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Discover the remarkable lives of 14 notable Celtic saints through stories, inspired poetry, and meditations. Voyages with the Celtic Saints recounts the inspired lives of the Celtic saints, who carried the torch of the new faith of Christianity to the wild tribespeople of Britain and Ireland. Finding many parallels between their own wisdom and that of the Druids and other teachers of the Celtic people, they adapted their own teachings to include and reshape that of the older wisdom. . Features stories from the lives of 14 inspiring Celtic saints who lived between the third and seventh centuries CE . Scholar John Matthews retells and provides commentary on these stories, making them relevant and accessible to modern readers . Meditation notes and questions at the end of each chapter for those wishing to deepen their understanding of the stories and question their own voyage . Updates from prior edition with new illustrations by renowned artist Joe Machine and two additional entries on women saints, St. Gwenfrewi and St. Goibniu . Includes inspiring foreword by David Spangler, one of the founding figures of the modern New Age movement AUTHORS: John Matthews has been a professional independent scholar since 1980, authoring over 150 publications. He has devoted much of the past forty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. Very active in his research, John also offers several workshops and participates to various conferences. He lives in Oxford England with his wife, the writer Caitlín Matthews. Caitlín Matthews is one of the world's foremost cartomancers. Author of The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook, The Time Changer's Tarot, and The Art of Celtic Seership, she teaches many modes of divination internationally. She lives in Oxfordshire, UK. www.hallowquest.org.uk Joe Machine is a world-renowned artist and founding member of the Stuckist movement, an international art movement founded in 1999 to promote figurative painting. 14 b/w images

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John Matthews has been a professional independent scholar since 1980, authoring over 150 publications. He has devoted much of the past 40 years to the study of Arthurian traditions and myth in general. Very active in his research, John also offers several workshops and participates to various conferences. He lives in Oxford, England, with his wife, the writer Caitlín Matthews. Joe Machine is a world-renowned artist and founding member of the Stuckist movement, an international art movement founded in 1999 to promote figurative painting.

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