What we're about

Within the brightness of the desert
Struggles for life abound
Upon the shores of a man-made lake
Receding waters sound
Across the wind-swept desolation
Druids rise to the call
Protect, preserve, give honor to the
Loving Mother of All

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Welcome to the Druids in Las Vegas!

We are a meetup group hosted by Larrea Tridentata Grove, ADF for anyone interested in druidism or druidry residing in or near the southern Nevada area.

If you love the Earth and all that She provides, and are ready to reach beyond the monotheistic 'Almighty God' and the duotheistic 'God and Goddess' to a universe filled with Deities, Spirits, and Ancestors as separate, distinct, and numerous as the millions of stars in the sky or humans and other creatures of the earth, then you've found a home for yourself here among the druids. Come on out to a meeting and learn about the virtues that guide our behaviors, the sources which inform our practice, and the practices which strengthen our individual spiritualities. Perhaps we may entice you to celebrate with us at one of our High Day rituals where you can form your own connections to the numinous Beings who share our world, help us care for this land and the people on it at one of our Community Service activities, or just get to know the amazing lands that surround "The Meadows" on one of our hikes.

We hold rituals according to the 'standard' Neopagan calendar (every 6 to 7 weeks), Community Service activities quarterly, a discover Nevada type adventure or hike monthly, and study-group/social meetings weekly, all of which are open-to-the-public. We are a polytheistic group that falls somewhere in the middle of the range between hard reconstructionists and ultra-soft feel-good pagans with a strong leaning toward sound scholarship and scientific research. We use this study of history to inform our modern practice, but do not limit ourselves to the practices of our ancestors. Our rituals are formatted in the ADF-Style.

Want to know more?
Check out our parent organization: Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF) at http://www.adf.org

The Pages (https://www.meetup.com/Druids-in-Las-Vegas/about/) and Message Board (https://www.meetup.com/Druids-in-Las-Vegas/messages/boards/) sections of this meetup also include useful information about us and our events.

Upcoming events (4+)

Druids' Weekly Meetup - Craft Night (Hybrid)

Larrea Tridentata Grove, ADF

The one skill humans have that draws them closest to the gods is creation in all its varied forms. On Druid Craft night, we meet for dinner then gather to work on the craft of being a druid as well as crafts related to our druidism. Crafts may include anything related to our druidry including grove member tabards, prayer beads, candle making, and altar figures, among many others. Druid craft may include any of the skills related to our spirituality including nature awareness, learning devotional prayers, divination, visualization and various forms of meditation and trance, among many others.

This is a hybrid event and can be attended in person at the address below or virtually through Zoom at:
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Druids' Weekly Meetup - Pre-High Day Discussion VIRTUAL

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Learn about Ar nDraiocht Fein: A Druid Fellowship (ADF), druidism/druidry, virtue, polytheism, myths, and the many other aspects of "Our Own Druidism" in a quiet family setting. Bring a notebook, bring your questions, and bring an open mind.

No one is required to purchase a meal and if this is your first meeting with the druids, then please enjoy our hospitality and a drink on us. Otherwise, we do ask that a drink at least be purchased to support the restaurant, as well as at least a dollar to tip the wait staff that put up with us all night. Meetings end when all are ready to leave.

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The meanings and associations of the upcoming holiday: How does the weather in Las Vegas affect the traditional meanings for the season? How do secular and other religious holidays during this cycle compare or conflict with Neopagan traditions? A discussion on the patron for our upcoming ritual, ...

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High Day Ritual (Hybrid)

Larrea Tridentata Grove, ADF

As our ancestors once did, so we do today and so may our children do in the future...

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Please arrive/log in on time so that we may provide a pre-ritual briefing to everyone and still start ritual no later than 7:30pm. As always, the in-person part of our ritual will be held outdoors. Please dress accordingly!

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Or watch us live on our YouTube feed: https://www.youtube.com/@larrea-adf

Information about our ritual style can be found at: About Our Ritual Style (http://www.meetup.com/Druids-in-Las-Vegas/pages/About_Our_Ritual_Style/)

More information about our grove can be found at: Larrea Tridentata Grove, ADF (http://www.larrea-adf.org)

** This is a public ritual and all are welcome. ** Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult who assumes responsibility for their charge's actions. We are currently unable to provide childcare, so if your child is unable or uninterested in being part of the service, it may be better to leave them home for the sake of your own experience as well as those around you.

While attendance is free and open to everyone, rituals do cost money to perform. All donations are gratefully accepted and are tax deductible through the charter from our parent organization, Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF) [a 501(c)3 charitable religious org]. All attendees are welcome to participate in the ritual as much or as little as they like; incense, oil and other items are provided to use for offerings. If you'd like to bring something of your own to offer, the Deities and Ancestors, in general, appreciate the sweet smells of incense as well as alcohol and silver objects. The nature spirits love edible seeds. All of our Kindred appreciate handmade goods and heartfelt poems and songs.

All offerings are given to the Kindreds, taking them permanently out of human use (burned or otherwise eliminated/destroyed).

Druids' Weekly Meetup: Post-Ritual Review VIRTUAL

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Learn about Ar nDraiocht Fein: A Druid Fellowship (ADF), druidism/druidry, virtue, polytheism, myths, and the many other aspects of "Our Own Druidism" in a quiet family setting. Bring a notebook, bring your questions, and bring an open mind.

No one is required to purchase a meal and if this is your first meeting with the druids, then please enjoy our hospitality and a drink on us. Otherwise, we do ask that a drink at least be purchased to support the restaurant, as well as at least a dollar to tip the wait staff that put up with us all night. Meetings end when all are ready to leave.

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Ritual Review - AD Rev. Kirk reminds us that there is no ritual so perfect that it can't be improved upon and no ritual so awful that some lesson can't be learned from it. Tonight we will discuss the previous week's ritual. How did it go? What insights or experiences would folks like to share about it? How might we improve for the next ritual? Book Review - ADF encourages all druids to read, read, read. This is the best way to understand and build a foundation for our understandings and experiences. Tonight we will relate which books we are each working on, whether they are on the Dedicant's reading list or not. We will discuss our progress since the last book review meeting, as well as challenges the book has presented us. These discussions will assist those who are pursuing the Dedicant's Path to complete their reports and, for the rest of us, it will encourage us to continue to learn.

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Past events (813)

Druids' Weekly Meetup - Enlightenment (Hybrid)

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