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British Druid Order 2009
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British Druid Order 2009
BDO News (Updated February 12th)
BDO SPIRIT CAMP 2010 !!!
The first of our new round of BDO Spirit Camps will run from May 30th to June 6th. With magical happenings, spirit journeyings, ritual, drumming, chanting, dancing, woodcraft skills, workshops, music, merriment, warm summer evenings of fun and feasting, an Iron Age roundhouse, a sauna, and general Druidical wonderment and bardic grooviness, this one's a must for your diary. For details and booking form, see the Events/Camps page. Come and join us!
NEW FREE BDO MEMBERSHIP!
Folk frequently ask how to join the BDO. We've tended to waffle about the course, groves, gorseddau and all stations of the sun and moon. Then a sudden flash of awen produced a brilliantly simple solution. You can now join free by clicking a button on our Membership page. Go there now! Go! Now!
THIS IS THE YEAR WE SAVE THE WORLD!
Just before Midwinter, it struck me that I can't be the only person who's had enough of Press and politicians telling us that the world's going to Hel in a handcart and there's nothing we can do about it. Don't believe them. We are not doomed if we don't want to be. All of us have it in our power to make the world a better place. Each of us is capable of creating beauty, giving healing, promoting peace, of living more ethical and ecological lives. So, the message from here at the BDO is: This is the year we save the world! More on the message and how we can make it real as the year rolls on. Meanwhile, our new Save the World page contains links to other pages where you'll find loads of ideas, inspiration and practical things we can all do to make our world a greener, healthier, more equal and more peaceful place.
OPEN AIR CREMATION VICTORY!
Four years ago in Newcastle, elderly Hindu guru, Davender Ghai, asked for a ruling on whether he would be allowed a traditional Hindu open air cremation when his time came. Newcastle City Council and the Ministry of Justice argued that outdoor cremations were illegal.The resulting legal wrangling nearly bankrupted Davender Ghai and cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds. In the end, it turns out that open-air cremations have been legal all along. The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is nothing in Britain's laws forbidding open air cremation as long as it is conducted in an enclosed building away from the public's gaze and abides by environmental regulations. The Court ruled that an enclosed building does not have to have a roof. As he was carried out of the Royal Courts of Justice by jubilant supporters, Ghai remarked that the judges' verdict had "breathed new life into an old man's dreams". It also, happily, opens the possibility of open air cremations for Druids. Yay! And thank you, Davender ...
BDO COURSE Update
We still hope that the launch of the BDO course will coincide with the BDO Spirit Camp at the end of May. It will be offered primarily in the form of pdf files downloadable from this website in order to minimise admin, printing and postage costs. Keep watching this space... Meanwhile, for an idea of what the course will contain, see our BDO Course page.
Peace, love and blessings,
Greywolf /|\
BDO SPIRIT CAMP 2010 !!!
The first of our new round of BDO Spirit Camps will run from May 30th to June 6th. With magical happenings, spirit journeyings, ritual, drumming, chanting, dancing, woodcraft skills, workshops, music, merriment, warm summer evenings of fun and feasting, an Iron Age roundhouse, a sauna, and general Druidical wonderment and bardic grooviness, this one's a must for your diary. For details and booking form, see the Events/Camps page. Come and join us!
NEW FREE BDO MEMBERSHIP!
Folk frequently ask how to join the BDO. We've tended to waffle about the course, groves, gorseddau and all stations of the sun and moon. Then a sudden flash of awen produced a brilliantly simple solution. You can now join free by clicking a button on our Membership page. Go there now! Go! Now!
THIS IS THE YEAR WE SAVE THE WORLD!
Just before Midwinter, it struck me that I can't be the only person who's had enough of Press and politicians telling us that the world's going to Hel in a handcart and there's nothing we can do about it. Don't believe them. We are not doomed if we don't want to be. All of us have it in our power to make the world a better place. Each of us is capable of creating beauty, giving healing, promoting peace, of living more ethical and ecological lives. So, the message from here at the BDO is: This is the year we save the world! More on the message and how we can make it real as the year rolls on. Meanwhile, our new Save the World page contains links to other pages where you'll find loads of ideas, inspiration and practical things we can all do to make our world a greener, healthier, more equal and more peaceful place.
OPEN AIR CREMATION VICTORY!
Four years ago in Newcastle, elderly Hindu guru, Davender Ghai, asked for a ruling on whether he would be allowed a traditional Hindu open air cremation when his time came. Newcastle City Council and the Ministry of Justice argued that outdoor cremations were illegal.The resulting legal wrangling nearly bankrupted Davender Ghai and cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds. In the end, it turns out that open-air cremations have been legal all along. The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is nothing in Britain's laws forbidding open air cremation as long as it is conducted in an enclosed building away from the public's gaze and abides by environmental regulations. The Court ruled that an enclosed building does not have to have a roof. As he was carried out of the Royal Courts of Justice by jubilant supporters, Ghai remarked that the judges' verdict had "breathed new life into an old man's dreams". It also, happily, opens the possibility of open air cremations for Druids. Yay! And thank you, Davender ...
BDO COURSE Update
We still hope that the launch of the BDO course will coincide with the BDO Spirit Camp at the end of May. It will be offered primarily in the form of pdf files downloadable from this website in order to minimise admin, printing and postage costs. Keep watching this space... Meanwhile, for an idea of what the course will contain, see our BDO Course page.
Peace, love and blessings,
Greywolf /|\
