The World Order of Druids is not a religion, but a universal spiritual philosophy of life. Rather than focus on those personal beliefs that separate us, we turn to those that we share. A Druid is anyone that shares our tenets of life and that tries to live in accordance with our Covenant. We do not ask that anyone give up their personal faith. We ask only that you abide by our philosophies. We require that you release any strict dogmas. To live with respect and integrity, we must unlearn that which is false and accept our innate desire for the common good.
Our goals are simple, our practices are varied. Anyone that agrees to our tenets and covenant are welcome to join us.
Our Covenant -Who We Are
We are all people. We are inclusive. We are tolerant and inspired. We love nature. We recognize that we are a part of everything and that life is the act of living in harmony, a community of one joined with the infinite, a joyous accident whose experience will ultimately benefit both our self and the universe. We are not here, in this moment, as a tool of some external force nor a mere accident of fate. We live in the Now, remembering the past, hopeful for the future. We embrace the Four Tenets. We cultivate our Path; celebrating the seasons with song and poetry, embracing the wonder of the earth through inspired living, guardians of nature, and parting the mists as we look inward to the infinite through meditation and study.
The Four Tenets
- Spirituality Attuned to Nature
- Tolerance and Respect for all Life and Beliefs
- Inspired Practical Living that Sees Wonder in each Moment
- A Spirituality based upon Meditation and Individual Study
Affiliated Druid Orders and Groups
Dragon and Oak - the zen Druid Warrior blending Druidry with martial arts, qi gong meditation and Buddhist, Taoist & Eastern philosophies
Druid Order of the Three Realms - a new Druid Order in the revival and reviving of Druid earth centered traditions, open to solitaries and new groves
And in protection, strength.
And in strength, understanding.
And in understanding, knowledge.
And in knowledge, knowledge of justice.
And in knowledge of justice, the love of it.
And in the love of it, the love of all existences,
And in the love of all existences, the love of earth, our mother, and all goodness.
Awen. Awen. Awen.
a modified form of the Gorsedd Prayer of Iolo Morgannwg close in form to the modern version used by OBOD
You can't change the world
By setting out on that road
You can only change yourself
Accept your path, give up the load
And the world is changed.
