{"title":"Music, Fiction \u0026 Poetry","description":"\"Druidry is a spirituality of simple things - of place and time, existence and imagination. It teaches the appreciation of sunrises and the sound of water. We are free to express divinity as we experience it. To those who are willing to learn, it teaches love and compassion, to listen to the song of our hearts and the music of the earth. And sometimes, hugging trees is in order!\" \u003cstrong\u003eOBOD member Lily, Switzerland \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/druidry.org\/druid-way\/teaching-and-practice\/communing-nature\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/druidry.org\/druid-way\/teaching-and-practice\/communing-nature\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully curated selection of poetry, novels and music to enhance and inspire. Featuring CD's from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paganmusic.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDamh the Bard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prophet-priest-and-king","title":"Prophet Priest and King - the Poetry of Ross Nichols  edited by Jay Ramsay","description":"\u003cp\u003eProphet, Priest and King is a long-overdue of Ross Nichol's poetry which includes prose from Prose Chants and Poems (1941), The Cosmic Shape (with James Kirkup, 1946), Seasons at War (1947), and unpublished poems from the early '50s onwards. Edited and introduced by Jay Ramsey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/druidry.org\/about-us\/ross-nichols-founder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRoss Nichols \u003c\/a\u003ewas Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates \u0026amp; Druids until his death in 1975. An accomplished prose writer, essayist, editor and water colourist who exhibited at the Royal Academy, we can now see him as one of the \"Apocalypse poets\" of the 1940's. As Chief of the Order from 1964, his contribution was substantial, re-introducing into contemporary Druid practice the winter Solstice Festival and the four Celtic Fire Festivals, which he led in London and at Glastonbury.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Order of Bards Ovates \u0026 Druids Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6838349660217,"sku":"BO_PPA_1132","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/4344\/9401\/products\/IMG_8357.jpg?v=1629373664"},{"product_id":"cosmiel-s-gift","title":"Cosmiel’s Gift by Philip Carr-Gomm","description":"In this excerpt from the novel 'The Prophecies', beautifully illustrated with images by Angela Lemaire, we learn why Hermann no longer fears death after his Ecstatic Journey with the angel Cosmiel 'beyond the Sea of Stars', beyond even the Seventh Heaven:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Since taking this ecstatic journey with Cosmiel, I no longer fear death. Instead I know of the wonders that lie in store for me, once freed of the physical body. Death, I now know, is a process of shedding, of letting go of attachments, of longings, of defences, of garments of thought and feeling that cover the pure radiance of the soul.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e42pp","brand":"The Order of Bards Ovates \u0026 Druids Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6838350676025,"sku":"BO_CGP_1104","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/4344\/9401\/products\/Cosmiel_sGift.jpg?v=1519216636"},{"product_id":"the-prophecies","title":"The Prophecies by Philip Carr-Gomm","description":"‘Mysterious. Magical. Erotic. An incredible story.’ Mark Townsend, author The Gospel of Falling Down\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A powerful romance, on many levels – part political thriller, part esoteric journey, and part moving love story. I couldn’t put it down.’\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Ayot, author Re-enchanting the Forest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A vivid portrayal of war, friendship and our deepest desires.\u003cbr\u003eCompelling writing and research. Superb.’ Dr Brian Bates, author The Way of Wyrd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An extraordinary work of the compassionate imagination.’ Lindsay Clarke, author The Chymical Wedding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Luftwaffe pilot Hermann Kaestner falls in love with a French clairvoyant, who will he be forced to betray – his country, his lover, or his own soul?\u003cbr\u003eThe world has now forgotten the extraordinary prophetess Geneviève Zaepffel, but at the height of her fame she was predicting the fate of nations and the outcome of the war to thousands seated in the Salle Pleyel in Paris. 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