Tales of the Celtic Otherworld

Tales of the Celtic Otherworld
Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Blandford Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780713726565

Infinite possibilities, marvelous beings, and objects of extraordinary beauty: welcome to the Celtic other-world, a place not misty and insubstantial, but almost as real as our earth. An entire genre, known as Immrama ("Journeys"), presents this alternative universe, with its dazzling crystal doors and windows, plentiful food and drink, absence of sickness, and abundant nobility. Sometimes, it lies underwater, at other times, it's an island, and time passes almost unnoticed there. Through some of the most celebrated stories in Celtic literature, travel to this magic, splendid realm. In "The Voyage of Bran", the sweet singing and enticing verses of an unknown woman lead a young King away from the life he had always known. Plunderers, monstrous ants, demon horse races, a burning river, and much more greet Maildun during his sag Other tales relate the adventures of such well-known heroes as Cu Chulainn, Connla the Fair, Cormac, Nera, and 10 others. Throughout, original watercolors succeed in capturing all the magic of the Otherworld.

Music and the Celtic Otherworld

Music and the Celtic Otherworld
Author: Karen Ralls-MacLeod
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Covering themes close to Scottish and Irish folklore, this work explores the universal concept of the spiritual dimension of music from the Celtic sources.

The Celtic Breeze

The Celtic Breeze
Author: Heather McNeil
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1563089610

Contains 16 ancient stories of the otherword from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Celtic Visions

Celtic Visions
Author: Caitlin Matthews
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1780282729

Through prayers, chants, and practical exercises, Celtic Visions teaches readers how to tap into their inner spiritual power, enabling them to experience heightened perception and open portals to other realms of existence. Drawn from ancient Gaelic and Welsh sources, this visionary guide reveals the truth behind the prophetic visions of the druids and seers. It explains their methods for communicating with the Otherworld through omens and fairy lore and explores the Celtic gift of "second sight"—the ability to perceive both the visible and the invisible aspects of reality.

Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld

Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld
Author: Sharon Paice MacLeod
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2018-05-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1476630291

The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors. Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of Ireland, Britain and Gaul. Chapters cover creation and cosmogony, the deities of the Gaels, feminine power in narrative sources, druidic belief, priestesses and magical rites.

Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore

Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore
Author: Bob Curran
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2010-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1589809173

Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U.S. Old-world mythology morphs into New World folklore. Curran recounts America's oldest legends and traces their origins to the Celtic mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, presenting a similar old-world tale alongside each American version. Once transported to America, the original Celtic tales evolved to assimilate the new population's geographic, social, and religious customs, weaving their way into the fabric of American folk history.

Irish Tales from the Otherworld

Irish Tales from the Otherworld
Author: Bob Curran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008
Genre: Fairies
ISBN: 9781842233276

Extraordinary tales that have been passed down from generation to generation, and are now published for the first time.

The Celtic Breeze

The Celtic Breeze
Author: Heather McNeil
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2001-10-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313009686

Delve into a world of kelpies, mermaids, selkies, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. This collection gives you Celtic tales, previously unrecorded or only found in obscure compilations. Mostly collected by the author on her ancestral home of the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides, these lesser-known tales from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are supported by a brief history of the Celts, a glossary of the Gaelic integrated in the stories, an appendix of superstitions about fairy protection, and bibliographies that reflect the author's extensive research. Seventeen ballads collected almost one hundred years ago and excerpts from the author's journal of travels in Scotland make this book a unique and valuable resource for anyone who tells stories.

The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature

The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature
Author: Jonathan M. Wooding
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

With The Otherworld in Irish Literature and History, Jonathan Wooding presents a major collection of essays by some of the best-known academics in Ireland, Britain and America today.