The Celtic Spirit Daily Meditations For The Turning Year

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062515381
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Spirit written by Caitlin Matthews and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1998-12-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Living Wisdom of the Ancient Celts The ancient Celts and their spiritual mediators, the Druids believed in the communion of all living things and sought harmony between nature and the human soul. Now, with this inspiring book of day-by-day mediations, renowned Celtic scholar CaitlÍn Matthews shows you how to reawaken the power of this age-old spiritual inheritance. Using poetry, myths, reflections, rituals, and visualizations, Matthews leads you on a yearlong pilgrimage that will help connect the cycles of your soul to the circle of the seasons. From the winter months of Samhain the summer months of Beltant, from mediations on the gifts and blessings of life to the insights and promises of the soul, she enables you to complete your own sacred circuit of the turning year. Brimming with the legends and lore of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Britain, The Celtic Spirit is a brilliant introduction to the sacred wisdom of the Celtic path--and a potent resource for daily spiritual renewal.

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340765579
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Spirit written by Caitlin Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant introduction to the sacred wisdom of the ancient Celts and a potent resource for daily spiritual renewal

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312072414
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Book of the Dead written by Caitlin Matthews and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1992-04-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of The Book of Runes and the Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead, this divination system contains 42 beautifully illustrated cards and a book that explains the meaning of the cards and how to use them for education and enlightenment. Matthews has made many original contributions to the fields of Celtic and Arthurian research. Boxed and shrink-wrapped.

Author : Mara Freeman
Publisher : HarperOne
ISBN 13 : 9780062516855
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kindling the Celtic Spirit written by Mara Freeman and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2000-12-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautiful treasury of sacred wisdom, Mara Freeman shares the rich legacy of the Celts -- the festivals, gods and goddesses, saints, faeries, music, poetry, and storytelling that anchor this magical tradition. Discover myths, rituals, recipes, and crafts for every month of theyear. Honor Saint Brigit with a prayer in February, or ensure a merry start to May with a bowl of frothy syllabub. Come together with friends and neighbors to celebrate community in the high days of August, then learn to weave a solstice wreath in snowy December. Traditional blessings, ancient lore, and guided meditations inspire you to reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world, and view the sacred as an integral part of every day. Rediscover the wisdom and healing power of nature, and cultivate and honor your soul as you would the earth. Let the spirit of the ancient Celts enchant you in every season, year after year.

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Gill & MacMillan
ISBN 13 : 9780717137466
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Devotional written by Caitlin Matthews and published by Gill & MacMillan. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from the spiritual current of Celtic tradition, which encompassed all aspects of daily life with prayer and invocation, and from Celtic Christianity, Celtic Devotional combines traditional blessings with specially written prayers and meditations. Many new prayers, blessings, and ceremonies appear in this revised edition of a much-loved book. The marking of time by prayer or special periods of devotion is common to all spiritualities. This book follows the seasonal pattern of the Celtic world. It is divided into five sections; the first four correspond to the Celtic seasonal quarters of the year. The last one contains prayers and blessings for special occasions.

Author : Calvin Miller
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830835059
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Devotions written by Calvin Miller and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunrise and sunset. Morning and evening. Waking and resting. The time between your rising and sleeping is new each day. Calvin Miller presents a morning and evening devotional with quotes from the Celts and reflections from the author. Each day also uses a quote from Psalm 119, which was often read and quoted by the Celts.

Author : Mara Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620551926
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grail Alchemy written by Mara Freeman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experiential guide to the spiritual path of the Holy Grail • Traces the evolution of the Holy Grail from the sacred vessel of the Celtic goddess to the Cup of Christ and how it represents the longing for the divine feminine • Provides exercises, meditations, and rituals to connect you with the powers of the Cauldron of Rebirth, the Chalice of Healing, the Sword of Light, and the Holy Grail • Explains how attaining the Grail brings full consciousness of the soul and Divine influence for the healing of self and others The primary myth of Western culture, the quest for the Holy Grail persists through the centuries like a recurring dream, embodying the longing for the divine feminine suppressed for more than two thousand years. The Holy Grail emerged not only as a symbol of the feminine but also as a symbol of the soul, for hidden within the sacred Grail legends lies an initiatory path that leads to the highest realms of consciousness and spiritual illumination. By working with the symbols of the Grail tradition we can gaze into our own hidden depths and heal the separation between masculine and feminine, Spirit and Matter, and Heaven and Earth. Mara Freeman traces the evolution of the Grail from the sacred vessel of the Celtic goddess to the Cup of Christ, revealing a spiritual path rooted in the mysteries of the Goddess, the Grail, and the Sword. She explains how the Sword has dominated over the Goddess and the Grail for far too long, leading to a spiritual wasteland as foretold in the Grail stories. She provides a practical workbook of exercises, visualizations, and magical rituals to restore the power of the divine feminine through spiritually transformative experiences with the Cauldron of Rebirth, the Chalice of Healing, the Sword of Light, and the Holy Grail itself. Drawing on folk traditions and medieval Arthurian romances as well as alchemy and the wisdom of the mystics of Glastonbury, Freeman reveals the ancient Celtic teachings of the Western Mystery tradition. She shows that attaining the Grail involves achieving full consciousness of the soul. Then, as a Grail-bearer, you can bring the light of the Grail into the world for the healing of self and others.

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780282729
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Visions written by Caitlin Matthews and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through prayers, chants, and practical exercises, Celtic Visions teaches readers how to tap into their inner spiritual power, enabling them to experience heightened perception and open portals to other realms of existence. Drawn from ancient Gaelic and Welsh sources, this visionary guide reveals the truth behind the prophetic visions of the druids and seers. It explains their methods for communicating with the Otherworld through omens and fairy lore and explores the Celtic gift of "second sight"—the ability to perceive both the visible and the invisible aspects of reality.

Author : Dolores T. Whelan
Publisher : Columba Press (IE)
ISBN 13 : 9781856075510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ever Ancient Ever New written by Dolores T. Whelan and published by Columba Press (IE). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the specific gifts, Beliefs and wisdoms or the Celtic past and how they may be relevant and useful today.

Author : John Matthews
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780892818693
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taliesin written by John Matthews and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taliesin, Chief Bard of Britain and Celtic shaman, was a historical figure who lived in Wales during the latter half of the sixth century. His verse is established as a direct precursor to the Arthurian Legends--and Taliesin himself, is said to be the direct forebear to Merlin. The author presents completely new translations of Taliesin's major poems in their entirety, uncovering the meanings behind these great works for the first time.