When and How did Deiuokara start?
In 1999, after 15 years in the Christian ministry and another 13 years as an agnostic studying Indo European archaeology and spiritualities, Tearlach Roibeard Luder began developing a personal path to satisfy his desire to more closely walk with the ways of his ancestors. Drawn to Celtic cultures by his study of continental and insular European history, archaeology and personal family ancestry, Luder started the original Celtic Nation USA website on AOL to serve as a focal point to develop this path, then establishing the site on his own domain the following year. In December 1999, Luder started the Celtic Nation Onelist E group with 6 other locals of like mind in Pensacola, Florida in order to promote discussion amongst other polytheists interested in developing a Celtic spirituality. Luder began developing the tradition using Kondratiev’s “Apple Branch” as the primary guide. In late 1999, the term Deiuokara coined by IMBAS council members as one of a number of possible terms to be ch
