THE CELTIC OWL:
A Year with the Celtic Faerie


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction. ix

Imbolc and Its Meaning for Us Today. 3

Grandmother’s Winter Cloak. 4

The Hunter and the Stag. 10

Ostara, Spring Equinox, and Easter 22

The Flower Maiden. 25

Connecting to Our Soul Garden. 42

Journey to Rebirth Among the Birch Trees. 46

Finding Fellowship with the Faire Folke. 51

How to Pique the Interest of a Faery. 53

Beltaine, A Celebration of Light and Love. 58

The Stingy Dairy Farmer 63

Faerie Questing and Romance. 74

Litha, Season of the Sun. 85

Faerie Enchantment in Your Home. 87

Gardening the Faerie Way. 93

Your Own “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 97

The Lughnasadh Faire. 102

Lugh of the Many Skills. 113

Lugh’s Battle with Balor of the Evil Eye. 122

The Sacrifice of the Mother 125

The Lost Child Mabon. 127

The Search for Mabon. 130

Ode to Mother Mary. 143

Samhain and the Thinning of the Veils. 144

The Journey of the Ghosts. 152

The Wild Ride. 156

Yuletide. 161

The Magic of Christmas. 164

Arthur’s Star 172

The Christmas Story. 177

About the Author 181


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