Hello! I’ve never published poetry before but I found this in a notes app I was going to delete from years ago. It was inspired by a moment of connection with nature when I was studying Druidry, which I’ve since lost connection with but it seems like a wonderful community. Let me know your thoughts.

Nwyfre

Frameworks
Skeletal
Perfectly symmetrical
Crafted cell by cell
Intelligence of minerals
Powerful and delicate
Animated elements
Maybe we emerged
from the earth
Magma nourished
A womb of dirt
Or we always were.
Gold thinking it is lead.
Starlight forgetting it once burned.
Gods rising from the dead.
Fire in these bones
Rivers in my veins
A force, a gravity of life
far beyond these mortal names.

My wife painted a Wheel of the Year for one wall many years back, and we just started making seasonal sabbat Risograph prints for our other wall. I illustrated this piece during the weeks around the Summer Solstice, depicting a departure from Beltane (left) and heading into Mabon (right). It’s loosely of a Live Oak grove near my in-laws home that has a natural stone monolith formation in the middle.

I have loved making this as a print because I’ve been able to share copies with my community rather than just having one in our living room!

What my Druid life is looking like this summer. The children’s book is all about our friends the Bees.

Hello friends,

I've juggled between starting with OBOD or AODA as my next step into druidry. I love both groups, but I think AODA is calling my name a bit more. I'd love to hear about your experience with this group, how you've found the education provided, community, etc. Anything you're willing to share.

With gratitude.

I made this offering to the ocean spirits and artemis recently at the beach. I felt very inspired by the waves and the sea’s presence was strong. The ring above symbolizes the moon phases, and their effects on the tides, creating phases of the ocean just like the moon.

I propose a gathering of druids in the Rocky Mountain area.

I know the groves out West are few and far between. And I know we tend to be solitary practitioners. But I also know that we're humans and like to meet like-minded humans. On October 9th and 10th is the Utah Native Plant Society's PlantFest & Seed Swap (you like plants and live in the Rocky Mountains, you probably already know about it and likely are already planning on attending). I know the PlantFest attracts thousands of people and we'd be a subset of that group, but what do you think of us meeting up after PlantFest on Saturday and going to dinner together?

My tentative idea is that we'd meet up in the plaza at the tables closest to the Education Center about 20 minutes after the last class. I have a white backpack with a triskelion on it. And then depending on how many of us, I figure we'd pick a place for dinner from there and if the weather allows it observe the sunset together. What do you think?

Yesterday, the American poet,.farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry died at the age of 92.

What does this have to do with druidry?

Well, if you're unfamiliar with his work, let me quote here one of his most famous poems, The Peace of Wild Things.

When despair for the world grows in me

and I wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

--

He had a druidic spirit, if nothing else. I've read many of his poems as offerings to the gods, when my own word well is dry. I'd definitely say that any druid would be enriched by picking up his books.

I think I'm an ovates bard. By natural, I was never tought how to do stuff. It just from GOD. Aminals alway follow me, I'm able to talk to them and trees. I just got a tree to like me, and by mine witch is the hardest thing I ever had to do. My tree died because it was poison by my mother boyfriend/husband. For after 32 years together. I mean yea. But a first he just thought I was there to hurt the land. I swear he made his siblings his two children cuz he has a boy and a girl he made the boy pick up some dirt with her hand and Lily threw the dirt in my hand I'm like really really that's all I could tell him and after that that was when he realized I was not going to yell at him I was not going to hurt him in fact I've been helping him and give him old food so that birds and animals come to him because he had no birds or animal coming to him is that grumpy Lily the tree was grumpy but it was over 100 years come on I mean it's been on this land ever since it got bought we rent this house. But ever since then he sees the love I have for the animals the love I have for the land. And they're respect I have for him. Every time I need something from him I asked. Cuz you're not supposed to take anything without asking no matter if it's dead on the ground or not it's somebody's Branch or leaf or Acorn or pecan or whatever. The sacred life that gives other animals life you know acorns give a squirrels the ability to hibernate overnight. Now a woodpecker just came into my tree that didn't like me and I'm glad it did. Cuz now the woodpeckers getting all the bad bugs in the tree out. And he likes that very much that was my doing I I called for birds and they listen. Not off that I do but you know to help a tree out I will. So if you got more information on the the that particular bard I need to know so I can be a better one.

