Rev. Skip Ellison

Rev. Skip Ellison has been a member of Ar nDraiocht Fein since 1990, serving on its Mother Grove since 1992. He is currently ADF's Archdruid and Chief of the Magician's Guild. He was the grove Organizer for Muin Mound Grove, AFD in Syracuse, NY and became its second Senior Druid, a position he held since 1992. A retired Industrial Electrician, he now tends his land and gardens, learns more about history, and travels around the US and Europe visiting ADF groves and talking about ADF at festivals. He has created a magical training system based on the trees of the forest, and has authored four books: The Wheel of the Year at Muin Mound Grove, ADF: A Cycle of Druid Rituals, The Druids' Alphabet: What Do We Know About the Oghams?, The Divine Liver - The Art and Science of Haruspicy as practiced by the Etruscans and Romans, and The Solitary Druid: Walking the Path of Wisdom and Spirit.

Magical Uses of Divination

When most people think of divination, they think of its use to foretell the future. It can also be used for magic! When you are constructing a spell, you can use divination to find out the best method of making the spell. After the spell has been sent out, you can find out if it has worked. Explore these and other uses of divination in magic.

Ogham: The Secret Language of the Druids

What do we really know about the oghams? Is it really all about trees? The answers may surprise you! This workshop will explore the origins of the oghams and explore ways we can use them today in our magic and in our everyday life.

Re-connecting with the Earth Mother

This workshop will discuss some of the deities in various myth systems that have been considered ‘Earth Mothers’. It also talks about what you can do as individuals today to help the Earth. We conclude with a guided meditation to re-connect you to the Earth. Please come prepared to lay on the ground for the meditation.