Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1 Weaving the Web of Celtic Magic

1. Understanding Celtic Magic

2. Awen: The Spirit of Celtic Magic

3. Celtic Magic Ritual

4. Constructing Celtic Rituals

5. The Triskelion Ritual

Part 2 The Companions of Celtic Magic

6. Magical Allies

7. Celtic Gods and Goddesses

8. Mabon and Modron

9. Rhiannon: The Mare of Sovereignty

10. Cerridwen: The Witch Goddess

11. Llŷr: The Mighty God of the Sea

12. Braint/Brig/Briganti: The Spring Goddess of Healing

13. Gwyn ap Nudd: Leader of the Wild Hunt

14. The Celtic Demigods and Demigoddesses

15. Pwyll: Hearing the Call of the Land

16. Efnysien and Nisien: I Would Know My Light and Shadow

17. The Children of Llŷr: Brân, Branwen, and Manawydan

18. Gwydion: The Flawed Magician’s Lessons in Magic

9. Genius Loci (Spirits of Place) and the Ancestors

Part 3 By Oak, Ash, and Thorn: Celtic Tree Magic

20. The Magic of Trees

21. A Yard of Magic: The Wonder of Wands

22. “Kat Godeu” (The Battle of the Trees)

23. Tree Divination: The Ogam

Part 4 By Oakflower, Broom, and Meadowsweet: Celtic Plant Magic

24. The Magic of Plants

25. The Physicians of Myddvai

26. Practical Plant Magic

Part 5 By Bone, Tooth, and Claw: Celtic Animal Magic

27. The Magic of Animals

28. The Celtic Bone Oracle

Part 6 The Islands of Annwn: A Celtic Divination System

29. The Forts of Truth

30. “Preiddeu Annwn” (The Spoils of Annwn) from the Book of Taliesin

Glossary

A Guide to Welsh Pronunciation

Bibliography