Celtic religion and mythology Books
Runa-Raven The Book of Ogham
£10.50
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Skylight Press At the Gates of Dawn: A Collection of Writings by Ella Young
Book SynopsisIn early Irish society there existed an honoured group of people called the "Filid." They preserved the native stories and they were learned in the magical arts. It is within this ancient tradition that Ella Young (1867-1956) lived her unique and creative life. In the late 1800s Ella began to gather the old tales that had been handed down from family to family for centuries. She lived among the rural folk in the West of Ireland and in the hills south of Dublin. As part of her devotion to Irish culture she learned Gaelic and, as a major contributor to the Celtic Revival, she taught classes in the language and the myths. Ella's spirituality reached deep into the land and into the heart of ancient Ireland. Others have called her a seeress, a druidess, or a witch - the magical name she gave herself was "Airmid" - the goddess of healing who drew her powers from the fertile green earth. She knew first-hand about the faery folk of Ireland - she heard their music and listened to their stories. Ella was truly blessed - for her life flowed in harmony with her beliefs, her nationalism, and her career as an author and lecturer. This new collection of her writings, edited and introduced by John Matthews and Denise Sallee, is a deeply magical and evocative tribute to Ella's many gifts, featuring some of the best of her poetry and mythical storytelling.Trade ReviewThere is a spell upon her prose, a real enchantment, that echoes through the mind like remembered music - to read the prose books of Ella Young - is to move in a world of epic proportion, heroic deed and heroic character, set against a background of warm earth, where even the gods delight in the small intimacy of blossom and flower - These tales are told with great conviction, as if they were rooted in the experience of the storyteller. - Frances Clarke Sayers
£15.00
Skylight Press Awen: The Quest of the Celtic Mysteries
Book SynopsisIt was the Celtic bards who laid down the foundation of inner wisdom that has come down to us as Arthurian legend, passing their traditions to the Arthurian romancers of the 12th and 13th centuries. Thus the Celts provide an immediate bridge that leads to a very ancient world. Focusing on the Brythonic Celtic material and the "Taliesin" cult whose lineage preserved the mysteries through the Mabinogion and other texts, Awen: the Quest of the Celtic Mysteries reveals the sources of the British sacred tradition right back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, and, as some believe, further back still to even more ancient sources. Awen is a Welsh word often translated as "inspiration". However, in its fullness it has a much deeper meaning, an irradiation of the soul from paradisal origins. In the context of the Celtic folk-soul it casts the paradisal pattern by which the people and the land were harmonised. Through the aligned symbolism of the goddess, the sacred king and the stars, a compelling picture is built of a thriving mystery tradition which marries the constellations to the landscape, exploring as an example the interwoven five-fold and seven-fold stellar geometry of Moel ty Uchaf stone circle in North Wales, and the stellar alignments on the landscape of Cadair Idris.
£15.20
Skylight Press The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition
Book SynopsisThe Irish Celtic Magical Tradition explores the wealth of spiritual philosophy locked into Celtic legend in The Battle of Moytura (Cath Maige Tuired), a historical-mythological account of the conflict, both physical and Otherworldly, between the Fomoire and the Tuatha de Danann. This legend contains within it the essence of the Celtic spiritual and magical system, from Creation Myth to practical instruction and information. Alongside a translation of The Battle of Moytura, Steve Blamires provides a series of keys to facilitate understanding of the legend and sets out an effective magical system based upon it, including interpretations of the symbolism, meditation exercises and suggestions for its practical use. The book offers a powerful and illuminating method of working with ancient Celtic legendary material in the context of modern magic.
£15.20
Skylight Press The Forgotten Faith: The Witness of the Celtic Saints
Book SynopsisCeltic spirituality is the "forgotten faith" of the West. It is essentially joyful and holistic and holds together the two human faculties of reason and intuition, taking joy in the beauty of the created world. The Celtic saints were intuitives whose feet were very firmly planted on the ground. It is their equilibrium as human beings that gives much of their appeal, and in this, as in the holiness their lives display, they are Christlike. This book by Anglican cleric Anthony Duncan examines the lives of the Celtic saints in the context of their time, along with the sacred places in the landscape that have become associated with them.
£12.00
Aziloth Books The Candle of Vision
£10.76
£10.78
Fenix Flames Publishing Ltd Celtic Sacrifice: Pre-Christian Ritual and
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£11.39
Dare-Gale Press Pilot Songs for a Phantom Island
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£8.49
Rockpool Publishing Druid Wisdom
Book SynopsisMusings and inspirations from the Druidic landscape of England, Scotland and Wales. Druid Wisdom is a 40-card inspiration deck to awaken the nomadic wanderer inside and explore the ancient memories, forgotten spells and whispers of magic rooted in the land of folklore legends.
£10.79
Anamchara Books Water from an Ancient Well: Celtic Spirituality for Modern Life
£19.48
Energion Publications Life as Pilgrimage: A View from Celtic Spirituality
£12.34
£13.25
Bookwhip Company Love So Pure: In the Eye of Time
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£6.64
IRH Press Words to Read in Times of Illness
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£15.26
Crossed Crow Books Aisling
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£19.80
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Keltische Munzstatten Und Heiligtumer: Die
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£53.94
Psychologyinhindi The study of spiritual superiority in relation to
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£41.39
Peeters Publishers The Celtic Evil Eye and Related Mythological
Book SynopsisIf looks could kill...They can, according to medieval Irish texts - our richest literary inheritance in a Celtic language. The belief in evil, angry or envious eyes casting harmful glances that destroy their target is widespread. This is the first comprehensive study of 'the evil eye' in medieval Ireland. We follow the trail from Balor the fearsome one-eyed giant and other evil-eyed kings to saints casting the evil eye, and many others. This study surveys a fascinating body of Irish literature and also examines the evidence for belief in the evil eye in the daily life of medieval Ireland, where people tried to protect themselves against this purported harm by legislation, rituals, verbal precautions and remedies. Related mythological imagery is tracked down and a lost tale about a doomed king who follows a sinister-eyed woman into the Otherworld is reconstructed on the basis of surviving fragments. The edition and translation of a medieval Irish legal text by Fergus Kelly and two sagas in English translation conclude the volume.
£49.85
Inner Traditions Bear and Company The Prophecies of Merlin
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£25.19
