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)

Hearth Blessing at the Fall Equinox:
http://aoda.org/earthrituals/fallequinoxhearthritual/

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

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/

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

We talk with Claire Schosser who  became a Companion in May 2018 and joined the Grand Grove as Grand Almoner in late 2018. In September 2019 she became the Archdruid of Fire, advancing to Archdruid of Water in March 2020. Claire Schosser has followed winding physical, vocational, and spiritual paths during her 60+ years of life.  Her blog, Living Low in the Lou, documents her efforts to apply the scientific method and ecological concepts to vegetable gardening and her and her husband Mike’s work to reduce their negative impact on the earth. Her Druid path combines the ecological with the spiritual through her gardening practice, her Stream Team work with the local creek, and the Dolmen Arch practices she learned from taking the course. Having completed the Dolmen Arch course in summer 2019, she is qualified to teach it to others.

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/
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/

https://aoda.org/earthrituals/

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/

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.

Joining us on this episode is Karen, a Druid Apprentice in AODA and an Ovate in OBOD, who has been a professional freelance copyeditor since 2003.  She serves as the copyeditor for AODA’s journal Trilithon. A longtime pagan who cherishes the forests and streams and seeks sacred places, she lives in a big old house in Pennsylvania.

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/

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/

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

We talk with Dana O'Driscoll who currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the AODA and is an Ollave Adept. Her Druid Adept project explored connections between permaculture and druidry and we discuss using natural materials for a variety of projects. Complimentary OBOD studies, family traditions and land healing are also touched on in our conversation with Dana.

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.

Dana O’Driscoll spent most of her childhood in the wooded hills of the Laurel Highlands region of Pennsylvania, making mud pies, building brush cabins, and eating berries. Thankfully, little has changed, and she can still be found practicing permaculture, wildcrafting, and natural arts and is often covered with paint, dirt, or both. She is a certified permaculture designer and teacher. Dana currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the AODA and is an Ollave Adept. She is also a Druid-grade graduate of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and served as the 2018 OBOD Mount Haemus scholar. Her Druid Adept project explored connections between permaculture and druidry, the end result of which was published as Sacred Actions: Living the Wheel of the Year Through Earth-Centered Sustainable Practices in 2021. She is also the author and illustrator of the Tarot of Trees, Plant Spirit Oracle, and TreeLore Oracle. Her writings on druidry and permaculture can be found at The Druid’s Garden. (druidgarden.wordpress.com).

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/

Dana’s Plant Spirit Oracle:
https://www.plantspiritoracle.com/

Sacred Actions:
https://thedruidsgarden.com/books/

Butzemann blog post:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/druidgarden.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-butzemann-magical-scarecrow-tradition-at-imbolc-and-beyond/amp/

The Ancient Order Of Druids in America 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.   In this episode Alisha has graciously joined us to discuss her Druidry.

Alisha, also known as Lillian Wolf (Lil Wolf), is a mixed ethnic Indigenous, and Registered Métis (may-tee) of Ontario. She is the Member Outreach Coordinator for the Grand Grove, one of our Discord Admin Team Members, and a Bard, Ovate, Druid Apprentice of the AODA. 

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]

Alisha’s Instagram link 

https://www.instagram.com/lilsparklingwolf/