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#anam cara spiritual wisdom from the celtic world
soracities · 2 years
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The uttering of the word reveals how each of us relentlessly creates. Everyone is an artist. Each person brings sound out of silence and coaxes the invisible to become visible.
John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World
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kitinnnn · 1 year
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The uttering of the word reveals how each of us relentlessly creates. Everyone is an artist. Each person brings sound out of silence and coaxes the invisible to become visible.
John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World
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nepherious · 3 years
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As promised, here's a full list of what I found in the boxes. I kind of rushed the job a bit, quite a few of these books are very dusty and I had very little goodwill towards their former owner, and so you may notice a certain amount of mistrust or contempt in my listing. Here we go! @normal-horoscopes
Numerology and Tarot/Oracles/Cartomancy
Numerology: Key to the Tarot - Konraad
Numerology and the Divine Triangle - Javane and Bunker
The Sacred Tarot: the brotherhood of light - Zain
The Druid Craft Tarot: use the magic of Wicca and Druidry to guide your life - Carr-Gomm
The Qabalistic Tarot: a textbook of mystical philosophy - Wang
The Tarot Bible - Bartlett
The Fairy Tale Tarot - Hunt
Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power through the ways of Animals - Sams and Carson
Playing Your Cards Right: Finding Destiny in Playing Cards - ??
The Druid Animal Oracle: working with the sacred animals of the druid tradition - Carr-Gomm
An Illustrated Guide to the Tarot - Dee
"Kabbalah" and Jewish texts
Kabbalah: tradition of hidden knowledge - Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (? cover needs cleaning, hard to read it)
The Universal Kabbalah - Leet
The Essential Kabbalah: the Heart of Jewish Mysticism - Matt
Becoming Like God: Kabbalah and Our Ultimate Destiny - Berg
The Mystical Qabalah - Fortune
The Power of Kabbalah: Technology for the Soul - Berg
The Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters - Seidman
Minyan: Ten Jewish Men in a World that is Heartbroken - Sobel
Christian and Christian-adjacent
A VERY interesting "Self Mastery Workbook" from the Teaching of the Inner Christ, Inc that has a VERY stern "only to be used by students and never shared" blurb on the front which makes me think I need to dig into what this organization is despite their written threat of legal action.
Self Mastery in the Christ Consciousness: Advanced Inner Sensitivity Training Course - Makeever
Being a Christ: Inner Sensitivity (Intuitional) Training Course - Meyer
Spiritual Creations Through Jesus: New Age Scripture through Jesus - ??
The Good Heart: a Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus - Dalai Lama
A Dictionary of Angels including the fallen angels - Davidson
Brother Sun - ?? related to St Francis of Assisi
and a couple tiny magazine style things about angels
The Pink Books - The Brotherhood of the Followers of the Present Jesus
Soul's Ego
Giving and Forgiving
Jesus' Love (2 copies?)
Everlasting Peace
Love Answers All
The Dawning of the Age of Light
The Heart of God
Jesus is Here: The Power of the Presence of Light
Christs of the New Age
Christs of the New Age (Teaching of the Inner Christ approved apparently)
God's Will
All is Spirit
The Way and the Word
Index of Topics and Bible References for the Pink Books
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Charts
The Magician's Companion: A practical and encyclopedic guide to magical and religious symbolism - Whitcomb
The Complete Magician's Tables - Skinner
The Essential Crystal Handbook - Lilly
The Crystal Bible - Hall
Love is in the Earth: a kaleidoscope of crystals - Melody
Dictionary of Symbolism: cultural icons and the meanings behind them - Biedermann
Crystal User's Handbook - Hall
The Secret Language of Birthdays - Goldschneider and Elffers
The Secret Language of Relationships - Goldschneider and Elffers
The Secret Language of Destiny - Goldschneider and Elffers
Metaphysical Bible Dictionary - Charles Fillmore Reference Library Series?
