1101 love. The light of the Sun is the knowledge you impart to us, driving out ignorance and those things which can survive only in darkness. At the West: Lovely One, the quiet pool is the serenity of your being. The vast sea where life began on this planet is the vast sea of your being whence all life came; its waves are the ebb and flow of the universe you rule. At the North: Goddess of all, the fertility of the earth is a sign of your fer- tility, whence all life rose. The solidity and permanence are still of it are still less than yours. The Earth's fertility feeds our bodies, and your fertility feeds our souls. Go to the center of your temple, which is now filled with moonlight. Everything in the circle is touched by it, blessed by it, including you. Sit down and feel this moonlight around you. Know that it is the Goddess. Realize that you are in the center of a sphere of light that is half above and half above and half below where you sit. Begin to breathe slowly and evenly, deep breaths that penetrate your whole body. When this rhythmic breathing becomes natural, imagine that the moonlight by which you are surrounded enters you, fills you entirely. With each exhalation of your breath, some of the essence of yourself leaves your body, and with each inhalation, the light enters you. You are being filled ever so gently with this beautiful light. This light, which is the presence, the being of the Goddess, is within you as well as without. With each breath, you are less yourself and more the Goddess. When you are filled with light, filled with the Goddess, the shell of your body fades away. You have no body; there is nothing to separate you from the entire being of the Goddess. Nothing exists but the being of which you are apart. You have ceased to be a separate entity. You are nothing and everything. All that was, that is, and all that will be, you are. Enjoy this feeling as long as you like. When you feel it is time, picture the outer shell of your physical body reformi ng, becoming solid again. It is being built out of the Universe of which you are a part. Now, as you continue your slow deep breathing, see the moonlight flowing out of your body, as gently and slowly as it entered. As it flows out, realize there is a difference. Because you have become one with the Goddess, with the Universe, your being has changed. As the moonlight flows out of your body, it takes with it a part of that which was yourself, now part of the Goddess, and leaves behind a part of the Goddess, forever now part of you. You become yourself again, solid as you were, but changed. You are surrounded by the presence of the Goddess, which now contains a part of yourself . Move again to the East. As you speak, and after, picture the moon- light in that quadrant flowing back to its source, lea ving that quadrant as it was. Do this at each quadrant, until all the moonlight has returned to the Moon. 1102 At the East: My Lady, guide my thoughts. Let them lead always closer to you. At the South: Gracious Goddess, guide my actions. Let them always help and never harm others or myself. At the West: Lovely One, guide my emotions: Let them be healing and touched always by you. At the North: Sweet Goddess, let my mind always be fertile and storng, that I may grow always toward you. Return to the East to complete the circle and say: Queen of Heaven, I thank you for your presence, both now and always. My love and devotion are yours. Blessed be! All spirits who have joined me tonight may depart, with my love. Return to your proper places. Walk again around your circle, but this time counterclockwise, extin- guishing the quadrant guards as you go, and at the same time, mentally erasing the white line which surrounded your circle. When the candles are out and the circle gone, rap on your altar and say: The rite is ended. 1103 Quilting and "CRAFT" Janis Maria Cortese Newsgroups: alt.pagan Organization: University of California, Irvine Last night I attended the first session of a first-time quilter's class. While I was there listening to the teachers tell us the little tricks that make quilting easier and buying all the neat gadgets that you use, something very fundamental struck me, to the point that I was unable to speak for a few minutes until I had acknowledged this movement in my mind. Let me describe something to you, and you try to guess what I'm talking about. The characteristics are as follows: 1) done by a group of women together, which is frequently called a circle. 2) handed down from mother to daughter, in a VERY hands-on fashion. 3) uses specialized tools that other people don't understand and usually don't recognize. 4) requires strict adherence to ritual preparation of materials. 5) can be monotonous and repetitive -- PERFECT for meditation. 6) can be decorative as well as practical, and frequently both. 7) can be done entirely by hand, OR with the aid of techie stuff. 8) causes things to come into being that other people usually call "magic." Sound like Wicca? Well, it's not, at least not the "standard" type, if there is any such thing. I'm talking about the quilting class. Have you ever wondered WHY so many WOMEN do it, and so few men (apolo- gies to male Witches out there; I discovered these things through feminism)? What else has been so "religiously" handed down through generations aside from crafting skills, and how many women do you know who have a love affair with that old afghan that their grandmother made and wouldn't part with it for the world? Sound familiar now? I mean, REALLY. This *can't* be coincidence! I will follow the Craft in the barest sense of the word -- a CRAFT, some talent which can be used for practical and beautiful purposes, and has all the trappings of a "true" ritual. (And believe me, you'd better adhere to the rules hard and fast. You must use EXACTLY the required seam allowance, and you'd better treat your cloth before you start sewing, or whatever you end up with might as well be a drop- cloth.) And when you're done, you have something. You have some- thing to which you can point and say, "That's where the last five weeks have gone." You can follow a pattern established by another woman, or you can create your own, or you can follow a pattern and personalize it with your choice of materials. 1104 I mean, they're called QUILTING CIRCLES and SEWING CIRCLES, people? How much more of a HINT do you need?!?!?! Howzaboutit? Anyone else interested in a coven of Crafters who literally craft? I feel it deeply enough that I can finally call myselef Wiccan/Witch and have it feel right. However, I'd rather not do this by myself. I realize that many people would rather follow Wicca in a different way, but if this way feels so wonderful to me, it MIGHT be good for others, too. I'm not saying that you need to do this the same way *I* do it; just give it a try and see how it feels. If you like, try consecrating your materials before starting. Make something (I'm not just talking quilts, here, but ALL kinds of crafts) with a Pagan theme. After I finish here, I'd LOVE to make a four-pane quilt with a full moon, a chalice, a blade, and a tree in the panes. Any feedback on this? I can't tell you how strongly I feel this and how amazed I am at that strength. If I really allowed myself to absorb this, I think I'd be in tears. Maybe I'm just typing this to get it on "paper"; I don't know. But I've never felt this way -- this sublime -- about anything connected with Paganism/Wicca before. THIS CAN'T BE COINCIDENCE!!!!!!! Blessings, Janis C. 1105 SOPHIA By Terry J. McCombs NAME: SOPHIA which is the Greek verson of Her name, other names and titles are Hohkma (Hebrew), Sapienta (Latin), Mother-Of-All (Gnostic), Holy Spirit (very early Christians),Wisdom (what the other names mean). SYMBOLS: A cup, the cresent moon, a dove, a tree. USUAL IMAGE: A red winged woman, crowned with seven stars, at Her feet lies the World, She carrys a golden cup. She is also often shown wareing a red gown, and pregnant. HOLY DAYS: November 28th is the Day of Sophia. HOLY BOOKS: The Trattato Gnostico. The Clementine Homilies. The Gospel According to Mary. PLACES OF WORSHIP: Temples, but also places of learning. RELATIVES: Yahway (ex-husband), Adam, Eve, Lilith, angels (children), Jesus Christ (step-son). SYNODIETIES:Isis (Egyptian), Juno (Roman), Hera (Greek), Frigga (Norse) Spider Grandmother (Native American), Inanna (Sumerian), Tara (Tibetan) Yemaya (African-Caribbean), Amaterasu (Japanese), Pachamama (Incan), Estsanatlehi }Changing Woman{ (Navajo and Apache), Danu (Celtic). DETAILS: Sophia, or Hohkma or Sapienta etc... is the primary female figure of Judeo-Christianity, She was once very important, but because of the efforts of men who had a very serious problem with the female force in nature and themselfs She has all but been exsponged from modern Bibles. She was the veiled holy spirit of wisdom, pregnant with knowledge and inviting us to drink deeply from Her cup. Old Jewish literature tells of Her role as God's co-creator, "She reaches out from one end of the earth to the other with full strength and orders all things well...Herself unchanging, she makes all things anew." without Her God is powerless. She shares God's throne, and is his creative breath. The Shakers recognized her in the rhyme: "Wisdom holds the Mother's seat, and is the Father's helper-meet." Yes, it's time that Mrs God got Her due! 1106 Gnostics and sophia Gnosticism (Gnost = knowledge) was one of the very earlyist forms of Christianty being some what older then what became the Roman Catholic Church, and one of it's chief rivals during the first part of the first millennium. They sought communion with Sige (Silence) who dwelt at the beginning of all things and gave birth to Sophia (Wisdom or Knowledge), The Gnostic Great Mother, who was both spouse and mother of God. (Hey! it's how they thought back then, read your Joseph Campbell.) What became the orthodox church especially hated the Gnosticfemin- ine imagery. Followers of Paul denounced the Gnostics as the spawn of Satan and ravening wolves in human form, and both devil worshipers AND atheists, and other insults Christians used against other Christians of a diffrent type in those times, and for that matter today against other religions that they don't like today. Starting mainly in the 4th and going through the 8th the Paulist church persecuted any Gnostic minorities that they could find, killing them in the thousands. Church fathers of the Paulist type were very upset and angry by the Gnostics admiting women to ecclesiastical rank. Tertullian reported with horror that "All initiates, men and women alike...might be elected to serve as priest, bishop, or prophet. Beyone that the women teach, engage in discussion; they exorcise; they cure. They even baptize and in all way have equally, they pray equally -- even Pagans, if any happen to come...They also share the kiss of peace with all who come." Some sects of Gnosticism even went sofar as to say that there were twelve female apostles lead by the beloved of Jesus Mary Magdalene, and that while Jesus was the real God made flesh, Mary Magdalene was the real Goddess also made flesh, most of their gospels pertaining to this were distroyed by the eary Paulist, though some have survived. In return for what the other Christians had to say about them the Gnostics said that the God of the Roman church was not the real God but was a devilish demiurge who only wanted to entrap human souls in lies, illusion, and evil. But what about some of these differences that are to be found between the Gnostics who had a Yahway AND Sophia, and the Paulist who had only Jehovah and Jesus? Lets take a short look at the Gnostic verson of the Garden of Eden myth next. The Gnostics said that Sophia was born from the primordial female power Sige (Silence). And that she }Sophia{ was God's mother, "the great revered Virgin in whom the Father was concealed from the begin- ing before He had created anything. 