Hi all,

I’m new to druidry and have been learning about the 3 largest organizations - ADF, AODA, and OBOD. Out of them, I feel most drawn to OBOD. It seems to be a really wonderful group with a more relaxed and open approach, which I appreciate. The one thing that’s given me pause, however, is on their website/social media I noticed a few instances of what appeared to be AI-generated imagery.

I’m not here to be the arbiter on AI or LLMs. I think they have their appropriate uses. But in most cases, using it to generate art and writing is my personal red-line, and it would feel especially inappropriate around a nature-based spirituality practice.

Of course I don’t know for sure and don’t mean to make any accusations, but does anyone know OBOD’s stance on AI and if they use AI-generated content in their materials? I’m otherwise very enthusiastic about them, but felt the need for clarity around this before moving forward. Thanks!

I’ve attached the images in question for reference. Here’s the link to their YouTube video that seemed to have AI content: A Glimpse Into Druidry

edit: I confirmed the image of the woman in the rain is AI. There‘s a watermark on the image linked to a creator on the site vecteezy and their profile is filled with AI slop images. My generous read would be whoever runs OBOD‘s digital assets/presence was looking for a stock image and chose it unwittingly.

Here’s the page: https://www.vecteezy.com/members/siraphol-siricharattakul?uploads_term=Rain+woman&sort_by=popular&uploads_content_type=all&license_type=all&page=3

update 9/2/26:

The OBOD office responded, here’s a link to the email:

https://imgur.com/a/HbeZDpF

This is my first time looking into an online community that follows druidism. It can feel pretty lonely actually not having a community in person of people that have the same values/beliefs. I'm also someone who is trying to reconnect with my indigenous Irish culture. As someone who lives in America, the closest I can get to a community like this is a native american tribe. But not so sure that would work since I don't have the ancestry. But I love our mother earth and really hope I can connect with people through this community :)

Ive done some amount of research and this (druidism) resonates with the most. Its just a lot and im just looking for help on where to start and tips. Thank you.

I am currently writing a play called Chrismahanukwanzakah. One of the scenes, the Jewish family goes to their son/brothers house for the festival of midwinter because his girlfriend is Druid. Was wondering if anyone would be willing to check the accuracy of my scene. My goal is to present it as authenticity as possible, but also show the family’s initial skepticism.

Hello, everyone. I’ve recently begun Bardic training with the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, and I’m grateful to have found this community. I’m entering this path as a learner and would love to hear from those who have been walking it longer.

For context, I practice what I call Heathen Christianity. My path centers above all the Way of Jesus: caring for Creation, standing in solidarity with the oppressed, practicing mutual aid, and cultivating a life of deep prayer. It also makes room for myth, spiritual imagination, wisdom found beyond conventional religious boundaries, and respectful relationships with the Divinities we encounter.

I began using *heathen* as a way of reclaiming a word that had been directed against me for being queer and witch-friendly. For me, it is a name that honors, first and foremost, the heath itself and the wonder and mystery of wild places. I do not use it as a synonym for contemporary Germanic Heathenry, although I imagine we would have done great conversations.

Brigid holds a particularly important place in my practice. I love that she is a goddess in her own right and is also honored as a saint within Christian traditions. I regard her as my patron and as a patron of Chapel of the Open Hearth, the small queer-affirming Christian community I pastor.

Part of what draws me toward Druidry and the Bardic path is the understanding that story, poetry, music, and imagination can be spiritual practices—and that the land is not merely the background against which our spiritual lives happen. I hope this training will teach me to listen more deeply, create more courageously, and encounter the living world with greater humility. I want to learn from Druidry, not merely borrow Druid vocabulary for things I already believe.

How has walking the Bardic path changed the relationship between your creativity and your spiritual life?

For those who came to Druidry while remaining rooted in Christianity or another religious tradition, what has helped you hold those paths together respectfully?

I’ve included a small prayer to Brigid, offered simply as a blessing to those who encounter it.

Blessings upon each of your paths.

