Trilithon: The Journal of the Ancient Order of Druids in America

By The Ancient Order of Druids in America

In this issue of Trilithon, we begin with an interview with Claire Schosser, AODA Mentor Coordinator, who discusses the mentoring program and practices that will help AODA members carry out the work of the grades. We then turn to a piece called "Devotionals" by Dean Easton and a reflection on meditation and the triads by Adam Robersmith, "Three Things Indispensable." Dana O'Driscoll has offered us two pieces for this issue, "Sacred Gardening through the Three Druid Elements" and "Connection as the Core Spiritual Philosophy in the Druid Tradition." Max Rogers offers us "A Druid Saturnalia" and Christian Brunner integrates history, research, mythology, and a healthy dose of the creative in "Giving Story to the Gundestrup Cauldron: Drawing on Archaeological Evidence, History, and Bardic Vision." In "By the Light of the Moon," William Herrington (Moonfeather) discusses gardening in alignment with moon cycles. Award-winning Celtic studies scholar and musician S?thearan NicLe?id explores the etymology of the word "Druid" in her piece "The Power of Words" and Jason Stieber reviews three books that offer important takes on the wild and the sacred work of rewilding in "Deep Ecology, Human Civilization, and the Wild." We are also delighted to introduce new visions for this journal, continuing Dana's work of honoring the many elements of nature spirituality, as calling, as work, and as manifestation. Two new features appear in this issue. The first is Awenyddion's Call, an area for literary poetry on Druidic and nature themes. Poems included in this issue are Adam Robersmith's "Eadha/Aspen" and my own "Solstice." Crossing Communities offers an interview with a leader, visionary, or practitioner from a community of interest to AODA members. This issue closes with an interview with Jon Cleland Host, editor of Humanistic Pagans, an online community devoted to a paganism "firmly rooted in the empirical world."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1720886075
• ISBN13: 9781720886075
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.2" x 8.0"