Author: New Order of Druids
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Using traditional myths, cosmology, and the insights of modern disciplines such as ecology and ecopsychology, the Bardic Course introduces the druidic student to a way of seeing the world that is both fresh and ancient - and an awakened way of living in that world in service to the hearth community. Topics include: Translations of important mythological stories to illuminate the lessons and commentaries. An exploration of basic questions such as ""What is Druidism?"" Animism and the variety of Celtic views on divinity. The process of initiation into a soul-centric way of being in and seeing the world. The fecund power of darkness and the unconscious in spiritual growth. Forming relationships with the ancestors. Presence as the language of nature, and learning from the earth. Ecology, activism, art, sovereignty, and other topics which provide a clear segue into the Ovate Course. The art of pilgrimage as a model and practice of spiritual transformation.
BARDIC COURSE
Author: New Order of Druids
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Using traditional myths, cosmology, and the insights of modern disciplines such as ecology and ecopsychology, the Bardic Course introduces the druidic student to a way of seeing the world that is both fresh and ancient - and an awakened way of living in that world in service to the hearth community. Topics include: Translations of important mythological stories to illuminate the lessons and commentaries. An exploration of basic questions such as ""What is Druidism?"" Animism and the variety of Celtic views on divinity. The process of initiation into a soul-centric way of being in and seeing the world. The fecund power of darkness and the unconscious in spiritual growth. Forming relationships with the ancestors. Presence as the language of nature, and learning from the earth. Ecology, activism, art, sovereignty, and other topics which provide a clear segue into the Ovate Course. The art of pilgrimage as a model and practice of spiritual transformation.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Using traditional myths, cosmology, and the insights of modern disciplines such as ecology and ecopsychology, the Bardic Course introduces the druidic student to a way of seeing the world that is both fresh and ancient - and an awakened way of living in that world in service to the hearth community. Topics include: Translations of important mythological stories to illuminate the lessons and commentaries. An exploration of basic questions such as ""What is Druidism?"" Animism and the variety of Celtic views on divinity. The process of initiation into a soul-centric way of being in and seeing the world. The fecund power of darkness and the unconscious in spiritual growth. Forming relationships with the ancestors. Presence as the language of nature, and learning from the earth. Ecology, activism, art, sovereignty, and other topics which provide a clear segue into the Ovate Course. The art of pilgrimage as a model and practice of spiritual transformation.
OVATE COURSE
Author: New Order of Druids
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481819
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Ovate Course is the second in the New Order of Druids' Grove of Dana college. Whereas the Bardic Course focused on the primary cosmological foundation of the Druidic tradition, the Ovate Course delves deeper into practical and experiential work. Topics include: Awareness practices designed to put the practitioner in direct contact with their experience of the world. The importance of place and story in our relationship with nature and soul. Principles of ""sacred warriorship"" derived from Celtic and cross-cultural sources. A further exploration of the map of soul-initiation presented in the Bardic Course as integration of soul and nature. Topics in Jungian and ecopsychology with a focus on experiential work with a strata of the self deeper than personality and ego. Dreamwork and shamanism. A retelling with complete commentary on the Irish story of the Voyage of Maelduin and how this myth may be approached as a practice.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481819
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Ovate Course is the second in the New Order of Druids' Grove of Dana college. Whereas the Bardic Course focused on the primary cosmological foundation of the Druidic tradition, the Ovate Course delves deeper into practical and experiential work. Topics include: Awareness practices designed to put the practitioner in direct contact with their experience of the world. The importance of place and story in our relationship with nature and soul. Principles of ""sacred warriorship"" derived from Celtic and cross-cultural sources. A further exploration of the map of soul-initiation presented in the Bardic Course as integration of soul and nature. Topics in Jungian and ecopsychology with a focus on experiential work with a strata of the self deeper than personality and ego. Dreamwork and shamanism. A retelling with complete commentary on the Irish story of the Voyage of Maelduin and how this myth may be approached as a practice.
The Druid Way
Author: Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870450621
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Druidism, the ancient shamanic religion of Britain is experiencing a major revival there and in America. This book is both a complete description of the Druid Way as well as a fascinating tour of the major Druid sites, ruins, and "power places". Includes specific suggestions for bringing this ancient wisdom tradition into our own lives and activities.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870450621
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Druidism, the ancient shamanic religion of Britain is experiencing a major revival there and in America. This book is both a complete description of the Druid Way as well as a fascinating tour of the major Druid sites, ruins, and "power places". Includes specific suggestions for bringing this ancient wisdom tradition into our own lives and activities.
