The Druid Tradition
The ancient teachings of the Druids represent one of the well-springs of inspiration of the Western Spiritual Tradition. Druidesses and Druids were magicians and poets, counsellors and healers, shamans and philosophers. In the early days, as pre-Celts, they built stone circles and worshipped Nature with her many faces. Later the Celts blended the inspiring esoteric, mathematical and engineering skills of these megalithic peoples with their own flamboyant artistry and wisdom traditions to create the Druidry described by the Greeks and Romans.

Although partly suppressed with the coming of Christianity, Druidry continued to live through the work of the Bardic schools and the folk traditions and customs of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Brittany. The 18th century saw a revival of Druid practice which continues to this day. The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, which traces its origins to 1717, is dedicated to presenting the Druid Tradition in a way that is totally relevant to the needs of our time, and yet which is firmly rooted in its ancestry and heritage.

In Tune with the Spirit of our Times
More than at any other time in human history, the fate of the planet itself depends upon our thoughts and our actions. More than ever, we need a spirituality that is rooted in a love of nature, a love of the land. Druidry and the teaching programme of The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids is based upon this love for the natural world, and offers a powerful way of working with, and understanding the Self and Nature - speaking to that level of our soul and of our being which is in tune with the elements and the stars, the sun and the stones. Through the work of the Druids we are able to unite our natural, earthly selves with our spiritual selves while working, in however small a way, for the safeguarding of our planet.