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Title: The Celtic Spirit : Daily Meditations for the Turning Year by Caitlin Matthews ISBN: 0-06-251538-1 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Lovely Book
Comment: A lovely book- full of wonderful Celtic wisdom. A daily journey all must travel. I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to those people that have been searching for the out-of-print " Celtic Devotional", also by Caitlin Matthews.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good for daily meditation, but a little too "New Age".
Comment: Caitlin Matthews has done an excellent job of creating a Celtic-inspired book of daily devotions, each page including a verse, a short "sermon", and a suggested activity or subject for personal meditiation. She has also done a good job of keeping the different Celtic tribes seperate by including countries of origin with each verse or myth. (As usual, though, I haven't come across anything about the silversmith Celts in the mountains of Spain, but I believe that is probably the fault of history and not Celtic researchers. In all fairness, though, I haven't finished the year of devotions included!)
However, several of the verses seem to be excerpts from her own poetry. Having studied formalism extensively, it's apparent she is a fine writer, but I would have liked to have seen more historical verse used. (That's just my personal taste-- and I didn't take that into account with my rating.)
I only gave it four stars because so far there seems to be a little too much "peace and love and be kind to animals" propaganda in it. I am a strict vegetarian, myself, but it seems to me that such things are out of place in Celtic Reconstructionism and are better left to Primitive Reconstructionists like Wiccans. These are, after all, the hunter/herder/warriors whose strength and intelligence frightened the bejesus out of Caesar's troops. There is also a mention of the "Three-Fold Law" which seems to be a way to bring in the Wiccan crowd.
However, if you've started turning to the "Celtic Spirit" because you seem to have lost your way, or you feel some sort of daily discipline will give your life more structure, you could probably benefit from purchasing this book and reading a passage every morning. And for those of you historical purists, the historical and mythological passages appear to be accurate, and they provide a good introduction to each. In spite of my misgivings about the "New Age" nature of the work, I have continued to use it daily and am still finding it quite enjoyable.
Rating: 1
Summary: If I could I'd put 0 stars
Comment: Why? Why? Why would someone after reading "Grace For the Moment" by Max Lucado get this book? THE CELTIC "SPIRIT" IS A DEMON, PEOPLE! CELTIC IS A COMMON WORD USED IN WITCHCRAFT. YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE THERE'S A CD CALLED THE CELTIC CIRCLE AND IT HAS ALL THOSE WEIRD HYPNOTIZING SONGS ON IT FROM "HARRY POTTER" AND ENYA, THE SINGER. Please, do not after having a Max Lucado book or being a Christian read this book. Everyone who has this book, please read "He Came To Set the Captives Free" by Rebecca Brown, MD. It's all about witchcraft. Very good! Love you all, God bless!
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Title: Kindling the Celtic Spirit : Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Through the Seasons by Mara Freeman ISBN: 006251685X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Mist-Filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers, and Seekers by Frank Henderson Maceowen, Tom Cowan ISBN: 1577312112 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings by Caitlin Matthews ISBN: 1592330436 Publisher: Fair Winds Press Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Yearning for the Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul by Thomas Dale Cowan, Tom Cowan ISBN: 1577314115 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Clan of the Goddess: Celtic Wisdom and Ritual for Women by C. C. Brondwin ISBN: 1564146049 Publisher: New Page Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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