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      • An introduction.
      • The ABC of Celtic Gods and Goddesses
        • Multiple Personalities
        • Using the ABC List
        • The Role Call
      • Seeking Deity
        • Definitions of Deity
        • Nemetona
        • Faces of the Gods
        • Storm God
        • A View of the Cailleach
        • Voice of the Cailleach
        • Ogma
        • A Sacred meeting at the Well
        • Great Darkness
        • The Green Man
        • Do the Gods Care?
      • Mythology
        • An Introduction to the Irish Tales
        • Welsh Mythology
          • Mabinogi
          • Pwyll and Arawn
          • Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed – Part One
          • Pwyll & Rhiannon
          • Rhiannon & Pryderi
          • Bronwen
          • Manawydan
          • Math uab Mathonwy
          • The Tale of Lludd & Llefelys
          • Culhwch & Olwen (1)
          • Culhwch & Olwen (2)
          • Culhwch & Olwen (3)
          • Culhwch & Olwen (4)
          • Goewin
        • Modern Mythology
          • The Dark Lady of Llyn y Cysgodion
          • First Meeting
          • Rigantona & the Realm of the Dead
    • Who are today’s Druids?
      • The Druid FAQ
        • How does one become a Druid?
        • What do Druids DO?
        • Robing Up – a perspective
      • Other Druids, Other Druidries
      • A Curated Collection of Articles
        • A Reconstructionist Perspective
        • A Short History of the Awen
        • An Animist Perspective on Druidry
        • Druidry, a View
        • Druidry; a pantheist perspective, by Suvi.
        • Faces of Druidry
        • Feral Druidry
        • Historical Validation
        • Life Fully Engaged
        • On Being Pagan
        • The “I” in Me
        • The Nature of Druidry
        • The Sacredness of Nature
        • The Web of Existence
        • There is No Separation
        • A Druid with no gods or rituals?
    • Expressions of Druidry
      • Voice of the Bard
        • Bardic – Birds and Beasts
        • Bardic – Ancestors
        • Bardic – Trees and Plants
        • Bardic – Places
        • Bardic – Translations
        • Bardic – Wheel of the Year
        • Bardic – Deity and Mythology
        • Bardic – Knowing / Gnosis
      • Learning Resources
        • A Perennial Course in Living Druidry
          • PCLD0: Getting Started
          • PCLD1: Star Frost Moon
          • PCLD2: White Waking Moon
          • PCLD3: Wind Tossed Moon
          • PCLD4: Flower Shower Moon
          • PCLD5: White Lady Moon
          • PCLD6: Love Bright Moon
          • PCLD7: Field Poppy Moon
          • PCLD8: Claim Song Moon
          • PCLD9: Green Still Moon
          • PCLD10: Blood Berry Moon
          • PCLD11: Leaf Dance Moon
          • PCLD12: Fire Friend Moon
          • PCLD13: Quickening Moon
        • Polytheist Druidry, by Robin Herne
          • PD01: Early Insular Celts
          • PD02: Druids Ancient and Modern
          • PD03: Gods and Goddesses
          • PD04: Ancestors and the Living Land
          • PD05: The Sidhe and Other Spirits
          • PD06: The Structure of Early Gaelic Society
          • PD07: Values, Morals and Ideals
          • PD08: The Four Major Gaelic Festivals
          • PD09: Family and Education
          • PD10: Marriage and Gendered roles
          • PD11: Creating Healthy Communities
          • PD12: Funeral Rites and the Afterlife
          • PD13: Animals in Society and Religion
          • PD14: The Use of Herbs
          • PD15: Sacred Trees
          • PD16: The Ogam Alphabet
          • PD17: Druids and Magic
          • PD18: Fate and the Justice System
          • PD19: Poetry and Storytelling
          • PD20: Sacred Space
        • Shaping the Wheel, by Athelia Nihtscada
          • SW1: Embarking Upon the Seeker’s Journey – A Personal Tale
          • SW2: About this course
          • SW3: A sample study schedule
          • SW4: An Introduction to the Basics of Modern Druid Practice
          • SW5: An exercise in Contemplative Meditation and discovering your core values.
          • SW6: A Simple Solitary Ritual of Dedication
          • SW7: Preliminary Lesson: Patience on the Path
          • SW8: The Season of Samhain
          • SW9: Winter Solstice
          • SW10: The Season of Imbolc
          • SW11: Spring Equinox
          • SW12: Season of Beltane
          • SW13: Summer Solstice
          • SW14: The Season of Lughnassadh
          • SW15: Autumn Equinox
