Celtic Wisdom by Benedict, Gerald -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Contents Introduction Creation

The Creation Story The Creation of the Elements of the World The Bardic Secret of the Origins and Progress of Letters The Evernew Tongue

Life

The Earthly Journey So is Your Life … On Destiny On Work On Mastering Life Welcome One Another Rune of Hospitality

Places

The Land of Ireland Land of My Fathers Elysium Deirdre Looked Back on the Land of Alba Iona

Men and Women

Initiation into Womanhood Initiation into Manhood Handfasting Brigit Helps the Mother of God A Poem about Eve

Charms, Superstitions and Magic

A Toothache Charm Thwarting the Evil Eye The Shamrock of Luck God of the Moon The Red Hair of a Woman Omen of the Swans Omen of the Cuckoo On Celtic Magic

Knowledge and Wisdom

From the Bardic Triads Celtic Cosmogony The Colloquy of the Two Sages The Boyhood of Fionn The Becuma of the White Skin The Salmon of Knowledge A Bardic Philosophy and Catechism On Free Will The Druid and the Child

Confession, Prayers and Invocations

The Confession of St Patrick The Clearing from Guilt Conscience Rune before Prayer Fragment God with Me The Invocation of the Graces Broccan’s Hymn to Saint Brigit The Deer’s Cry Desires The New Moon Invocation

The Spiritual Life

Respecting Religion Respecting the True Human The Impress of Good and Evil The Soul The Blamelessness of the Soul Compassion and Conscience The Rule of Cormac mac Culendáin The Religion of the Ancient Druids Poetic Record of Sacrifice to the Pagan God On Peace of Mind On Truth On Worship

Visions and Mysticism

The World of Faery The Three Cauldrons of Poesy Tuan mac Carill Tells his Story The Prophecy of Gwenc’lan

Stories, Deeds and Parables

The Voyage of Bran From the Story of Taliesin The Ancients of the World The Second Battle of Mad Tuired The Birds of Rhiannon Advice to a Prince Dreaming and the Soul

Nature

The Natural and Supernatural World The Scholar and his Cat Trees in Battle Primitive Nature Worship Healing Herbs, Charms and Wise Women Animals

Death

I Am Going Home The Butterfly as the Soul of the Dead Death The Unquiet Dead The Corpse Candle

An Irish Blessing References Acknowledgements Copyright