Druid Wisdom
VitenskapSamfunnReligion og åndelighetWe are a podcast where Druids discuss modern Druidry, its revival and history. We are for people who want to learn more about modern Druidry, regardless if you are curious about the AODA, are involved with other Druid orders and groups, or are a solitary practitioner seeking inspiration. We want to provide a platform where Druids are encouraged to share their wisdom, knowledge and growth, express their creativity and the diverse techniques they use in today's modern society. As well as share the cycles of the land they live in Nature Reciprocation with.Along with fellow Druids in our Order we explore how Nature Connection, Channeling Awen and Spiritual Development is expressed in each individual Druids every day life.
Siste episoder av Druid Wisdom podcast
- 015: Babs a Bard-Druid Companion, and a Deacon in the Gnostic Celtic Church (01:17:03)
Babs has been a member of AODA since January, 1, 2021 She lives in the PNW, in the Salish Sea lowlands. (Also known as South Puget Sound in Western Washington) She is an urban druid, blessed to be on a parcel neighboring wetlands and a small greenbelt. Babs is currently a Bard-Druid Companion, and a Deacon in the GCC. She is working on both an Ovate Project and a Bardic Project for the 3rd degree. AODA Website: https://aoda.org/ AODA Curriculum Overview: ht...
- 014: Celebrating the Spark with Alex (01:05:39)
AODA Website: https://aoda.org/ AODA Curriculum Overview: http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/ Gnostic Celtic Church: https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/ A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA: https://aoda.org/vision/ AODA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/y5CCaw7ctT AODA Forums: https://forum.aoda.org/ AODA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry AODA You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-5YgIfi1jiC_EO...
- World Druidry: Seasonal Festivals in a Globalizing Tradition (00:02:05)
WORKSHOP - World Druidry: Seasonal Festivals in a Globalizing TraditionWith Larisa A. White, Druid Adept, AODASunday, January 26, 2025 3-5pm Eastern / 12-2pm Pacific timeZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4512608842Meeting ID: 451 260 8842One tap mobile+16469313860,,4512608842# US+19294362866,,4512608842# US (New York)Dial by your location+1 646 931 3860 USMeeting ID: 451 260 8842 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kexNfIpkOU
- 013: Larisa White Author of World Druidry: A Globalizing Path of Nature Spirituality. (01:06:38)
Larisa White is an author, educator, and independent scholar, based in the Coast Range Mountains of California, where she spends her free time building wildlife habitats, and restoring native ecosystems on lands once tended by the Ramaytush Ohlone. Larisa was raised as a global nomad, relocating every two years as her father designed international airports. Rather than becoming rooted in one place, she spent her childhood bridging gaps between cultures. She learned local languages, participat...
- 012: Tyler Vanice Group Coordination (01:14:53)
Tyler Vanice, a Companion in the Ancient Order of Druids in America, resides in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. He is also an Ovate in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and a founding member of Potomac Protogrove in the Reformed Druids of North America. He works in museums around the nation's capital and dedicates his time to supporting various nonprofits in his community. Raised Catholic, Tyler sought a spiritual path that resonated more deeply with him. He began exploring Druid...
- 011: Eryn from Plant Witch Podcast (00:57:03)
Eryn is a lifelong student of nature, starting her Druid path as a child peering into the Yucca flowers, climbing the mimosa and spruce trees, hiding within the viburnum with books about magic. She studied witchcraft most of her life, and found her way to Druidry as a formal path in 2021 when she joined the AODA and OBOD. Eryn is now an Apprentice in the AODA and a committed monk within the Gnostic Celtic Church. She operates the Sacred Grove Druid Home Study Circle at her family's home in So...
- 010:Jack Campbell, Jack of All Trades...Pun Intended (01:00:55)
Jack Campbell joined AODA in 2017, finding his spiritual home in Druidry. He earned the degree of Druid Apprentice in 2018, Druid Companion in 2020, and Druid Adept in 2022. His Druid Adept project combined herbalism with sigil creation to form practical magic workings within the AODA grove ritual. In 2021, Jack was named Grand Almoner and then later consecrated as a Bishop within the Gnostic Celtic Church. That year, he also took on the role of Curriculum Coordinator, assisting AODA Candidat...
- 009: Chatting with the City Druid Victoria (00:54:04)
Victoria S. (she/her) is an apprentice in AODA, an Ovate student in OBOD, and an ordained priest in ADF. Victoria practiced as a Wiccan and an eclectic witch from the time she was 15 until 2012, when she joined all three druid groups. She believes that each of these groups has something valuable to bring and seeks to create a unique blend of city druidry. Victoria focuses on accessible solitary and virtual liturgy, meditations, prayers, and practices. In addition to her druidry, Victoria work...
- Earth Rituals:Sky Blessing at the Spring Equinox (00:14:27)
Earth Rituals: https://aoda.org/earthrituals/ Ritual Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1pJ9U-2u4UZ1ytDk-0J11m1K6VRTg6lQ&ll=7.187331904504042%2C-84.47035077513755&z=2 Sky Blessing Ceremony At The Spring Equinox: https://aoda.org/earthrituals/springequinoxskyblessing/ Sky Blessing Ceremony At The Spring Equinox Full Ritual Script: http://aoda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/skyritualscript.docx AODA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf AODA Forums: https://forum.aoda.o...