Codex Magica: Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols, and Hidden Codes of the Illuminati - Marrs
How to Interpret your own Dreams (in One Minute or Less): Your key to 583 dream subjects and 1,442 interpretations - Chetwynd
Alchemy
Course 19, Organic Alchemy: The Universal Law of Soul Progression - Zain
Course 20, The Next Life: A Guide to Living Conditions on the Inner Plane - Zain
Course 14, Occultism Applied to Daily Life: How to Increase your Happiness, Usefulness, and Spirituality - Zain
The Black Sun: the alchemy and art of darkness - Marlan
The Tower of Alchemy: an advanced guide to the great work - Goddard
MAGIC(K)
Real Magic - Bonewits (2 copies)
Modern Magick: Eleven lessons in the high magickal arts - Kraig
Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts - Kraig
The Magic Bag: The inner circle teachers of light[?] - Probert
Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard - Zell-Ravenheart
Companion for the Apprentice Wizard - Zell-Ravenheart
The Magic in Food - Cunningham
Animal Magick - Conway
The Complete Book of Spells, Ceremonies and Magic - González-Wippler
Druid Magic: the Practice of Celtic Wisdom - Sutton and Mann
Modern Sex Magick: Secrets of Erotic Spirituality - Kraig
The Lost Books of Merlyn: druid magic from the age of Arthur - Monroe
Wandlore: the art of crafting the ultimate magical tool - MacLir
Enchanted Secrets and Magickal Spells - Alexander
Sex Herbs: Nature's Sexual Enhancers for Both Men and Women - Roybal and Skowronki
Llewellyn's 2008 Magical Almanac
Llewellyn's 2008 Witches' Spell-a-Day Almanac
Elemental Power: Celtic Faeire Craft and Druidic Magic - Wolfe
The Magician: His Training and Work - Butler
"Native American" Texts
Wolf Medicine: A Native American Shamanic Journey into the Mind - Wolf Moondance
Indian Sleep-Man Tales: Legends of the Otoe Tribe - Anderson
Other cultures and practices because of course
The Teaching of Buddha - ???
The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt: The Esoteric Wisdom Revealed - Clark
Anam Cara: a book of Celtic Wisdom - O'Donohue
The Egyptian Book of the Dead - trans. Budge
On The Toltec Path: A practical guide to the teachings of don Juan Matus, Carlos Castaneda, and Other Toltec Seers - Eagle Feather
Reflexology - Segal
The Indian Luck Book: how to attrack all you desire in life, love and work with ancient Indian wisdom - Bharadwaj
Ìwa-pèlé Ifá Quest: The Search for the Source of Santería and Lucumí - Awo Fá'lokun Fatunmbi (title not completely correct, I couldn't find all the characters)
The I Ching or Book of Changes - Baynes
Red Hot Tantra - Ramsdale
Tantra: The Cult of the Feminine - Van Lysebeth
Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power Within You - Stevens
I don't know enough to categorize them
The Secret Doctrine, volume 1: Cosmogenesis - Blavatsky
The Secret Doctrine, volume 2: Anthropogenesis - Blavatsky
Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy - Agrippa
The Phoenix - Hall
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (hardcover edition) - Hall
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (softcover reader's edition) - Hall
Codex Rosae Crucis - courtesy of Hall
The Mystery Traditions: Secret Symbols and Sacred Art - Wasserman (complete with giant rosy cross on the cover)
Etruscan Magic and Occult Remedies - Leland
The Archidoxes of Magic - Paracelsus
The Secret in the Bible - Bushby
Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark - Gardner
The 99th Monkey: A spiritual journalist's misadventures with gurus, messiahs, sex, psychedelics, and other consciousness-raising experiments - Sobel
Destiny of Souls: New case studies of life between lives - Newton
Walkers Between the Worlds: The western mysteries from shaman to magus - Matthews
The Devil's Dictionary - Bierce
The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid: Storehouses of Knowledge - Holt
The Key of Solomon the King - trans. Mathers
Parkers' Astrology: The essential guide to using astrology in your daily life - Parker
Stories of King Solomon - Freehof
Uriel's Machine: Uncovering the Secrets of Stonehenge, Noah's Flood, and the Dawn of Civilization - Knight and Lomas
Serpent of Light Beyond 2012: The Movement of the Earth's Kundalini and the Rise of the Female Light, 1949 to 2013 - Melchizedek
Crystal Skulls: Interacting with a Phenomenon - van Etten
Revelations of the Metatron - Anonymous
Moldavite: Starborne Stone of Transformation - Simmons and Warner
The 72 Names of God Meditation Book - Berg
Any suggestions as to what to do with half of them are appreciated, I'm keeping very few of them purely for academic curiosity or because they're like... wicked-expensive rare.