1107 Sophia gave birth to a male spirit, Christ, (who only much later came to earth in human form) and a female spirit Achamoth (who later came to earth as Mary Magdalene). These two gave birth to the elements and the terrestrial world, then brought forth a new god named Jehovah, Son of Darkness, along with five planetary spirits later regarded as emanations of Jehovah: Iao, Sabaoth, Adonai, Eloi, annd Uraeus. These spirits produced archangels, angels, and finally men and women. Jehovah forbade men to eat the fruit of knowledge, but his mother Achamoth sent her own spirit to earth in the form of the serpent Ophis to teach menkind to disobey the jealous god. The serpent was also called Christ, who taught Adam to eat the fruit of knowledge despite Jehovah's prohibition. ...later Sophia sent Christ again to earth in the shapeof one of Her totems the dove, to enter the man Jesus at his baptism in Jordan. After Jesus died,Christ left his body and returned to heaven to help collect souls. But notall of Sophia was taken out ofthe final verson of the Bible by the Paulist, some was able to slip past ie from the 8th and 9th chapters Proverbs we see the early conflict between followers of Sophia and those of God. Maybe the divorse was going on at this time?: Doth not Sophia cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in of the doors. Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. O ye simple, understand Sophia: and , ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things... for Sophia is better then rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compaired to Her. I Sophia dwell with prudence, and find out knowlege of witty inventions... Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am under- standing; I have strength. By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and and nobles, even all judges of the earth. I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me... I lead the way into righteousness, jin the midst of the paths of judgment: that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures... Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life... But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. 1108 Then we get: Sophia hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her sevenpillars: she hath killed her beasts: she hath mingled her wine: she hath also furnished her table. She hath sent forth her maindens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled...(but) the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the kknowledge of the holy is understanding. For by me (God) thy days shall be mul- tiplied, and the years fo thy life shall be increased... a foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high place of the city, (temples) to call passengers who go right on their ways: whoso is simple, let him turn in hither... But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and her guests are in the depths of hell. Sounds like thenasty sort of thing that goes on in a lot of divor- ces to me. Or at least a heated PR battle. Lets say that the campaign to bring Sophia (or Sapienta or Hohkma or Goddess which ever) is a success, what are some of the effects that it might have? I mean other then the religious aspects, I mean also the political or more mundane aspects, because as it is now while women make up the majority of those that DO anything in the churchs the power is in the hands of men, well, with Sophia back thinks would have to loosen up more then a little bit, so what are some of the changes that could take place?......: Catholicism Sure theyhave nuns, but that does not count because even they have to have a Priest that is over them (I think I'm really not sure about the details). So with the return of Sophia we could see also the Catholic Priestess who would have her very on sacraments and every- thing (see following message) and to be sure they could also become bishops and cardinals I understand that such things were quite common way back when. And Pope? There was Pope Joan, but she had to be in disguise to do that. and all that Pope stuff did not start till well after the last of the Sophiaist had been offed. But I know the perfect compromise, there is a lotof controveray in the Roman Catholic church right now between people who think that Priest should be able to marry, and those that think things should stay just as they are. But if you let Priest marry who knows what would happen! after all nobody can understand anybody elses choices in books or mates, and if your Catholic would would you do if Father Dan showed up one day married to a Yahway's Witness or a nice Jewish girl?! you know what gosips church people can be, well here's the solution, let them get married, but only to Priestesses, sure that cuts down the feld a lot but hey! that's tough, it comes with the territory. 1109 Protestantism Now here's a group that needs some work, ever seen some of the more hard-core groups with the men in their Penta-Pimp suits and the poofyed up hair-dos and their drab mousey wifes who never seem to say anything? (not to try and get anybody mad or upset, but if I do...I try) I think there is more then room for a little loosening up to be done there, and in the more avereage protestant churchs too. Along with the minister have a wominister, yeah that would work, maybe haveing another power would help cut down on the power triping that often takes place. And just think, one more person to gosip about! Judaism Sorry, I really don't know enough about Judaism to talk about changes that might take place with the return of a Goddess figure, but I'm sure it would have to mean something...right? All Judeo-Christianity One thing that is to be found in all Christian religious groups is the male-force verson of the leader, no matter if he is called Priest minister or what, who is let's face it more matter how you might like to not look at it, is for the most part a political figure, somebody in charge, so that you have a lot of religion but very, very little if any real spirituality. Perhaps that could be fixed with the return of Sophia because with the return of a Female eleament to a religion you open up the door to the possibility of the Christian Shaman, something that the world has yet to see, this person could be ether male or female and..well I think this needs it's own message. Even if you are not Catholic yourself I am sure that you are at least somewhat familiar with each of the seven sacraments that a priest can perform as part of his office. Just for the record they are listed below. The seven sacraments that a priest of the Roman Catholic church can preform are: 1. Baptism 2. Communion (eucharist) 3. Confirmation 4. Marriage 5. Priesthood 6. Sacrament of the Sick (formerly known as 'last rites') 7. Reconciliation (confession) Now, what would be the case if a campaign to return Sophia to Judeo- Christianity were to succeed? There would be no need to take anything away from the priests, or even for them to share the seven sacraments for that matter, I think that the priestess would have plenty to do with the seven sacraments of the Priestesshood: 1110 1. Pre-Baptism (sacred midwifery) To atend in a number of ways to the spiritual and physical needs of pregnant women, blessing the child, doing some rite at the birth etc... 2. Blessing the Cup. Rite by which a cup of milk or water is imbued with the essence of Sophia. 3. Bake the Love in. Rite in which an entire meal is imbued with the essence of Sophia. 4. Match-Making. Something that is badly needed before the Priest can do the marriage bit. a number of ways in which the compatablility is tested between two people, also the aiding of finding a suitable match. ("Nu! have I got a girl for you!") 5. Nag. Sort of like confession, only while one is told to the priest this one is told to you by the priestess, sort of like naging...but in a good way, a way of pointing out where some improvement could be made, all under the influence of Sophia and not the good Mother herself `nach. Mayby it could start out by the Priestess saying something like "Watch it buster, for you have sined" or something like that. 6. Tidy-Up. Rite to "clean-up" the spiritual "being" of the person in question, sort of like all that aura cleaning that the New Agers do. 7. Make-Over. Training that lets the Priestess note changes that would be helpfull if they were made in an individual, sort of like that Hail Mary thing, only the Priestess would asign things of a more tangible form. Like give me one week with no beer drinking, or such like. The White Goddess. Robert Graves. Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity. (2 vols.) Francis Legge. The Gnostic Religion. Hans Jonas. Venus in Sackcloth. Marjorie Malvern. Myths to Live By. Joseph Campbell. The Gnostic Gospels. Elaine Pagels. When God Was a Woman. Merlin Stone. The Lady Was a Bishop. Joan Morris. Spiral Dance. Starhawk. The Book of Goddesses and Heroines. Patricia Monagham. The Goddesses and the Tree. Ellen Cannon Reed. Urban Shaman. Serge Kahili King. Growing the Tree Within. William Gray. The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. Barbara G. Walker. Many of these booksare to be found at the libary. . And there is a new one out called Sophia the Black Goddess I believe butI'm not sure and I don't know the authors name.....sorry. 1111 Bardic Beltaine By "The White Bard", Dragonhart Cove, Phoenix, AZ -------------------------------------------------------------- The BARD should stand to the WEST, unless otherwise specified in the ritual. BELTANE RITUAL: May Day -by the White Bard Materials: One cauldron, filled with water a wreath of flowers for the MAIDEN the Maiden should wear white, if possible two wooden swords (optional) a fire, as close to the ground as possible A BARD/GREEN MAN (note: if you have no Bard, then a male to act as Green Man should be chosen either by lottery, or by the Maiden. The Maiden is, of course, free to request a specific person to act as Green Man even if there is a Bard available to the coven.) candles for all, if possible ***************************************** % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered % participants. % It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like % before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any % of the participants should miss out on! HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The % cauldron should be at the south. The Bard/Green Man % dances at the end of the line. HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To celebrate the Year renewed And praise the Powers, with gratitude. Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. 1112 EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! 1113 % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Beltane Mystery BARD or GREEN MAN: Thus I invoke the Lady White To come to us this sacred night. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, I show you a Mystery! % The Maiden shall stand beside the HP, who shall hold a % wooden sword. The Bard/Green Man shall approach them, also % carrying a wooden sword, and shall, in mime, challenge the % HP. They shall strike their swords together in three sets % of three blows, then Bard/Green Man shall strike the HP, with % the last blow of his sword, who shall fall as if dead. % (Note: This can be played as a Morris Dance, if so wished.) % If no Maiden and Bard/Green Man are used, then the above combat % may be eliminated, and the HP and HPS shall enact the Mystery. % The HPS' part shall then be spoken by the participants. % The Maiden moves to the East. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % North. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Oh, I shall go into a hare with sorrow, sighing and mickle care And I shall go in the Lady's Name Aye, until I be fetched hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound Will harry thee all these fields around For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the South. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % East. