Northern Roots Druid Grove
Druidry is an ancient spirituality with millenia-old roots. Druids strive to connect with the Divine forces of Nature through ritual, celebration, study, and discussion. We revere trees, animals, land, water, and sky, and all forms of life seen and unseen that dwell in the apparent and hidden realms of Earth.
Northern Roots Grove is a pan-Druid spiritual organization. Our grove is not formally affiliated with any national/international Druid order (ADF, OBOD, RDNA, etc), though many of our members belong to those orders. We hold regular meet-ups in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area.
Our Vision
Our Vision:
Northern Roots is an eclectic Druid Grove dedicated to sharing Druidic inspiration, knowledge, and practices to sustain a balance of spiritual, social, and educational activities for our members.
Our Mission:
Membership
Anyone interested in pursuing a Druidic spiritual path is welcome to become a member of Northern Roots Grove. We have three tiers of Membership: Birch, Maple, and Oak.
To learn more about us:
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Spiritual
Northern Roots members draw their spiritual beliefs and practices from Celtic, Norse, and other Druidic and Pagan traditions. As a grove we do not require adherence to any particular belief system, but instead welcome all forms of spirituality compatible with a Druidic perspective. We celebrate Nature's cycles through the observance of periodic festivals.
Our Festivals
Our spiritual year follows the "Wheel of the Year" cycles of Nature. We celebrate four solar and four lunar festivals at solstices, equinoxes, and important times in between those astronomical events. Names and exact dates of these festivals may vary, depending on astronomical timing and the cultural tradition being honored.
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We celebrate these holidays with ceremony and festivity at grove get-togethers.
As a grove we have formulated, by consensus, a Core Order of Ritual that we follow during holiday observances. Within that framework we invite and encourage our members to contribute to the writing and performance of our rituals, drawing from whatever traditions hold meaning for them. Our rituals honor many deities and nature spirits, as well as the plants and animals of our precious Earth. Our Grove Bards and other members enliven Northern Roots ceremonies with song, poetry, and story. Northern Roots rituals and holiday celebrations are therefore flexible, fresh, creative, and fun!
Social
In addition to being partners on a Druidic spiritual path, Northern Roots members enjoy friendship and camaraderie within our grove. We are a family, and we like hanging out together! Throughout the year we participate in group activties and field trips. As a group we have visited the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Minnesota Irish Festival, and all of our holiday celebrations include potluck feasting and socializing. And we like to laugh!
Educational
Northern Roots Grove regularly hosts educational activities in the Twin Cities area and maintains The Mycelium,, an extensive online library of Druidic and Pagan Resources:
Druid Moots and Bardic Nights
Come forth all ye bards! Come forth all who follow the Druid path! Come forth to the Druid Moots and Bardic Nights!
The Druids of Northern Roots Grove welcomes everyone for a night of discussion on Druid culture and beliefs. Bring your Bardic inspiration with poems, tales, song and more! We welcome Druids, Bards and anyone who is interested in participating. Our Moots are monthly unifying events where all Druids (or those interested in Druidry), regardless of affiliation, can come together to share, learn and spark the passion of our path. Each month we choose a different topic for discussion and bardry.
Check Our Grove calendar for upcoming Moots.
Northern Roots Grove teaches classes in Druidry and related topics at convenient locations in the Twin Cities area. Several of our classes have been held at Enchanted Boutique in White Bear Lake, MN.
Check Our Grove calendar for upcoming classes.
Science has revealed that trees share information with each other across a vast network of complex underground fungal webs called the "mycelium." We have named our vast library of Druidic and Pagan resource pages in honor of this amazing "tree wide web"! The Mycelium is Northern Roots' online library of Druidic and Pagan resources. There you will find links to websites, books, and other educational materials. Thanks to our Grove Researcher and Librarian, Mallaidh, The Mycelium covers an extensive array of diverse topics from Tree Magic to Bronze Age Cuisine, and these resource pages are growing!
Community
Northern Roots Grove strives to create a strong sense of community among members within our grove, with the Twin Cities Pagan community, and with other Druid grove in the midwestern United States. We are commited to our policies of inclusion and safety in all of our communith interactions.
Inclusion
Within Northern Roots Grove we have established a safe and tolerant community that celebrates diversity. We have a policy of inclusion, welcoming people of any color, gender/sexual identity, age, or physical ability/disability.
At Northern Roots we are committed to providing a safe atmosphere for our members. We have a clear, written Safety Policy and Conflict Resolution Plan, and we diligently enforce it!
Our goal is to create a structure within our grove for preventing, reporting, and responding to threats such as sexual misbehavior (including harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault), physical, mental and emotional abuse (including assault, bullying, harassment, exclusion and inclusion issues, and hate speech), and physical safety issues (including privacy, accessibility, infrastructure, substance abuse).
All Northern Roots members are expected to abide by our Safety Policy and Conflict Resolution Plan.
Northern Roots Grove is an active member of the thriving Twin Cities and Midwest Pagan communities. We participate yearly in Paganicon and Twin Cities Pagan Pride Day. There, both as a grove and as individuals, we have
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Contact Us
Questions? Would you like to attend one of our public events? Ask us!
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