Ross Nichols

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Ross Nichols (1902–1975) was a Cambridge academic and published poet, artist and historian, who founded the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids in 1964. He wrote prolifically on the subjects of Druidism and Celtic mythology.

Work

He revived the interest in Celtic spirituality and Druidry in the 20th century. Nichols was a Member and Chairman of the Ancient Druid Order which traces its lineage to a meeting at the Apple Tree Tavern in Covent Garden, London, in 1717.

Life

Nichols was a friend of Gerald Gardner, and while Gardner worked to introduce Wicca to the modern world, Nichols worked to change the practice of modern Druidry. He introduced a concern for Celtic mythology and Bardcraft, and the celebration of the full eight seasonal ceremonies in addition to arranging the teachings into three grades, in accordance with classical accounts of the three divisions of the Druids.

Nichols also translated Jean Baptiste's (aka Paul Christian) book "The History and Practice of Magic" in 1969.

In 1988 one of his students, Philip Carr-Gomm, was asked to lead the Order.

See also

• Bricket Wood
• Neo-druidism

External links

• http://www.druidry.org/index.php?module=PostWrap&page=http://rossnichols.druidry.org An extensive section on the site of the Order he founded, which includes his biography, details of his books, and selections of his artwork and poetry
• http://philipcarrgomm.druidry.org/InTheGroveoftheDruids.html Details of his biography and collection of essays

Layout

v · d · eNeo-Druidism Common beliefs Ancestor veneration · Celtic polytheism · Eisteddfod · Nature worship Orders Ár nDraíocht Féin · Ancient Order of Druids · Ancient Order of Druids in America · British Druid Order · The Druid Order · The Druid Network · Honouring the Ancient Dead · Reformed Druids of North America · Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids Notable Neo-Druids Erwan Berthou · Isaac Bonewits · Philip Carr-Gomm · François Jaffrennou · Robert Larson · Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec · Robert Wentworth Little · Iolo Morganwg · Ross Nichols · Emma Restall Orr · William Price · Philip Shallcrass · William Stukeley Related Celtic Neopaganism · Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism · Celts · Druid · British Iron Age · Paganism · Neopaganism · Stonehenge

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