Celtic Inspirations: Essential Meditations and Texts - Hardcover

Wilde, Lyn Webster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844830993 ISBN 13: 9781844830992

Publisher: Watkins Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

The Celts were a creative, mystical people, still revered today for their imaginative myth-making, brilliant designs, and profound sense of wonder and magic. This entry in the popular Inspirations series offers enticing summaries of key Celtic symbols, an introduction to the Celtic worldview, and enlightening short extracts from the great Celtic texts. Featuring 75 color photos and practical exercises that show readers how to apply ancient insights to their own lives, this elegant volume captures the spirit of the druids and storytellers in a series of poetic texts. The spiritual lessons cover such subjects as plant healing, spell casting, and traveling safely in the Otherworld, while a special section reveals the secrets of King Arthur's knights and the Holy Grail.

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About the Author

Lyn Webster Wilde is of Scottish origin, though she has lived in England for most of her life -- currently in the foothills of the Black Mountains near the Welsh border where the old gods and goddesses still hide.  She has been a documentary film maker and a TV and radio producer, and now concentrates on writing, running courses and workshops, and giving lectures on myth and sacred drama.  Her book, Becoming the Enchanter, tells of her life changing encounter with Britain's hidden spiritual tradition. She has also written a book on the origins of  the myth of the Amazon women warriors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844830993
• ISBN 13: 9781844830992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244