Druid Wisdom

Larisa White is an author, educator, and independent scholar, based in the Coast Range Mountains of California, where she spends her free time building wildlife habitats, and restoring native ecosystems on lands once tended by the Ramaytush Ohlone.
Larisa was raised as a global nomad, relocating every two years as her father designed international airports. Rather than becoming rooted in one place, she spent her childhood bridging gaps between cultures. She learned local languages, participated in local religious celebrations, and adapted to local customs, seasonal cycles, and landscapes. In doing so, she discovered the joy of living the questions, exploring diverse perspectives, and always thinking a little bit differently. After completing her Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University, Larisa spent ten years conducting mixed-methods sociological research on the ways that people learn, grow, and change under the influence of changing educational, cultural, and technological contexts. Her research focus later shifted to the neurobiology of learning, and then to the ways in which people around the world interpret and interact with Nature.
Larisa has been a practicing Druid since 2016. She was the OBOD's 23rd Mount Haemus scholar, speaking on "Seasonal Festivals in a Globalizing Tradition," in May of this year. Larisa is a Druid Adept in the AODA, a Novice Monk in the GCC Monastery, and the author of "World Druidry: A Globalizing Path of Nature Spirituality."

Links for world druidry project:
https://larisa-a-white.com/worlddruidry.html
Larisa's Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOUm6zsUfy6HVHUSGYw7ow/playlists
AODA Website:
https://aoda.org/
AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/
Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/
A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/
AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/y5CCaw7ctT
AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/
AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry
AODA You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-5YgIfi1jiC_EOtViS9Wg
Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en
Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]
Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link
Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/
Jack Campbell:
www.confabulatorcafe.com/author/jcampbell
http://www.jackcampbelljr.com/
https://jack-campbell-jr.square.site/

Tyler Vanice, a Companion in the Ancient Order of Druids in America, resides in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. He is also an Ovate in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and a founding member of Potomac Protogrove in the Reformed Druids of North America. He works in museums around the nation's capital and dedicates his time to supporting various nonprofits in his community. Raised Catholic, Tyler sought a spiritual path that resonated more deeply with him. He began exploring Druidry in 2016 through books and articles and continued on this new path since.

Group and Events Coordinator:
[email protected]

AODA Website:
https://aoda.org/

AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/

Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/

AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/y5CCaw7ctT

AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

AODA You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-5YgIfi1jiC_EOtViS9Wg

Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en

Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]

Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link

Earth Rituals:
http://aoda.org/earthrituals/

Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/

Jack Campbell:
www.confabulatorcafe.com/author/jcampbell
http://www.jackcampbelljr.com/
https://jack-campbell-jr.square.site/

Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Heart
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/

Requirements for Ordination in GCC:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/

Purchase Trilithon copies here:
https://aoda.org/publications/trilithon-the-journal-of-the-aoda/trilithon-ordering-information/

Rdna link:
https://rdna.org/

Dave’s 3rd Degree Studies:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PRlfWAP4WmqfrGtf1KMsZMuv3Olab-ywUucZleqDL5c/edit?usp=drive_link

Eryn is a lifelong student of nature, starting her Druid path as a child peering into the Yucca flowers, climbing the mimosa and spruce trees, hiding within the viburnum with books about magic. She studied witchcraft most of her life, and found her way to Druidry as a formal path in 2021 when she joined the AODA and OBOD. Eryn is now an Apprentice in the AODA and a committed monk within the Gnostic Celtic Church. She operates the Sacred Grove Druid Home Study Circle at her family's home in South Central Pennsylvania and serves as a mentor to other Druids in the AODA. Eryn's work as an herbalist and spiritual director at The Rebel Herbalist and her podcast, The Plant Witch Podcast, are all deeply embedded in her devotion as a Druid-Witch and are central forms of expression of her monastic vocation. 

AODA Website:
https://aoda.org/

AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/

Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/

AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/y5CCaw7ctT

AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

AODA You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-5YgIfi1jiC_EOtViS9Wg

Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en

Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]

Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link

Dave Ardrey 3rd Degree Studies:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PRlfWAP4WmqfrGtf1KMsZMuv3Olab-ywUucZleqDL5c/edit?usp=sharing

Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/

Jack Campbell:
www.confabulatorcafe.com/author/jcampbell
http://www.jackcampbelljr.com/
https://jack-campbell-jr.square.site/

Eryn Shrader website & Substack
https://therebelherbalist.com/
https://erynshrader.substack.com/