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its-irish-charm · 3 years
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Background of Celtic knot designs-It’s origin and importance History:- Original Celtic knot designs can be dated back to the 3rd-4th century.  Abstract in composition, each design is believed to carry special significance to the people of that time. When it comes to interpreting their meaning, it is worth noting there are some limitations. Without written records, the meaning of some of these unique symbols will inevitably have been lost in the mists of time. Today, our understanding of the meaning of a Celtic knot is based on the facts we know for sure. Information such as where a Celtic knot is found or what other objects have been found at the same site is used to interpret. For example, a Celtic Knot may often be found engraved into stone at burial sites. They are believed to have represented faith, declare unity between people, and in some cases, to protect against evil spirits. These continuous patterns are believed to reference eternity and eternal life especially the knots found at burial sites such as Newgrange Passage Tomb, Co.Meath. The designs:- Celtic art and markings burst with symbols that invoke the energies of nature and the Universe itself. Many designs focus on Mother Earth and her mysteries. When creating a piece of Celtic jewelry, such as a Celtic ring or Celtic necklace, the Celts hoped to capture the power of the emblem and to invoke It’s meaning and activate it, to improve their own daily lives. Most commonly though, these continuous patterns are thought to have referenced eternity and eternal life especially the knots found at burial sites such as Newgrange Passage Tomb, in Co. Meath. Celtic knots famously comprise  of one continuous line, with no beginning and no end and so are often regarded as a symbol of infinity. Celtic Knots are believed to have represented faith, declare unity between people, and in some cases, to protect against evil spirits. The Celtic knot as a tattoo design became popular in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. Popular Celtic Knots & What they Mean:- Celtic Cross:- The Celtic Cross was a religious or spiritual symbol. The circle is a reference to the Sun God in ancient times. For Christians, the circle surrounding the head of the cross represents God’s eternal love. Wonderful examples of stone Celtic high crosses have survived down through the centuries. These distinctive crosses have been adapted and passed between cultures and religions over time. Trinity Knot:- The Triquetra or the Trinity Knot reserves a special place on our list of popular Celtic symbols and their meanings. In its purest form, the triquetra is three interconnected ovals — one pointing upward, the other two pointing down, to the left and right. Meant initially as a “triangle”  it was used to refer to various three-cornered shapes. Sometimes, the traditional triquetra symbol is accompanied by a circle. In the Celtic tree of life, the Celts favored that everything in this world came in threes.  The Triquetra symbolizes the bond of inner strength and connecting the self with others. Tree of Life:- The third most important Celtic knot is the Tree Of Life. This knot symbolizes the Irish and Celts’  affinity with nature. The flowing form of the Celtic tree represents how the natural world is inherently balanced and harmonious. The Celts had a fascinating and insightful perspective on nature. Their understanding and respect of the natural world are one to be revered and the importance of nature to life is reflected in their use of this symbol. Celtic Love Knot:- The Celtic Love knot sometimes referred to as the Anam Cara Knot (Deriving from the Irish words for soul friend from Celtic wisdom) is a modern addition to the Celtic knot family.  Two Celtic knot hearts intertwine to form one.  This is a contemporary adaption of the classic Celtic knot. Again the pattern is infinite, it is used to represent a relationship of everlasting love. Spiral Knot:- The Spiral Knot is thought to represent the journey from the physical life to the spiritual life. This is based on the location of where these engravings have been found at and around gravesites, burial, and passage tombs. Triple Spiral:- The Triple Spiral is another trinity style design and is represented by three connecting spirals. It is thought that they were used to representing the natural world land, sea, and sky. Sailor’s Knot:- The Sailor’s Knot comprises of two ropes woven together to create endless loops. The story behind this design is that Celtic sailors would weave ropes in memory of the loved ones left behind as they embarked on treacherous voyages on open seas. These knots also signify eternal love. A love that will never break because these knots are the most durable of all the Celtic knots. Shield Knot:- To protect and ward away evil spirits from their homes and on the battlefield, Celts used the Shield Knot. Typically, these knots contain four corners and can be either circular or square. There are two spiral knots, including the Spiral Knot and the Triple Spiral Knot. The meaning behind these Celtic knots is very different, despite the similarity in design.
