How to Use this Book

Part One of this work sets the foundation for the work ahead.

• It explores the power of the moon through the filters of traditional Celtic lore, magical energetic correspondences, scientific insight, and modern psycho-spiritual perspectives and applications.
• It discusses the influence of the moon on the plant kingdom and presents tools to help us establish connections and build relationships with our Green Allies.
• It introduces the seeker to the Avalonian Cycle of Revealing, a system of personal growth and spiritual evolution comprised of fourteen Lunar Keys, each of which represents a monthly synergy of moon energy, herbal action, and goddess mythos. The goal of this annual immersion is to follow the mythic map lain by the stories of the Welsh goddesses honored in the Avalonian Tradition and to reflect the lessons of these tales onto our own lives.

Part Two of this book is a month-by-month guide on how to engage with the Avalonian Cycle of Revealing as a tool for immersion into the myths of the goddesses of Avalon and the ways in which these are reflections of the story of our own lives.

• Each Lunar Key is presented with its corresponding mythic portion, which is accompanied by an analysis of the myth that both places the story in its original cultural context as well as offers a perspective on the psycho-spiritual application for the present-day seeker.
• Each month is accompanied by a supportive resource that pro-vides a weekly focus for the suggested work of each moon in order to assist us in staying on track with our work, as well as to provide a jumping in place so that anyone can begin engagement with this work at any time in the cycle. It is not necessary to begin with Moon One. Start where you are.
• Each chapter concludes with guided inner journeys to facilitate connections with the goddess of that time in her sacred site within the mythic Otherworld. We will journey to Ceridwen at Llyn Tegid, Blodeuwedd at Llyn Morwynion, Rhiannon at Gorsedd Arberth, Branwen at Bedd Branwen, and Arianrhod at Dinas Dinlle, near Caer Arianrhod.

Part Three presents information to assist in the cultivation of the sovereign discernment these practices can serve to develop, while deepening our relationship with the available traditional and cultural streams of information.

• It explores medieval Welsh herbal practices of the Physicians of Myddfai, traditionally said to have their origins in the fairy realms.
• It recounts the legend of the Otherworldy ancestress of the Physicians of Myddfai, the Lady of the Lake connected to Llyn y Fan Fach, while also delving into Welsh fairy lore and providing both cultural and symbolic analysis of this and other Lake Maiden tales.
• It presents an Avalonian materia medica, a compilation of the medicinal, magical, and folkloric uses of the fourteen herbs associated with the Lunar Keys of the Avalonian Cycle of Revealing. This information is intended as a starting point for the seeker’s herbal explorations in support of their energetic and intuitive work with these herbal allies.
• PLEASE NOTE: In order to safeguard the integrity of the system of engagement espoused by the Avalonian Tradition in support of the development of personal discernment and coming to trust in one’s inner wisdom, it is highly recommended that the seeker not consult any of the herbal information in the final chapter of this book until they have first undertaken the herbal energy immersion exercises and worked with the lunar elixirs. The underpinnings of this philosophy of magic is discussed further in Part One of this book.

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