Jack Campbell joined AODA in 2017, finding his spiritual home in Druidry. He earned the degree of Druid Apprentice in 2018, Druid Companion in 2020, and Druid Adept in 2022. His Druid Adept project combined herbalism with sigil creation to form practical magic workings within the AODA grove ritual. In 2021, Jack was named Grand Almoner and then later consecrated as a Bishop within the Gnostic Celtic Church. That year, he also took on the role of Curriculum Coordinator, assisting AODA Candidates with their self-study plans. In 2022, Jack was named Archdruid of Air and Preceptor of the Gnostic Celtic Church. He works with Novitiates and Deacons as they progress as GCC clergy and also oversees the service-oriented priesthood. In 2023, Jack was named Archdruid of Fire. Jack is also a writer of dark fiction and poetry and has earned masters degrees in both literature and creative writing.
AODA Website: https://aoda.org/
AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/
Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/
A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/
AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf
AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/
AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry
Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en
Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]
Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link
Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/
Jack Campbell:
www.confabulatorcafe.com/author/jcampbell
http://www.jackcampbelljr.com/
https://jack-campbell-jr.square.site/
Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Heart
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/
Requirements for Ordination in GCC:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/
Purchase Trilithon copies here:
https://aoda.org/publications/trilithon-the-journal-of-the-aoda/trilithon-ordering-information/
Ceallaigh S. Mac Cath-Moran:
www.csmaccath.com/folkloreandfiction
www.csmaccath.com/music
www.csmaccath.com/writing
https://csmaccath.bandcamp.com/releases
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Victoria S. (she/her) is an apprentice in AODA, an Ovate student in OBOD, and an ordained priest in ADF. Victoria practiced as a Wiccan and an eclectic witch from the time she was 15 until 2012, when she joined all three druid groups. She believes that each of these groups has something valuable to bring and seeks to create a unique blend of city druidry. Victoria focuses on accessible solitary and virtual liturgy, meditations, prayers, and practices. In addition to her druidry, Victoria works as a program manager for a tech company and is a graduate student. She blogs irregularly on DruidInTheCity.org and can be found on Instagram as @druidinthecity.

AODA Website:
https://aoda.org/
AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/
Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/
A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/
AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf
AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/
AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry
Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en
Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]
Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link
Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/
Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Heart:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/
Requirements for Ordination in GCC:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/
Purchase Trilithon copies here:
https://aoda.org/publications/trilithon-the-journal-of-the-aoda/trilithon-ordering-information/
Sphere of Protection Ritual:
https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/introduction-to-the-sphere-of-protection/
Grove Ceremony:
https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/aodas-solitary-grove-opening-and-closing/
Victoria:
Instagram:  @druidinthecity
Blog: https://druidinthecity.org/
Ceallaigh S. Mac Cath-Moran:
www.csmaccath.com/folkloreandfiction
www.csmaccath.com/music
www.csmaccath.com/writing
https://csmaccath.bandc

Earth Rituals:
https://aoda.org/earthrituals/

Ritual Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1pJ9U-2u4UZ1ytDk-0J11m1K6VRTg6lQ&ll=7.187331904504042%2C-84.47035077513755&z=2

Sky Blessing Ceremony At The Spring Equinox:
https://aoda.org/earthrituals/springequinoxskyblessing/

Sky Blessing Ceremony At The Spring Equinox Full Ritual Script:
http://aoda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/skyritualscript.docx

AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf

AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

Solitary Grove Ceremony:
https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/aodas-solitary-grove-opening-and-closing/

Sphere of Protection Ritual:
https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/introduction-to-the-sphere-of-protection/

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/

Nate Summers has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He has taught at the Wilderness Awareness School, Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, served as adjunct faculty for Prescott College and been a naturalist guide for Evergreen Escapes.. Nate's passions include ethnobotany, hunter-gatherer childhoods, rewilding, natural movement, eco-spirituality, herbal medicine, and internal martial arts. He has been involved with Druidry for over 15 years.  You can find out more about his work and teaching at Survival | Primal Nature (primalnate.com)
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AODA Website:
https://aoda.org/

AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/

Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/

AODA Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf

AODA Forums:
https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en

Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]

Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link

Earth Rituals:
http://aoda.org/earthrituals/

Claire’s blog living Low in the Lou:
http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/

Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Heart
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/

Requirements for Ordination in GCC:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/

Purchase Trilithon copies here:
https://aoda.org/publications/trilithon-the-journal-of-the-aoda/trilithon-ordering-information/

