's Journal: druidism and Wicca; a comparison" is at: http://davensjournal.com/ |
| "Father Oak's Druidism" is by a solitary Druid who has been practicing for almost 15 years. See: http://www.fatheroak.com/ |
| The Grove of Danu, Inverian Church of Alberta is a Canadian religious society seeking to preserve and promote the Gaelic Diasporan culture. See: http://www.angelfire.com/ |
| The Henge of Keltria web site is at: http://www.keltria.org/ |
| Ellen Hopman, "The Origins of Keltria," at: http://neopagan.net/ |
| The IMBAS mailing list is devoted to Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism . "IMBAS" (pronounced "imvuhss") is a Celtic word meaning "great wisdom" or "inspiration". See http://www.siliconglen.com/ |
| The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids is a well established Druidic group in the UK. See: http://druidry.org |
| Trefn Gwyddoniad is a Druidic group following a Welsh ritual structure who trace their presence in the US back to 1792. See: http://draeconin.com/. |
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