Celtic
mysticism, theory and practice.
By Brendan Cathbad Myers
Published by Career Press, U.S.A.
Available in the U.K. from sales [at] deep-books [dot] co [dot] uk( Deep Books),
£12.99.
Review by Hawthorn
The Canadian-Irish author spent four years
in Ireland exploring his
roots and the Irish Druidic/Celtic tradition prior to writing this excellent
and useful book. This is an excellent book, and one I would heartily recommend.
It is written with great clarity and
inspiration, being knowledgeable without being dryly academic. It is, rather, full
of practical advice, such as emphasising the importance of solitude or
“Peaceful Abiding”, and of learning directly from nature by “sitting at the
feet of the world”. Readers are warned against blindly trusting in a possibly
charlatan teacher.
The book could be used as a manual in
druidic training over several years, commencing with solitary practice, ending
with the importance of meeting with others. It would be of interest both to a
relatively new practitioner and to the more experienced.
Stories of Irish heroes and heroines are
interwoven into the text. The mythology and landscape that the author draws on
are primarily Irish and so the book would, I think, be of especial interest to
Irish readers, but not exclusively. I am from another Celtic land – Wales – and found much
here that is interesting and inspirational. It is an inspiring book,
encouraging us to practice, to listen and learn and to trust our own responses.
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