by Emma Restall Orr
Published by Thorsons
Druid Priestess is the latest incarnation of the book by Bobcat originally
published as Spirits of the Sacred Grove. I can only imagine some grey faced
publishing mogul decided the title wasn’t ‘racy’ enough
and chose to re-title it, as the original name gives a far better idea of
what the book is about.
Of course there are many books on ‘how to be a Druid’, there
are many books on the why and wherefore of Druidry and there are many books
which promise to give you the secrets of Celtic magic and the ancient ways.
This book, however, is none of those things. It is a beautifully crafted
and detailed journal of the year in the life of a Druid Priest - or Priestess
as the title insists! It is full of the joys and despairs of life, of the
wonders of the changing seasons, and of the ever moving energies of the
earth and the seasons. It will in turn make you cry with laughter and cry
with sorrow. But above all it paints the most glorious picture of what it
is to live life as a Druid, and to really dedicate your whole life and being
to that path.
Beginning in the dark of Samhain and moving gently through all the seasons
and festivals of the turning wheel of the year, it talks of how our lives
reflect the every changing world about us. And how that change can sometimes
be difficult to deal with. It talks of birth, of life, and of death. It
reflects on some of the rites of passage we all have to face at certain
times in our existence.
It is full of honesty (what else would you expect from Bobcat!) and energy.
It is a book that can be inspirational if you allow it to be. I have frequently
turned to it to seek answers to sometimes unfathomable questions and doubts,
and there is always something new in it to discover, always something that
suddenly reflects what is happening in the here and now.
OK, I admit I am a little biased here, but it really did change my life
and the way I saw the world and in particular the way I saw my Paganism.
Vixen /|\
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