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The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
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The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth

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A living tradition of nature spirituality rooted in Celtic antiquity and revived to meet the challenges of contemporary life, Druidry offers people a path of harmony through reconnection with the green Earth. The Druidry Handbook is the first hands-on manual of traditional British Druid practice that explores the Sun Path of seasonal celebration, the Moon Path of meditation, and the Earth Path of living in harmony with nature as tools for crafting an earth-honoring 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.

Featuring a mix of philosophy, rituals, spiritual practice, and lifestyle issues, The Druidry Handbook is one-stop shopping for those seriously interested in practicing a traditional form of Druidry. It offers equal value to eclectics and solitary practitioners eager to incorporate more earth-spirituality into their own belief system; it also appeals to the merely curious.

John Michael Greer has been a student of the occult traditions and nature spirituality for more than 25 years. He began following the Druid path in 1993 with initiation in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD). In 2003, he received OBOD's Mount Haemus Award for Druid scholarship and later the same year was elected Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). Greer is the author of numerous articles and ten books, including Paths of Wisdom, Circles of Power, Inside a Magical Lodge, Natural Magic, Monsters, and The New Encyclopedia of the Occult. He recently coauthored Learning Ritual Magic.

Philip Carr-Gomm is Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Philip is the author of a number of works on Druidry, and since the publication of his first book in 1991 he has been in demand worldwide for radio, television and newspaper interviews.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 2006
ISBN9781609251475
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John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer has published 10 books about occult traditions and the unexplained. Recent books include ‘Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings’ (Llewellyn, 2001), which was picked up by One Spirit Book Club and has appeared in Spanish and Hungarian editions, and ‘The New Encyclopedia of the Occult’ (Llewellyn, 2003).

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    I came to this book with a certain amount of cheerful skepticism - which is how I approach religion in general - and was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure it's possible for a book to explain a religion while being *less* dogmatic about it, and the history was interesting and presented with no attempt to hide flaws or controversy or claim any sort of divine revelation. In fact, the whole book was basically "here are some things that we find useful, and some variations that also seem to work for people, your mileage may vary."

    While I may never be able to take "ritual magic" totally seriously, it's nice to find practitioners who don't really seem to either, and in addition to the history and basic lore I found the discussion of meditation particularly interesting, and the outline of a druid candidate's first year of study seemed sensible, interesting, and useful. If nothing else, this book has pointed me in the direction of an interesting writer whose blog I will definitely be investigating.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    At once beautiful and practical. After reading The Druidry Handbook I was able to begin integrating my growing ecological understanding and unease at the horrors of industrialism with my need to better know myself and occupy a meaningful place in the universe. As Sharon Astyk says "The enormous virtue of John Michael Greer’s work is that his wisdom is never conventional, but profound and imaginative."Treasure life, and you will find its gifts at every turn.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I would call this a well-written and informative book. The author is very knowledgeable about the history of druidry in its reconstructionist and revivalist forms, as well as its historical attachments to other new earth-based spirituality forms such as neo-paganism and wicca. The book is divided into sections covering history, theory, and practice with three paths through the druidic order.The book was interesting and easy to read informative enough to help me to realize that the druidic path was not for me. While I do not plan to join a druidic order, I will take to heart some of the ideas from the druidic path such as some of the forms of meditation and incorporate it into my own spiritual practice, as have so many others before me.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Excellent introduction to Druidry. I especially love the emphasis on nature and environmental activism. This is a must read!