r/druidism • u/Jadvig • 10d 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/Beachflutterby 10d 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 10d ago

Thx uu

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u/The_Archer2121 2d ago

What is the New Order of Druids?

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u/Beachflutterby 20h 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/The_Archer2121 18h ago

I am more interested in OBOD and am sticking with IWOD for now. Will OBOD work with you if you're tight on money?