Ellen Evert Hopman has been a teacher of herbalism since 1983 and is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. A member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages and a former professor at the Grey School of Wizardry, she has presented at schools and workshops across the United States and Europe. A Druidic initiate since 1984, she is the current Archdruid of Tribe of the Oak (Tuatha na Dara), an international Druid Order, a founding member of The Order of the White Oak (Ord Na Darach Gile ), a Bard of the Gorsedd of Caer Abiri, and a Druidess of the Druid Clan of Dana. A former vice president of The Henge of Keltria, she is the author of The Sacred Herbs of Spring; The Sacred Herbs of Samhain; Secret Medicines from Your Garden; The Real Witches of New England; Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore; A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine; A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder – a Children’s Herbal; Being a Pagan; Tree Medicine, Tree Magic; and the Druid trilogy of novels: Priestess of the Forest, The Druid Isle and Priestess of the Fire Temple. She lives in Massachusetts.
Foreword by Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
Preface: Why I Wrote This Book
Acknowledgments
PART 1
An Introduction to Druidry
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Knowing
What a Druid Is and Is Not
Historical Knowledge about the Druids
Goddesses and Gods of the Druids
The Druidic Festivals and High Holy Days
Magical Techniques of the Druids
Druidic Wisdom Tales and Poetry
An Introduction to the Brehon Laws
PART 2
Becoming a Druid
How to Practice Druidic Arts, Magic, and Spirituality
The Tools of a Druid
Druidic Meditation
Creating Druid Rituals
Charms for Divination and Augury
Charms for Abundance, Healing, and Protection
Herbal Charms and Spells
PART 3
Druids and Nature
Words of Wisdom from Fellow Druids
Revelations of Nature by Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
Druids and Trees by Peter J. Quandt
Resources and Suggested Reading
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
