Review of Legacy ofDruids: Conversations with Druid leaders of Britain, the USA and Canada, pastand present by Ellen Evert Hopman (2016) Moon Books.
Full disclosure: I was, to my amazement then and now,
interviewed for this book. That is not why I like it, though I confess it is
why I wanted to read it in the first place.
Why Review Legacy
of Druids on Brigit’s Sparkling Flame?
I wouldn’t normally review a book like this on BSF as it
isn’t actually about Brigit. However,
there are two reasons to:
1) it contains an early interview of me (September 3, 1996) which
discusses my own spiritual path, and of course that involves the origin of the
Daughters of the Flame in 1993 and its workings till 1996 (pp 29-39).
2) More generally, it is fascinating from a historical
perspective for Neo-Pagans generally, particularly but not exclusively those
who identify as Druids or follow a Celtic-based path. Many Brigidines of course
are in that number.
