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September 2014

September 23, 2014

East Coast Gathering 2014

The 2014 OBOD East Coast Gathering reinforced a concept emphasized by another Druid order, the...

September 17, 2014

History is Inspirational Not Authoritative

Ronald Hutton’s new book Pagan Britain shows how history can provide a framework and inspiration...

September 14, 2014

Interview With Kristoffer Hughes

Kristoffer Hughes is a native Welsh speaker, the Head of the Anglesey Druid Order, an...

September 03, 2014

Druids: A Very Brief Introduction

Who were the ancient Druids? What’s a modern Druid? A full answer requires several books...

August 2014

August 17, 2014

Pilgrimage and Convocation

Until fairly recently, travel was long, hard, expensive, and dangerous. Yet there has always been...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Lessons From a First Ritual

I wasn’t ready to lead a public ritual when I was asked to do it...

June 17, 2014

Priesthood – A Modern Pagan View

I’m a Druid and a priest. I’m ordained as a priest in the Universal Gnostic...

June 01, 2014

Cernunnos

We know little about Cernunnos from ancient times, but it is fitting that a God...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

Pan Druid Retreat

I went to the Pan Druid Retreat with very few expectations. What I found was...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

From the Cauldron Born

Kristoffer Hughes’ book From the Cauldron Born is an exploration of bardic magic. It is...

April 01, 2014

Anglesey

Anglesey was a center of Druidry in ancient times and the site of the infamous...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

A Journey To The Isles

A recent trip to England, Wales and Ireland was inspiring, educational, and at times just...

March 25, 2014

Top 11 Search Terms on Under the Ancient Oaks

Call me a geek, but I love sifting through the analytics and seeing all the...

March 19, 2014

February 2014

February 11, 2014

ADF Texas Imbolc Retreat

I had an great time at the ADF Texas Imbolc Retreat. I thank Chris Godwin...

February 06, 2014

The Earth, The Gods and The Soul

The Earth, The Gods and The Soul by Brendan Myers is the philosophy book I...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

Integration – A Review

2013 has not been an easy year for me, but it has been a year...

December 22, 2013

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: photography, a new blog, conventions and workshops, Pope Francis, the speed...

December 10, 2013

Five Ritualists at Dinner

If you want to advance the state of the art of modern Paganism, resist the...

December 08, 2013

Dreams of a Druid College

Sometimes I dream of a Druid college, a community of Pagan peers. There is no...

December 03, 2013

The Wakeful World

A review of Emma Restall Orr’s The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in...

December 01, 2013

Magical Literacy

Ivo Dominguez Jr. says an increasing percentage of the Pagan community is “magickally illiterate and...

November 2013

November 17, 2013

The Art of Wild Wisdom

Druidry is the art of wild wisdom. It’s the spirituality Nature teaches us, if only...

November 14, 2013

Religious Tech

The Reformed Druids of North America never intended to found an order. But they used...

November 03, 2013

A Year At Stonehenge

Photographer James O. Davies had an opportunity virtually none of us will ever get –...

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Religious Buyer’s Remorse

I’m thankful for the freedom and opportunity to explore virtually every religion ever known to...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Do the Work and Trust the Process

Esoteric studies and spiritual development can be intimidating. It may seem like nothing is happening,...

September 25, 2013

The Currents of Life

I appreciate the compliments I got on this blog at the East Coast Gathering, but...

September 23, 2013

East Coast Gathering 2013

The OBOD East Coast Gathering was four days immersed in Druidry, celebrating who we are...

September 19, 2013

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Monsters, Greek Religion, two Pagan gatherings, an upcoming class I’m co-leading,...