Post by Wandering Druid on Feb 18, 2011 19:13:23 GMT -5
I thought I would show the diversity of Druidry by listing a small list of the groups (and their sites) and give a brief description of each.
Druidry is as diverse and sometimes as eclectic as Wicca. There are even groups who merge both (I call these people Druitchs. LOL). Druid groups can be religious or fraternal (or both). They can be Neo, Meso, Recon, Druid/Wiccan hybrids, etc… Many Druids belong to more than one Order. Some are Wiccan as well as Druidic. There are Wiccans who draw heavily from Druidry and are hard polytheist. For them the Lady & Lord is their matron & patron and focus on them while still recognizing the rest of the gods as individuals. There are also Druidic groups who don’t actually use the term Druid but acknowledge that they are part of the Druidic community, like Recons and the SOA who call themselves Sisters and call their Archdruidess, The Morgen.
Isaac Bonewits, the founder and first Archdruid of the second largest Druidic Order (ADF) in the world (the largest in the US) was also a initiated priest in several Traditional & Eclectic Wiccan covens/traditions as well as a initiated Voodoo priest. He was also the member of other Druidic Orders like the RDNA & OBOD. His wife Phaedra is a Wiccan High priestess. That’s an example of the diversity you can find within the Druidic community.
The List
Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF)
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They consider themselves as soft Recons. Second largest Druidic order in the world.
www.adf.org
Ancient Order Of Druids In America (AODA)
Is a Meso-Druidic faterneral/religious order. Is the oldest Druidic order in America and now has members world wide. I have the great pleasure to call their Grand Archdruid John Michael Greer among some of my good friends. He is also a former member of both ADF & O.B.O.D. and is a Master ceremonial magician.
www.aoda.org
The Henge of Keltria
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They are a Celtic only off-shoot of ADF.
www.keltria.org
The Reformed Druids of North America (The RDNA)
Is a Druidic fraternal/religious order. They are the Mother/Father of most of the American Druidic orders accept the AODA.
webspace.webring.com/people/dm/mikerdna
Order of Whiteoak
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. is the on-line home of the Reconstructionist Druid organization, Ord na Darach Gile.
www.whiteoakdruids.org
The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (O.B.O.D.)
Is a Meso-Druidic fraternal (with a growing pagan religious membership) order. O.B.O.D. is the largest Druidic order in the world. Many groups have off-shooted from them. Phillip Carr-Gomm is their current Chief Druid (Archdruid) who has been bringing more and more religious paganism into the order.
www.druidry.org
The British Druid Order (BDO)
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They are very tribal/shamanistic. Emma Restall-Orr was the co-founder of this order and is consider in the UK to be one of the foremost authority on modern Druidry
www.druidry.co.uk
Ireland’s Druid School (IDS)
Is a neo-Druidic religious order. ( Appears to be in good standing with all the other orders.)
www.druidschool.com
The International Grand Lodge of Druidism (IGLD)
Is a Meso-Druidic fraternal order. They been around for awhile. lol
www.igld.org
Sisters of Avalon
A Neo-Druidic religious order. This is a feminine mystery order seeking to revive the Druidic priestess tradition of Avalon. Like ADF, they are a soft Recon order. Jhenah Telyndru, their founder and current Morgen has probably the most beautiful Bardic voice in the whole Druidic community.
www.sisterhoodofavalon.org
This is a very small list. You could spend hours looking up Druidic groups/orders just in the UK alone. Druidry is alive and thriving not only in the UK & the US. But also has larges groups/orders in the Netherland, Germany, Australia & even Brazil (Brazil was named after a Irish myth and the Brazilian order there mixes Druidry with the native indian spirituality of Brazils natives. I can’t remember the name of the order; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(mythical_island) ).
Anyway, this should be a good start for anyone interested.
Whatever you do, stay away from Douglas Monroe’s 21 Lessons of Merlin. This man has been denounced by every Druidic order as a fraud. Not to mention he is a sexist and a bigat. DM does not believe women can be Druids even though both the Irish & Welsh myths mention them quite often and he must not ever heard of the Sisters of Avalon (the ancient version) Here is a piece about him written by Isaac Bonewits;
www.neopagan.net/21-Lessons.html
There are others who wrote about him and denounced him as well. Both scholars and Druids.
