Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD)

The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids is the largest Druid organization in the world, teaching its Druid way through a structured three-grade training: the Bardic grade, centered on music, poetry and story; the Ovate grade, which turns toward healing, divination and the ancestral work of the tradition; and the Druid grade, which carries members into teaching, ceremonial leadership and service. Tens of thousands of members in over fifty countries have taken the correspondence course since its modern form, with an active program of groves, gatherings and seasonal celebrations.

The order's teaching covers the full landscape of Druidry: its published lore on trees, animals, stones, stars and Arthurian legend, guidance on meditation, ritual, rites of passage and pilgrimage, and open teaching on how Druidry relates to Wicca, Christianity and the dharmic traditions. Its festival practice follows the seasonal year, and ancestor honoring sits inside the Ovate curriculum.

OBOD publishes its Annual Review, runs online intro courses and events, and connects members through groves and groups worldwide. Its teaching is delivered by the order's mounted distance-learning program with tutor support, making it the most accessible full training in the Druid tradition. The institution's stated mission: To teach the Druid way through the Bard, Ovate and Druid grades.