The Bardic Book of Becoming
Author: Ivan McBeth
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1578636345
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Bardic Book of Becoming is a warm, user-friendly, eclectic introduction to modern Druidry that invites you to take the first steps into the realms of magic and mystery. In this book you will be introduced to the various techniques and practices of a Druid in training. Written by Ivan McBeth, the cofounder of Vermont's Green Mountain School of Druidry, with Fearn Lickfield, the book incorporates lessons, visualizations, rituals, and magical stories. Many different activities and exercises are included that provide the reader with hands-on learning. Ivan also provides personal stories that demonstrate his own journey from spiritual seeker to Druid.
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1578636345
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Bardic Book of Becoming is a warm, user-friendly, eclectic introduction to modern Druidry that invites you to take the first steps into the realms of magic and mystery. In this book you will be introduced to the various techniques and practices of a Druid in training. Written by Ivan McBeth, the cofounder of Vermont's Green Mountain School of Druidry, with Fearn Lickfield, the book incorporates lessons, visualizations, rituals, and magical stories. Many different activities and exercises are included that provide the reader with hands-on learning. Ivan also provides personal stories that demonstrate his own journey from spiritual seeker to Druid.
DRUID COURSE
Author: New Order of Druids
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481833
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Druid Course is the third in the New Order of Druids' Grove of Dana college. This course focuses more on the religious aspects of Druidism, with the aim of putting Celtic ritual in practice. Topics include: The concept of paganism, Celtic religion and what we know about it. Deities, ancestors and spirits of the land, along with a list of various Celtic gods and goddesses. Setting up your hearth or shrine. How to create a ritual, along with examples of rituals and a personal ritual creation worksheet. The Celtic calendar, divination and a guide to the Celtic Ogham.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781365481833
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Druid Course is the third in the New Order of Druids' Grove of Dana college. This course focuses more on the religious aspects of Druidism, with the aim of putting Celtic ritual in practice. Topics include: The concept of paganism, Celtic religion and what we know about it. Deities, ancestors and spirits of the land, along with a list of various Celtic gods and goddesses. Setting up your hearth or shrine. How to create a ritual, along with examples of rituals and a personal ritual creation worksheet. The Celtic calendar, divination and a guide to the Celtic Ogham.
The Path of Druidry
Author: Penny Billington
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738729841
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Listen to the call of spirit and seek truth in wild groves, the shifting seasons, and the beauty of the Old Ways. Discover how to embark on this sacred green path and enrich your life with its ancient wisdom. Practicing Druid Penny Billington offers a clear and structured course of study grounded in Celtic history and mythology, and highlights the mysteries and modern practice of this nature-based tradition. Each chapter begins with an evocative visualization and captivating Welsh mythic tales from the Mabinogionare woven throughout, introducing lessons and key concepts. A series of hands-on exercises will help you internalize these truths, develop a spiritual awareness rooted in nature, build a relationship with the multi-dimensional world, and ultimately adopt a druidic worldview to guide you in everyday life. Archetypes Animal energy The elements The Nwyfre Symbols The Wheel of the Year The Otherworld Trees as teachers and healers Shapeshifting From joining a druidic community to starting out as a solitary practitioner, this unique spiritual guide offers advice on everything you need to know about practicing Druidry today. Praise: "I loved this rich and intuitive approach to the study of modern Druidry. Penny's book is full of wisdom and insight. The comprehensive course is accompanied by beautiful visualizations and carefully crafted inspirational exercises."—Barbara Erskine, bestselling author of Lady of Hay
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738729841
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Listen to the call of spirit and seek truth in wild groves, the shifting seasons, and the beauty of the Old Ways. Discover how to embark on this sacred green path and enrich your life with its ancient wisdom. Practicing Druid Penny Billington offers a clear and structured course of study grounded in Celtic history and mythology, and highlights the mysteries and modern practice of this nature-based tradition. Each chapter begins with an evocative visualization and captivating Welsh mythic tales from the Mabinogionare woven throughout, introducing lessons and key concepts. A series of hands-on exercises will help you internalize these truths, develop a spiritual awareness rooted in nature, build a relationship with the multi-dimensional world, and ultimately adopt a druidic worldview to guide you in everyday life. Archetypes Animal energy The elements The Nwyfre Symbols The Wheel of the Year The Otherworld Trees as teachers and healers Shapeshifting From joining a druidic community to starting out as a solitary practitioner, this unique spiritual guide offers advice on everything you need to know about practicing Druidry today. Praise: "I loved this rich and intuitive approach to the study of modern Druidry. Penny's book is full of wisdom and insight. The comprehensive course is accompanied by beautiful visualizations and carefully crafted inspirational exercises."—Barbara Erskine, bestselling author of Lady of Hay
Ossianic Unconformities
Author: Eric Gidal
