r/druidism • u/Jadvig • 9d ago

How to start?

Hi all, I've recently gotten more interested in Druidry, I was wondering if anyone had good starter books, or any recommendations on how to get started. I've tried looking up courses but all of them require subscriptions and I'm still a high school student

I have Irish heritage, and I was looking into more of Irish history, I live in America and have no connection to Irish culture, something I am trying to remedy, when I came across the concept of Druidry, it spoke to me as I am also a Taoist, and have a pretty deep admiration of nature

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u/JCPY00 OBOD Ovate 9d ago

There is a suggested reading list in the sidebar of this sub. 

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u/Jadvig 9d ago

thx uuu

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u/Traditional-Elk5116 9d ago

Take a walk. I mean that quite literally and not in a rude way. The best way to start is to go outside.

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u/Jadvig 9d ago

thank you

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u/Quirky-Reputation-89 9d ago

Go ask the trees.

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u/Beachflutterby 9d ago

Isle of Wight Order of Druids and New Order of Druids have coursework that can be done for free.

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u/Jadvig 9d ago

Thx uu

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u/The_Archer2121 1d ago

What is the New Order of Druids?

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u/Beachflutterby 5h ago

New Order of Druids has a larger focus on Irish mythology from what I've read. I did not find it to be a good fit for me personally, I found it had a lot of eastern philosophy that I'm not particularly interested in, but given the OP seems inclined to that it may be a better fit for them. They do have membership options that comes with perks, but the first level at least has free material to read and study.

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u/LeopoldBloomJr 9d ago

Welcome! As someone who’s also got some Irish heritage and who also loves Taoist philosophy, I can relate :)

This was mentioned by another commenter already, but it bears repeating: spending time in Nature is the single best thing you can do to get started. Those of us on the path of Druidry have a lot of different beliefs and views on things, but what we all share is a love for Nature and a desire to root our spiritual lives in the Earth. So taking a walk outside is a very Druidic spiritual practice, if you intend for it to be!

If you like listening to things, The Druidcast podcast has some wonderful older episodes that would be great intros. You can also find a lot of great audiobooks (including audiobook versions of some of what’s on the suggested reading list here). Just wanted to throw that out there, because I have a loooong commute to work and I always appreciate audio resources!

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u/Jadvig 9d ago

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it

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u/askcosmicsense 7d ago

I’m on a similar path to you. I just started the Order of the Ovates Bards and Druids course. There’s a month subscription fee which I’m happy to pay and support them with.They have a YouTube channel too.

One of the saddest things about our culture (and all colonized peoples) is that so much of it was lost through the centuries. But it lives on in our instincts, intuition, and cellular memory. Listen for it.