          • SW16: Final Review of Part One
          • SW17: Recommended Reading
        • The Art of Ritual
          • Elements of Ritual
            • What is the Point of Ritual?
            • The Call for Peace
            • Creating a Space for Rituals
            • The Three Worlds
            • The Four Directions
            • Working with the Awen
            • Honouring the Ancestors
            • The Gods in Ritual
            • Direct or Symbolic Action
            • The Sacred Feast
            • Closing the Rite
          • Rites of Passage
            • Naming and Welcoming Rites
              • First Rite (Naming)
              • A Father’s Pledge
              • A Blessing for New Parents
            • Rites of Marriage and Handfasting
              • Wedding and Handfasting Rite
              • Scottish Celtic Handfasting
              • Heathen Handfasting
              • Heathen wedding and family joining
            • Initiation and Dedication Rites
              • Initiation Invocation
            • Transformation and Healing
              • A Coming Out Ritual
              • A Trans-Gender Rite
            • Rites of Divorce and Separation
              • Creating a Rite of Separation
              • A Rite of Completion
            • Rites of Passing and Remembrance
              • Insa Thierling’s parting rite
              • Rite of Passing
              • Parting Ceremony Outline
          • Celebrating the Seasonal Festivals
            • The Festival of Samhain
              • Kalangaeaf kalet grawn
              • Samhain : The First Rite of Winter
              • A Public Ritual for Samhain by the Awen Grove
              • Llyn Hydd’s Samhain Rite
              • A Personal Account : Samhain
              • Samhain Ritual
              • A Samhain Rite from the Highland Fellowship
            • Winter Solstice and Mid-Winter
              • Winter Solstice Rite
              • Twelfth Night
            • Imbolc
              • Imbolc: First Rite of Spring
              • Call to Brighid
              • Imbolc Rite: Tangwen’s Grove
              • Imbolc Meditation by Crow
              • Imbolc Poem by Christina
            • Spring Equinox
              • Alban Eilir : The Spring Equinox
            • Beltane
              • Beltaine Rite
            • Summer Solstice
              • Llyn Hydd’s Alban Hefin Rite
            • Lammas Lughnasadh
              • Lughnasadh with the Grove of Four
            • Autumn Equinox
              • Alban Elued : The Autumn Equinox
            • Celebrations, Festivals and Holy Days
          • Solitary Druid Fellowship Archive
          • The Power of Ritual – or Lack of It
          • Rite or Ritual
          • Sacred Women’s Circles
          • Celebrancy
            • TDN Celebrants
          • Engaging with Confinement
            • Community Inside, Community Outside
            • An Introduction to Prison Writing Ministry
            • Hospital Ministry
          • A Ritual for Reconnection
        • Fire Safety in Druid and Pagan Practice
        • Unpacking your Landscape
        • A Druid Library, or Reading List
        • The TDN Reviews
          • Review: Dingle Folk Tales
          • Review: Regenesis
          • Review: Sounding the Mind of God
          • Review – A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy
          • Review: The Wiccan Minister’s Manual
          • Review: Shamanic Journeys Through the Caucasus
          • Review: Ruminations at Twilight
          • Review: Oak Wise
          • Review: Queens of the Wild
          • Review: Sacred Actions Journal
          • Review: Sacred Rose
          • Review: A Path through the Forest
          • Review: The Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide
      • Ethical Living
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        • TDN Statement on Fracking. Oct 2017ce
        • Pragmatic Druidry
        • The Myths of Shampoo
        • Mission Lifeforce – Preventing Ecocide
        • The Birth Pages
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          • Birth of a MidWife
          • A Fortieth Birth
          • Helen’s Story
          • To Laurie
          • My Birth Story
          • When Jacob was Born
          • Stillborn
          • Dane’s Poems
          • Breastfeeding & Spirituality
          • Breastfeeding & Meditation
          • Breastfeeding & Druidry
          • Oscar’s Home Birth
      • Ethical Dying
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  • Druid joins board of Interfaith Scotland

