The Book of Celtic Magic: Transformative Teachings from the Cauldron of Awen
Kristoffer Hughes
Language: English
Pages: 360
ISBN: 0738737054
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Delve into the depths of a magical current that spans over two thousand years. The Book of Celtic Magic provides the unsurpassed power of practical magic and the transformative forces of ancient Celtica.
Druid priest Kristoffer Hughes invites you to explore the pantheon, myths, and magic of his native Wales. Discover the magical allies, the gods and goddesses, and the spirits of place that form the foundation of this vibrant tradition. Practice rituals that draw you closer to the divine energy of the trees, plants, and animals that surround you. Work with spells, conjurations, invocations, and magical tools that have been developed and refined from genuine Celtic sources. Complete with exercises and a glossary of terms, this step-by-step guide is a definitive source of authentic Celtic magic.
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veins; back through your heartbeat; you are one and the same. Reach back through the forests and then back through the fields; back through the mountains, their mysteries revealed. Reach back to your bones and back through your skin; back beyond your spirit and the Awen within. Sense the gods within the fabric of your being and the very warp and weft of the universe. A Question of Worship To worship implies subservience and that we are beneath our deities—that they are superior to us when, in
at that moment: a sense of the land calling through the presence of a man whom I knew belonged to the legends of my people. Pwyll was the prince of Dyfed, a county in the southern reaches of Wales. He awoke one morning with a compulsion to go hunting. Within a grove he set his dogs upon a stag brought down by another pack belonging to Arawn, a king of Annwn, the underworld. To repay his insult, he agreed to take Arawn’s shape and form and live in Annwn for a year and a day. There he was asked
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