Book of Celtic Magic

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 and Europe. Hughes has also been featured in Welsh, English and French television and radio.

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

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