The Druidry Handbook
Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth

I came to this book with a certain amount of cheerful skepticism - which is how I approach religion in general - and was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure it's possible for a book to explain a religion while being *less* dogmatic about it, and the history was interesting and presented with no attem......more

I read this book as part of my long self-education in religion and mythology. Modern Druidry is a really fascinating subset of Neopaganism that focuses on respect towards nature and personal contemplation, with rituals, symbols, and myths reaching back into ancient Celtic culture. As an atheist study......more

A mostly well-written and useful overview of American druidry (AODA-based) that is consistently dragged down by the author wandering into territories he is unqualified to discuss. John Michael Greer’s writing style is easy, accessible, and applicable to modern life without being too simplistic. He i......more

Like many who come to this book, I know John Michael Greer for his Hermetic and general audience political writings. I was aware that he was the AODA's archdruid as well as having an affiliation with ADF, an more explicitly reconstructionist polytheist group. Greer admits that revival Druidry is lar......more

As one reviewer here at Good Reads noted - its an introductory primer to the course for AODA. I didn't find it especially interesting. In fact, I found Penny Billington's book "The Path of Druidry" to be far more useful and informative for me. I'm quite sure that there will be those who completely d......more