A Commitment to Community
A religious community doesn’t exist to meet your needs. It exists to fulfill its mission and continue its traditions. If you participate fully, many of your needs will be met. But you will also be...
View ArticleNine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think will be an irregular feature whenever I have a list of things I want to talk about that aren’t long enough for their own individual posts. There’s no theme, just nine things I want...
View ArticleNine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think: a book I like, a drumming app that helps with meditation, three Pagan gatherings, the return of football season, and more.
View ArticleNine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think: Monsters, Greek Religion, two Pagan gatherings, an upcoming class I’m co-leading, and the best t-shirts I’ve ever found.
View ArticleEast Coast Gathering 2013
The OBOD East Coast Gathering was four days immersed in Druidry, celebrating who we are and learning what we can become. In the woods of Pennsylvania, we saw what is possible when we work with the...
View ArticleThe Currents of Life
I appreciate the compliments I got on this blog at the East Coast Gathering, but they seemed surreal... until I realized we’re all tapped into the same currents.
View ArticleDo the Work and Trust the Process
Esoteric studies and spiritual development can be intimidating. It may seem like nothing is happening, but that’s only above the surface. Deep inside, mystical processes are at work. If you would learn...
View ArticleThe Art of Wild Wisdom
Druidry is the art of wild wisdom. It’s the spirituality Nature teaches us, if only we’ll slow down, go outside, and listen.
View ArticleInterdependence and the Weakness of Evolution
We are interdependent with each other, with other species, and with the Earth herself. A religious approach that recognizes this interdependence will be more successful than one that stubbornly clings...
View ArticlePan Druid Retreat
I went to the Pan Druid Retreat with very few expectations. What I found was a Druid college and a deep connection to the spirits of a very beautiful place.
View ArticleLessons From a First Ritual
I wasn’t ready to lead a public ritual when I was asked to do it for the first time. Desire, reason, and the wisdom of my 9th grade history teacher helped me do it well.
View ArticleDruids: A Very Brief Introduction
Who were the ancient Druids? What’s a modern Druid? A full answer requires several books – here’s a very brief introduction to Druidry as I understand it and as I practice it.
View ArticleNine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think: Pagan Pride Day, CUUPS surveys, football players behaving badly (and criminally), future speaking engagements and more.
View ArticleEast Coast Gathering 2014
The 2014 OBOD East Coast Gathering reinforced a concept emphasized by another Druid order, the RDNA: "Nature is Good." And so is a long weekend with your tribe, immersed in your tradition.
View ArticleWhy I’m An OBOD Druid
There is no best Druid order, just different orders that fit individuals very well or not so well. If you feel called to Druidry, do some on-line investigation, read a few books, talk to some people...
View ArticleIn Praise of Communities of Convenience
The modern Western cult of the individual makes building homogeneous communities difficult. But humans are social animals – we need each other so much it’s worth forming and supporting imperfect,...
View ArticleOBOD Gulf Coast Gathering
Last weekend was the inaugural OBOD Gulf Coast Gathering at Fontainebleau State Park on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. About 40 Bards, Ovates, Druids, and guests participated in...
View ArticleJames Bianchi 1949 – 2015
James Bianchi was a good friend and a fine Druid who did great things for our community. He will be remembered.
View ArticleSpiritual Buffets and the Value of Traditions
The many traditions of religion and spirituality are like a huge buffet offering an appetizing but bewildering assortment of choices. And like a buffet, picking spiritual practices at random can lead...
View ArticleWhy I Am Still A Druid
I belong to many religious movements and I serve in many capacities. But if you ask me to pick one primary religious identity, my heart and my head both say the same thing: I’m a Druid.
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