Apr 7, 2025 · OBOD – The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids – is a mystery school, a community around the world, who love nature and want to follow a magical, spiritual way that respects …

In ancient times an Ovate was a prophet, seer, healer and diviner. In modern times, an Ovate is one who studies or practices herbalism, healing and divination within a Druidic context, or who …

The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids or OBOD is a Neo-Druidic order based in England, [1] but based in part on the Welsh Gorsedd of Bards. [2][3] It has grown to become a dynamic druid …

“The OBOD course arguably represents one of the major documents of British spirituality from the late twentieth century.” Since then the course has been developed, revised and expanded for …

Jan 24, 2018 · I loved the Ovate grade and it’s still my main alignment on the OBOD path. I definitely echo all you have said here… I found the Bardic grade very clear and linear – a case …

Jan 11, 2022 · I’ve recently enrolled into the OBOD’s “Bardic Course”. I’ve already started studying the material I’ve been given, and it seems like it’ll be a pretty invaluable experience …

Since the first lessons were sent out by the OBOD in 1988 thousands of members have walked this path, creating a network of Druids with over 80 Groves and Seed groups around the world, …

Jul 2, 2017 · OBOD works differently–the three paths are laid out in the following order: Bard (first year of study), Ovate (second year and a half of study), and Druid (third year of study).

The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids is a worldwide group of over thirty thousand members in fifty countries, dedicated to practising, teaching, and developing Druidry as a valuable and …

Oct 2, 2014 · OBOD provides a foundation and a framework for Pagan practice. Although OBOD is a non-creedal and non-doctrinal order, most of its material is presented in a Pagan context.