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 081393818X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In a sequence of publications in the 1760s, James Macpherson, a Scottish schoolteacher in the central Highlands, created fantastic epics of ancient heroes and presented them as genuine translations of the poetry of Ossian, a fictionalized Caledonian bard of the third century. In Ossianic Unconformities Eric Gidal introduces the idiosyncratic publications of a group of nineteenth-century Scottish eccentrics who used statistics, cartography, and geomorphology to map and thereby vindicate Macpherson's controversial eighteenth-century renderings of Gaelic oral traditions. Although these writers primarily sought to establish the authenticity of Macpherson's "translations," they came to record, through promotion, evasion, and confrontation, the massive changes being wrought upon Scottish and Irish lands by British industrialization. Their obsessive and elaborate attempts to fix both the poetry and the land into a stable set of coordinates developed what we can now perceive as a nascent ecological perspective on literature in a changing world. Gidal examines the details of these imaginary geographies in conjunction with the social and spatial histories of Belfast and the River Lagan valley, Glasgow and the Firth of Clyde, and the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, regions that form both the sixth-century kingdom of Dál Riata and the fabled terrain of the Ossianic poems. Combining environmental and industrial histories with the reception of the poems of Ossian, Ossianic Unconformities unites literary history and book studies with geography, cartography, and geology to present and consider imaginative responses to environmental catastrophe.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 081393818X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In a sequence of publications in the 1760s, James Macpherson, a Scottish schoolteacher in the central Highlands, created fantastic epics of ancient heroes and presented them as genuine translations of the poetry of Ossian, a fictionalized Caledonian bard of the third century. In Ossianic Unconformities Eric Gidal introduces the idiosyncratic publications of a group of nineteenth-century Scottish eccentrics who used statistics, cartography, and geomorphology to map and thereby vindicate Macpherson's controversial eighteenth-century renderings of Gaelic oral traditions. Although these writers primarily sought to establish the authenticity of Macpherson's "translations," they came to record, through promotion, evasion, and confrontation, the massive changes being wrought upon Scottish and Irish lands by British industrialization. Their obsessive and elaborate attempts to fix both the poetry and the land into a stable set of coordinates developed what we can now perceive as a nascent ecological perspective on literature in a changing world. Gidal examines the details of these imaginary geographies in conjunction with the social and spatial histories of Belfast and the River Lagan valley, Glasgow and the Firth of Clyde, and the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, regions that form both the sixth-century kingdom of Dál Riata and the fabled terrain of the Ossianic poems. Combining environmental and industrial histories with the reception of the poems of Ossian, Ossianic Unconformities unites literary history and book studies with geography, cartography, and geology to present and consider imaginative responses to environmental catastrophe.
Seasons of a Magical Life
Author: H. Byron Ballard
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633411974
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
An invitation to return to a simpler time of earth-based spirituality and ritual living, through writings from a small forest-farm in the Appalachian Highlands. This book looks at the agricultural year as a starting space for a deepening of earth-centered spirituality. It gives a set of backstories to ease the reader into a time between the pre-industrial era and the modern one, into a place where the fast-moving stress of American life can be affected by a better connection not only to the natural world but to the elegant expression of the year as expressed through seasonal festivals and celebrations. The chapters are broken into four seasons, with the quarter days a highlight within each, and feature simple skills that accompany each marker in the year. Author H. Byron Ballard offers advice on spiritual and physical immersion into the seasons that applies to readers from all areas: rural, urban, and suburban. This is also a deeply practical book, including insights into the following: Farming & gardening: composting, manure, soil preparation, pests, seed-saving Food: cooking, preserving, foraging, the summer kitchen, mushrooms and mycelium Fiber arts: knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, decorative cut-work, and embroidery Sewing: treadle machines, electric machines, hand sewing Household crafts: candle-making, soap-making, broom-making, sharpening tools Health: medicines, tending the dying, death and death rituals A glossary is included for any unfamiliar terms.
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633411974
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
An invitation to return to a simpler time of earth-based spirituality and ritual living, through writings from a small forest-farm in the Appalachian Highlands. This book looks at the agricultural year as a starting space for a deepening of earth-centered spirituality. It gives a set of backstories to ease the reader into a time between the pre-industrial era and the modern one, into a place where the fast-moving stress of American life can be affected by a better connection not only to the natural world but to the elegant expression of the year as expressed through seasonal festivals and celebrations. The chapters are broken into four seasons, with the quarter days a highlight within each, and feature simple skills that accompany each marker in the year. Author H. Byron Ballard offers advice on spiritual and physical immersion into the seasons that applies to readers from all areas: rural, urban, and suburban. This is also a deeply practical book, including insights into the following: Farming & gardening: composting, manure, soil preparation, pests, seed-saving Food: cooking, preserving, foraging, the summer kitchen, mushrooms and mycelium Fiber arts: knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, decorative cut-work, and embroidery Sewing: treadle machines, electric machines, hand sewing Household crafts: candle-making, soap-making, broom-making, sharpening tools Health: medicines, tending the dying, death and death rituals A glossary is included for any unfamiliar terms.
