Nature Religions: Engaged Projects
Further resources, if available, can be found in our full bibliography.

The Irish Pagan School
The Irish Pagan School was co-founded in 2017 by Irish Authors and heritage educators Lora O’Brien and Jon O’Sullivan, as a platform to promote and support genuine native Irish spiritual teaching and teachers. They provide Online Classes on Irish Paganism, Mythology, genuine Irish History, Heritage, Culture, Folklore, Magic and Spirituality, all taught by native Irish Educators. The Irish Pagan School Blog is offered as a further free resource to complement their existing offerings.

Earthspirit
EarthSpirit is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1977, dedicated to the preservation and development of Earth-centered spirituality, culture and community; we particularly focus on the Indigenous traditions of pre-Christian Europe, known collectively as paganism, which have survived in varying degrees to the present day. At the core of the pagan traditions is a sense that the Great Mystery (or the Sacred, as some would call it) manifests throughout the natural world; that we can experience it directly through communion with Nature; and that the Spirit of the Earth unites all beings in a vast and varied web of interdependent connections. The pagan traditions incorporate attitudes of veneration and respect for the Earth and shape a way of life that reflects the patterns and wisdom found in Nature, inspiring us to honor diversity, to value tribal, cooperative community, and to live in harmonious balance as an integral part of the natural world. Paganism is a spiritual path rooted in ancient European traditions which have as their core a respectful awareness of the sacredness of the Earth. We experience ourselves and everything that exists as vital parts of the whole of Nature, understanding that all things in the universe interact in both a physical and spiritual relationship. Paganism has experienced a dramatic resurgence in the last few decades as many thousands of people have sought a spiritual context through which to address the current environmental crisis.

Covenant of the Goddess
The Covenant of the Goddess is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations. The Covenant is incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in California, though it has grown to be an international organization. It is a confederation of covens and solitaires of various traditions, who share in the worship of the Goddess and the Old Gods and subscribe to a common code of ethics. Wicca, or Witchcraft, is the most popular expression of the religious movement known as Neo-Paganism and is the fastest growing religion in the United States according to the Institute for the Study of American Religion. Its practitioners are reviving ancient Pagan practices and beliefs of pre-Christian Europe and adapting them to contemporary life. The result is a religion that is both old and new, both traditional and creative. The Covenant of the Goddess was incorporated as a nonprofit religious organization on October 31, 1975.

Circle Sanctuary
Founded in 1974 by Selena Fox, Circle Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Nature Spirituality church and 200-acre nature preserve dedicated to networking, community celebrations, spiritual healing and education. Circle Sanctuary sponsors gatherings and workshops at the Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve in the forested hills of southwestern Wisconsin, USA. Their vibrant community converges at classes, Full Moon circles, seasonal sabbats, volunteer days, Sacred Fire Circles, and at our annual week-long Pagan Spirit Gathering. They provide information and aids to spiritual practice through our podcasts, publications, and online shop. They also advocate religious freedom and civil rights through the Lady Liberty League and participation in interfaith dialogues. They serve active and retired troops and their families through military ministries, and they also operate a 20-acre green cemetery.

Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA)
Founded in 1912 as the American branch of the Ancient and Archaeological Order of Druids, AODA is a traditional Druid order rooted in the Druid Revival of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, offering an opportunity for modern people to experience the teachings and practices of Druidry in today’s world. It doesn’t claim direct descent from the original Druids–the priestly caste of ancient Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, which went extinct around 1,200 years ago–and is skeptical of any group that does make that claim. Instead, like other modern Druid groups, the AODA evolved out of a 300-year-old movement, the Druid Revival, that found the fragmentary legacy of the ancient Druids a powerful source of inspiration and insight and drew on a wide range of sources in shaping a nature spirituality to meet the challenges of today. See also The Gnostic Celtic Church (GCC), an independent sacramental church of nature spirituality affiliated with the AODA.

Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids
The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids is a worldwide group of over thirty thousand members in fifty countries, dedicated to practicing, teaching, and developing Druidry as a valuable and inspiring spirituality. The Order was founded in Britain over 50 years ago by the historian and poet Ross Nichols, aided by the writer and founder of the Tolkien Society Vera Chapman, and fellow members of the Ancient Druid Order.

The Druid Network
The Network is not a Druid Order: it makes no attempt at defining or teaching one interpretation of Druidry, ancient or modern. Instead it aims to offer a rich blend of information and inspiration to all, expressing a philosophy that is a celebration of life; a reaching to understand the power of nature with respect and sensitivity. Druidry is not only a philosophy though; for an increasing number of people it is a deeply held religious practice, honouring the sanctity of nature and providing an ethical framework based on the understanding of sustainable, honourable relationship. The Network therefore also aims to provide conscious support of individuality, community, local diversity and environmental sustainability, promoting awareness of the divine within nature, helping to create a world beyond unnecessary consumerism and political paranoia. Put more simply the aim of TDN is to inform, inspire and facilitate the practice of Druidry as a modern living religion.
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