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	Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids or OBOD is a Neo-Druidic order based in England.
		It was founded in 1964 by Ross Nichols, a poet, artist and historian who was Chairman of the Ancient Druid Order which traces its lineage to a meeting at the Apple Tree Tavern in Covent Garden, London, in 1717.
		Over the years, OBOD has developed a way of teaching Druidry and Druidcraft that is experience-based, leading students through the course of a year on a journey through the old Bardic tales that leads to the gradual acquisition of magical skills and understanding.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_Bards,_Ovates_and_Druids (594 words)

	San Francisco Shamans: Druids
		Druids were respected in the ancient world for their knowledge of science and the ancient mysteries.
		Druid tradition, however, honored greatly the oral tradition and forbade the writing of the ancient traditions even though many Druids were capable of writing.
		The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids which traces it's origin to 1717 and it's first Chief, poet William Blake, is dedicated to preserving the ancient Druid tradition which is totally relevant to the needs of our time, and yet which is firmly rooted in its ancestry and heritage.
	www.shamans-sf.org /druids (1341 words)

	ACD Faculty
		She is a Druid Companion of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) and serves as an OBOD tutor.
		Currently he is an Ovate grade member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, and is a Probationer with the Sanctuary of Maat, a Golden Dawn current occult group.
		He is a member in the Druid grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD), a member of ADF and the AODA, He also serves as a moderator of the Discuss Druidry forum on the OBOD message board.
	www.avaloncollege.org /FACULTY.HTML (1896 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions
		OBOD descends from the Ancient Druid Order, which was founded in 1717 CE in the Apple Tree Tavern, Covent Garden.
		The Order is affiliated to The Council of British Druid Orders, and L'Ordre Druidique Mondiale, and has representatives who liaise with other Druid groups worldwide - particularly in the United States and France - and with The Pagan Federation in England.
		Because the way the Order has evolved and the way it actually functions, is based on numerous small and large decisions and initiatives and tasks being taken and carried out by a growing number of people who do not often meet physically, and who communicate by phone, fax, email and letter.
	www.druidry.org /obod/intro/faq.html (6302 words)

	San Francisco Shamans: Mannanan Mac Lir Grove
		The Grove of Manannan Mac Lir is recognized and blessed as a grove of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.
		One of the functions of the Druid priest/priestess caste was the intuitive discovery of, blessing of and development of the Sacred Nemetons.
		Welcome to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, the Five Shaman Circles, other realms of Being, gods and goddesses, spirits, birds, animals, plants, minerals, earth, air, fire and water elements, and the Oneness of all Being.
	www.shamans-sf.org /groves/mml_grove.html (757 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Druids
		The Druid Circle of the Universal Bond (An Druidh Uileach Braithreachas) was formed in London in 1717 by John Toland.
		The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (a descendant of the Universal Bond group) formed in 1964 under the direction of Nuinn Ross-Nicholls in London.
		The Druids were variously the orthodoxy of the Anglican church, the pre-Christian prophets who foresaw the coming of Christianity before the birth of Christ, the superstitious, the barbarous or the political advocates of radical democracy.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/drud.html (2316 words)

	THE GROVE OF MANANNAN MAC LIR
		We are an acknowledged Grove of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, an ancient British Order of Druids, which is now international in scope.
		The Grove of Manannan Mac Lir, in harmony with the philosophy of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, is non-political and attempts to follow the construct of disarrangement—that is, the less organization, the better.
		Druid ancestors discouraged writing about its traditions in the past so that it would not become "dead set" forever in time and space by the written word.
	www.druidry-sf.org /manifest.html (1871 words)

	Adelphiasophism: Modern Druids: The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids - Goddess Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Druids were displaced by Christian monks as the objects of the simple admiration of the peasants and the traditions of Druidry became those of travelling poets and minstrels surviving in gradually attenuating form until quite recent times.
		Druids have as their symbol the ring or the spiral rather than the cross.
		The OBODs offers a correspondence course which is recognised by some universities, and, though I know little of its content except that study at the Druid grade involves studying the myths and legends of King Arthur and the Grail which we non-Druids would have thought post-Druid, it can hardly do any harm.
	www.adelphiasophism.com /goddess/gs17.html (1960 words)

	HoK - DP - Other Druids
		Druid Network The DN is an organization that offers individuals, groves and orders within the international community a meeting ground to share teachings, ideas and discussion.
		Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) A British Order of Druids lead by chosen Chief Philip Carr Gomm.
		The South-Central Druid Coalition (SCDC) is comprised of and open to all orders, groves and Druidic organizations in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Louisiana.
	www.keltria.org /DruidsPath/OtherDruids06.htm (965 words)