Brigid's Light
Author: Cairelle Crow
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633412520
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Stories, spells, rituals, and recipes celebrating the worldwide influence of this beloved Celtic goddess, with contributions from Amy Blackthorn, Laura Tempest Zakroff, Courtney Weber, and many others This anthology celebrates Brigid, an ancient and mysterious Celtic spirit who ranks among today’s most popular modern goddesses. Venerated in many forms including as a saint and a goddess, Brigid has traveled the globe alongside the Celtic diaspora. Once a goddess with a narrow territory, she is now an internationally beloved presence. While acknowledging her origins, this book also explores Brigid from the perspective of those outside her original Celtic homeland. Editors Cairelle Crow and Laura Louella have gathered art, poetry, stories, spells, rituals, recipes, and traditions as an homage to the worldwide influence of Brigid’s magic and lore, especially among the descendants of immigrants to the Americas. In compiling these individual works, Cairelle and Laura have given voice to those traveling ancestors by showcasing a rich and beautiful heritage manifested through embodiments of devotion by their descendants, as well as others touched by Brigid.
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633412520
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Stories, spells, rituals, and recipes celebrating the worldwide influence of this beloved Celtic goddess, with contributions from Amy Blackthorn, Laura Tempest Zakroff, Courtney Weber, and many others This anthology celebrates Brigid, an ancient and mysterious Celtic spirit who ranks among today’s most popular modern goddesses. Venerated in many forms including as a saint and a goddess, Brigid has traveled the globe alongside the Celtic diaspora. Once a goddess with a narrow territory, she is now an internationally beloved presence. While acknowledging her origins, this book also explores Brigid from the perspective of those outside her original Celtic homeland. Editors Cairelle Crow and Laura Louella have gathered art, poetry, stories, spells, rituals, recipes, and traditions as an homage to the worldwide influence of Brigid’s magic and lore, especially among the descendants of immigrants to the Americas. In compiling these individual works, Cairelle and Laura have given voice to those traveling ancestors by showcasing a rich and beautiful heritage manifested through embodiments of devotion by their descendants, as well as others touched by Brigid.
The Lark and the Wren
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618241230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A GHOST OF A CHANCE A voice, an icy, whispering voice, came out of the darkness from all around her; from everywhere, yet nowhere. It could have been born of her imagination, yet Rune knew the voice was the Ghost's, and that to run was to die. Instantly, but in terror that would make dying seem to last an eternity. "Why have you come here, stupid child " it murmured, as fear urged her to run away. "Why were you waiting here For me Foolish child, do you not know what I am What I could do to you " Rune had to swallow twice before she could speak, and even then her voice cracked and squeaked with fear. "I've come to fiddle for you-sir " she said, gasping for breath between each word, trying to keep her teeth from chattering. The Ghost laughed, a sound with no humor in it, the kind of laugh that called up empty wastelands and icy peaks. "Well, then, girl. Fiddle, then. And pray to that Sacrificed God of yours that you fiddle well, very well. If you please me, if you continue to entertain me until dawn, I shall let you live, a favor I have never granted any other. But I warn you-the moment my attention lags, little girl-you'll die like all the others and you will join all the others in my own private little Hell." At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618241230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A GHOST OF A CHANCE A voice, an icy, whispering voice, came out of the darkness from all around her; from everywhere, yet nowhere. It could have been born of her imagination, yet Rune knew the voice was the Ghost's, and that to run was to die. Instantly, but in terror that would make dying seem to last an eternity. "Why have you come here, stupid child " it murmured, as fear urged her to run away. "Why were you waiting here For me Foolish child, do you not know what I am What I could do to you " Rune had to swallow twice before she could speak, and even then her voice cracked and squeaked with fear. "I've come to fiddle for you-sir " she said, gasping for breath between each word, trying to keep her teeth from chattering. The Ghost laughed, a sound with no humor in it, the kind of laugh that called up empty wastelands and icy peaks. "Well, then, girl. Fiddle, then. And pray to that Sacrificed God of yours that you fiddle well, very well. If you please me, if you continue to entertain me until dawn, I shall let you live, a favor I have never granted any other. But I warn you-the moment my attention lags, little girl-you'll die like all the others and you will join all the others in my own private little Hell." At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).