Ceallaigh S. Mac Cath-Moran:
www.csmaccath.com/folkloreandfiction
www.csmaccath.com/music
www.csmaccath.com/writing
https://csmaccath.bandcamp.com/releases

https://aoda.org/earthrituals/

TELLURIC WATERWAY BLESSING AT THE WINTER SOLSTICE:

http://aoda.org/earthrituals/waterwayblessing/

Telluric Waterway Blessing Full Script:

http://aoda.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TelluricWaterwayBlessingScript.docx

 United States Geological Survey Site:

https://water.usgs.gov/wsc/map_index.html

Canadian Watershed:

https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/science-and-research/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/geobase-surface-water-program-geeau/watershed-boundaries/20973

AODA Discord Server:

https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf

AODA Forums:

https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

Sphere of Protection Ritual:

https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/introduction-to-the-sphere-of-protection/

Solitary Grove Ceremony:

https://aoda.org/publications/articles-on-druidry/aodas-solitary-grove-opening-and-closing/

Ritual Map:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1AorCFExzHhkd9uqOjStENRIXCAIPRR4

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:

https://aoda.org/vision/

Kathleen has been a member of AODA since early 2015. Her personal spiritual journey began in Catholicism; traveled through the mysticism of Eastern religions; wound through the earthy wonder of Nature Based Religions; eventually arriving at her spiritual home in contemplative Druidry, the AODA and the GCC. As a Druid Apprentice Kathleen became an AODA  Mentor. After advancing to the Companion Degree Kathleen developed and coordinated the AODA Member Outreach program and earned the title of Grand Almoner. A deep desire to serve the spiritual needs of the Druid community-led Kathleen to the Gnostic Celtic Church, where she became a Deacon in 2017, an ordained Priestess in 2019, and Preceptor of the GCC and Archdruid of Fire in 2020. As Preceptor Kathleen developed the concept of the “service” path for GCC priests/priestesses and became a consecrated Bishop in 2021. After proposing and developing a monastic path within the GCC, Kathleen became the Abbess of the Gnostic Celtic Church Monastery, which opened its online doors at the Spring Equinox in 2022.

A Contemplative Druid deeply interested in spirituality, Kathleen earned certification as an Interreligious/Interspiritual Guide in early 2020, so she is uniquely qualified to provide Spiritual Guidance services to members of the  GCC clergy, as well as to others who walk non-traditional spiritual paths. Kathleen has also completed the Dolmen Arch course, for which she is now a qualified instructor.

Kathleen is an active member of Spiritual Directors International, The Theosophical Society of America, The Parliament of World Religions and is a Bard in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, where she is currently studying the Ovate grade. She lives in Homer Glen, Illinois with her husband, their two sons and two cats.
AODA Website:https://aoda.org/
AODA Curriculum Overview:
http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/
Gnostic Celtic Church:
https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/
A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:
https://aoda.org/vision/
AODA Discord Server:https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf
AODA Forums:https://forum.aoda.org/
AODA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry
Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en
Podcast Contact Email:
[email protected]
Podcast Instagram:
https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link
Earth Rituals: http://aoda.org/earthrituals/
Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Heart
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/
Requirements for Ordination in GCC:
http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/

Valdeir is an AODA Candidate that resides in Half Moon Bay, Ca. With a rich spiritual background that includes Spiritism, Freemasonry and OBOD, he values the connections that exist around us that are reflected in the Earth. His passion for history gives a solid foundation to his spiritual journey. In Valdeir’s commitment to the community by forming the Humanist Lodge of Freemasons, we unpack the similarities of Freemasonry and Druidry in our conversation. 

AODA’s podcast focuses on exploring the many aspects of modern druidry through interviewing druids from many walks of life. By hearing each other’s stories and sharing about our paths, we are able to understand and document how diverse modern druid practices are.  By sharing the stories of various AODA druids, we can all come to a deeper understanding of our living tradition, build our tradition in new ways, and explore how our values and practices allow for meaningful connection with nature. 

AODA Website:

https://aoda.org/

AODA Curriculum Overview:

http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/

Gnostic Celtic Church: 

https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/

A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:

https://aoda.org/vision/

AODA Discord Server:

https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvf

AODA Forums:

https://forum.aoda.org/

AODA Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidry

Grand Arch Druid Dana O’Driscoll Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=en

Podcast Contact Email:

[email protected]

Podcast Instagram:

https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_link

Earth Rituals:

http://aoda.org/earthrituals/

The Green Foothills: 

https://www.greenfoothills.org/

Humanist Lodge of Freemasons:

Humanist Lodge of Freemasons - Home (facebook.com)