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Author:   Kristoffer Hughes
Publisher:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Imprint:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780738737058

ISBN 10:   0738737054
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   08 August 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 6 Part 1 – Weaving the Web of Celtic Magic                                                   14 Understanding Celtic Magic                         15                                Awen – The Spirit of Celtic Magic             26 The Rituals of Celtic Magic 46 Constructing Celtic Rituals 53 The Triskelion Ritual             62 Part 2 – The Companions of Celtic Magic                                                      73 Magical Allies             74 Celtic Gods and Goddesses 82 Mabon and Modron             90 Rhiannon – The Mare of Sovereignty             103 Cerridwen – The Witch Goddess             110 Llyr – The Mighty God of the Sea             115 Braint/Brig/Briganti – The Spring Goddess of Healing             122 Gwyn ap Nudd –Leader of the Wild Hunt             126 The Celtic Demigods/Goddesses             134 Pwyll – Hearing the call of the Wild 141 Efnysien and Nisien – I would Know my Light and Shadow 146 The Children of Llyr – Bran, Branwen and Manawydan             153 Gwydion – The Flawed Magician’s Lessons in Magic 171 Genius Loci – Spirits of Place and the Ancestors             179 Part 3 – By Oak, Ash and Thorn – Celtic Tree Magic                                     194 The Magic of Trees 195 A Yard of Magic – The Wonder of Wands             213 Kat Godeu – The Battle of the Trees 221 Tree Divination – The Ogam             236 Part 4 – By Oak flower, Broom and Meadowsweet – Celtic Plant Magic    247 The Magic of Plants 248 The Physicians of Myddvai 266 Practical Plant Magic             287 Part 5 – By Bone, Tooth and Claw – Celtic Animal Magic                             295 The Magic of Animals             296 The Celtic Bone Oracle             325 Part 6 – The Islands of Annwn – A Celtic Divination System                        334 The Forts of Truth             335 The Spoils of Annwn             355 Glossary 359 A Guide to Welsh Pronunciation 372 Bibliography 375 Index 384

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Kristoffer Hughes (Wales) is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order, a Mount Haemus Scholar, and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He is a teacher, writer, workshop leader, and guest speaker at Pagan conferences, camps, and festivals throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America. Hughes worked professionally for His Majesty's Coroner for over thirty years. He is a Welsh language television presenter and actor. He's the author of From the Cauldron Born, The Book of Celtic Magic, As the Last Leaf Falls (previously titled The Journey into Spirit), and Cerridwen, as well as the creator of both the Celtic Tarot and the Yuletide Tarot. Visit his Facebook page for news and events. You can also visit him at www.AngleseyDruidOrder.co.uk.

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