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RDNA Resources (Books, Recommended Reading) [pinned]




Books From the Reformed Druids of North America
    • A Reformed Druid Anthology, 2nd ed (also known as ARDA-2) – this is a monumental collection (almost a thousand pages long), and it comes in various forms and formats due to its sheer size. The PDF versions are always FREE, but hardcover prints are available from Lulu Print-On-Demand.

    • Unofficial Welcome Pamphlet (FREE PDF) is the original 22 pages of the main written works plus introductory info on the RDNA and how to start your own protogrove

    • Black Book of Liturgy (FREE PDF) is Oakdale Grove’s recommended readings from ARDA-2 plus many scripts of RDNA ritual variations and rites of passage)


Top recommended readings by authors in other druid orders
    • The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer (Ancient Order of Druids in America – AODA)

    • The Rebirth of Druidry by Philip Carr-Gomm (Order of Bards, Ovates, & Druids – OBOD)

    • A Legacy of Druids: Conversations With Druid Leaders Of Britain, The USA And Canada, Past And Present by Ellen Evert Hopman (Tribe of the Oak)


Readings on ancient druids (scholarly quality)
    • Druids: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe

    • The Druids by Stuart Piggott

    • The Druids by Peter Berresford Ellis

    • The World of the Druids by Miranda J. Green


Readings to Avoid
    • The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic and Lore by Douglas Monroe (fraudulent sources, numerous inaccuracies passed off as historical facts, and other junk wrapped in a shiny literary bowtie)






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