Follow the Mythic Map into Modern Practice The path of the Avalonian priestess is as unique as those who walk it; learn how to apply the nine energies of this path in service to the Goddess, the community, and the self in pursuit of inner wholeness and connection to Avalon within. Jhenah Telyndru explores Avalon's legacy through history and lore: examining Arthurian legends; myths from Wales, Brittany, and Ireland; and the accounts of Celtic priestesses recorded by Roman historians. Presented in two parts, this book first delves into the rich historical and cultural information that forms the Avalonian Stream of Tradition, especially the Ninefold Sisterhoods found in Celtic lands and beyond. Then, you will be introduced to nine modern priestess pathways inspired by ancient ways: Lorekeeper, Lawspeaker, Emissary, Artisan, Hearthtender, Guardian, Seer, Healer, and Ritualist. You'll use specialized workings to connect with Avalon's energetic currents, reclaim your sovereignty, learn to be in priestess service as a bridge between the worlds, and find your way home to Avalon within.

The Lady of Avalon is the Goddess who dwells on the Isle of Avalon, the mysterious otherworldly paradise which lies across the waters, beyond the mists. A Priestess or Priest of Avalon is one who devotes her/himself to the service of the Lady of Avalon, t

Like a gathering of flowers from hedge and field, or a cloak made of owl feathers, Blodeuwedd is a figure of great complexity. She is both Flower Maiden and Owl of Wisdom… unfaithful wife and representative of Sovereignty… fallen woman and feminist heroine… medieval cautionary tale and reclaimed divinity. Yet, for all of these seeming inconstancies, the key to understanding Blodeuwedd is being able to see her as a whole. Bringing together strands of Celtic lore, Welsh literature, British folk practice, and modern devotion, Celticist Jhenah Telyndru weaves a solid foundation from which scholars and seekers alike can come into deeper relationship with this oft-misunderstood figure. Ultimately, this journey to reclaim Blodeuwedd’s identity - a Sovereignty Goddess who ensured the cycle of the seasons by choosing, in turn, to partner with the Solar Hero of Summer and the Otherworldly Champion of Winter - reveals a transformational mythic pathway that can also guide us in the reclamation of our own sovereignty.

In the long-awaited return to Avalon by the beloved author of The Mists of Avalon and her collaborator, bestselling author Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley fuses myth, magic and romance in a spectacular unfolding of one woman's role in the making of history and spirit...

Avalon is a site of great power, revered since ancient times as an entrance to, and exit from, the Otherworld. Book provides a coherent context in which to understand Avalon's many mysteries, including the * Isle * Tor * Glastonbury Zodiac, * Abbey * Tor Labyrinth * St. Michael ley line The author invokes the magical, spiritual power of the English landscape with a wealth of detailed information encompassing other belief systems and scared sites. He discusses * Physical and sacred topography * Symbols * Architecture * History

An experiential guide to the spiritual path of the Holy Grail • Traces the evolution of the Holy Grail from the sacred vessel of the Celtic goddess to the Cup of Christ and how it represents the longing for the divine feminine • Provides exercises, meditations, and rituals to connect you with the powers of the Cauldron of Rebirth, the Chalice of Healing, the Sword of Light, and the Holy Grail • Explains how attaining the Grail brings full consciousness of the soul and Divine influence for the healing of self and others The primary myth of Western culture, the quest for the Holy Grail persists through the centuries like a recurring dream, embodying the longing for the divine feminine suppressed for more than two thousand years. The Holy Grail emerged not only as a symbol of the feminine but also as a symbol of the soul, for hidden within the sacred Grail legends lies an initiatory path that leads to the highest realms of consciousness and spiritual illumination. By working with the symbols of the Grail tradition we can gaze into our own hidden depths and heal the separation between masculine and feminine, Spirit and Matter, and Heaven and Earth. Mara Freeman traces the evolution of the Grail from the sacred vessel of the Celtic goddess to the Cup of Christ, revealing a spiritual path rooted in the mysteries of the Goddess, the Grail, and the Sword. She explains how the Sword has dominated over the Goddess and the Grail for far too long, leading to a spiritual wasteland as foretold in the Grail stories. She provides a practical workbook of exercises, visualizations, and magical rituals to restore the power of the divine feminine through spiritually transformative experiences with the Cauldron of Rebirth, the Chalice of Healing, the Sword of Light, and the Holy Grail itself. Drawing on folk traditions and medieval Arthurian romances as well as alchemy and the wisdom of the mystics of Glastonbury, Freeman reveals the ancient Celtic teachings of the Western Mystery tradition. She shows that attaining the Grail involves achieving full consciousness of the soul. Then, as a Grail-bearer, you can bring the light of the Grail into the world for the healing of self and others.

