Druid spirituality, druid religion, resources, thoughts, and happenings are featured on this website. For a druid nature is sacred, as it is to many people from many different paths. Druidry is ‘a wellspring of inspiration of the western spiritual tradition’.
Before our move across country, I had an established herb garden in northern CA. I'd grown culinary and medicinal herbs for years, and then planted herbs with spiritual uses in Spring 2008. (We moved in late Fall 2010. Last I heard the new owner of our house wasn't doing much with the yard, so my [...]
Beltane 2012 ritual (OBOD Druid style by Danaan) OPENING Declare ceremony open- give peace to the quarters
Solstice literally means the 'sun stands still', and is a biannual astronomical event; for a few days around the time of the solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky, in that its elevation at noon does not seem to change. The winter solstice marks days with the shortest daylight and longest [...]
A project in my head since about 2004, here is a comparison of some popular Druid groups in the US. Information is taken from each group's own website and is current to August 2011. Group origins, culture used in worship, festivals and more aspects are covered, with specific links provided for further information.
There was an interesting find at a long term dig in Britain last year. Touted as possibly being the grave of a druid circa CE 43, the group Honouring the Ancient Dead is asking for respectful treatment of these remains. There is also a link to a find in Israel of a 12,000 year old [...]
I've been leaving a formal offering at a pool on the American River for the last few years. Usually in September around Oshun's saints day, this year I went on 9-9-09. So I thought I would share my examples for leaving offerings outside in nature.
Many people when first drawn to druidry lack a knowledge of active druid groups. Here is general information on some druid organizations active in the United States, for both revival/traditional and reformed/reconstructionist groups.
"Historical facts about the Druids are few, yet this very lack of tangible evidence has allowed their image to be reworked and appropriated by the English, Irish, Scots and Welsh for over 500 years. Ronald Hutton examines the modern history of an ancient order." See the article here. Ronald Hutton is Professor of History at [...]