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considered a Founder.
Frangquist: A prominent member of the early RDNA.
Fraternalism: Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, or Greek Fraternities.
Gaelic: one of three variant Celtic languages spoken in Ireland (Irish),
Scotland (Scot Gaidhlig) or the Isle of Man (Manx Gaelic).
Geimredh: one of four Druidic seasons. Winter. From Samhain
upto Oimelc.
Grannos: A Higher Order (fourth) dedicated to healing springs
and helping people.
Greenwood Grove: A late 70s grove in Washington State. ZDNA
Green Book: A collection of meditative readings in the early RDNA.
Grove: A collection of three or more Druids.
Hair Pull: A theological debating session held by the Hassidic Dru-
ids or SDNA.
Hassidic Druids of North America: A group of Jewish Druids in
the Arch grove.
Hazelnut Grove: A late 70s grove in California. NRDNA
HDNA: Hasidic Druids of North America.
Henge of Keltria: An offshoot of ADF.
High Holy Days: The four biggie festivals; Samhain, Oimelc,
Beltaine, Lughnasadh.
Higher Orders: The orders of Grannos, Braciaca, Belenos, Sirona,
Taranis, Llyr and Danu. The last three were never filled. Used
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members with an exclusive alliance to the Neo-Pagan move-
ment.
SDNA: Schismatic Druids of North America.
Second Order: A later step in the Druid “hierarchy’ for Druids
who see Druidism as being an important part of their life.
Preceptors must come from the Second Order or higher.
Server: A helper to the ArchDruid, who carries the cup in the Or-
der of Worship. Must be of at least the First Order.
Sigil: The Druid Sigil of a circle with two vertical lines passing
through it.
Sirona: A Higher Order (7th) dedicated to rivers and streams.
Solstice: A time when the days are the longest or shortest. A time
for Druidic festival.
Southern Shores Grove: An early 70s Grove of the RDNA and
NRDNA in California.
Special Orders: Essentially new Orders of Priesthood devised out-
side the structure of the 10 original Higher Orders. Special
Orders often have a Patriarch or Matriarch.
Stanford Grove: An early 70s grove of the RDNA in California.
State of the Grove: A special letter sent out by Carleton Archdruids
upon retirement. Copies should be sent to the Council as a
whole. Reimbursement may be requested.
Summer: A Druidic period of time between May 1st and Nov. 1st,
during which it is warm and the Waters of Life can be shared.
Suzuki: A speical order dedicated to meditation and mature train-
ing in Martial arts.
Taranis: A Higher Order (eighth) dedicated to Thunder. Never es-
tablished.
Tellit: A prayer shawl worn by Hasidic Druids of North America.
Te-Mara: Commentary upon the Mish-mash, derived from Hair
Pull sessions by HDNA.
Third Order: The Order of Priesthood in the Reform. A member
of the Third Order.
Track: ADF term. There are 13 different tracks of study in the ADF
seminary program, ranked in level of difficulty from 1 (easy) to
5 (Phd).
UAOD: An abbreviation for United Ancient Order of Druids.
United Ancient Order of Druids: A worldwide fraternity of men.
Uncouth: Something that is disagreeable to Hassidic Druids.
Vigil: The overnight period of meditation taken by a Third Order
candidate, while preparing for entry into the Third Order.
Waters-of-Life: A liturgical drink used in the Summer to mark
Siblinghood between Druids.
Waters-of-Sleep: A liturgical drink used in the Winter to mark
Siblinghood between Druids.
Whang: A non-alcoholic form of Waters of Life, using Tang and
Water.
Wheel of the Year: The cycle of the eight festivals of Druidism.
Wicca: The religion of the Wiccans
Wiccan: A believer in Wicca or used as an adjective. Read “Draw-
ing Down the Moon”.
Winter: The Druidic period of time between Nov. 1st and May 1st,
during which it is cold and the Waters of Sleep can be shared
and no ordinations take place.
Witch: A believer in Wicca.
Witchcraft: The activity of a Witch.
Yule: another term for the winter solstice celebration.
ZDNA: Zen Druids of North America.
Zen Druids of North America: The Evergreen and Greenwood
Groves of Washington state.
NRDNA: Abbreviation for New Reformed Druids of North America
Oak Eve and Oak Day: HDNA term. Sunset Sat to sunrise Sun
and Sunrise Sun to Sunset Sun.
Oberon: A Special Order dedicated to bards.
OBOD: An abbreviation for a British Meso-Druid group called the
Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.
ODNA: Orthodox Druids of North America
Oimelc: A major festival of Druids near Feb. 1st, to mark the weak-
ening of winter, stirrings of new life, and poetry. Also called
Imbolc or Candlemass.
Olive Eve and Olive Day: HDNA term. Sunset Thursday to Sun-
rise Friday and Sunrise Friday to Sunset Saturday.
Order: A group of Druids dedicated to a purpose. A term used to
indicate a ritual, as in Order of Worship or Order of Conse-
cration.
Order of Worship: The generic ritual of the Reform, which comes
in three major forms: Winter, Summer and Festivals.
Orthodox Druids of North America: A group of mid 70s Druids
dedicated to ancient Irish Druidism.
Paleo-Druidism: Isaac’s term for the ancient Druids of Europe.
Paleo-Pagan: The original pagans of a culture that haven’t been
monotheized.
Patriarch: A man in charge of a Higher Order or Special Order.
PCoAD: Provisional Council of ArchDruids.
Pine Eve and Pine Day: HDNA term. Sunset Wednesday to Sun-
rise Thursday and Sunrise Thursday to Sunset Thursday.
Preceptor: A Druid of at least 2nd Order, who plays an important
role in taking care of Business matters and answering the Cat-
echism of the Waters in the Order of Worship.
Priest: A member of the Third Order.
Priestess: A Third Order Druid who also happens to be female.
Protogrove: A 70s concept of the NRDNA, for starting groves that
haven’t acquired a Third Order Druid yet.
Provisional Council of ArchDruids: A collection of mid70s Dru-
ids who sought to establish greater communication between
groves in the Reform.
Puck: A Special Order dedicated to Mischief and Tomfoolery.
RDNA: An abbreviation for Reformed Druids of North America.
Reform, The: A collective term to included all the branches of Re-
formed Druidism.
Reformed Druid: A member of any branch of the Reform, at least
of the First Order.
Reformed Druids of North America: A term for the movement
until 1976, when it came to indicate a branch of the Reform
which did not see Neo-Paganism as its primary source of inspi-
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