Articles

On these pages you will find articles written by members of the Network and other key writers from around the world. Articles written about specific issues, such as ethics, environmentalism and interfaith work can be found in the relevant project areas (see below or use the main menu on the left).

If you would like to submit an article, review or interview to be considered for publication here, please email the Articles Coordinator using our contact form. Currently there is no way to attach an article to the contact form. The article Coordinator will respond to your request promptly and provide an email address to send your article to for review. If you would like to use any material from these pages, please contact the author to request relevant permissions.

Disclaimer: The views put forward within these pages are voices of individuals within the Druid community and those who touch it. They do not represent the entirety of Druidry, nor do they necessarily represent the views of The Druid Network or its members. There exists a wide spectrum of opinions within Druidry and, while some views expressed may be rich sources of inspiration, there may also be views that cause offence to others. We offer these articles as a representation of the awen of a range of individuals, studying, teaching and practising Druidry. If you wish to represent your own awen you are invited to contribute to these pages.

Living Druidry

SACRIFICE an article by Joanne van der Hoeven **NEW!**
MUTT DRUIDRY an article by Joanna van der Hoeven
A GOOD DEATH an article by Kristen Poeraatmadja
DRUIDCON - A SHORT HISTORY an article by Potia
HONORING THE GODS OF CONFUSION - A PRIEST IN SERVICE TO THE DYING - an article by Jim Lawer
THE SACREDNESS OF ALL THINGS an article by Kevin E. Emmons
INTERNET DRUIDRY an article by Jamie Wiseman
COMMUNITY DRUIDRY an article by Geoff Boswell
THE FOREST OF MEMORY a challenge by Little Raven
RETURN OF THE PAGAN GODS, The Mistletoe Foundation, an article by Stefan Allen
PEACE AND TRUTH an article by Emma Restall Orr
ANCESTORS, a personal exploration by Ani Ashford Trotter
GOING NATIVE an article by Alice MorningStar
THE POWER OF RITUAL - OR LACK OF IT an article by Emma Restall Orr
DRUIDRY IN THE FUTURE an excerpt from What do Druids Believe? By Philip Carr-Gomm, Granta, April 2006
JOURNEY BACK TO BEAUTY an article by Cathi Yarrow
RITUAL AND ELEMENTS – A TERNARY APPROACH an article by Potia
THE PARTICULAR PATH CALLED DRUIDRY an article by Clinton Martin (Wolf in the Shadow)
AN ARGUMENT AGAINST PEACE an article by Susan Goundrey-Kruse (Crow Woman)
ON THE LEGITIMACY OF TALKING TO TREES an article by Vyvyan Ogma Wyverne
NWYFRE an article by Vyvyan Ogma Wyverne with a comment by Megli
KNOWING NO BOUNDS an article by Joanna van der Hoeven (Autumn Song) **NEW!**

History, Mythology and Archaeology

THE 'REAL' TALIESIN, THE MAN AND THE MYTH an article by Angela Grant **NEW!**
WITCHES, DRUIDS AND KING ARTHUR an excerpt from Ronald Hutton's new book
A LITTLE HISTORY OF DRUIDRY an article by Philip Shallcrass
THE STOLEN TREASURE OF LLYN CERRIG BACH an article by Kris Hughes
THE STONES AND THE CHAIR - A HISTORY OF THE GORSEDD OF BARDS an article by Kristoffer Hughes
FRIEND OF MY SOUL an article by Robin Herne
THE MYTH OF THE CELTS an article by Michael Howard

Education and Parenting

PAGANISM AND SECONDARY SCHOOL R.E. an article by Corax
HOME EDUCATION AND PAGANISM an article by Emma Restall Orr (Bobcat)
RE, PAGANISM AND THE LAW. an article by Alison Robertson

Crafts and Skills

THE BUTSER ANCIENT FARM PROJECT an article by Dafydd Monks
FIND YOUR WILD SIDE an article on bushcraft by Rising Sun
AWAKENING THE SPIRIT OF FIRE an article by Susan Warren

Sacred Sites and The Sacred

YNYS MON an article on Anglesey by Kristoffer Hughes
THE LORE OF SACRED WATER an article by Gary Varner
THE YEW an article about this sacred tree by Geoff Boswell
THE CURSE OF SELF-AWARENESS an article by Joanna van der Hoeven