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a bee With mickle fear and dread of thee And flit to hive in the Lady's Name Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock Will harry thee close thru door and lock For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the West. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % South. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! 1114 MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a trout. With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt And show thee many a merry game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Trout, take heed of an otter lank Will harry thee close from bank to bank For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the North. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % West. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a mouse And haste me unto the Miller's House There in his corn to have good game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Mouse, take heed of a white tom-cat That never was baulked of mouse nor rat For here come I in the Lady's Name And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame! % Bard/Green Man walks to Maiden and takes her hand. They % both move to the Cauldron, and face HPS. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his Song has fetched her back! Old Winter's dead, the Lady reigns And Summer has returned again! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden both wet their hands with water % from the Cauldron, and sprinkle it on the HP, who comes to % life again. HP: Cunning and art I do not lack But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden both move to, and jump, the fire. % Here ends the Beltane Mystery. % Note: This Mystery is the more historically correct "Great Rite." ------------------------------------------------ % If there is a May Pole, it should be erected by the men -only- at % this point, and all dance around it, alternating male and female % to raise the cone of power as outlined below. % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. 1115 HP: As the year is given birth Build the Power; root to Earth HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or % as many as needed to fully wrap the pole) and then the HPS % should say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. ------------------------------------------------------ % Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here. ------------------------------------------------------ % The Circle is opened. HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. Winter's cold is gone away Now it is the Day of May. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle, jumping the fire as % they go. HP and HPS lead, with Bard/Green Man and Maiden % taking care of bringing the Bel Fire into camp. Allow the Bel % fire to burn out on its own, if possible, otherwise put it % out with the water from the Caldron. Disposal of the water % otherwise should be to pour it at the roots of a tree. % All participants may take fire from the Bel Fire to take home % with them, cook over, or whatever, before it is extinguished. ----------------end of Beltain ritual: the Bard-------------- 1116 ------------------------------------------------------------- SAMHAIN RITUAL: 31 October by the White Bard Materials: one cauldron, filled with water CRONE: This should be an older female. OLD KING: This should be a person chosen by lottery, or by whoever is acting as Crone. It can be enacted by the HP if needed. BARD/GREEN MAN: If the coven has no Bard available, then a Green Man should be chosen by lottery, or by whoever is acting as Maiden. It can be enacted by the HP, if needed. ------------------------------------------------ % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered % participants. This is not something that people should miss, % so make sure that potty break is taken care of before the % circle is cast. HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The % cauldron should be at the south. The Old King dances at % the end of the line. HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To mark the turning of the year The door to Winter now is here. Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. 1117 EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! 1118 % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Samhain Mystery: OLD KING: Thus I invoke the Lady White To come to us this sacred night. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, I shall show you a Mystery! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden join hands, facing each other. % The Maiden speaks to the Bard/Green Man: MAIDEN: Lord of Life, hail Land-Master! God of grain that grows and dies Rising reborn, full of richness; Fallow fields shall yet be fertile -- Spring sap runs as stirs your manhood Bless barren earth, bear fruit again! % The Bard/Green Man speaks to Maiden: BARD/GREEN MAN: Snow-shoes striding, hail swift Huntress! Wild one, free and willful Goddess Bow and blade you bear beside you, Finding food to fend off hunger -- Winter will not leave us wanting; Give good hunting, grant us skill. % The Old King moves to the West. The Crone moves to the % North. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a trout. With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt And show thee many a merry game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Trout, take heed of an otter lank Will harry thee close from bank to bank For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the South. The Crone moves to the West. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a bee With mickle fear and dread of thee And flit to hive in the Lady's Name Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! 1119 CRONE: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock Will harry thee close thru door and lock For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the East. The Crone moves to the South. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Oh, I shall go into a hare with sorrow, sighing and mickle care And I shall go in the Lady's Name Aye, until I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound Will harry thee all these fields around For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the North. The Crone moves to the East. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a mouse And haste me unto the Miller's House There in his corn to have good game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Mouse, take heed of a white she-cat That never was baulked of mouse nor rat For here come I in the Lady's Name And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame! % Crone walks to Old King and takes his hand. He falls as if % dead. HPS: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye Her Song has fetched Him back! Summer's gone, the Lady reigns And Winter has returned again! % Maiden wets her hands with water from the Cauldron, and % sprinkles it on the Old King, who comes to life again. OK: Cunning and art I do not lack But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back! % The Crone and Old King shall join hands, facing each other, % and say: Note: These Norse style verses were taken from a file I got (I think) from Paul Seymour. Don't know who author is. 1120 CRONE: One-eye, Wanderer, God of wisdom, Hunt-lord, hail, who leads the hosting! Nine nights hanging, knowledge gaining, Cloaked at crossroads, council hidden. Now the night, your time, is near us -- Right roads send us on, Rune-winner. OLD KING: Every age your eyes have witnessed; Cauldron-Keeper, hail wise Crone! Rede in riddles is your ration -- Wyrd-weaver at the World-tree's root. Eldest ancient, all-knowing one, Speak unto us, send us vision! % Here the HPS should say: HPS: We remember our dead; our loved ones gone to the Summerland before us. Give them peace and joy. ALL: Blessed be! % If there is time enough, the HPS and/or a selected member(s) of the % coven should read aloud the "Roll of Martyrs." Note: This listing % is copyrighted, and used by the author's permission. % The reader shall say: READER: Never again the Burning Times! Let us remember our dead, good and bad, innocent and guilty: % Follows is the Roll of Martyrs. This may be read aloud, or may be % placed in written form upon the altar as the above words are said. Adamson, Francis: executed at Durham, England, in 1652 Albano, Peter of: died in prison circa 1310 Allen, Joan: hanged at the Old Bailey, London, England, in 1650 Allen, Jonet: burned in Scotland in 1661 Amalaric, Madeline: burned in France in mid-1500's Ancker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628 1629 Andrius, Barthelemy: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Andrius, Jean: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Andrius, Phillippe: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Arnold, (first name unknown): hanged at Barking, England, in 1574 d'Arc, Joan: burned at Rouen, France, on 30 May, 1431 (note: the witchcraft charge in this case was -implied- and not specific) Ashby, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Askew, Anne: burned for witchcraft 1546 Audibert, Etienne: condemned for witchcraft in France, on 20 March 1619 Aupetit, Pierre: burned at Bordeaux, France, in 1598 Babel, Zuickel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Babel, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Baker, Anne: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 Balcoin, Marie: burned in the reign of Henry IV of France Balfour, Alison: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 December, 1594 Bannach, (husband) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 1121 Bannach, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Barber, Mary: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Barker, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643 Baroni, Catterina: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Barthe, Angela de la: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1275 Barton, William: executed in Scotland (year unknown) Basser, Fredrick: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Batsch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628 1629 Bayerin, Anna: executed at Salzburg, Austria, in 1751 Beaumont, Sieur de: accused of witchcraft on 21 October, 1596 Bebelin, Gabriel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Beck, Viertel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Beck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Belon, Jean: executed in France, in 1597 Berger, Christopher: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Berrye, Agnes: hanged at Enfield, England, in 1616 Bentz, (mother) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bentz, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Ger- many, 1628-1629 Beuchel, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Beutler, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Bill, Arthur: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Birenseng, Agata: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594 Bishop, Briget: hanged at Salem, New England on 10 June, 1692 Bodenham, Anne: hanged at Salisbury, England, in 1653 Bonnet, Jean: burned alive at Boissy-en-Ferez, France, in 1583 Boram, (mother) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Boram, (daughter) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Bolingbroke, Roger: hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, England, on 18 November, 1441 Boulay, Anne: burned at Nancy, France, in 1620 Boulle, Thomas: burned alive at Rouen, France, on 21 August, 1647 Bowman, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1572 Bragadini, Mark Antony: beheaded in Italy in the 1500's Brickmann, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Brose, Elizabeth: tortured to death in the castle of Gommern, Ger- many, on 4 November, 1660 Brown, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643 Browne, Agnes: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Browne, Joan: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Browne, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Brooks, Jane: hanged in England on 26 March, 1658 Brugh, John: burned in Scotland in 1643 Buckh, Appollonia: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Bugler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Bulcock, John: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Bulcock, Jane: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Bull, Edmund: hanged at Taunton, England, in 1631 Bulmer, Matthew: hanged at Newcastle, England, in 1649 Burroughs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Bursten-Binderin, (first name unknown) beheaded atWurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Calles, Helen: executed at Braynford, England, on 1 December, 1595 1122 Camelli, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Canzler, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Carrier, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Caveden, Lucia: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Cemola, Zinevra: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Corey, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Corey, Giles: prssedto death at Salem, New England, on 19 September, 1692 Corset, Janet: killed by a mob at Pittenweem, Scotland, in 1704 Challiot, (first name unknown): murdered at St. Georges, France, in February, 1922 Chalmers, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Chambers, (first name unknown): died in prison, in England, in 1693 Chamoulliard, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1597 de Chantraine, Anne: burned as a witch in Waret-la-Chaussee, France, on October 17, 1622 Chatto, Marioun: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Ciceron, Andre: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Cockie, Isabel: burnt as a witch, at a cost of 105 s. 4 p., in England 1596 Cox, Julian: executed at Taunton, England, in 1663 Couper, Marable: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Craw, William: burned in Scotland in 1680 Crots, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Cullender, Rose: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March 1664 Cumlaquoy, Marian: burned at Orkney, Scotland in 1643 Cunningham, John: burned at Edinburgh, in January, 1591 Cunny, Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 Deiner, Hans: burned at Waldsee, Germany (year unknown) Delort, Catherine: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335 Demdike, Elizabeth: convicted, but died in prison, in Lancaster, England, in 1612 DeMolay, Jacques: Grand Master of the Templars, burned in France on 22 March 1312 Desbordes, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1628 Deshayes, Catherine: burned on 22 February, 1680 Device, Elizabeth: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Device, James: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Device, Alizon: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Doree, Catherine: executed at Courveres, France, in 1577 Dorlady, Mansfredo: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's banker, on 18 January, 1610 Dorlady, Fernando: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's banker, on 18 January, 1610 Dormar, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Douglas, Janet: burned at Castle, Hill, Scotland, on 17 July, 1557 Drummond, Alexander: executed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1670 "Dummy" (name unknown; he was deaf-and-dumb): killed by a mob at Sible Hedingham, England, on 3 August, 1865 Duncan, Gellie: hanged in Scotland in 1591 Dunhome, Margaret: burned in Scotland (year unknown) Dunlop, Bessie: burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1576 Duny, Amy: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March, 1664 Dyneis, Jonka: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 1123 Easty, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Echtinger, Barbara: imprisoned for life at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1545 Edelfrau, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Edwards, Susanna: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682 Einseler, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Erb, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Eyering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Fian, John: hanged at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1591 Fief, Mary le: of Samur, France, accusedof witchcraft, on 13 October 1573 Fleischbaum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Flieger, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Flower, Joan: died before trial, at Lincoln, England, 1619 Flower, Margaret: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619 Flower, Phillippa: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619 Foster, Anne: hanged at Northhampton, England, in 1674 Fray, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587 Fray, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594 Fynnie, Agnes: burned in Scotland in 1643 Gabley, (first name unknown): executed at King's Lynn, England, in 1582 Galigai, Leonora:beheaded at the Place de Grieve, France, on 8 July, 1617 Garnier, Gilles: burned as a werewolf in Dole, France 1574 Gaufridi, Louis: burned at Marseilles, France, at 5:00 pm on 30 April, 1611 Geissler, Clara: strangled at Gelnhausen, Germany circa 1630 Georgel, Anna Marie de: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335 Geraud, Hughes: burned in France in 1317 Gering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Glaser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Glover, Goody: hanged at Salem, New England, in 1688 Gobel, Barbara: burned at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1639 Goeldi, Anna: hanged at Glaris, Switzerland, on 17 June, 1782 Goldschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Good, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Grandier, Urbain, burned at Loudon, France, on 18 August, 1634 Goodridge, Alse: executed at Darbie, England, in 1597 Gratiadei, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Green, Ellen: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 Greensmith, (first name unknown): hanged in Hartford,New England, on 20 January, 1662 Greland, Jean: burned at Chamonix, France, in 1438, with 10 others Grierson, Isobel: burned in Scotland in March, 1607 Gutbrod, (first name unknown:) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Haan, George: burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626, with his wife, daughter, and son Hacket, Margaret: executed at Tyburn, England, on 19 February, 1585 Hamilton, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680 Hafner, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hammellmann, Melchoir: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 1124 Hamyltoun, Christiane: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scot- land 1621 Hans, David: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hans, Kilian: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Harfner, (first name unknown): hanged herself in the prison of Bamberg, 1628-1629 Harlow, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Harrisson, Joanna, and her daughter: executed in Hertford, England, in 1606 Harvilliers, Jeanne: executed in France, in 1578 Haus, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hennot, Catherine: burned alive in Germany in 1627 Henry III, King of France: assassinated on 1 August, 1589 Hewitt, Katherine: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Hezensohn, Joachim: beheaded at Waldsee, Germany, in 1557 Hibbins, Anne: hanged in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 June, 1656 Hirsch, Nicodemus: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hoecker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Hofschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Holtzmann, Stoffel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hofseiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hoppo, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599 How, Elizabeth: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Hoyd, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 November, 1586 Huebmeyer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Huebmeyer, Appela: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Hunt, Joan: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1615 Hunter, Alexander: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1629 Huxley, Catherine: hanged at Worcester, England in the summer of 1652 Isel, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Isolin, Madlen: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Jacobs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Jenkenson, Helen: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Jennin, (first name unknown): burned at Cambrai, France, in 1460 Jollie, Alison: executed in Scotland, in October, 1596 Jones, Katherine: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Jones, Margaret: executed in Charlestown, North America, on 15 June, 1648 Jordemaine, Margery: burned at Smithfield, England, on 27 October, 1441 Junius, Johannes: of Bamberg, executed as a witch, on 6 August, 1628 Jung, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Kent, Margaret: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Kerke, Anne: executed at Tyburn, England, in 1599 Kleiss, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 30 October, 1586 Kless, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587 Knertz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Knor, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Knott, Elizabeth: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649 Kramerin, Schelmerey: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Kuhnlin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Kuler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Lachenmeyer, Waldburg: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 deLarue, (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540 Lauder, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1643 1125 Leclerc, (no first name given): condemned for witchcraft, in France 1615 Lakeland, (first name unknown): burned at Ipswich, England, in 1645 Lamb, Dr.: stoned to death by a mob at St. Paul's Cross, London, England, in 1640 Lambrecht, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Leger,(no first name given): condemmned for witchcraft in France, on 6 May, 1616 Liebler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Lloyd, Temperance: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682 Louis, (first name unknown): executed at Suffolk, England, in 1646 Lowes, John: hanged at Bury, England, about 1645 Lutz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Macalzean, Euphemia: burned alive in Scotland for witchcraft, on 25 June, 1591 Marigny, Enguerrand de: hanged in France in 1315 Marguerite, (last name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Mark, Bernhard: burned alive at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Martin, Marie: executed in France, in 1586 Martin, Susannah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Martyn, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Mayer, Christina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Mazelier, Hanchemand de: arrested at Neuchatel, Germany 1439 Meath, Petronilla de: burned as a witch, the first such burning in Ireland, on 3 November, 1324 Meyer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Mirot, Dominic: burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Morin< (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540 Mossau, Renata von: beheaded and burned in Bavaria, Germany, on 21 June, 1749 Mullerin, Elsbet: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1531 Mundie, Beatrice: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Napier, Barbara: hanged in Scotland in 1591 Nathan, Abraham: executed at Haeck, Germany, on 24 September, 1772 Newell, John: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595 Newell, Joane: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595 