Avalon Within: Inner Sovereignty and Personal Transformation Through the Avalonian Mysteries presents a practical foundation in the Avalonian Tradition, drawing upon the vibrant powers of Glastonbury's Sacred Landscape and the rich heritage of Celtic British mythology. Focusing on the Avalonian Cycle of Healing and accessing the Sacred Landscape of the Holy Isle, Avalon Within provides the seeker with powerful tools for awakening the transformational energies of Avalon in their lives -- empowering them to affect lasting inner change and to facilitate true healing.

A hands-on guide for witches, pagans, and others who are drawn to the magic of water for healing and protection. The Way of the Water Priestess is a practical guide to the magical power of water and its resident spirits and how to use that magic for both self-empowerment and in the service of protector of water in all its forms. Written by the founder of Triskele Rose Witchcraft, the book offers a guide to revive the ways of the water priestess—to make water sacred again. This is not a new practice; women have tended the sacred waters since antiquity. Readers of The Way of the Water Priestess will learn all the aspects of water magic: Historical and archeological information about rites and rituals, and women's role in relationship to water The lore of water goddesses from various cultures around the world How to form an intimate connection with water in all its forms Moon rituals, sacred bathing, and oracular and ritual arts How to become a sacred vessel of water

Talbot Street is a contemporary literary novel with mainstream appeal which explores the subjects of love, fidelity, death, and disease through the mysterious and long-standing friendship of its two major characters, Nick and Johnnie R. The action unfolds in the present through a series of flashbacks by the narrator, Nick, as he sits at the bedside of the dying Johnnie R. As Nick reminisces, the novel fluctuates between present and past as Johnnie R. slowly dies of AIDS, and the mysterious facts surrounding their break of eight years earlier are divulged as the novel progresses with each new flashback. With the help of Johnnie R.'s journal of poems, anecdotes, and explorations, the narrator's powerful ruminations pull the reader well beyond the death at hand and through the emotional and gripping wake of a passionate friendship spanning twenty years, two continents, and the interstices of the human soul. Nick, the southern narrator, is a highly introspective man in his mid-thirties who returns to Indianapolis in December of 1991 at the request of his dying friend, Johnnie R. Nick is heterosexual and Johnnie R. is bisexual. They first met at Princeton, separated upon graduation as Nick took up his expatriate career in the Foreign Service and reunited five years later in Indianapolis where Nick was drawn into the nightmarish realm of Johnnie R.'s married and professional banker's life. Caught in the webs of Johnnie R.'s endless social and professional intrigues, Nick also met and fell in love with Johnnie R.'s lovely artist wife, Charly (for Charlene). Though Charly is attempting to mend her fragile marriage to Johnnie R. (following the disclosure of his bisexuality) she allows herself the single infidelity with Nick. The tragic triangle is formed, then brutally broken. Nick then departs, only to return eight years later as Johnnie R. dies of AIDS. Nick and Johnnie R. now become reacquainted in the hospital, and it is when Johnnie R. sleeps that Nick relates the sometimes tragic, oftentimes mysterious, history of their friendship. Although the novel centers on the triangle, it is populated with a variety of characters: a slick hustler named Danny alias, the kid; Johnnie R.'s tough-as-nails father; Charly's dead brother; Mike, a scandalized homosexual bank executive; and the three hospital patients known as the three Queens. The single symbol which weaves them together (along with the many issues revolving around AIDS) is Talbott Street. A talisman of disparate meanings, it is an Indianapolis ghetto bar, a residential street address in London, the macabre scene of a senseless murder, an untitled series of mysterious paintings, the seat of scandal. Nick finds the intertwining of the several images that compose Talbot Street and enigma impossible to ignore, and as he reflects on the past he also traces the meaning of Talbot Street. The narrator, hyper-conscious, ever-ruminating, uncovers a tragic irony when he discovers a nexus among seemingly unrelated events with the help of the virus. The novel's two separate themes of friendship and disease find resolution as the mysterious past enlightens us as to the many contemporary meanings of HIV. This highlights and accentuates the mysterious and parallel manner in which both the human memory and HIV operate. As with memory, HIV lurks in the background, dormant, awaiting a host. The hidden past awaits to be mined, and within the past lies HIV. In order to find a viable reference to meaning in the present, whether in regard to AIDS or the mysteries informing the long-standing friendship of Nick and Johnnie R., we are thrust ceaselessly into the past.