- 008: Nate from PrimalNate.com (01:02:16)
Nate Summers has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He has taught at the Wilderness Awareness School, Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, served as adjunct faculty for Prescott College and been a naturalist guide for Evergreen Escapes.. Nate's passions include ethnobotany, hunter-gatherer childhoods, rewilding, natural movement, eco-spirituality, herbal medicine, and ...
- Earth Rituals:Telluric Waterway Blessing at the Winter Solstice (00:08:21)
https://aoda.org/earthrituals/ TELLURIC WATERWAY BLESSING AT THE WINTER SOLSTICE: http://aoda.org/earthrituals/waterwayblessing/ Telluric Waterway Blessing Full Script: http://aoda.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TelluricWaterwayBlessingScript.docx United States Geological Survey Site: https://water.usgs.gov/wsc/map_index.html Canadian Watershed: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/science-and-research/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/geobase-surface-water-prog...
- 007:Kathleen Opon: Archdruid of Fire and Abbess of the GCC Monastery (01:08:38)
Kathleen has been a member of AODA since early 2015. Her personal spiritual journey began in Catholicism; traveled through the mysticism of Eastern religions; wound through the earthy wonder of Nature Based Religions; eventually arriving at her spiritual home in contemplative Druidry, the AODA and the GCC. As a Druid Apprentice Kathleen became an AODA Mentor. After advancing to the Companion Degree Kathleen developed and coordinated the AODA Member Outreach program and earned the title ...
- 006:Spiritism and slowing down with Valdeir (01:01:03)
Valdeir is an AODA Candidate that resides in Half Moon Bay, Ca. With a rich spiritual background that includes Spiritism, Freemasonry and OBOD, he values the connections that exist around us that are reflected in the Earth. His passion for history gives a solid foundation to his spiritual journey. In Valdeir’s commitment to the community by forming the Humanist Lodge of Freemasons, we unpack the similarities of Freemasonry and Druidry in our conversation. AODA’s podcast focuses on explo...
- Earth Rituals: Hearth Blessing at the Fall Equinox (00:13:38)
Hearth Blessing at the Fall Equinox: http://aoda.org/earthrituals/fallequinoxhearthritual/ Earth Rituals: https://aoda.org/earthrituals/ AODA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf AODA Forums: https://forum.aoda.org/ AODA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry Sphere of Protection Ritual: https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/introduction-to-the-sphere-of-protection/ Solitary Grove Ceremony: https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/aodas-soli...
- 005: Claire Schosser Living Low in the Lou (01:53:32)
We talk with Claire Schosser who became a Companion in May 2018 and joined the Grand Grove as Grand Almoner in late 2018. In September 2019 she became the Archdruid of Fire, advancing to Archdruid of Water in March 2020. Claire Schosser has followed winding physical, vocational, and spiritual paths during her 60+ years of life. Her blog, Living Low in the Lou, documents her efforts to apply the scientific method and ecological concepts to vegetable gardening and her and her husban...
- Earth Rituals: Solar Land Healing Ceremony at the Summer Solstice (00:13:52)
https://aoda.org/earthrituals/ AODA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf AODA Forums: https://forum.aoda.org/ AODA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry Sphere of Protection Ritual: https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/introduction-to-the-sphere-of-protection/ Solitary Grove Ceremony: https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/aodas-solitary-grove-opening-and-closing/ Ritual Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1AorCFExzHhkd9uqOjStEN...
- 004:Forest Foraging with Karen (00:54:03)
AODA’s podcast focuses on exploring the many aspects of modern druidry through interviewing druids from many walks of life. By hearing each other’s stories and sharing about our paths, we are able to understand and document how diverse modern druid practices are. By sharing the stories of various AODA druids, we can all come to a deeper understanding of our living tradition, build our tradition in new ways, and explore how our values and practices allow for meaningful connection with na...
- 003:Joyful Journeying with the Grand Arch Druid Dana (01:17:18)
We talk with Dana O'Driscoll who currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the AODA and is an Ollave Adept. Her Druid Adept project explored connections between permaculture and druidry and we discuss using natural materials for a variety of projects. Complimentary OBOD studies, family traditions and land healing are also touched on in our conversation with Dana. AODA’s podcast focuses on exploring the many aspects of modern druidry through interviewing druids from many walks of life. By he...
- 002:Branches and Paths, Alisha Unfiltered in Neg 40 (02:04:22)
The Ancient Order Of Druids in America podcast focuses on exploring the many aspects of modern druidry through interviewing druids from many walks of life. By hearing each other’s stories and sharing about our paths, we are able to understand and document how diverse modern druid practices are. By sharing the stories of various AODA druids, we can all come to a deeper understanding of our living tradition, build our tradition in new ways, and explore how our values and practices allow f...
- 001:Daily-ish Dish with Laura, a Druid in Ontario (01:05:03)
In our very first episode Keara and Dave talk about the Ancient Order of Druids in America's highly adaptable curriculum that allows members to "wildcraft" their own individual druid path of nature spirituality and inner transformation through personal experience rather than dogmatic belief. We discuss our mentoring program and the independent sacramental church of nature spirituality; The Gnostic Celtic Church, the center of the religious dimension of our tradition. We explore through ...
- Trailer:Druid Wisdom (00:00:56)
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