     The Druid Network in another historic first. December 4th, 2025. Interfaith Scotland (IFS) has appointed its very first pagan Druid to their governing board, in the form of The Druid Network (TDN) trustee Neil Pitchford. Pitchford’s role was officially confirmed at the IFS AGM 2025 in Glasgow. Speaking afterwards, Pitchford said, “I’m delighted and honoured to…

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    4th December 2025
    Interfaith 2, The Druid Network
    Druid, IFS, interfaith, pagan, scotland
  • TDN signs Glasgow 850 Interfaith Declaration

    Representatives of Glasgow’s faith and belief communities launched the Glasgow 850 Interfaith Declaration, celebrating the diversity within the city on its 850th anniversary and setting out a vision for an inclusive future. TDN was represented by member Linda Haggerstone, who signed on behalf of The Druid Network and Glasgow Pagans. Link to Interfaith Glasgow website

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    11th November 2025
    Interfaith 2, The Druid Network
  • Nuclear Weapons Abolition

    The United Nations has declared September 26 to be the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. In order to build civil society action and cooperation for the day, an open group of concerns, working in consultation with the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs, has established NuclearAbolitionDay.org. Along with many organisations and individuals, The Druid…

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    9th September 2025
    Ethics, The Druid Network
  • Spring Gathering minutes now online

    The Minutes of the April AGM and Spring Gathering are now available to Members, accessible in Social_dot

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    4th May 2025
    The Druid Network
  • Beltane Newsletter now online

    The Members’ Newsletter for Beltane in now available for download, in Social_dot.

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    2nd May 2025
    The Druid Network
  • The Wild Hunt reports on Glasgow 850

    As reported earlier, TDN Trustee Neil Pitchford led a protest against discrimination of Druids and Pagans at the Glasgow 850 celebrations. The Wild Hunt has run a piece today covering the protest.

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    11th February 2025
    Interfaith 2, Protest
  • TDN Trustee makes Scottish interfaith protest

    “As a trustee of The Druid Network and a Glasgow resident. I spent over 10 years as TDNs representative at The Interfaith Network, the UKs main interfaith organisation which closed down last year due to the previous Government removing funding in an act, imo, of political malice. I served in the senior role of Vice Moderator for…

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    25th January 2025
    Interfaith 2, Protest
  • Protecting Our Common Climate System:Earth Governance for a Sustainable Future

    The trustees of The Druid Network recently endorsed this statement along with more than two hundred other religious and faith based groups. Link to endorsers. The statement begins: As people of religious, faith-based and associated values who are committed to a stable climate and sustainable future, we appeal to the States Parties to the Climate…

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    14th November 2024
    Interfaith 2
  • A Summer Grove Picnic

    Interfaith Glasgow has published an article on the recent event held for refugees and asylum seekers, co-hosted by Interfaith Glasgow’s Weekend Club and The Druid Network. TDN provided funding for the venue and for the local public travel expenses of the refugees and asylum seekers, using the resources of the Learning and Sharing Fund. TDN…

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    20th August 2024
    Interfaith 2, Projects
    asylum seekers, glasgow, interfaith, refugees
  • Pursuing Peace, Security and Nuclear Disarmament through our Common Humanity

    The trustees of TDN recently accepted an invitation to endorse an appeal to the states taking part in the 2024 preparatory gathering of the Non Proliferation Treaty meeting at the United Nations in Geneva. The appeal may be read here. Background on the upcoming meeting is available here. List of endorsers here. There is a heavy reliance upon the…

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    10th July 2024
    Ethics, Interfaith 2
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