Many members join the Order and follow the course without ever meeting other members – either because they prefer to be solitary (sometimes calling themselves ‘hedge-druids’) or because they are geographically far away from other members. Members often say that they are not usually the ‘joining type’ but still feel drawn to join the Order. Others like gathering together for friendship, support and exchange, and the Order and its members have created a whole range of ways to fulfil these aims: virtually in the online Discussion Forums on this website (there are public and members-only forums), on Facebook, and physically in Seed Groups and Groves, camps and gatherings, retreats and assemblies.
Thanks to the generosity of the Order s Patroness postgraduate students of Druidism may be eligible for the Dwina Gibb award a scholarship of £1 000 to postgraduate students who are pursuing a Phd on the subject of Druidry Applicants should be already accepted by their university
There are over 300 Groves and Seed Groups of the Order around the world Any member may start a Seed Group which in time may grow to become a Grove
One of the goals of the contemporary Druid is to help bring peace into the world Mediators work specifically in the field of helping to resolve conflicts between people and hence bring about more peace and for this reason mediation offers an ideal role or vocation for a Druid
Druid Spirituality isn t just about improving your own life it s about making a difference to the world too it s about becoming environmentally responsible
Celebrancy What a rewarding experience it can be to guide new parents through the ceremony of naming their baby or to walk alongside a couple in love as they vow to fasten their hands in marriage
Thanks to the generosity of the Order s patroness Dwina Murphy Gibb the Order grants a scholarship each year for original research in Druidism and related subjects We have called this scholarship the Mount Haemus Award after the apocryphal Druid grove of Mt Haemus that was said to have been
The grove is the centre of their whole religion Tacitus