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psychicmedium14 · 7 years
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This Is For Anyone Who Has Ever Had A Spiritual Awakening
The world has entered a time of deep awareness. We are no longer standing by and waiting to be told what to believe and what to disregard.
And, once you are awake to your spiritual truth, it’s hard to go back to sleep.
You cannot relate to mass media and how things are manipulated to control us. You are not going crazy because you begin to see things differently! You are merely witnessing the rebirth of your divine truth. Spirituality is a personal aspect in your life. It has a individual intimate definition to all. There is no right or wrong answer to how it is perceived. Spirituality is a choice on how to live consciously while bypassing the programming that has been passed on from others. You have joined many who are lightworkers.
THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING:
You are not going bonkers when you begin to feel more than you can see. You are not delusional when you experience synchronicity, serendipity, and the magic of seeing beyond the veil of this dimension. Awakening is a slow process, and thank goodness for it! As an empath, you will experience illogical matters, witness incredible miracles, and find that there is no need to explain (or find explanations). Judgment is one of those facets that starts to deteriorate. Self-criticism is another. Things just happen because you allow yourself to be immersed in something larger than yourself.
Religion is a foundation to spirituality. You can be religious and not be spiritual. You can also be spiritual and not be religious. It’s all about finding belief and what works for you. It’s perfectly find to bring a deep theology as a practice in your life, as well as philosophies from all over the world. We must study history in order to view the future because there is a pattern to everything. And, when you begin to open up to spirituality, it’s important to have an anchor of belief and faith. Indoctrinated words can be guidelines. But, what is an awakening?
When you start to awake in spiritual truth, you begin to shed the controlling ego and the fears it creates. Awakening is simply shedding control and manipulation. When you awake to God, the Divine, (or however you call THAT beautiful essence higher than our humanness), fears and anxiety start to diminish. You are still very human, so you will question everything. We are, after all, spiritual beings having a remarkable human experience. We expand by curiosity and questioning that which we don’t know. But, as you grow spiritually, you begin to also diminish the need to be right. Things just are and you accept them. There is more joy in your life. There is an acceptance of something larger than this humanness. Awakening requires the ability to step back and allow for God to guide. And, it’s in that space that you start to notice that everything you were taught was lies. You will get angry and you will resent others, but you will forgive the ignorance. You are now experiencing something that is beyond exceptional. You begin to see the world as a game and you are the main character. You get to choose how you live your life. Awakening is being mindfully conscious of the world and how you partake in it.
In this slow-moving process, you will experience love. You will feel love for humanity. Sometimes you will find that what you have been doing is not fulfilling. Many folks shift careers, lifestyles, and move to other places that now call for their passion. You become authentic to your gifts, dreams, and desires. Awakening has a way of twisting, turning, and then redirecting you to follow the heart. And, because you have little fears, you trust in the knowing that everything is rigged to your favor. The famous poet Rumi said, “Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” This is being awakened: when you can conduct yourself in a manner that is joyous and filled with the knowing that you are creating from Source and love.