Newman, Elizabeth: executed at Whitechapel, England in 1653 Nottingham, John of: died in custody, Coventry, England, 1324 Nurse, Rebecca: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Nutter, Alice: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Oliver, Mary: burned at Norwich, England, in 1658 Orchard, (first name unknown): executed at Salisbury, England, in 1658 Osborne, (husband) (first name unknown): killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire, England, in 1751 Osborne, (wife) Ruth: killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire, England, in 1751 Osburne, Sarah: died in prison at Boston, Massachusetts, 10 May, 1692 Oswald, Catherine: burned in Scotland in 1670 Paeffin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Pajot, Marguerite: executed at Tonnerre, France, in 1576 Paris, (first name unknown): hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569 Parker, Alice: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Parker, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Palmer, John: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649 Pannel, Mary: executed in Yorkshire, England, in 1603 Pearson, Alison: burned in Scotland on 28 May, 1588 1126 Peebles, Marion: burned in Scotland in 1643 Peterson, Joan: hanged at Tyburn, England, in April, 1652 Pichler, Emerenziana: burned atDefereggen, Germany, on 25 September, 1680 (her two sons, aged 12 and 14, were also burned two days later) Poiret, (first name unknown): burned at Nancy, France, in 1620 Pomp, Anna: executed at Lindheim, Germany, in 1633 Porte, Vidal de la: condemned at Riom, France, in 1597 Powle, (first name unknown): executed at Durham, England, in 1652 Prentice, Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 Preston, Jennet: executed in York, England, in 1612 Pringle, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680 Procter, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Pudeator, Anne: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Quattrino, Dominic: burned at Mesolcina, Italy, in 1583 Rattray, George: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705 Rattray, Lachlan: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705 Rauffains, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Reade, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Redfearne, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Reed, Wilmot: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Reich, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Reid, John: hanged himself in prison, in Scotland, in 1697 Reoch, Elspeth: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Robey, Isobel: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Rodier, Catala: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Rodier, Paul: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Rohrfelder, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Rosch, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Rosseau, (no first name given), and his daughter, (no name given) of France, accused of witchcraft on 2 October 1593 Rue, Abel de la: of Coulommiers, France, accused of witchcraft on 20 July, 1592 Roulet, Jacques: burned alive for being a were-wolf, at Angiers, France, in 1597 Rum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Russel, Alice: killed by a mob at Great Paxton, England, 20 May, 1808 Rutchser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Rutter, Elizabeth: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1616 Sailler, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Sampsoune,Agnes: tried, strangled, and burnt for a witch in Scotland 1591 Samuels, (family): three members condemned for witchcraft in Warboys, England, on 4 April, 1593 Sawyer, Elizabeth, hanged at Tyburn, England, on 19 April, 1621 Scharber, Elsbeth: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Schneider, Felicitas: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Schnelling, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Schutz, Babel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schwaegel, Anna Maria: beheaded at Kempten, Germany, on 11 April, 1775 Schwartz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schenck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Schellhar, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schickelte, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 1127 Schneider, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schleipner, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schuler, (first name not known): burned at Lindheim, Germany on 23 February, 1663 Schultheiss, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Schwarz, Eva: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Schwerdt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Scott, Margaret: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Scottie, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Sechelle, (first name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Smith, Mary: hanged at King's Lynn, England, in 1616 Stadlin, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599 Steicher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Steinacher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Steward, William: hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569 Stewart, Christian: strangled and burned in Scotland, in November, 1596 Stolzberger, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stolzberger, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stolzberger, (granddaughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stubb, Peter: executed as a werewolf near Cologne, Germany, in 1589 Stuber, Laurence: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Sturmer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628- 1629 Style, Elizabeth: died in prison, at Taunton, England, in 1664 Seiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 16281629 Silberhans, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Steinbach, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stier, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stadelmann, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Sutton (mother) (first name unknown): executedin Bedford, England in 1613 Sutton, Mary: executed in Bedford, England in 1613 Thausser, Simon, and his wife (no name given): burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Thompson, Annaple: burned in Scotland in 1680 Tod, Beigis: burned at Lang Nydrie, Scotland, on 27 May, 1608 Treher, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Trembles, Mary: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682 Trois-Echelles (pseud.): executed at Paris, France, in 1571 (or 1574) Tungerslieber, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Turner, Ann: murdered in England, in 1875 Uhlmer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Upney, Joan: hanged in Chelsford, England, in 1589 Utley, (first name unknown): hanged at Lancaster, England, in 1630 Valee, Melchoir de la: burned at Nancy, France, in 1631 Vallin, Pierre: executed in France, in 1438 1128 Valkenburger, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Vaecker, Paul: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Vickar, Bessie: burned in Scotland in 1680 Wachin, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1528 Wagner, Michael: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wagner, (first name unknown): burnt alive at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wallace, Margaret: executed in Glascow, Scotland, in 1622 Wardwell, Samuel: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Waterhouse, (first name unknown): hanged in Dorset, England in 1565 Wanderson, (wife 1) (first name unknown): executed in England, in January, 1644. Wanderson, (wife 2) (first name unknown): executed in England, in January, 1644. Weir, Thomas: burned between Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland, on 11 April, 1670 Weiss, Agatha: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Weydenbusch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Whittle, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Wildes, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Willard, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Willimot, Joan: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 Wilson, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Wirth, Klingen: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wirth, Trauben: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Wright, Mildred: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Wuncil, Brigida: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Wunth, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Younge, Alse: hanged in Connecticut, North America, on 26 May, 1647 Yullock, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 THE UNKNOWNS 8000 "Stedingers" killed on 27 May, 1234 180 burned for witchcraft at Montwimer, France, on 29 May, 1239 36 Knights Templar died under torture in France, in October, 1307 54 Knights Templar burned in France, on 12 May, 1310 39 Knights Templar burned in France, on 18 March 1314 "Some" burned at Kilkenny, Ireland, 1323 200 + burned at Carcassonne, France, between 1320-1350 63 burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335 8 burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1352 31 burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1357 67 burned at Carcassonne, France, between 1387-1400 1 burned at Berlin, Germany, in 1399 "Several" witches burned alive at Simmenthal, Switzerland, circa 1400 "Several" burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1423 200 + executed in the Valais, France between 1428-1434 167 executed in l'Isere, France, between 1428-1447 16 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1432 8 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1433 150 executed in Briancon, France, in 1437 3 burnt in Savoy between 1446 and 1447 7 killed at Marmande, France, in 1453 1 burned at Locarno, Italy, in 1455 "Many" burned in Arras, France in 1459 2 burned in Burgundy, France, in 1470 1129 3 burned at Forno-Rivara, Italy, in 1472 2 burned at Levone, in Italy, in 1474 5 burned at Forno, Italy, in 1475 12 women and "several" men burned at Edinburgh, in 1479 4 burned at Metz, Germany, in 1482 48 burned at Constance, between 1482-1486 2 burned at Toulouse, France, in 1484 2 burned in Chaucy, France in 1485 1 died in prison, at Metz, Germany 1488 3 executed at Mairange, Germany, on 17 June, 1488 2 executed at Mairange, Germany, on 25 June, 1488 3 executed at Chastel, Germany, on 26 June, 1488 3 executed at Metz, Germany, on 1 July, 1488 1 executed at Salney, Germany, on 3 July, 1488 2 executed at Salney, Germany, on 12 July, 1488 3 executed at Salney, Germany, on 19 July, 1488 1 executed at Brieg, Germany, on 19 July, 1488 2 executed at Juxney, Germany, on 19 August, 1488 5 executed at Thionville, Germany, on 23 August, 1488 1 executed at Metz, Germany, on 2 September, 1488 1 executed at Vigey, Germany, on 15 September, 1488 1 executed at Juxney, Germany, on 22 September, 1488 1 executed in France circa 1500 30 burned in Calahorra, Spain, in 1507 1 burned in Saxony, Germany, in 1510 60 burned in Northern Italy, in 1510 500 + burned in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1515 2 burned in Besancon, France, in 1521 64 burned in Val Camonica, Italy between 1518-1521 100 burned in Como, Italy, in 1523 1000 + in Como, Italy, in 1524 900 executed by Nicholas Remy (years unknown, about 15 years total) "A large number" executed at Saragossa, Spain, in 1536 7 burned at Nantes, France, in 1549 1 burned at Lyons, France, in 1549 3 burned alive at Derneburg, Germany, on 4 October, 1555 1 burned alive at Bievires, France, in 1556 5 burned at Verneuil, France, in 1561 17,000 + in Scotland from 1563 to 1603 4 burned at Potiers, France, in 1564 1 burned at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569 "Many" burned in France in 1571 1 burned at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1572 70,000 killed in England after 1573 "Several" executed in Paris, France, in 1574 80 executed in one fire at Valery-en-Savoie, France, in 1574 3 executed in Dorset, England, in 1578 36 persons executed at Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1578 18 killed at St. Oses, England, in 1582 "Several" burned in Mesolcina, Italy, in 1583 368 persons killed for witchcraft between 18 January, 1587, and 18 November, 1593, in the diocese of Treves. 