Philip Carr-Gomm is Chief of the Order of Bards Orates and Druids. He is the author of The Druid Way and The Elements of the Druid Tradition, and editor of The Book of Druidry and The Druid Renaissance. Philip studied with the Chief Druid, Philip Ross Nichols, from the age of fifteen. After taking a degree in psychology, he trained in psychosynthesis, psychotherapy for adults and play therapy for children.

Contents

Introduction

The End of Living and the Beginning of Survival

The Druid Circle

The Druid Tradition -- Our Forgotten Heritage

Our Animal Teachers Rooted in Time

Shamanism and Animal Powers

The Celtic Otherworld Inner Animals, Power Animals, Totem Guides

Redressing the Balance -- Dancing the Dream Awake

Chapter One

Oracles

The Waters of Time

The Bright Knowledge

The Druid Animal Oracle

Chapter Two

The Sacred Animals of the Druid Tradition

Blackbird

Hind

Stag

Bear

Fox

Boar

Hawk

Dog

Owl

Cat

Crane

Frog

Raven

Swan

Wolf

Adder

Eagle

Sow

Bull

Goose

Ram

Hare

Salmon

Bee

Otter

Cow

Horse

Wren

Water

Dragon

Earth Dragon

Air Dragon

Fire Dragon

Seal

Chapter Three

How to Use the Cards

Starting a Reading

Sacred Space -- The Druid Circle

Asking the Question Shuffling the Pack

Choosing the Cards

The Spreads -- Working With One Card

The Triune Spread

The Awen Spread

The Spread of the Elements

The Spirits of the Circle Spread

The Hearth Spread

The Arianrhod Spread

Interpreting the Cards

Sample Readings -- The Spirits of the Circle Spread

The Hearth Spread

Further Work with Sacred Animals

Sacred Animals Empower Us

Pronunciation Guide

Further Reading

The Animal Oracle and The Druid Way