The Chronicles of the Sidhe

Author: Steve Blamires
Publisher: Skylight Press
ISBN: 1908011599
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
For a thirteen-year period, the reclusive Scottish writer Fiona Macleod enthralled the Victorian reading public with a deluge of stories, novels, poems and essays drawn from the wildly romantic Highland and Island landscape. Although it was later revealed that these works had issued from the pen of William Sharp, it was clear that Fiona Macleod was more than a pseudonym; to Sharp she was very much an autonomous entity. What's more, the wealth of previously unknown and unheard of myths, names, traditions and beliefs in her writings, while shone through a Celtic prism, show every sign of having emanated from the Realm of Faery. Steve Blamires presents a ground-breaking assessment of the Faery lore within Fiona Macleod's literary output as part of his ongoing study of this enigmatic writer. Building on the established groundwork of his biography of Sharp, The Little Book of the Great Enchantment, he explores the mythology and traditions of Faery, their symbolic and magical significance, and the devices employed by Fiona in the transmission of Faery teachings and inspirations. Using examples from Fiona's rich and resonant body of work, his detailed interpretation will enable the reader to tease out the Faery gems that are still to be found woven into the lines and verse of her writings.

Tarot of the Sidhe

Author: Emily Carding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764335990
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Open the gates to the Celtic Otherworld with this inspiring new Tarota vivid and powerful, 78-card deck painted through direct inspiration from the Sidhe, (pronounced Shee), the ancient Gaelic name for the Faery race. The Sidhe take us beyond popular images of flower fairies, to a deeply magickal and spiritual set of images that take Tarot reading to a deeper level and may be used for meditation, magick, and more. Connecting with the Sidhe at this time may help you reconnect with inner powers of the primal Earth and bring healing to the land around you. The cards use original, non-derivatory symbolism and potent imagery within traditional Tarot structure. This Faery deck is born from shamanic techniques and can help you build a stronger connection with their realm. If you wish to strengthen your intuition and perception of the Otherworld, then this is the deck for you. Descriptions, meanings, and keywords are explored. There are also channeled oracle messages received from the beings on the cards.

The Sidhe's Apprentice

Author: Morwen Navarre
Publisher: Torquere Press, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
For anyone serious about magic, studying with a Sidhe Master is essential. Alistair Brady is very serious, and when he's chosen at a Calling, a search by the Sidhe for new students, he's elated. However, his assigned Master, Cianán, doesn't want a new student, and makes it painfully obvious. Despite Cianán's disdain, Alistair is determined to learn magic. But Alistair has difficulty with finding the place inside where magic lives, and even the simplest spells continue to elude him. He just needs to figure out what's missing, while trying not to let his growing attraction to the cold and aloof Cianán show. It takes a backfiring spell to show both Alistair and Cianán exactly what's missing to make Alistair's magic come alive.

Conversations with the Sidhe

Author: David Spangler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780936878676
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
This book is based on a series of conversations between the Sidhe and David Spangler. It offers a fresh vision of the "Faery worlds" and invites the reader into a new relationship with these "People of Peace." Unfolding within these pages is a remarkable record of communication with the "Shining Ones," our ancient kin. It is filled with wonder, exercises, methods of contact and practical wisdom.

Master of the Sidhe

Author: Kenneth Flint
Publisher: Spectra Books
ISBN: 9780553252613
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description

Sidhe Devil

Author: Aaron Allston
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 9780671319939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Zeb Poole is transported to the fair world, a place that is half magic and Celtic myth. In the city of Neckerdam, a mad genius destroys the city's skyscrapers, and plots the death of the city's protector, Doc Sidhe. And in a land that would be Germany in Zeb's world, a dictator begins a campaign of racial purity that is chillingly familiar.

Bean Sidhe

Author: Pseudonym Phoebe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 187

Book Description
When the first banshee's past comes back to haunt her, Aoibheann will rely on friend and foe alike. Who is Death? Why was he unleashed? Will she be able to stop him? Aoibheann will stop at nothing to keep those she loves safe, and Dracula will stop at nothing to keep her safe. Being the love of Vlad the Impaler is not for the faint of heart, after all. Sacrifices must be made to ensure protection for the mortal realm. Can Zane and Ash, as mere humans, survive the supernatural world they've suddenly found themselves in? Lines will be blurred and hearts will be broken in this epic fantasy series.

The Philosophers' Secret Fire

Author: Patrick Harpur
Publisher: Blue Angel Gallery
ISBN: 9780980286526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description
Is there any place for the ancient myths of our ancestors in modern times? Could their shadowy presence in our common imagination be more influential than we realise? Across the globe many societies still believe in an Otherworld of spirits, gods and daimons, which the West has banished to the unconscious mind and now only visits in dreams. Yet this visionary tradition continues to subvert the rational universe, erupting out of the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. In his dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how myths have been used to make sense of the world. He uncovers that tradition which alchemists imagined as a Golden Chain of initiates, who passed their mysterious 'secret fire' down through the ages. As this inspiring book shows, the secret of this perennial wisdom is of an imaginative insight: a simple way of seeing that re-enchants our existence and restores us to our own true selves.

Songs of Earth and Power

Author: Greg Bear
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504052706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book Description
Music, myth, and magic mix—in this two-volume fantasy masterpiece by a New York Times–bestselling author that is a “joy to read” (Publishers Weekly). Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Greg Bear explores the power of music to open a portal between worlds in this pair of brilliantly imagined fantasy novels. The Infinity Concerto: Following the instructions of a virtuoso composer—whose controversial Concerto Opus 45 is actually a song of power—young poet Michael Perrin passes through a gateway between Earth and the Realm of the Sidhedark, where faeries reign by rule of magic, and Michael’s epic journey begins . . . The Serpent Mage: After five years trapped in the Realm of the Sidhedark, Michael has returned home to Los Angeles. But the song of power has weakened the veil between the human and fairie worlds, and the Sidhe have followed him to the other side . . .

The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries

Author: Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
In this study, which is first of all a folk-lore study, we pursue principally an anthropo-psychological method of interpreting the Celtic belief in fairies, though we do not hesitate now and then to call in the aid of philology; and we make good use of the evidence offered by mythologies, religions, metaphysics, and physical sciences.