New Order Of Druids

Sunday, Nov 01, 2009

Samhain 2009

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The podcast is a continuation of the Celtic Wheel of the Year and the finale for it, with a short history of Samhain. The sources for the podcast come mainly from an article by Alexei Kondratiev called "Samhain: Season of Death and Renewal", it was originally published in An Tríbhís Mhór: The IMBAS Journal of Celtic Reconstructionism, Volume 2, issue 1/2, Samhain 1997/Imbolg 1998 and "Kindling the Celtic Spirit: Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Throughout The Seasons" by Mara Freeman.

The music for the background is called "Beyond the Ancient Veil" from the Album "A Deeper Landscape" By James Liter and can be found at www.primalambience.com

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Saturday, Aug 01, 2009

Lughnasadh 2009

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The podcast is a continuation of the Celtic Wheel of the Year with a short history of Lughnasadh. The sources for the podcast come mainly from "Kindling the Celtic Spirit: Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Throughout The Seasons" by Mara Freeman.

The music in the background is "Daire's Dream". If anyone knows who the musician is please let me know...

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Friday, May 01, 2009

Beltaine 2009

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This episode is a continuation of the Celtic Wheel of the Year. Its all about Beltaine!

I'd like to thank Katherine for the beautiful picture you see on this episode. Katherine Tovey is a married Housemum of two from Wales, who dabbles in art, poetry and writing among other things. Current interests include getting earthy and dirty in the family allotment.

I'd also like to send out a special thanks to James Liter for letting us use his music as background for this episode. Please go to his website where you will find his music, you may download his soundscapes free of charge. http://primalambience.com/

The information on this episode can all be found in the following sources:

• Day, Brian. The Celtic Calendar. United Kingdom: C. W. Daniel Company Limited. 2003
• Green, Miranda J. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. NewYork: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1997
• MacCulloch, J.A. The Religion of the Ancient Celts, New York: Dover Publications, INC. 2003 (The book was originally published by T.&T. Clark, Edinburgh, in 1911)
• Markale, Jean. The Druids: Celtic Priests of Nature. Vermont: Inner Traditions International. 1999
• Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts, London: Penguin Group LTD. 1997
• "Beltane."Encyclopedia Britannica.2006. Encyclopedia Britannica 2006 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD October 10, 2006
• Greer, John Michael. The Druidry Handbook, York Beach, ME: Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC 2006
• Freeman, Mara. Kindling the Celtic Spirit: Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Throughout the Seasons. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, INC. 2001

Go raibh maith agaibh for listening!

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Sunday, Feb 01, 2009

Imbolc 2009

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The Festival of Brigit is one of the four main festivals of the Celts. It is a time of purification, renewal, and rebirth.

This podcast aims to share a little bit of the culture associated with it.

Sources Used in the Podcast:

-Green, Miranda. Celtic Goddesses. New York: George Braziller, 1995.
-Freeman, Mara. Kindling the Celtic Spirit. New York: Harper-Collins Punblishers. 2001
-Ó Cátháin, Séamas. The Festival of Brigit. Dublin: DBA Publications, 1995.

The song used in the podcast is Celtic Rain by Mike Olfield.

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Thursday, Nov 20, 2008

Celtic Wheel of the Year Overview

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This episode is all about the Celtic year in general. You will learn how the Celtic year was divided and what the main Celtic festivals are and about their importance to the Ancient Celts. The information was gathered from the following books:

Day, Brian. The Celtic Calendar. United Kingdom: C. W. Daniel Company Limited. 2003

Green, Miranda J. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. NewYork: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1997

MacCulloch, J.A. The Religion of the Ancient Celts, New York: Dover Publications, INC. 2003 (The book was originally published by T.&T. Clark, Edinburgh, in 1911)

Markale, Jean. The Druids: Celtic Priests of Nature. Vermont: Inner Traditions International. 1999

Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts, London: Penguin Group LTD. 1997

"Beltane."Encyclopedia Britannica.2006. Encyclopedia Britannica 2006 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD October 10, 2006

Greer, John Michael. The Druidry Handbook, York Beach, ME: Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC 2006

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Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008

New Order of Druids: An Introduction

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Welcome to the New Order of Druids, where the Ancient Wisdom of the Druids meets the new world of today, for the age of Druids and magic are not our past, they can be our future...

Who and what are we?

The New Order of Druids is a non-profit organization created to unite people with the same interests. Our goal is to create and preserve the Balance in the world, and that starts always with your own self; you cannot Balance your surroundings, if you are not Balanced yourself. The formation of our Circle is intended to open the possibility for people to learn, to grow and to exchange.

In the space of only a few years we were able to put our plan into action. The New Order of Druids now has a college, The Grove of Dana, that will help you start your journey into your self and into Druidry.

The New order of Druids was established by David Dom of Belgium and the courses of the Grove of Dana were written by Jason Kirkey.

New Order of Druids: www.druidcircle.org

Jason Kirkey: www.jasonkirkey.com

The New Order of Druids would like to make this podcast a regular thing so please drop us a line using the email on our podcast page and let us know what you would like to listen too.

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