Ossian D'Ambrosio

During his adolescence he listened to heavy metal music, where the lyrics of various bands provided his earliest approach to modern paganism.

Ancient Oak Pack), an association for research and for raising the profile of Celtic cultural heritage in northern Italy.

Led by D'Ambrosio and his wife Maria Feo, the group has developed a modern Druidry where ecology and orientation toward place in northern Italy are central.

It elaborates on D'Ambrosio's approach to the religion, which acknowledges a historical rift caused by Christianisation, and tries to reinvent traditions and establish a deep link between contemporary people and nature, rather than to accurately reconstruct ancient Celtic spirituality.

D'Ambrosio provides his own grimoire intended to establish contact with the spirits of the dead, and a translation of a late 19th-century text by the occultist Charles Lancelin [fr].

[2] Under the stage name Ossian, D'Ambrosio founded the symphonic black metal band Opera IX in Biella in 1988.

[4] D'Ambrosio works as an artisan jeweler, selling jewelry with esoteric themes through a store he runs in Riva [it] and online.

[1] His wife, Maria Feo, is also involved in the northern Italian Druid community, as an organiser of the Beltane festival and other annual events.