Established in 2014, the Columbia Grove, ADF (a Grove of Ár nDraíocht Féin), brings pagan, Indo-European spiritual traditions to life. We are committed to demonstrating the importance of coming together and practicing these spiritual systems in a modern world. We fulfill this commitment by providing open, inclusive rituals to the public. Our Grove invites its members and the public to explore the
spirit and lore of all Indo-European traditions through public rituals, workshops, and festivals. Grove members have the option to participate in ADF’s Dedicant Program, special interest groups and guilds within the Grove, and attending private rituals and social gatherings. We follow a Neo-pagan druid path that draws many aspects of its practice from the ancient cultures of Europe, the Middle East and India. We are a polytheistic religion, believing in the individuality of the ancient gods and goddesses as well as the cultures from which they came. We seek to understand ourselves and our place in the universe through scholarship and the pursuit of nine virtues commonly found in ancient Indo-European cultures: wisdom, piety, vision, courage, integrity, perseverance, hospitality, moderation and fertility. We uphold the tenets of hospitality between ourselves, the gods and the goddesses, the ancestors and the spirits of nature through both personal practice and group ritual. Columbia Grove ADF is a tax-exempt, nonprofit religious organization incorporated in the State of Oregon. We are a Grove within Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (also a a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit church incorporated in the State of Delaware). Contributions to Columbia Protogrove are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
