Full Title: The Philosopher and the Druid – A Journey among the ancient Celts
Author: Philip Freeman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2006
Pages: 221 including an index, notes and suggested readings, a pronunciation guide, a glossary of Gaulish words, a timeline and some black and white pictures.
Synopsis:
Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world.
Visualize THIS.
Blessings, Darlings!
Today in an extremely fluffy Facebook ‘witch’ and ‘Wicca’ group – where I’m totally sure that no one has an initiation in lineaged Wicca or could explain what an egregore is and how that related to lineaged Wicca – I was … informed … that magic is all about visualization.
So I asked if that meant that the blind can’t do magic.
Personal Boundaries, Sovereignty, and Consent Culture
I was recently reminded of an older blog post by John Beckett about boundaries and it got me thinking. We all have personal boundaries, of course, but I think too often in interacting with others there is a default assumption that others share either our personal boundaries or else wider cultural boundaries. To me, when we talk about personal boundaries I immediately think about consent…
The Treasure of the Tuatha Dé Danann
Full Title: The Treasure of the Tuatha Dé Danann: A Pocket Book of Irish Myths
Author: Morgan Daimler
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 121 including a bibliography
Synopsis: This dual language pocket book represents a collection of new translations of several Irish myths. Each story is first presented in the original Old Irish and then in English so that a reader can experience the story as it existed in the original before reading a new translation. Many of the existing translations are around a hundred years old, and often either exclude material or else skew the retelling to fit the mores of a more Victorian audience. The translations included here in stories including Angus’s Dream to the Taking of the Sidhe are an attempt to find a balance between a more literal translation that is still enjoyable to an English speaking audience. All material focuses on the stories of the Irish Gods, the Tuatha De Danann.
Taking A Wider View
Blessings Darlings!
This morning, when I finally got up (I closed last night, got home at midnight, then spent an hour on the phone with Verizon because cable TV is down), the Chubby Hubby informed me the outlet that all the florescent lights in his lab are plugged into was broken. He had already tried re-setting the circuit breakers, which were in the garage, but that hadn’t helped. He’d ‘fixed’ the problem by adding an extension cord and using a different outlet.
Okay.
Excerpts from Cóir Anmann
Just as the Banshenchus can give us some insight into the different Irish Goddesses, the Cóir Anmann can give us insight into a few of the Gods. Below is an excerpt of the relevant original material which is mostly Middle Irish and a bit of Latin followed by my translation:
the Slua Si
Whenever the subject of the fairies comes up it is best to remember that they are not the twee little things of pop culture. Even among the diverse groups of fairies though some deserve more caution and respect than others. One group that was particularly feared is the slua sí, the fairy host.
Air n-Aithesc Volume II Issue II
Happy Lughnasadh every one!
Air n-Aithesc:Air n-Aithesc Volume II Issue II
Volume II Issue II of Air n-Aithesc
The Celts An Illustrated History
Author: Helen Litton
Publisher: Wolfhound Press
Published: 1997
ISBN: 9780863275777
Pages: 138 including a bibliography, index, and many pictures both black and white and coloured.
Synopsis: In the eyes of the world Ireland is a Celtic country – but just how Celtic is Ireland? Do we know whether the Celts arrived at all? What was their real impact on this western island at the edge of the known world?
Of Recommended Reading Lists – The Long Version
Previously I’d given a short recommended reading list, this one is a bit more comprehensive with a few more books added but it is still a very short list compared to what is out there. However, by the time you finish reading these books you will have a good foundation on which you may start to build your personal practice and finding new books to read on your own.