There is the matter of being present at all times. As you awaken, you shed the restrictions of time, expectations and authority. The beauty of awakening is also in the allowance that everything and everyone moves to their own lessons. We incarnate to partake in this amazing journey. We learn from one another. We collect stories and experiences. We also begin to attract the things that we desire, including like-minded individuals. You don’t go down the rabbit hole, like Alice did, alone. You slowly integrate your awareness with discernment. You are here to help heal this planet and enrich others with your love. It is then that your perception, in whatever you choose, becomes your living reality.
“Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent. You are loath to let compromise or the threat of danger hold you back from striving toward the summit of fulfillment.” ~ John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: Book of Celtic Wisdom
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Saint Bridget of Ireland
SAINT BRIGID LOVED HER FEMALE SOULMATE DARLUGHDACH GAY SAINTS - FEAST DAY FEBRUARY 1ST
St. Brigid and her soulmate St. Darlughdach were sixth-century Irish nuns who brought art, education and spirituality to early medieval Ireland. Brigid (c.451-525) shares her name and feast day (Feb. 1) with a Celtic goddess -- and she may have been the last high priestess of the goddess Brigid.
Raised by Druids, Brigid seems to have made a smooth transition from being a pagan priestess to a Christian abbess. Today she is Ireland’s most famous female saint. Legend says that when she made her final vows as a nun, the bishop in charge was so overcome by the Holy Spirit that he administered the rite for ordaining a (male) bishop instead.
A younger nun named Darlughdach served as Brigid’s ambassador and her “anam cara” or soul friend. The two women were so close that they slept in the same bed. Like many Celtic saints, Brigid believed that each person needs a soul friend to discover together that God speaks most powerfully in the seemingly mundane details of shared daily life. The love between these two women speaks to today’s lesbians and their allies. Some say that Brigid and Darlughdach are lesbian saints.
Brigid started convents all over Ireland and became the abbess of the “double monastery” (housing both men and women) at Kildare. Built on land that was previously sacred to her divine namesake, the monastery included an art school for creating illuminated manuscripts.
After turning 70, Brigid warned Darlughdach that she expected to die soon. Her younger soulmate begged to die at the same time. Brigid wanted her to live another year so she could succeed her as abbess. Brigid died of natural causes on Feb. 1, 525. The bond between the women was so close that Darlughdach followed her soulmate in death exactly one year later on Feb. 1, 526.
Both Christians and pagans celebrate St. Brigid’s Day on Feb. 1. It is also known as Imbolc, a spring festival when the goddess Brigid returns as the bride of spring in a role similar to the Greek Persephone.
Brigid’s main symbol was fire, representing wisdom, poetry, healing and metallurgy. The nuns at the Kildare monastery kept a perpetual fire burning in Brigid’s memory for more than a thousand years -- until 1540 when it was extinguished in Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The Order of St. Brigid was reestablished in 1807. Two Brigidine sisters returned to Kildare and relit the fire in the market square for the first time in more than 400 years on Feb. 1, 1993. The perpetual flame is now kept at the Solas Bhride (Brigid’s Light) Celtic Spirituality Center that they founded there.
Brigid and Darlughdach are shown with their arms around each other in the above icon by Brother Robert Lentz. He is a Franciscan friar and world-class iconographer known for his progressive icons. The two women are dressed in the white gowns worn by Druid priestesses and Celtic nuns. Flames burn above them and on the mandala of Christ that they carry. It is one of 40 icons featured in his book “Christ in the Margins.”
The icon was commissioned by the Living Circle, a Chicago-based interfaith spirituality center for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community and their friends. Four Living Circle members took the original icon to Kildare with them in 2000 for the flame-lighting ceremony at the recently excavated site of Brigid’s ancient fire temple.
Dennis O’Neill, the priest who founded the Living Circle, includes the icon and an excellent biography of Brigid and Darlughdach in his book “Passionate Holiness: Marginalized Christian Devotions for Distinctive People.”
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