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Events
Mon 11 April Isle of Avalon Foundation
Talk: 'The basics of Druidry' for Bath Spa University

Sat 16 April PF Wessex Conference.
Talk: 'Magic and the Druid Book of Shadows'

Sun 1 May Beltane meditation
along the Michael Line, Herts

Tues 21 June Alban Hefin meditation
Burrowbridge Mump, Somerset

27-31 July Druid Camp
Talk: title tbc. Visit their website

Mon 1 August Lughnasadh meditation
Burrowbridge Mump, Somerset here

18 - 27 August Cornovii Camp
Workshop with Marion Sibbons: 'Arthur in Avalon'

September 10 /11 OBOD Ritual workshop with Matt McCabe, Glastonbury

October 8 Pagan Federation 40th Anniversary, London Title TBC

November 3 Booksigning 12 - 2.30 Waterstones, High Street, Wells

November 8 The Glastonbury Pilrim's Reception Centre. Talk; 'Glastonbury; a creature of many moods' 7pm the Glastonbury Experience

December 21 Glastonbury Positive Living Group talk: Seasonal Druidry for a positive life
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There is one word that immediately springs to mind in relation to Penny’s book: Delicious! Penny’s highly accessible style of writing, excitement and passion for the subject had me up most nights reluctant to sleep lest I missed something.
Often I would find myself casting both arms, book aloft into the air shouting “Yes, Yes, Yes!!” in utter accord. Penny’s thoughts on the Druid path and her unique usage of the wonderful Mabinogi material had me wanting more and more. With each page arose snippets of Penny’s wisdom as a Druid, with each chapter a lesson learned, challenges invoked, tales told and mystery unravelled.
What is most apparent is Penny’s expression of ‘doing’ Druidry, not simply thinking about it or reading it, but being out there, aware, lucid and being ‘Druid’. There is much to learn in this book, and at times you have to put it down, take a walk and digest the information and instruction provided.
This book feeds and nourishes the spirit, it is reflective, challenging and inspiring, and there is much wisdom and honesty within the pages that reach out like tendrils of Awen to tickle the spirit. If you have one book this year on the subject of Druidry, make sure it is this one.
This will become a battered, finger stained, creased, well used and much loved book, like a favourite comfy sofa on a cold winter’s night. Dig out your wallets and purses people, this book is worth every Penny!
Kristoffer Hughes, Head: Anglesey Druid Order,
Author of “Natural Druidry”

At last - a really down to earth book about the practice of Druidry from someone who not only knows the material well is actually a practicing Druid! Penny Billington leads seekers to the druidic groves where the spirits of the land, the elements of nature and the compassion of the cosmos can support their spiritual practice.
Caitlín & John Matthews, authors of Walkers Between the Worlds,
Celtic Spirit and The Druid Source Book

I loved this rich and intuitive approach to the study of modern druidry. Penny’s book is full of wisdom and insight, the comprehensive course accompanied by beautiful visualisations and carefully crafted inspirational exercises. There is much to think about and much to treasure here and I am sure I shall return to it again and again.
Barbara Erskine, best-selling author of Lady of Hay and Time’s Legacy

"Any book on Druidry faces the challenge of being simultaneously respectful to tradition and relevant to the present. Penny Billington's The Path of Druidry responds brilliantly to this challenge . . . An engaging and readable introduction to Druidry for today."
John Michael Greer, Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America and author of The Druidry Handbook

"Druidry root and branch offers the best kind of guide to being a Druid today: it is wise, compassionate, friendly, amusing and ecologically sound. It is fully aware of the past (mythical and historical) while dwelling in the present and looking to the future of a world that is worthy of more respect and celebration than is common today. All of this is offered at the right time and in the right blend. This is a powerful but easily digested potion that will lead to an increase of delight for those who seek to be companions among those whose journey is taking them back to intimacy with the living world.”
Graham Harvey, Reader in Religious Studies for The Open University
and author of 'Listening People, Speaking Earth: Contemporary Paganism'

Penny guides the reader into the sublime world of the Druid with panache, elegance and deep soul-filled passion for the tradition. Combining thought, theory and powerful practical exercises in a highly accessible format; this book informs, instructs and entertains. Unequivocally the best book on Druidry written this century.
Kristoffer Hughes, Head: Anglesey Druid Order,
Author of “Natural Druidry”

‘Druidry Root and Branch’ is an excellent teaching manual for those new to druidry and a resource both for individuals and for those running groups. It helps answer questions such as what do druids do and how druidry can fit with life in the world today. While its focus is druidry, it would be helpful to anyone seeking to develop a nature-based Pagan spirituality.
Vivianne Crowley, Founder: Wicca Study Group; Interfaith coordinator: Pagan Federation; author of Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium.