The religion of Druidry is organized around a reverence for the Earth, the ancestors, and the gods. Where does it come from? Some claim that it was the spirituality of Britain before the Celts arrived. It certainly has much in common with the spirituality of Native Americans, the Maori, and the Aboriginals of Australia.

In this lyrical and succinct volume, English priestess, poet, soul therapist, and Druid teacher Emma Restall Orr examines the origins and the present-day practices of Druids. The art of creating and tending an altar is essential for making offerings and giving prayers of thanks. Druids gather in a grove (a circle of souls) to perform rituals honoring eight major festivals in a yearly cycle. They seek "transformation and regeneration through a sensitivity to fertility, growth, decay, and rebirth." Druids also pay attention to the spirits of the elementals and animals. This attunement to the natural world compels many of them to become active in the environmental movement.