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There is a network of mentors, [19] many using email, to support the students’ progress through the grades of Bard, Ovate and Druid. Members meet at camps, [20] at workshops and assemblies in various parts of the world, and a network of groves and seedgroups also exists.
Some British Druid orders divide membership into three grades, referred to as "bards", "ovates", and then "Druids". [73] This three-tier system mirrors the three degrees found in British Traditional Wicca. [74] Other groups eschew any division into bard, ovate, and druid. [75]
In modern English, the nouns vates (/ ˈ v eɪ t iː z /) and ovate (UK: / ˈ ɒ v ə t, ˈ oʊ v eɪ t /, US: / ˈ oʊ v eɪ t /), are used as technical terms for ancient Celtic bards, prophets and philosophers. The terms correspond to a Proto-Celtic word which can be reconstructed as *wātis. [1]
Barddas - Title page. Barddas is a book of material compiled and written by the Welsh writer Iolo Morganwg.Dressed as an authentic compilation of ancient Welsh bardic and druidic theology and lore.
Shallcrass has created a series of distance learning courses on Druidry for the British Druid Order covering all three grades of Bard, Ovate and Druid as a series of monthly booklets. The course comes with recommendations from prominent figures including Professor Ronald Hutton and Robin Williamson. [11]
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Bard 1st degree (after candidacy/initiation) title used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids that is primarily centered on song, spoken word, memory, tradition, and poetry. [10] Ovate 2nd degree used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. It is the centered on healing, divination, and herbalism. [11] Druid
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