2nd Edition — Thorsons, 1992. — 320 p. — (Edited by John Matthews and Philip Carr-Gomm).
The most comprehensive survey of Druidry available, from their earliest history to the current renaissance - including a study of the shaping of their ideas, their principal deities and myths, their learning and social organization, and more.
Philip Peter 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.
John Matthews (b. 1948) is a leading authority on the tarot and the Grail and Arthurian legends and internationally renowned for his research into ancient Celtic Wisdom. He has written many successful books including
The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom,
Winter Solstice,
The Complete King Arthur,
Walkers Between the Worlds,
King Arthur and the Goddess of the Land,
Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman and the award-winning
Arthur of Albion.
Philip Carr-Gomm (b. 1952) is an author in the fields of psychology and Druidry, a psychologist, and one of the leaders and Chosen Chief of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.