1 burned at Riom, France, in 1588 133 persons burned in one day at Quedlinburg, in Germany, in 1589 48 burned in Wurttemberg, Germany, in 1589 2 burned at Cologne, Germany in 1589 54 burned in Franconia in 1590 300 burned in Bern, Switzerland, between 1591-1600 1 burned in Ghent, Holland, in 1591 1130 9 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1595 1 burned in Ghent, Holland, in 1598 24 burned in Aberdeen, Scotland, circa 1598 77 burned in Vaud, Switzerland, in 1599 10 -daily- were burned (average) in the Duchy of Brunswick between 1590-1600 20 executed (other than those listed by name above) in the reign of King James VI and I of England. 40,000 executed between 1600-1680 in Great Britain 205 burned at the Abbey of Fulda, Germany, between 1603-1605 "Several" witches executed in Derbyshire, England, in 1607 24 burned + 3 suicides in Hagenau, Alsace, in 1607 "A number of women" burned at Breehin, Scotland, in 1608 1 burned alive by a mob at St. Jean de Liuz, France, circa 1608 18 killed at Orleans, France, in 1616 9 hanged at Leicester, England, in 1616 8 hanged at Londinieres, France, in 1618 "Several" witches condemned at Nerac, France, on 26 June, 1619 200 + executed at Labourt, France, in 1619 2 executed at Bedford, England, in 1624 56 executions at Mainz, Germany, between 1626-1629 77 executions at Burgstadt, Germany, between 1626-1629 40 executions at Berndit, Buttan, Ebenheit, Wenchdorf and Heinbach, Germany, between 1626-1629 8 executions in Prozelten and Amorbach, Germany between 1626-1629 168 executions in the district of Miltenberg, Germany, between 1626-1629 85 burned in Dieburg, Germany, in 1627 79 burned at Offenburg, Austria, from 1627-1629 274 executed in Eichstatt, Germany in 1629 124 executed by the Teutonic Order at Mergentheim, Germany in 1630 900 executions at Bamberg, Germany, between 1627 and 1631 22,000 (approx) executed in Bamberg, Germany between 1610 and 1840 1 hanged at Sandwich, in Kent, England, in 1630 3 executed at Lindheim, Germany in 1631 20 executed in Norfolk, England, on evidence of Matthew Hopkins, before 26 July, 1645 29 condemned, on the evidence of Matthew Hopkins, at Chelmsford, England, on 29 July, 1645 150 killed in England in the last six months of 1645 2 executed at Norwich, England, in 1648 14 hanged at Newcastle, England, in 1649 220 + inEngland and Scotland, on evidence of a Scottish Witchfinder, circa 1648-1650 2 killed by a mob at Auxonne, France, in 1650 30 burned in Lindheim, Germany, between 1640-1651 900 killed in Lorraine, France (years unknown) 30,000 (approx) burned by the Inquisition (not all may have been witches) 3-4000 killed during Cromwell's tenure in England 102 burned in Zuckmantel, Germany, in 1654 18 burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1658 85 executed at Mohra, Sweden, on 25 August, 1670 71 beheaded or burned in Sweden between 1674-1677 90 burned at Salzburg, Austria, in 1678 11 burned at Prestonpans, Scotland, in 1678 36 executed in Paris, France, in 1680 "Several" burned at Rouen, France, in 1684-1685 3 executed (Suzanna, Isle and Catherine (last names unknown) at Arendsee, Germany, in 1687 1131 36 burned at Nordlingen, Germany between 1690-1694 5 burned at Paisley, Scotland, on 10 June, 1697 9 persons burned at Burghausen, Germany, all under 16 years of age, on 26 March, 1698 1 burned at Antrim, Ireland, in 1699 "Many" burned at Spott Loan, Scotland, in 1705 2 persons killed in the Trentino, Austria, between 1716 and 1717 1 executed in France, in 1718 2 persons, a mother and daughter, burned in Scotland, in 1722 13 burned at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1728 1 burned at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1730 13 burned alive at Szegedin, Hungary on 23 July, 1738 3 burned at Karpfen, Germany, in 1744 3 burned at Muhlbach, Germany, in 1746 1 executed at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1746 1 executed at Maros Vasarheli, (nation unknown), 1752 100 + executed at Haeck, Germany between 1772 and 1779 2 burned in Poland in 1793 "Several" burned in South America during the 1800's 1 shot by a policeman at Uttenheim, Germany, on suspicion of being a were-wolf, in November, 1925 1 murdered in Pennsylvania in 1929 for a total of 236,870 known but to the Goddess. HPS: Let them have peace. ALL: Blessed be! % Here ends the Samhain Mystery. ---------------------------------------------------- % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. HP: As the season turns again Power flows from friend to friend HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, or as % many times as needed, and the HPS shall then say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. ------------------------------------------------------ % Any needed coven business may be transacted here. ------------------------------------------------------ 1132 % The Circle is opened: HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. We think of those in Summerland Who dance together, hand in hand. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle, led by HP and HPS. ****************************************************** This is a -long- ritual, but VERY effective. A good way to do the reading of the names is to pass the list around the Circle, with each person reading a few names, and then passing it to the next. Really brings the Burning Times -home.- 1133 CELTIC STUDIES ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Notations c. 1991/1992 Erynn Darkstar. The following books, articles, papers and ephemera are in my personal collection are photocopies. Annotations will contain notes regarding the format of the material, my general comments or impressions as to copy quality or the usefulness of the material for a Pagan practit- ioner. C - cloth binding T - trade paper M - mass paper P - photocopy S - spiral bound A - article E - ephemeral material of some sort, e.g. cards, charts, etc. 244 entries as of April 18, 1992. -- Basic Irish for Parents, (Institiuid Teangeolathochta Eireann, 1985) P, gover language course for parents with children learning Gaelic. Incomplete. -- Britannia After the Romans; Being an Attempt to Illustrate the Religious and Revolutions of That Province in the Fifth and Succeeding Centuries. (Henry G. Bohn, London, 1836) C, uncut pages. An early examination of Celtic mythology and society with a critical and discerning eye for bullshit. -- Do Ghabhálaibh Arend, (no pub data available) PS, vol 1 of possibly 4 or 5. English text and translation. Covers the beginning of the world to the invasio the Sons of Míl. -- Foclóir Póca English-Irish Irish-English Dictionary (An Gúm, Baile Atha Clia T, pocket dictionary. -- The Birth of Merlin : A Comedy Attributed to William Shakespeare & William R (Element Books, Longmead 1989) T, commentary by RJ Stewart and others. More of Stewart's "Merlinology". Bain, George, Celtic Art : The Methods of Construction (Dover, NY 1973) T, an introduction to constructing knotwork designs. Bartrum, P. C., Tri Thlws Ar Ddeg Ynys Brydain : The Thirteen Trea- sures of Brit (Etudes Celtiques, 1963) AP, a discussion of the 13 Treasures, some original te from Welsh with English translation. Bleakley, Alan, Fruits of the Moon Tree : The Medicine Wheel & Transpersonal Psychology (Gateway Books, Bath 1988) T, Jungian/Graves- ian psychobabble based in tree-lore. Bodmer, Frederick, The Loom of Language : An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages (Norton, NY1985) T, reprint of 1944 edition. Lin- guistics, touches on Celtic languages among others in the Indo-Europ- ean group. Bonwick, James, Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions (Dorset 1986) C, reprint o edition. 1134 Bord, Janet & Colin, Earth Rites (Grenada Publishing, London 1982) C, book club by arrangement with publisher. Fertility folklore and archaeology. Bord, Janet & Colin, Sacred Waters : Holy wells and water lore in Britain and I (Grenada Publishing, London 1985) C, folklore and site gazetteer of wells and springs. Bord, Janet & Colin, The Secret Country (Walker and Co, NY 1976) C, folklore, l UFO's and mysterious sites. Borvo, Alan, Le Grand Oracle Celtique d'Alan Borvo (Grimaud, nd) ET, card deck, layout chart and booklet in French and English. Unusual three-suit and Major Arcana structure. Breathnach, Breandán, Folk Music and Dances of Ireland (Mercier Press, Dublin 1 T, reprint of 1971 edition. Brief history of folk music and dance with some sa scores. Breatnach, Liam, The Cauldron of Poesy, (Eriu #32, 1981) AP, Irish and English dealing with internal "cauldrons" and possibly a meditative or yogic system. G glossary appended. Breeze, David J. and Brian Dobson, Hadrian's Wall (Pelican/Penguin, Middlesex 1 M, b/w photo plates. An archaeological survey of Had- rian's Wall and the sites deities associated with it. Briggs, Katherine M, A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales (Indiana University Pre Bloomington 1970) C, vols 1-4 of 4 vols. 1 and 2 are Folk Narratives, 3 and 4 Folk Legends. No real indexing or table of contents, so things are difficult to locate. Briggs, Katherine M. The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature (Bellew Pu London 1989) T, reissue of 1967 edition. Celtic and later British lore. Bromwich, Rachel, Celtic Dynastic Themes and the Breton Lays (Etudes Celtiques, AP, a discussion of kingship and successsion with the figure of Sovereignty outlined. Bromwich, Rachel, Trioedd Ynys Prydein : The Welsh Triads (University of Wales Cardiff, 1961) P, translation and discussion of the Welsh Triads. Welsh and English. Four pages in the indexes and supplemen- tary material on names are bad copies. Brown, Beth Phillips, A Celtic Daybook (White Pine Press, Fredonia NY 1987) T, perpetual illustrated calendar with brief mythological commentary. Buchan, David, Scottish Tradition : A Collection of Scottish Folk Literature (R & Kegan Paul, Boston 1984) C, folk songs, drama and poetry. Byrne, Mary E & Dillon, Myles, Táin Bó Fraích (Etudes Celtique, Paris, June 193 The Driving of Fróech's Cattle in English, with analysis. 1135 Calder, George, Auraicept na n-Éces : The Scholar's Primer (John Grant, Edinbur PS, Irish and English text and translation from the Book of Ballymote, and the Yellow Book of Lecan, with the Ogham Tract and the Trefhocul. Much not translated. A primary medieval source on Ogham. Fold-out facsimile pages illustrating Oghams. Cameron, Anne, Tales of the Cairds (Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park BC, Canada 1989) T, fiction, myth. Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica : Hymns and Incantations : Ortha nan Gaidheal (Scottish Academic Press, var dates) SP, have 1-5, and in process of gaining access to all 6 volumes. Scottish Highland folk prayers and charms in Gaelic and English. Carr-Gomm, Philip, Elements of the Druid Tradition (Element Books, Longmead 199 T, inside look at a particular British Druidic order's workings. About average terms of an occultist's knowledge of Celtic lore. Castleden, Rodney, The Wilmington Giant : The quest for a lost myth (Turnstone Wellingborough 1983) T, analysis of an English hill-figure. Cavendish, Richard, Prehistoric England (British Heritage Press, NY 1983) C, archaeological gazetteer. Chadwick, Nora, Celtic Britain (Newcastle Publishing, North Hollywood 1989) T, archaeology, history. Chadwick, Nora, The Celts (Penguin, Middlesex 1985) M, archaeology, history. Chadwick, Nora, Geilt (Scottish Gaelic Studies vol V, part II, Oxford 1942) AP, analysis of sacred madness in Irish and Scottish tales. Chadwick, Nora, Imbas Forosnai (Scottish Gaelic Studies vol IV, part II, London AP, an excellent discussion of Irish visionary and divin- atory techniques. Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul (Penguin, London 1984) M, translation by S. A. Han revisions by Jane Gardner. Caesar's Gallic wars. Chotzen, Th M Th, Emain Ablach - Ynys Avallach - Insula Avallonis - Ile D'Avalo (Etudes Celtiques, Paris 1948) AP, article in French on the Isle of Apples. Coghlan, Ronan, Dictionary of Irish Myth and Legend (Donards Publish- ing, Bangor 1979) T, brief compilation of the more familiar characters and places of Irish. Cole, Bryony & John, People of the Wetlands : Bogs, Bodies and Lake-Dwellers (T & Hudson, NY 1989) c, many photos & line drawings. Worldwide survey of bog finds and bodies, with significant material on Celtic finds. Archaeology, hist. Connellan, Owen, The Annals of Ireland, Translated from the Original Irish of t Masters. (Bryan Geraghty, Dublin 1846) P, poor copy throughout, dark and spotty. English-only translation of early annals, including numerous footnotes regarding the Tuatha dé Danann. Who did what to whom, and when. 1136 Cross, Tom Peete and Clark Harris Slover, Ancient Irish Tales (Barnes & Noble, NJ 1988 reprint of 1936 edition) C, a good standard English- -only translation of much mythic material. Cunliffe, Barry, The Celtic World : An Illustrated History of the Celtic Race, Culture, Customs and Legends (Greenwich House, NY 1986) C, archaeology, mythology and brief discussion of modern legacy. Many plates. Curtin, Jeremiah, Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland (Dover, 1975) T, unabridged r 1890 Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland without introduction from original edition. Darkstar, Erynn, Ogham, Tree-Lore & The Celtic Tree Oracle : Part I (Preppie Bi Press, Seattle 1991) T, self-published compilation and reorganization of the first two Fireheart articles on Ogham and Irish tree-lore. Darkstar, Erynn, Ogham, Tree-Lore and The Celtic Tree Oracle: Search- ing for Roots (Ouroboros, Roskilde Denmark various dates) A, Manteia : A magazine for the mantic arts #3, #4, #6. Parts 1, 2 & 3 of a projected 7-part series. Darkstar, Erynn, Ogham, Tree-Lore and The Celtic Tree Oracle (Fire- heart, 1991) 1 of projected 5-part series. Davidson, HR Ellis, Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe : Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions (Syracuse University Press, Syracuse 1988) T, archaeology and folklore. Davis, Courtney, Celtic Iron-On Transfer Patterns (Dover, NY 1989) T, only artwork. Davis, Courtney, The Celtic Tarot (Aquarian, Wellingborough 1991) ET, accompany book by Helena Patterson. Nice Tarot deck artwork, but the book is really abysmal. Has one of those stinky plastic casette keepers. de Santillana, Giorgio and Hertha von Dechend, Hamlet's Mill : An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and its Trans- mission Through Myth 2ed (David R. Godine, Boston 1983) de Troyes, Chrétien, Arthurian Romances, Including Perceval, (Everyman Library, Charles E. Tuttle & Co, Rutland VT 1991) T, translation by D. D. R. Owen. A good translation of some of the original Arthurian material. Dillon, Myles & ó Cróinín, Donncha, Teach Yourself Irish (Random House, NY 1987 confusing language course in the "Teach Yourself..." series. Dillon, Myles, Early Irish Literature (University of Chicago Press, Chicago 194 summary of many mythic themes by an acknowledged expert in the field. Dillon, Myles, The Cycles of the Kings, (Oxford University Press, London 1946) compilation of English-only translations of King Cycle tales. 1137 Doan, James E., Sovereignty Aspects in the Roles of Women in Medieval Irish and Society (Northeastern University, Boston 1984) P, Irish Studies Program working paper. Doan, James E., Studies in Welsh Arthurian Romance: Peredur and Trystan (Northeastern University, Boston 1990) P, Irish Studies Program working paper. Dobbs, ME, Altromh Tighi da Medar : The Foster- age of the House of the Two Goble (Zeitschrift Fur Celtische Phil- ologie, NY 1930, Band XVIII) AP, tale in Irish a English featuring Manannán mac Lir and others of the Sídhe. Dorson, Richard M (ed), Peasant Customs and Savage Myths : Selections from the British Folklorists, 2 vols (University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1968) C, Discussions of and excerpts from the works of influential British folklorists. Duval, Paul-Marie, Obesrvations sur le Calendrier de Goligny, III (Etudes Celti 1963) AP, French article (third in a series) on the Coligny Calendar. Dwelly, Edward, Faclair Gaidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan : Dwelly's Illustrated G English Dictionary (Alexander MacLaren & Sons, Glasgow 1967) C, Scottish Gaelic, line illustrations Dyer, T. F. Thiselton, British Popular Customs, Present and Past; Illustrating and Domestic Manners of the People : Arranged According to the Calendar of the Year (George Bell & Sons, London 1876) C, calendrical lore and folk- celebrations from England, Wales, Cornwall, Mann, Ireland and Scotland. Very good early source. Easpaig, Donall MacGiolla, Noun + Noun Compounds in Irish Placenames (Etudes Celtiques, Paris 1981) AP, discussion of elements of place names. Ellis, Peter Berresford, A Dictionary of Irish Mythology (Oxford University Pre 1987) T, a good reference by a known Cornish-language linguist. Evans, E. Estyn, Irish Folk Ways (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1988) T, discu of folk tools and country life. Evans, E. Estyn, The Personality of Ireland : Habitat, Heritage and History (Ca University Press, London 1973) P, double-sided copy. Brief anthropological stu of Irish personality as developed within the context of the land and its history. Evans-Wentz, WY, The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries (Citadel Press, NY 1990) T reprint of 1911 edition. Folklore concerning the sídhe. Faraday, W, Druidic Triads : The Wisdom of the Cymry (Sure Fire Press, Edmonds 1984) T, unsourced triads in English. Probably from the Barddas. Ferguson, Samuel, Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales and Scotland (David Doug Edinburgh 1887) P, a listing and interpretation of many of the inscriptions of Ogham from Celtic lands. Fleetwood, John, History of Medicine in Ireland (no pub data avail- able) P, chap "The Pre-Christian Era". Flower, Robin, The Irish Tradition (The Clarendon Press, Oxford 1947) P, a good primer on Irish folklore and tales, and the Irish literary 1138 traditions. Ford, Patrick K, The Mabonogi and Other Welsh Medieval Tales (Univer- sity of Cal Press, Berkeley 1977) T, one of the best translations available. Fortune, Dion, Avalon of the Heart (Samuel Weiser, NY 1971) C, reprint of 1934 Pagans, Joseph of Arimathaea and Atlantean priesthoods. Fox, Robin, The Tory Islanders : A People of the Celtic Fringe (Cambridge Unive Press, London 1978) C, an excellent study of the past and present culture of To Isle, including some very interesting notes about Balor. Gantz, Jeffrey, Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin, London 1988) M, good tran of several Irish tales and some poetry. Geoffrey of Mon- mouth, History of the Kings of Britain (E. P. Dutton, NY 1958) M standard reference in the field. Sebastian Evans translation, revision by Char Dunn. Gerschel, Lucien, L'Ogam et le Nombre : Préhistoire des Caractéres Ogamiques (Et. Celtiques, 1962) AP, French article on the Ogham and numbers/tally systems. Gerschel, Lucien, L'Ogam et le Nom (Etudes Celtiques, 1963) AP, French article apparently regarding Ogham and masons's marks. Gmelich, Sharon ed. Irish Life and Traditions (Syracuse University Press, Syrac T, analysis of impact of tradition on modern Irish life. Gomme, Alice B, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland (Thames Hudson, NY 1984) T, 2 vols in 1 originally printed in 1894 and 1898. Words and music to children's games, rules for adult's games. Interesting survivals of P influence. Graves, Robert, The White Goddess (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, NY 1966) T, amended edition of 1948 printing. Mythic history reinterpreted through poetry. Gray, Elizabeth A, ed. Cath Maige Tuired : The Second Battle of Mag Tuired (Iri Society, Leinster 1982) PS, Irish and English text and translation. Excellent and commentary. This press is noted for its scholarly work. Green, Miranda, The Gods of the Celts (Barnes & Noble, Totowa NJ 1986) C, archaeological analysis of deific types. Gregory, Lady Augusta, Cuchulain of Muirthemne (Colin Smythe Ltd, Gerrards Cros 1976) T, reprint of 1902 edition. The first accessible English translation of stories of Cuchulain, the Táin and the Red Branch tales. Gregory, Lady Augusta, Visions & Beliefs in the West of Ireland (Colin Smythe L Gerrards Cross 1979) T, reprint of 1920 edition. Folktales and anecdotes collected over 20 years. Gwynn, Edward, Poems From the Dindshenchas (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 1900) P Todd Lecture Series Vol VII. Geographic origin poetry in Irish and English. 1139 Gwynn, Edward, The Metrical Dindshenchas (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 1903) P, Todd Lecture Series Vol VIII. Part I of 5(?) Geographic origin poetry in Iris and English. Haggard, H Rider, A Farmer's Year (The Cresset Library, London 1987) T, reprint 1899 edition. Diary touching briefly on aspects of English folklore and custom. Hartley, Christine, The Western Mystery Tradition (Aquarian, London 1968) T, considered a "classic" by some occultists, it is for the most part more Atlantis and space-aliens. Hartley, Dorothy, Lost Country Life : How English country folk lived, worked, thatched, rolled fleece, milled corn, brewed mead... (Pantheon Books, NY 1979) T, folk life in England and Wales. Hastings, James ed. Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (Charles Scribner's So nd) AP, poor copy quality. Excerpts on the Celts by various authors: Ancestor- Worship and Cult of the Dead; Art; Blest, Abode of the; Calendar; Celts; Druids Dualism; Ethics and Morality; Fairy; Festivals and Fasts; Feinn Cycle; Head; Ma (Introductory) (Celtic); May, Midsummer; Stones (Introductory and Primitive); Stone Monuments (Rude); Sun, Moon and Stars (Primitive) (Celtic); Transmigration (Introductory and Primitive) (Celtic). Hawkes, Christopher & Jacquetta, Prehistoric Britain (Pelican, Middle- sex 1952) reprint of 1937 edition. Archaeology. Hawkes, Jacquetta, A Guide to the Prehistoric and Roman Monuments in England an Wales (Abacus, London 1978) T, reprint of 1951 edition. Archaeological gazetteer. Heaney, Seamus, Sweeney Astray : A version from the Irish (Farrar, Strauss & Gi NY 1985) T, poetry based on traditional poetry of Buile Suibhne, the Frenzy of Sweeney. Henry, PL, The Cauldron of Poesy, (Studia Celtica #14/15, 1979/1980) AP, Irish English of a text dealing with internal "cauldrons" and possibly a meditative or yogic system. Hoover, Tracey, The Celtic/Druid Tarot (a privately printed work in progress - yet) E, discussion of the possibilities of a Celtic/Druidic Tarot system. Grav based. Hubert, H, The Greatness and Decline of the Celts (Constable Press, London 1987 History of Civilization series. Volume 2 of 2. Originally published in 1934. Archaeology, history. Hubert, H, The Rise of the Celts (Constable Press, London 1987) C, History of Civilization series. Volume 1 of 2. Originally published in 1934. Archaeolog history. Hughes, Thomas, The Scouring of the White Horse (Allan Sutton, Gloucester 1989) reprint of 1859 edition. An account of the White Horse of Uffington's yearly cleansing festival of 1857. Hull, Vernam, Cairpre mac Edaine's Satire Upon Bres mc Aladain (Zeitschrift Für Celtische Philologie, NY 1930, Band XVIII) AP, Irish and English text of the Satire. 