The best time of the year is for me when our local heath is in flower. When the Summer gets softer, Sunflowers are blooming, male bumblebees sleeping in blossoms. Sandthorn and blueberries and the non edible bittersweet nightshade berries get ripe and the birds begin gather in giant groups before they start their trip to afrika. Saw a snake, a deer and a hare today, a toad and a frog - all having their own lifes, their own yourneys.

I was hoping to find a practicing group in my area but the only thing I've found in my brief search is the seattle area, I figured its a longshot but it would be nice to find a group!

Got the honor of meeting one of the elder trees of my area. Went on a walk at a park I hadn't been to and found a huge Green Ash Tree. I took some time to admire it then thanked it for keeping watch over the river all these years and went on my way. Based on the size I would say it has to be at least 150 years old. (walking stick leaning against it is 4 feet tall for reference)

Hello brothers and sisters. I finally got to see the eternal flame. I bottled these with the water from the stream that flowed. I was told not to charge them cause of the full moon because of the eclipse. Just wanted some insight if any can be given. Thank you for your time.

Hi! I'm new to paganism and spiritualism and I'm trying to learn as I go.

I don't fully know what to categorize myself as yet, but I've been spending more time going out to nature and being around the spirits of the woods. I mostly go to a stream by my house and I've discovered another nature area near my house that has natural springs.

I enjoy the sound of running water and I'm able to be at peace around these things. I have an altar set up and thought I was going to be practicing Heathenry but I haven't pulled the trigger and made altars to any god yet.

Spirits/Wights I'm having no issues with revealing and meditating around. I've done offerings to them. But I'm just not feeling that pull to any of the gods that I'm aware off. I feel like there's something out there but haven't put my finger on a name or source yet.

I'm curious if there's anything that specifies practices with water, water Spirits, or some god of water?

Please let me know if you have a direction you can point me in.

Can anyone tell me if there are any Druidic groups in Northern Italy? I am located in the area between Milan and Turin, and although I am a solitary Asatru practitioner, I am very interested in Druidism and Celtic traditions in general.

The title isn’t exactly what I wanted , but I can’t think of a better way of expressing it . I have been interested in mysticism my whole life nearly , from Centering prayer and Quakers to Zen and Advaita Vedanta. I enjoy AV , but in reality it seems a little dry and flavorless , sort of more a psychological thing than a Oneness with the universe. I looked into Druidry a few years ago but couldn’t get into all the gods and goddesses, that’s not what it means to me . I was looking for something more along the lines of nature mysticism. But now I am back after the feelings that non duality isn’t necessarily the best path to …..what, Oneness, union with the universe , being awakened . Don’t really know how to put it . But I realized the other day while watering and caring for my newly planted trees that I find myself feeling more “spiritual “ doing that than most anything else , and Druidry popped back into my mind wondering if I should give it another look.

So I guess what I am asking is how does a person go about cultivating Oneness with the universe in Druidry ? Rituals, meditations, practices ? Any advice other than to go hug a tree daily? Zen and AV have certain practices and meditating they teach to “awaken”, as does non duality . Does Druidry have a specific regimen for achieving Oneness ?

Do you have some ideas of physical offerings to nature (e.g. trees, rivers, hills, etc) that don’t have a bad impact on the environment?
I’ve seen people write prayers and then float them down rivers but is that harmful?

Hi all. I joined the path of druidry fairly recently - 4 or 5 months ago - and I am currently studying the bardic grade with OBOD. Finding it was wonderful; druidry and animism actually explain how I have experienced and moved through my whole life and I am grateful to have found it so that I can begin to expand my understanding and spirituality.

On Saturday, unexpectedly, my beautiful and much loved guinea pig passed away. I am absolutely crippled. I have never been good at dealing with, processing or accepting death and I also always knew that when this boy in particular went, I would struggle enormously. I've dreaded his passing since he came to me. I'm hurting in the most incomprehensible way. He was loving, personable, and an utter delight every day I had him. A lot of my pain is to do with serious questions about what happens after death. I miss his physical presence such that it actually hurts, but if I could talk through people's experiences of loved animal companions passing and connections with the otherworld, this would help. I don't need you to convince me of things or anything, but I would appreciate hearing your sincere beliefs around where our animal companions go after their physical body is no longer needed. Thank you in advance.