Emma Restall Orr

Emma Restall Orr is a British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet and author . She worked for the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids in the early 1990s, becoming an Ovate tutor. In 1993 she became joint chief of the British Druid Order (BDO) staying until 2002. Together with the Order founder Philip Shallcrass, she developed the BDO into one of the largest and most influential of its time. ['Witches, Druids and King Arthur', by Ronald Hutton ISBN 1-85285-555-x] Feeling the system of Orders too limiting, in 2002 she created The Druid Network [Profile on the Druid Network website - http://druidnetwork.org/profiles/people/emma_restall-orr.html] , which was officially launched at Imbolc 2003. [ further details in an interview - http://www.avalonia.co.uk/books/author_interviews/bobcat_interview.htm]

Since the late 1990s she has organised the largest annual gatherings of Druids and those interested in Druidry, first at The Awen Camp with Philip Shallcrass, then since 2001 The Druid Camp with Mark Graham. In 2004 she founded Honouring the Ancient Dead [website for HAD http://www.honour.org.uk] . Since 2004, she has been involved with PEBBLE (The Public Bodies Liaison Committee for British Paganisms) encouraging positive and productive interaction between modern British Pagan groups and British government departments, and other institutions [Pebble's homepage http://www.pebble.uk.net/]

Over the course of her life in Druidry she has been on numerous television and radio programmes in Britain and around the world, featured and quoted in the print media and on the internet. [ A resume of Emma Restall Orr's media work provided online by her agent http://www.puttick.com/Restall-orr.htm]

She is daughter of Robin Restall, renowned ornithologist, writer and artist. Her brother is Matthew Restall, history professor and writer.

Bibliography

* "Spirits of the Sacred Grove" Thorsons, 1998) (Reprinted in 2001 as Druid Priestess)
* "Thorsons Principles of Druidry" (Thorsons, 1999)
* "Ritual : A Guide to Life, Love and Inspiration" (Thorsons, 2000)
* "First Directions - Druidry" (Thorsons, 2000)
* "A Druid Directory written with Philip Shallcrass" (British Druid Order, 2001)
* "Druidry : Rekindling the Sacred Fire written with Philip Shallcrass" (British Druid Order, 2002)
* "Living Druidry : Magical Spirituality for the Wild Soul" (Piatkus, 2004)
* "The Ethics of Paganism : The Value and Power of Sacred Relationship" chapter contributed plus joint editor of Pagan Visions (Llewellyn, 2005)
* "The Apple and the Thorn" written with Bill Melnyk (Thoth, 2007)
* "Living with Honour : A Pagan Ethics" (O Books, April 2008)
* "Kissing the Hag : The Dark Goddess and the Unacceptable Nature of Woman" (O Books, October 2008)

Other Than in English:
* "Druidismo" (Armenia, Milan 1999)
* "Druidismo" (Hi Brasil, Sao Paolo 2000)
* "Ritual" (Hi Brasil, Sao Paolo 2000) Druidenweisheit (Urania, Germany 2001)

External links

* [http://www.druidnetwork.org/index.html The Druid Network]
* [http://www.druidorder.demon.co.uk/ The British Druid Order]

References