Episode 21 – Jon Drum ADF Archdruid Talking Modern Paganism

Welcome To Weird Web Radio! I’m your host Lonnie Scott.

This episode features the current ADF Archdruid Jon Drum.

Jon and I cover his beginnings in Paganism, and take that chat all the way to the current day. Of course, we cover hauntings too. Jon and I share a common challenge as well. We are both in leadership positions in Paganism. His is the Archdruid role of ADF. Mine is being on the High Rede of The Troth. That led me to ask him some questions about how he navigates those unique challenges, and also how he feels about the Bonewits scandal.

Some of the topics we cover include:

Earth Mother
Finding the Gods
Drawing Down The Moon
New Reformed Druids of North America
Early Days of ADF & Evolution
What is a Druid?
Becoming Archdruid
The Challenges of Pagan Leadership
Teamwork
Dealing With The Isaac Bonewits Accusations
Consent Culture
Being A Solitary Pagan
Training Pagans
Building Community
Mentors
Scholarship in Paganism
Abusers In Religion
Working With House Spirits
Daily Spiritual Routine
Handling Hauntings
Recognizing The Hemispheres
Message to ADF

You can find more information about the ADF and even join by visiting http://adf.org
Jon Drum is the current ADF Archdruid as well as a Senior Priest in ADF. He is a frequent contributor to Oak Leaves (ADF Newsletter) and he honours the Earth Mother and Manannan mac Lir is his daily workings. He is a poet and a writer and the author of Arise from Vapours, Willow Flow, and A Tree for the Earth Mother, all available at amazon.com.

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Intro voice over by Lothar Tuppan.
Outro voice over by Lonnie Scott
Intro & Outro Music by Nine Inch Nails on the album ‘7’, song title ‘Ghost’, under Creative Commons License.