12 Facts About Philip Shallcrass

Philip Shallcrass is an English artist, writer, poet, musician and singer-songwriter who pioneered a "shamanic" Druidism.

Philip Shallcrass's first visit to Avebury occurred in the 1970s.

Philip Shallcrass has provided an account of his life, beliefs and inspirations for the BDO's YouTube channel, including Stuart Piggott's work on the history of Druidry.

Philip Shallcrass went on to run an occult bookshop in St Leonards before being asked to join Alex Sander's coven, an offer which he would turn down.

In 1978, Philip Shallcrass joined an Alexandrian Wiccan coven, being initiated a High Priest the following year.

Philip Shallcrass married Eleanor Kilpatrick, an Occupational Therapist with the NHS, in 1985.

Philip Shallcrass began to lecture on Druidry at a series of conferences on New Religious Movements.

In 1993, at the invitation of Tim Sebastion, founder of the Secular Order of Druids, Philip Shallcrass composed a ritual to be performed at a multi-faith conference Tim had organised among the old stone circles of Avebury in Wiltshire.

In 1994, following what he described as a powerful vision in a sweat lodge, Philip Shallcrass adopted the Druid name, Greywolf.

Philip Shallcrass has created a series of distance learning courses on Druidry for the British Druid Order covering all three grades of Bard, Ovate and Druid as a series of monthly booklets.

Philip Shallcrass has been active in areas of ancient technology such as roundhouse building at the Wildways retreat centre in Shropshire.

Philip Shallcrass has created numerous songs and chants, and worked with instruments including the drum, the chrotta and the tiompan.