How does the Dedicant Path differ from the Study Program?
The Dedicant Path is the prerequisite for all other forms of ADF training, which includes the Study Program. After you complete the Dedicant Path, you can join the Study Program and/or also join various ADF Guilds. We also have a Clergy Training Program which is complete, and an Initiates Program you may also join. The Study Program, or more properly the “Generalist” Study Program, consists of further study of the history of druidism and ADF, comparative mythology, and a chosen Indo-European cultural focus. It is weighted academically, so we recommend that students continue to observe the eight ADF High Days, maintain their home shrines, etc. There are currently eleven ADF Guilds: the Artisans Guild, the Bardic Guild, the Brewers Guild, the Dance Guild, the Healers Guild, the Liturgists Guild, the Scholars Guild, the Magicians Guild, the Naturalists Guild, the Seers Guild, and the Warriors Guild. Each Guild provides its own training systems for students interested in those particular a