Druidry is as diverse and sometimes as eclectic as Wicca. There are even groups who merge both (I call these people Druitchs. LOL). Druid groups can be religious or fraternal (or both). They can be Neo, Meso, Recon, Druid/Wiccan hybrids, etc… Many Druids belong to more than one Order. Some are Wiccan as well as Druidic. There are Wiccans who draw heavily from Druidry and are hard polytheist. For them the Lady & Lord is their matron & patron and focus on them while still recognizing the rest of the gods as individuals. There are also Druidic groups who don’t actually use the term Druid but acknowledge that they are part of the Druidic community, like Recons and the SOA who call themselves Sisters and call their Archdruidess, The Morgen.
Isaac Bonewits, the founder and first Archdruid of the second largest Druidic Order (ADF) in the world (the largest in the US) was also a initiated priest in several Traditional & Eclectic Wiccan covens/traditions as well as a initiated Voodoo priest. He was also the member of other Druidic Orders like the RDNA & OBOD. His wife Phaedra is a Wiccan High priestess. That’s an example of the diversity you can find within the Druidic community.
The List
Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF)
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They consider themselves as soft Recons. Second largest Druidic order in the world.
www.adf.org
Ancient Order Of Druids In America (AODA)
Is a Meso-Druidic faterneral/religious order. Is the oldest Druidic order in America and now has members world wide. I have the great pleasure to call their Grand Archdruid John Michael Greer among some of my good friends. He is also a former member of both ADF & O.B.O.D. and is a Master ceremonial magician.
www.aoda.org
The Henge of Keltria
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They are a Celtic only off-shoot of ADF.
www.keltria.org
The Reformed Druids of North America (The RDNA)
Is a Druidic fraternal/religious order. They are the Mother/Father of most of the American Druidic orders accept the AODA.
webspace.webring.com/people/dm/mikerdna
Order of Whiteoak
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. is the on-line home of the Reconstructionist Druid organization, Ord na Darach Gile.
www.whiteoakdruids.org
The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (O.B.O.D.)
Is a Meso-Druidic fraternal (with a growing pagan religious membership) order. O.B.O.D. is the largest Druidic order in the world. Many groups have off-shooted from them. Phillip Carr-Gomm is their current Chief Druid (Archdruid) who has been bringing more and more religious paganism into the order.
www.druidry.org
The British Druid Order (BDO)
Is a Neo-Druidic religious order. They are very tribal/shamanistic. Emma Restall-Orr was the co-founder of this order and is consider in the UK to be one of the foremost authority on modern Druidry
www.druidry.co.uk
Ireland’s Druid School (IDS)
Is a neo-Druidic religious order. ( Appears to be in good standing with all the other orders.)
www.druidschool.com
The International Grand Lodge of Druidism (IGLD)
Is a Meso-Druidic fraternal order. They been around for awhile. lol
www.igld.org
Sisters of Avalon
A Neo-Druidic religious order. This is a feminine mystery order seeking to revive the Druidic priestess tradition of Avalon. Like ADF, they are a soft Recon order. Jhenah Telyndru, their founder and current Morgen has probably the most beautiful Bardic voice in the whole Druidic community.
www.sisterhoodofavalon.org
This is a very small list. You could spend hours looking up Druidic groups/orders just in the UK alone. Druidry is alive and thriving not only in the UK & the US. But also has larges groups/orders in the Netherland, Germany, Australia & even Brazil (Brazil was named after a Irish myth and the Brazilian order there mixes Druidry with the native indian spirituality of Brazils natives. I can’t remember the name of the order; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(mythical_island) ).
Anyway, this should be a good start for anyone interested.
Whatever you do, stay away from Douglas Monroe’s 21 Lessons of Merlin. This man has been denounced by every Druidic order as a fraud. Not to mention he is a sexist and a bigat. DM does not believe women can be Druids even though both the Irish & Welsh myths mention them quite often and he must not ever heard of the Sisters of Avalon (the ancient version) Here is a piece about him written by Isaac Bonewits;
www.neopagan.net/21-Lessons.html
There are others who wrote about him and denounced him as well. Both scholars and Druids.