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Mysticism and the Morrigan
I’ve always been of a more mystical bent, but its one of the most difficult things to discuss. Not because mysticism is so difficult to talk about but because mystical experiences tend to lose something in the translation. Also one of the first things most people ask is how do I do what I do, followed by how can they do it too, and the answer to some of that is simply…
Book Review: Poetry and Prophecy
Author: N.K. Chadwick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: First Published 1942, reprinted 1952, paperback copy 2011
ISBN: 978-1-107-68951-0
Pages: 110 with index
Synopsis:
Technologies of Enchantment
Authors: Duncan Garrow and Chris Gosden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
ISBN: 9780199548064
Pages: 376 including bibliography and index. Also includes black and white pictures and illustrations.
Synopsis:
Random Life Notes and Some Writing Tips
I realize I’ve been neglecting the blog of late, and I apologize for that. I do hope to be back on a regular schedule soon, but I’ve been dealing with a variety of pesky real life issues that take enough of my attention that I just don’t have the time to get any nice juicy blogs done. Bear with me and it’ll get better. Some of this has to do with an increase in the amount of writing I am doing elsewhere, and some of this has to do with child related things, but the end result is not enough blogging time.
To fill you all in on what I’ve been up to in general.
Samhain Poem to the Morrigan
I dreamt last night of honoring the Morrigan at Samhain. In the dream I chanted the following, as if it were a song or sacred prayer:
Darkyear turning
Now is the darkyear. I observed the change-of-suns as I have for the last decade, spending my time meditating on the exchange of light to dark and dark to light twice a year, marveling at the glory and wonder of the seasonal changes, making exciting plans and grieving what was lost. An Cailleach, the hag of winter, the stoney blue-skinned, brittle-boned owl in the frost, carved from darkness, clutching in her hands the cold sun, she rides now.
The Makers of Scotland
Full Title: The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings
Author: Tim Clarkson
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2011, This edition 2013
ISBN: 978-1-78027-1736
Pages: 255 pages including Further Reading, Appendices and Index
Synopsis: Continue reading…
The Cult of the Sacred Centre
Full title: The Cult of the Sacred Centre – Essays on Celtic Ideology
Author: Proinsias Mac Cana
Publisher: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Published: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-85500-219-7
Pages: 344
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Stalking the Goddess
Author: Mark Carter
Publisher: Moon Books
Published: June 16, 2012
ISBN: 978-1780991733
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