The Druidry Handbook
Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
by John Michael Greer
forewords by Philip Carr-Gomm and Dana O’Driscoll
Druidry—a living tradition of nature spirituality grounded in Celtic antiquity and revived to meet the challenges of contemporary life—offers people a path of harmony through reconnection with the green Earth. The Druidry Handbook is the first hands-on manual of traditional Druid practice that explores this path of living in harmony with nature, offering tools for crafting an earth-honouring life here and now. From ritual and meditation to nature awareness and ecological action, John Michael Greer opens the door to a spirituality rooted in the living Earth.
About this Edition
This Weiser Classics edition features a new foreword by Dana O’Driscoll, Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Philip Carr-Gomm
Foreword by Dana O’Driscoll
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I – A Quest for Ancient Springs: The Druid Tradition in the Modern World
CHAPTER 1: Circles and Standing Stones
CHAPTER 2: The Revival Traditions
CHAPTER 3: Druidry in the Wider World
PART II – Wisdom of the Stone Circle: Three Triads of Druid Philosophy
CHAPTER 4: The First Triad
CHAPTER 5: The Second Triad
CHAPTER 6: The Third Triad
PART III – Ways of the Sacred Grove: Initiation into the Druid Tradition
CHAPTER 7: The Earth Path
CHAPTER 8: The Sun Path
CHAPTER 9: The Moon Path
AFTERWORD: Paths to the Forest Temple
The Ancient Order of Druids in America
The AODA First-Degree Curriculum
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
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Paperback Edition
288 pages. Printed card cover.
ISBN: 9781578637461
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Press, reviews, endorsements
“In this book, with great clarity, Greer performs alchemy. He discovers and articulates the gold that lies hidden within the obscure texts of the Revival Druids and succeeds with consummate skill in offering a perspective that redeems much of the modern Druidry—revealing it to be a heritage around which we can grow and build a vital and dynamic spirituality.”
- Philip Carr-Gomm, author of The Druid Craft Tarot
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About the Author
John Michael Greer is a leading writer in the peak oil movement, an accomplished Hermeticist and prolific writer. He has written more than 70 books which focus on the overlaps between ecology, spirituality, and the future of industrial society. An initiate in a variety of Hermetic, Masonic, and Druidic lineages, he served for twelve years as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America and currently heads the Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn. His blog Ecosophia is essential reading for the ecologically minded who are aware of the ongoing collapse of our industrial culture. He lives in East Providence, Rhode Island.
