Links, Resourses and Further Study
If you would like to recommend a link or a book, or would like to contribute to this section please contact us.
Links:
Spheres of Light's National Pagan Directory
Australian Bushfood and Native Medicine Forum
Ly De Angeles and the Covenant of Wildwood Gate
OBOD's Sperpenstar Newsletter is available for free online. Contact Wyverne at wyeuro [at] bigpond [dot] com to receive a subscription.
Books:
Ian White, Australian Bush Flower Essences, Moorebank: Bantam, 1991
Juliet Bratten, Celebrating the Southern Seasons: Rituals for Aotearoa, Auckland: Random House, 1995
James Cowan, Aborigine Dreaming: An introduction to the wisdom and thought of the Aboriginal traditions of Australia, London:Thorsons, 1992
Karl-Erik Sveiby and Tex Skuthorpe, Treading Lightly: The hidden wisdom of the world's oldest people, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2006
A. W. Reed, Aboriginal Myths: Tales of the Dreamtime, Sydney: Reed New Holland, 1978
Anja-Karina Pahl and Jacinta Tobin, Gondwana Dreaming: tools for transformation, Gembrook: Earth Education UnLtd (OZ), 2001
Book for sale: Southern Echoes: An anthology of Druid Writing from the Southern Hemisphere
"Druidry calls us to be in the world, to be at home in and between the worlds." - Keith MacNider
Druidry is an ancient spiritual tradition in which the earth and her seasonal cycles are the central focus. Druid creativity and inspiration arise from the deep magic of the natural world. In the twenty-first century, Druids live in many corners of the globe, often in places dramatically different from the Western European lands of their ancient counterparts. A tropical, mediterranean or desert environment, where goanna, parrot and kangaroo take the place of salmon, eagle and stag, can seem incompatible with the established practices of Druid ritual.
Indigenous spirituality must also be recognised and respected. The challenge is how to reconcile ancient traditions with a new environment and find a pathway forwards.
Combining the visionary and the scientific, the reflective and the exuberant, Southern Echoes explores through prose and poetry what it means to be a practising Druid in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the first published anthology of writings by Druids from Australia and New Zealand.
If you are in Australia or New Zealand you can order your copy now $12.50 + $3 postage.
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Issues of Interest:
- Proposed destruction of the Burrup Peninsula