Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction 1
PART ONE: THEORY Chapter 1: The Druids / 7 Chapter 2: The Awen / 17 Chapter 3: The Gods / 25 Chapter 4: The Ancestors / 31 Chapter 5: The Three Realms: Land, Sea, and Sky / 37 Chapter 6: The World Tree, the Hedge, and the Otherworld / 47 Chapter 7: The Four Quarters / 61 Chapter 8: The Wheel of the Year / 69 Chapter 9: The Cycle of the Moon / 95 Chapter 10: Meditation / 105 Chapter 11: Prayer / 117 Chapter 12: Magic / 127 Chapter 13: Animism and Connection / 137
PART TWO: PRACTICE Chapter 14: Altars, Ritual Space, and Tools / 143 Chapter 15: Crafting Sacred Ritual / 153 Chapter 16: Rites and Rituals for the Hedge Druid / 169 Chapter 17: Seasonal Rituals / 195 Chapter 18: Moon Rites / 225 Chapter 19: Rites of Passage / 231 Chapter 20: Daily Practice / 241
PART THREE: STUDY Chapter 21: Herblore / 251 Chapter 22: Ogham / 261 Chapter 23: Spellcraft / 269
PART FOUR: SKILLS AND TECHNIQUE Chapter 24: Ethics / 283 Chapter 25: Peace / 295 Chapter 26: Voice, Body, and Movement / 301 Chapter 27: Teacher, Leader, Priest / 309
Conclusion 317
Glossary 319
Bibliography 325