The Invisible World

Celtic prayers, blessings, and teachings that honor the sacred unknown

By: John O'Donohue

Narrated by: John O'Donohue PhD

For the Celtic people of ancient Ireland, the natural world was a continuous prayer. Each mountain held a soul; each river, a heart. This “Eucharist of nature” was living evidence of a divine worldview to which each Celt, as part of the “Great Circle,” belonged. Like the fierce and loving people who beheld it, this sacred vision vanished with the coming of Christianity in the 5th century. Or did it? With The Invisible World, poet and philosopher John O'Donohue recovers Celtic spirituality's original mysteries, sharing practices and beliefs that enrich Ireland and its people to this day.

For the Celts, all life was sacred, yet they reserved their greatest reverence not for what they could see but for what they could not. Around them they sensed an “invisible world,” the great unknown from which they came and the source of eternal wonder in their lives. Through prayer, O'Donohue teaches, we may enter directly into this secret immensity and escape the psychological prisons we create for ourselves.

Alive with loving insights and interwoven with prayers and poetry in the Celtic tradition, The Invisible World is an invitation to find freedom from your negativity and return your soul to the grace that is waiting unseen around you at this very moment.

Soulful listen

The books of John O’Donohue are so soulful. They awaken my deep inner light and remind me to go back to my soul always.

Beautiful work

I heard him discuss this work before he passed and I was interested in it from that point. I think this was beautifully narrated by the author which created wonderful richness and depth.

Excellent companion on the soul journey

Just like with his other work, John delivers Celtic wisdom with each phrase he utters. Such original insight and heart-felt sharing is music to one's ears.

Magnificent

Always a deeper blessing than the mind can conceive, These words ring truth and hope for that which remains unseen.

Overall very thought provoking

Honestly it was a little hard to pay attention to initially-but as I stuck with it-I got sucked in. I really enjoyed the narrator. Made it so much more enjoyable to listen to!