Date : 5 – 9 AUGUST 2009
Venue : The Forest of Dean
Performances
by …
winner of Radio 2 Folk Awards CHRIS WOOD, harper MONIKA STADLER, Druid JIM FAUPEL, PAUL MITCHELL, RACHEL GITTUS, DRUIDS VIEW, and PAUL NEWMAN with guest vocalists.
Workshops and Talks by …urban shaman GORDON the TOAD, Druids EMMA RESTALL ORR, MARK GRAHAM, ROB WILSON, dancer DAWN MORGAN, author of ‘Shroom’ ANDY LETCHER, wildcraft teacher JAMES WATSON, herbalist NATHANIEL HUGHES, musician KATE FLETCHER and CORWAN AP BROCH, shamanic teacher GAY JONES, stav teacher GRAHAM BUTCHER and many more …
Healing tent, divination …

At the end of my last article I talked about how the actions of others could be seen as dishonourable, and someone asked what I meant by honour.  Honour is a difficult concept to pin down. It is used so frequently within Druidry that the word itself passes with an assumption of mutual understanding; yet perhaps the understanding of the word needs further exploration.
In her critically acclaimed book ‘Living With Honour’ (O Books 2007) Emma Restall Orr expands themes she touches on in an earlier article published in ‘Pagan Visions …

Now that the madness of midsummer and the solstice has finally died down, and I am able to find some clarity about feelings I’ve had over recent weeks and months, my thoughts turn to the situation in modern Paganism, and especially Druidry as I currently am experiencing it. Whilst we are all very familar with the fluffy glittery sparkly ‘Witchcraft’ and ‘Wicca’ that hopefully offers a gateway to a deeper understanding of modern Pagan practice, I do find myself questioning what exactly Druidry is, and how it is practiced. Whether …