Augur’s Path – The Augur’s Path is designed to expose the student to concepts related to divination, omens, and augury. Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
Bardic Path – The Bardic Path consists of learning about music, poetry, and other arts. Read at least three books about Celtic music, poetry, and art. Write a three or more page summary of what you’ve learned. Or in lieu of the standard three-page essay, the student on the Bardic Path may create and submit three pages of music, poetry, or art of a Druidic theme to complete this path.
Celestial Path – The Celestial Path seeks to expose the student to concepts related to astronomy, astrology, and astroarchaeology (the alignment of ancient structures to solar, lunar, or celestial events). Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
Dragon Path – The Dragon Path focuses on ley lines, stone circles, barrow mounds, and earth specific energies. Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
Green Man Path – The Green Man Path is all about trees, plants, and herbalism. Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
Cernunnos Path – Cernunnos Path is all about animals and animal totems. Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
Ritual Path – The Ritual Path seeks to expose the student to Pagan / Druid holy days (8-fold year or other) and the elements of Pagan / Druid ritual. Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. At least one of these books should be about Druid ritual since the Druid ritual form is different from other Pagan paths and also varies among different Druid organizations. Write a three or more page summary of what you’ve learned. Or in lieu of the standard three-page essay, the student on the Ritual Path may create and submit a three or -more page ritual celebrating a Druid holy day.
Service Path – The Service Path is about community involvement. It is the one path that requires action and not reading. Spend at least 18 hours volunteering in your local community. This could be volunteering for a Pagan or Druid group, organization, or cause. If the options in your areas are limited, this can be for a more mainstream group, organization, or cause. Keep a log of your hours and write a three-page summary of what you did, the mission and purpose of the organization you volunteered for, how they benefit the community, anything you learned, and so on.
Spirit Path – The Spirit Path focuses on the Three Druid Kindreds (i.e. Deities, Nature Spirits, and Ancestors). Read three books on these topics either of a general nature or specific to Druidry. Books of mythology are great for learning about deities. Write a three or more-page summary of what you’ve learned.