	About the Boston Grove
		Druids were magicians and poets, counsellors and healers, shamans and philosophers.
		Initiation into the Ovate Grade is followed with work on the healing and divinatory skills of the Druids, a study of sacred sites and trees, animals and plants.
		In the Druid Grade, the teachings continue the study of the Arthurian and Grail myths and are particularly concerned with helping each member to find their true direction and purpose in life.
	sidhe.com /BostonGrove/About-OBOD.html (1629 words)

	UK Pagan Links - druid, bards, ovates and druids
		The Mother Grove of the British Druid Order (BDO) was formed in 1979 as part of a personal quest to recreate a native British spirituality.
		The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids is probably the largest and most established of the Druid groups in existence today.
		Pagan and Druid rights and services is an organisational framework for activities to help people who follow the ancient religions of this and other countries with regard to sacred sites and ceremonies and related educational, environmental concerns.
	www.ukpaganlinks.co.uk /links/druid.shtml (337 words)

	Geal-Darach Grove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Bardic, Ovate, and Druid grade courses were originally written by Philip Carr-Gomm, John and Caitlin Matthews and other members of the order when it reestablished itself in the 1980s.
		OBOD druidry is not at all interested in prostelytizing or expanding the membership of the grove for its own sake.
		Alferian is the druidic name of James W. Maertens, Ph.D. He is a Druid Companion of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, and also a member of ADF and the AODA.
	www.bardwood.com /OURGROVE.HTML (1240 words)

	..:: LES DRUIDES DU QUéBEC /\|\ ::..
		Ross Nichols, Chosen Chief of the Bards, Ovates and Druids from 1964 to 1975.
		Druids of the Breton Gorsedd at its dawning at the turn of the last century.
		Intronisation of the Bard Bellamy during a druidic ceremony in Nantes 1910.
	www.angelfire.com /folk/boutios/images.html (282 words)

	Avalon Advisory Board
		is a Bard in the OBOD and has been a Druid for the last 5 years, residing in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.
		Susa has a BA in Integrated Health Studies from New College of California; is an FSA Scot (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland); a Druid with the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids; and an initiated Witch in the New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn.
		Presently serving as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, he is also a Druid Companion in the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, a member of Ar nDraiocht Fein, and a First Order initiate of the Reformed Druids of North America.
	www.avaloncollege.org /ADVISORY.HTML (786 words)

	Coven of Cythrawl
		OBOD have a wonderful correspondence course that will take any initiate from any part of the world through the various degrees to that of Druid.
		OBOD introduces the aspirant in saying that the Druid Tradition is ancient, and represents one of the wellsprings of inspiration of the Western Spiritual Tradition.
		The Order of Bards Ovates and 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.
	www.coven-of-cythrawl.com /Druids.htm (1289 words)

	Druid, native tradition of Europe, pagan, nature-based, Celtic: OBOD
		The ancient Celts and Druids believed in the communion of all living things and sought harmony between nature and the human soul.
		The Druid tradition lies at the heart of Western spirituality and today it is experiencing a renaissance unprecedented in its long history.
		Druids are passionate about the environment, and their worship is above all focused on Nature through the celebration of the changing seasons of the year.
	www.lighthousewoods.com /druid_celtic_obod.html (967 words)

	Druidism Links Page
		Druid Grove - includes Druidry past, present and future; text archive; Bardic tradition; guides to sacred sites; courses and workshops; events listing.
		Independent Order of Contemporary Druids - this isn't just for Druids, all Pagans are welcome too.
		Ar nDraiocht Fein is a spin-off from the Reformed Druids and founded by Isaac Bonewits, one of our most feisty Druids.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/9664/druid.htm (408 words)

	OBOD :: The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids :: Druid Grove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids - OBOD - The Druid Grove
		Whether in a forest grove or sitting in front of a crackling hearth, the Druid tradition is a mouth-to-ear transmission of an ancient 'practical mysticism' that can guide and inspire us to live with the earth in harmony.
		With the OBOD Bardic Grade teachings on audio, students of Druidry - new and seasoned alike - now have the opportunity to work with the ways of the Druid tradition in a fresh, relevant,
	druidry.org (268 words)

	Druid, Celtic, ancient Europe, nature-based, OBOD, Irish
		Karen is a Druid with the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, and a Certified Transition Energy Meditation Instructor.
		In reality, althought the Druid path has often disappeared from the historian’s view, it has never been lost as a tradition — only hidden from the public gaze.
		But often that which we think of as lost is only in fact hidden from us for a time, in order that we may discover or rediscover it at the right moment.
	www.lighthousewoods.com /druid_celtic_karen.html (757 words)

