Welcome
We are a Colorado Druid grove of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. Our name is Dóiteán agus Uisce (pronounced Doe-chan Ah-gus Ish-ka), which we translate from Irish as the Flame and Well.
We strive to deepen our members’ experience of Druidry through eight ritual ceremonies around the year, and different forms of group practice. Most of our celebrations are open to visitors, as are events like moots, hikes and study groups between each ceremony.
About
2025 | This year we find an abundance of ways to connect with our druidic studies, with the land, with our community, and with our inner selves. All these offerings are the result of members channeling Awen, excited to manifest new possibilities! In these tumultuous times, the constancy of people in community pursuing common dreams can be welcome shelter under storms. |
2024 | The grove continued to thrive this year, with members leading more interesting events. For summer solstice, we held another multi-day retreat for members in the front-range foothills. And we continue to host ceremonial hikes on or near each full moon, on the wild Bella Mesa in Castle Rock. |
2023 | A special event for the grove in 2023 was an art show called Finding Awen that hung in a few galleries. We brought it to Denver Pagan Pride Day and led a ceremony there that embodied the themes of nature and poetry in the show. |
2022 | Many new people have found us over the past year and the grove is thriving with fresh energies. Some moots are still online but we also use them as an opportunity for special activities like hikes and wilderness rites. We also held an overnight Druid retreat at a lovely location in the foothills. |
2021 | We returned to holding the eight ceremonies in person, committing to outdoor locations to minimize transmitting viruses |
2020 | In 2020, we “went inside” with everyone else, and held ceremonies and moots over Zoom. |
2018 | On the winter solstice of 2018, we announced our status as a full OBOD Grove, having achieved this milestone by demonstrating solid membership and activity since our founding. We currently have about 35 members. |
2015 | On the summer solstice of 2015, Dóiteán agus Uisce Druidic Circle branched off from the Treehenge Druidic Circle of Fort Collins, to serve members in the greater Denver area. |
Blog Posts
Community is Key
As always, we live in tumultuous times and wonder how to survive them. Yet the rate of change in cultures across the globe has accelerated through technology that connects us with a speed and reach unimagined in previous centuries. The best in people and the worst in...
Finding Awen
A very special event for the grove in 2023 was an art show created by members called Finding Awen that hung in a few local venues. In 2022, Ravyn proposed we let inspirations from our full moon hikes flow through us like Awen, to create artwork to share with others....
Thriving Druids
Now in our 8th year, Flame and Well Druid Grove still celebrates the eight festivals of the wheel of the year with our members and new visitors, usually in Arvada or Boulder. This past year we've also held some special events, including a Full Moon Hike on a weekend...
Contact
Please email us at flameandwellgrove@gmail.com to learn more about us, or just to say hi. We solemnly promise not to spam you or give your information to anyone else. Don’t be shy. Let us know if you have any questions!
Our Facebook page may have more recent updates, including postings in advance of each public event, and community discussions.
Location
Our grove serves members along the Colorado Front Range (US), from Castle Rock to Longmont, centered around the Denver and Boulder metropolitan areas. We hold most of our public ceremonies at a public park in Arvada, and private events at member's homes and retreats in the foothills.