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SHAKTI GAWAIN' S Much Anticipated New Book ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK AND AN APP "She is one of our brightest lights in the consciousness movement." — WAYNE DYER "She is one of our brightest lights in the consciousness movement." | www.newworldlibrary.com "Shakti Gawain's work is a great contribution." — DEEPAK CHOPRA art & soul BOOKS Grail Alchemy Initiation in the Celtic Mystery Tradition By Mara Freeman I n a tight, minimalist package, Celtic scholar Mara Freeman presents an amalgam of folk legend, history, psychology and contemporary mysticism. She succeeds neatly and beautifully—succinctly summarizing central topics of pre- Arthurian and medieval legend in a chapter, where scholars elsewhere expend volumes. At the end of each, room is left for meditations, exercises and rites, also hard-hitting and direct, to enrich topics with opportunities for readers to experience them personally. Also included are extensive notes and references for those inclined to more deeply pursue the sources of her scholarship. A lot of ground is covered. From songs and stories of preliterate Wales and Ireland to epic poems of Parcifal, Taliesin, Roland, Arthur and others, esoteric interpretations of history, European alchemy, Sufi sm, the Rosicrucians, or teachings of contemporary Golden Dawn, Chalice Well and Avalonian Societies, the thread of the Grail tradition bursts to life with modern relevancy. From the caerns and cauldrons of Annun, the ancient Welsh Otherworld, to the current resurrection of the Divine Feminine, the Grail emerges as a balancing archetype to the too-long over-dominant male cross and sword. The ensuing peace and harmony activate the potential to realign the human spirit with the deepest truth of nature. We are invited—even implored—to participate in the initiation via the proffered meditations and exercises. Tough to pass up the opportunity to fl y on mists and through veils, meeting Red Kings and White Queens, alchemical dragons and serpents, and ultimately Bride (Brigid, Brgid), the most ancient European conception of Gaia, who will bless and transform within her sacred green mantle. (Destiny Books) —Mac Graham december/january 2014-'15 31

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