1140 Hull, Vernam, Lám Déoraid, (Zeitschrift Für Celtische Philologie, NY 1930, Band AP, notes on the phrase "the hand of a hostile stranger." Hull, Vernam, The Four Jewels of the Tuatha dé Danann, (Zeitschrift Für Celtisc Philologie, NY 1930, Band XVIII) AP, discussion of the Treasures and Irish and English text from the Lebor Gabála. Hull, Vernam, Cause of the Exile of Fergus mac Roig, (Zeitschrift Für Celti Philologie, NY 1930, Band XVIII) AP, Irish and English text from the Book of Leinster. Hutton, Ronald, The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles : Their Nature Legacy (Blackwell, Oxford 1991) C, well-written, inter- esting, and (surprisingly familiar with at least some of the neoPagan movement. He concludes that there no such thing as a Pagan survival anywhere in the British Isles. Strictly archaeology-based. Ingalls, Jaquelin, Moon, Sun and Stars : An Accurate Solution of the Sickbed of Cuchulainn as a Nature Myth (thesis, University of Wash- ington, Seattle 1950) P, examination of the Sickbed as a description of an eclipse and Celtic star-lore. Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone ed. A Celtic Miscellany (Penguin, NY 1971) M, reprin 1951 edition. Excerpts from Celtic tales and poetry in Eng- lish. Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone, The Oldest Irish Tradition: A Window on the Iron Ag (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1964) P, text of the 1964 Rede Lecture. Discussion of Pagan Iron Age elements in the Irish tales. Jackson, Kenneth, Language and History in Early Britain (The Univer- sity Press o Edinburgh, Edinburgh 1956) C, hardcore linguistics. Jackson, Kenneth, The Gododdin : The Earliest Scottish Poem (Edinburgh Universi Press, Edinburgh 1978) M, reprint of 1969 edition. Trans- lation and analysis, b the poem is spread throughout the book, not printed as a whole. Jekyll, Gertrude, Wood and Garden : Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, Working Amateur (The Ayer Company, Salem NH 1983 - reprint of 1899) P, chapter "December" which contains a reference to a gar- dener's notched writing system vaguely resembling an Ogham. Jones, Gwyn & Thomas, The Mabinogion (Everyman's Library, NY 1974) C, reprint o 1949 translation. Kinsella, Thomas, The Tain (University of Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia 1985 translation of the Tain Bo Cuailnge with brush & ink illustrations by Louis le Brocquy. Kirk, Robert, The Secret Common-Wealth (Folklore Society, Cambridge 1976) C, ed Steward Sanderson. Compilation of manuscripts dating from the period of approx 1644. Highland folklore concerning witches and fairies. Knott, Eleanor, An Introduction to Irish Syllabic Poetry of the Period 1200 - 1 (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 1957) P, poor copy quality. English description of metres and poetry in Gaelic with some notations. 1141 Knowlton, Derrick, The Naturalist in Scotland (David & Charles, London 1974) C, photo plates, line drawings. A brief guide to the flora and fauna of Scotland. Little folklore, but much interesting information on location and habitat of na and imported animals and plants. Ledwich, Dr. Antiquities of Ireland (Dublin 1804) P, reprint of 1792 edition. copy. Antiquarian notes and speculation. Lehmann, RPM & WP, An Introduction to Old Irish (University of Texas Press, Aus nd) P, poor quality copy. Works through the text of Scela Mucce Meic Datho and some poetry. Lehmann, Ruth P, "The Calendar of the Birds" and "A Grave Marked With Ogam" : T Problem Poems from the Book of Leinster (Études Celtique, Paris 1980) AP, poetry and analysis in Irish and English. Lethbridge, TC, The Legend of the Sons of God (Routledge & Kegan Paul, Boston 1 T, megalithic figures and space aliens. Lethbridge, TC, Gogmagog : The Buried Gods, (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 195 P, story of Lethbridge's dig on buried hill-figures and a study of related "gia tales. Linguaphone Institute, Cúrsa Gaelige (London, 1974) PE, Irish language instruct vols and cassettes. Littleton, C. Scott, The New Comparative Mythology : An Anthropolog- ical Assessm the Theories of Georges Dumézil, 3ed (University of California Press, Berkeley 1982) T, excellent overview of Dumézil's material, which includes references to works on Celtic mythology. Logan, James, The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners, as Preserved Among the Highlanders ... 5ed (S. Andrus & Son, Hartford nd) P, the chapter "Of the Knowledge of Letters Among the Celts" Logan, Patrick, Irish Country Cures (Appletree Press, Belfast 1981) T, folk med herbology. Lyle, Emily B, Dumezil's Three Functions and Indo-European Cosmic Structure (publication data unknown, 1982) P, notes and discussion of God/Goddess roles i IE structure. MacAlister, RA Stewart, The Secret Languages of Ireland : with special referenc origin and nature of the Shelta language (University Press, Cambridge 1937) PS, good modern anlaysis of Ogham and "Oghamized Irish". MacAlister, RAS, Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum (Coimisiún Láimhscríbhinní Na hÉireann, Dublin 1949) P, 2 vols. An attempt to catalogue a of the stone inscriptions and some inscribed archaeolog- ical finds in Ireland. Reviewed in Speculum as terribly poor and incomplete, but a gallant effort. MacAlister, RAS, The Archaeology of Ireland (Nethuen & Co, Lodon 1928) P, the chapters on Ogham & title page. MacAlpine, Neil & Mackenzie, John, Gaelic-English and English-Gaelic Dictionary (Gairm Publications, Glasgow 1979) C, formerly "MacAlpine's Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary". Scottish Gaelic. MacCana, Proinsias, Celtic Mythology (Hamlyn, London 1970) C, overview 1142 of mythological themes and personalities. MacCulloch, John Arnott and Máchal, Jan, Mythology of All Races : Volume 3, Cel and Slavic (Cooper Square Publishers, NY 1946) C, two volumes bound as one; Celtic Mythology by MacCulloch and Slavic Myth- ology by Máchal. B/w plates, colorized plate frontspiece. Fair to good general overview with brief retellin certain sections of tales. MacCrossan, Tadhg, The Sacred Cauldron : Secrets of the Druids (Llewellyn, St. 1991) T, a sexist, racist look at "non-political" druidry. Some useful information but mostly either bad or dangerous advice, like a ritual that includes giving honey to a newborn (potentially deadly). MacFirbis, Duald, On the Fomorians and the Norsemen (Det Norske Historiske Kildeskriftfond, Bogrykkeri 1905) P, trans by Alexander Bugge. Text compiled approx. 1650. Irish and English. Equates the vikings with the mythical Formoi. MacKillop, James, Fionn mac Cumhaill : Celtic Myth in English Liter- ature (Syrac University Press, Syracuse 1986) T, analysis of Fionn as a literary figure, from hero to buffoon. Mackinnon, Roderick, Teach Yourself Gaelic (Hodder & Stoughton, NY 1985) M, a reasonable Scots Gaelic course from the "Teach Yourself..." series. MacLaren, James, MacLaren's Gaelic Self-Taught (Gairm Publications, Glasgow 198 revised 4th edition. Scots Gaelic language course. Maclean, Charles, Island on the Edge of the World : The Story of St. Kilda (Tap Publishing Co, NY 1980) C, b/w photos. The evacuation of the St. Kilda Islanders. MacLeod, Fiona, The Winged Destiny : Studies in the Spiritual History of the Ga (Lemma Publishing, NY 1974) C, reprint of 1904 edition. Pseudonym of William Sharp. Fiction, essays, myth/folklore. MacManus, Seumas, The Story of the Irish Race (The Devon-Adair Com- pany, Old Greenwich CT 1974) C, revision of 1921 edition. Mythic history, pseudo-history and political history up to approximately 1944. Malory, Sir Thomas, Le Morte d'Arthur : A rendition in modern idiom by Keith Ba (Bramhall House, NY 1962) C, a passable modern rendition. Markale, Jean, Women of the Celts (Inner Traditions International, Rochester VT T, translated from 1972 French edition. Primary focus on Welsh and Breton, ver little discussion of Goddesses. Matthews, Caitlín & John, Hallowquest : Tarot Magic and the Arthurian Mysteries (Aquarian, Wellingborough 1990) T, a magickal system to go with their Arthurian based Tarot deck. Interesting but forced in many places. 1143 Matthews, Caitlín & John, The Western Way : A Practical Guide to the Western My Tradition, Vol 1 The Native Tradition (Arkana, NY 1985) T, analysis of British and Celtic mythological material which states that Pagan deities are "unregenerate godforms". Matthews, Caitlín & John, The Western Way : A Practical Guide to the Western My Tradition, Vol 2 The Hermetic Tradition (Arkana, NY 1986) T, an expansion on vol 1 which insists that qabala and Egypto-Greek hermeticism is the True Wester Way. Matthews, Caitlín, Arthur and the Sovereignty of Britain : King and Goddess in Mabonogion (Arkana, NY 1989) T, discussion of the Irish and Welsh concept of Sovereignty as feminine embodiment of the land. Matthews, Caitlín, Mabon and the Mysteries of Britain : An Exploration of the Mabinobion (Arkana, NY 1987) T, another Matthews "occult book of the month club" publication. Matthews, Caitlín, The Celtic Tradition (Element Books, Longmead 1989) T, volum "The Elements of..." series. So-so introductory Celtic myth and culture. Matthews, John, Taliesin : Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ir (Aquarian, Wellingborough 1991) T, better than their average attempt. Good discussion of similarities between "shamanic" trance-techniques and aspects of "bardic mysteries." Matthews, John & Caitlín, The Aquarian Guide to British and Irish Mythology (Aq Wellingborough 1988) T, sketchy and incomplete compen- dium of mythic figures. Matthews, John & Caitlín, The Grail Seeker's Companion : A Guide to the Grail Q the Aquarian Age (Aquarian, Wellingborough 1986) T, compendium of people and places, with suggested magickal system. Matthews, John, The Arthurian Tradition (Element Books, Longmead 1989) T, a vol in "The Elements of..." series. Talks about the Matter of Britain without real talking much about the Pagan origins. McKenna, Lambert ed. Bardic Syntactical Tracts (Dublin Institute for Advanced S Dublin 1944) PS, notes on grammar and syntax in Irish, with some obscure notes and partial translations in English. McNeill, F. Marian, The Silver Bough (Cannongate, Edinburgh 1989) M, vol 1 of 4 Scottish folk and calendrical lore. Megaw, Ruth & Vincent, Celtic Art : From its beginnings to the Book of Kells (T & Hudson, NY 1990) T, many plates. Archaeology, art history. Merrifield, Ralph, The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic (New Amsterdam Books, NY 1988) T, excellent overview of the archaeological evidence for magic and religi ritual in the British Isles and Western Europe. Meyer, Kuno, Hail Brigit : An Old-Irish Poem on the Hill of Alenn (Hodges, Figg Co, Ltd, Dublin 1912) P, a Dindsenchas poem about Brigid and the Hill of Ailenn Facing page Irish-English text & translation. Meyer, Kuno, Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry, (Constable & Co, London 1911 translations of Irish poetry from different periods. 1144 Meroney, Howard, Early Irish Letter-Names (Speculum, Vol XXIV, No. 1, Jan. 1949 Cambridge, MA) PA. Proposes the Ogham letter names to be "kennings" rather than a list of trees. Linguistics, history. Murphy, Gerard, Early Irish Lyrics, Eighth to Twelfth Century (Clar- endon Press, 1970) P, first published in 1956. Poor copy quality. Irish and English text a translation, analysis of poetic metre and traditions. Murray, Colin, Ephemera collection (Golden Section Order) EP. Deck: Ogham Diviniation Tree Card Pack. Charts: Directions on Using the Ogham; Ogham Divination Correspondence Chart. Posters: Ogham Alphabet Cyphers; The Soli/Lunar Gaelic Year; The Tree Alphabet Beth Luis Nuin; The Triple Goddess; The Golden Section; The Pilgrim Path of Percival on the Serpent of Initiation t Achieve the Grael Quest; Four Fire Festivals. Gravesian. Murray, Liz & Colin, The Celtic Tree Oracle : A System of Divination (St. Marti NY 1988) PE, cards and accompanying information booklet. Gravesian. Naddair, Kaledon, Ogham, Koelbren and Runic (Shamanic Divination Scripts) of Br and Europe (Private publication, nd) P, 2 vols. Poor quality copies, euro size paper. Heavily line illustrated. Very odd, lots of CAPITALS. Anti-Graves. Nagy, Joseph Falaky, The Wisdom of the Outlaw : The Boyhood Deeds of Finn in Ga Narrative Tradition (University