	Join the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids on 43 Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		druid druidisim earth fellowship learning nature spirituality stewardship worship
		Or I guess Neo-Druidisim, if I want to be proper, has appealed to me for several years and began to crystalize for me in the last three years or so.
		They do require you to learn their material and it’s not cheap either… but the grades, from what I have seen, are year-long courses.
	www.43things.com /things/view/583900 (516 words)

	Druids
		The Druid Grove - The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids- OBOD
		The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids website is probably the largest site about Druidry on the web.
		Neopagan Druids: ADF is an international organization devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidism (Druidry).
	www.inneans.com /paranormal/druids.html (440 words)

	Celtic History - Modern Druidism
		One became known as "The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids".
		The other offshoot that developed from this group was "The Ancient Druid Order" who greeted the Summer Solstice within the stone circle of Stonehenge until the recent ban on its use.
		Gwers of the Bardic Grade, Gwers One, by The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids
	members.tripod.com /~Diogenes_MacLugh/history8.html (696 words)

	Druidism - Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids - druidism druidry wicca celtic
		Neopagan Druids - ADF is an international organization devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidry.
		This Druid Page is your gateway to accessing comprehensive web-based, as well as print, resources about the Druidism.
		In parts of Britain that the Romans did not invade, Druidism survived until it was supplanted by Christianity two or three centuries later.
	hzpn.com /hzpn/druidism.html (210 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Druids
		Classical Druids : The prototypes for classical druidry probably originated in the early Celtic peoples of the neolithic Hallstadt/ La Tene cultures of the lakes regions of modern Austria.
		The Druid groups achieved such acceptance in society that even the Princess of Wales is said to have been a member of one of them.
		They can be monotheistic, some Druids say they are Christian, though this is not the norm.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/SAVED/drud.html (2304 words)

	Renaissance and Modern Druidism
		The Druid Rennaissance affords an inspiring and comprehensive view of contemporary Druidry, which is emerging as a major spiritual pathway for the coming millenium.
		To romantics and lovers of "Druids as wished-for" this part will probably seem quite dry and lifeless, but for those interested in real archeology and it's interpretation, this may be the most interesting part of the book.
		Piggott then takes us on to contemporary accounts of the Druids from their literate neighbors in the ancient world, while still mainting his contrast between what is known and what is inferred.
	www.geocities.com /mikerdna/moddruid.html (2975 words)

	bip
		This is a survey of the Druids from their earliest history to the present.
		Ross Nichols was Chief of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids until his death in 1975.
		He was a man who believed passionately in the power of myth, poetry, ritual and drama, and in the interconnectedness of the world's religious systems.
	rossnichols.druidry.org /bip.html (159 words)

	Philip Carr-Gomm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the first part he acquaints us with the history of the Druids: the ancient ones who have lent their name to those that follow, the eighteenth century Druid Revival (which is often overlooked but has colored our perceptions of Druids and Druidry), and some of the modern variants.
		In the second part of the book Carr-Gomm discusses aspects of modern Druid practice, such as the distinct roles of Bards, Ovates and Druids, the cycle of the year, and some of the Celtic lore and practices that have survived and been revived, including the lore of trees and stone circles.
		In the preface he says that "Central to Druidry is the idea that we should 'listen to the land,'" and the land itself aids him in integrating things that we often see as dissimilar, or even opposing each other.
	www.rambles.net /carr_druids.html (575 words)

	Manannan mac Lir Grove--Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD)--San Francisco, California
		OBOD members as well as people interested in OBOD are welcome to attend the Grove of Manannan mac Lir's monthly meeting.
		Many Bay-Area OBOD members are also students of R.J. Stewart, and this meeting includes some of R.J. Stewart's local advanced students.
		The Manannan mac Lir Grove is a group of members of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) in and around the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California (USA) who spiritually support one another in our Bardic, Ovate, and Druid work during the circle of the year.
	www.druidry-sf.org (486 words)

	Ancient Order of Druids in America
		This book by the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (OBOD) explores the complex relationship and common ground between Wiccan and Druid perspectives, and presents a way of nature spirituality - Druidcraft - which combines the two creatively.
		A moving experiential journey through the world of the modern Druid by the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids.
		An essential collection of instructional papers and essays by Ross Nichols (1902-1975), founder of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids and one of the major theoreticians of modern Druidry.
	www.aoda.org /readstudy.htm (1129 words)

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