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As a member of the Reformed Druids of North America I have to clear up some misinformation about this organization.
- The RDNA started at Carleton College as a subversive joke.
- After various miracles occurred at Carleton, it became a real religion...
- ...but it still resembles a secular interest group. The only requirements to join is that you have to like nature and that you want to pursue the natural world as a spiritual quest.
- We do very little henge-building or menhir-planting (I would prefer more, myself).
- Currently the RDNA has a Wikipedia article, but it doesn't deserve one as there are fewer than 250 active RDNA druids in the United States.
- How do I know this? Let's look at the semi-official stats page, for example. It lists our founding grove as having 60 members. Actually, the number of people on our mailing list is 42, and the number of Carleton students who joined the Facebook group is 5, including myself.
- The largest RDNA group is the "schismatic" ZDNA (they changed their name after Isaac Bonewits tried to reform the RDNA into a centralized organization). Let's pretend they are still affilated with RDNA and really do have 80 members.
- The stats page lists 150 other members, maximum, scattered across the United States.
- It's possible there are hidden druids that are shy. That would be kind of nice, actually. But it's not likely.
- Because our "apostolic see" is so small, the RDNA can no longer correctly be defined as a religious organization. It is really just a label applied by a disorganized group of neo-Celtic nature lovers who share a semiannual newsletter.
How nice to be small and left alone!
If you want to be a druid, come to Carleton and hang out with us! We like to take long walks in the park. Daniel also has us do silly things once in a while.
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Note added later: 250 is a conservative estimate for only currently active Druids. Mike claims that up to 3,000 people have attended RDNA ceremonies.