Irish Rituals

Celtic mythology is not shamrocks and folk tales. It is warriors, dark gods and magic that unsettled Rome. If your image of Celtic legend begins and ends with fairies and four-leaf clovers, the real tradition will surprise you completely. These myths are older, stranger and far more violent than the sanitised versions that survive in popular culture — and they were nearly lost entirely. Celtic Mythology 101 restores the world of the Emerald Isles: the Túatha Dé Danann, the druids, the shape-shifting war goddesses, and the Otherworld that sat just the other side of a hillside. Inside you...

Irish Mythology for Teens Uncover the Secrets of Ancient Ireland: Myths, Magic, and Legendary Heroes Step into a world where giants roam, warriors rise, and the line between magic and reality is razor-thin. This book pulls you into the bold, mysterious legends of ancient Ireland — packed with epic battles, clever gods, and creatures that still whisper through the mist. Get ready to discover: The thrilling adventures of heroes like Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill. How the goddess Brigid transformed into a saint and kept her sacred flame burning. Enchanting and terrifying magical ...

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...

Explore a marvelous world of glamoury: the Celtic Otherworld of shadow and Sidhe, a realm where everything that ever was, is, or will be, exists right now. The Celts had a life-affirming, mystical way of viewing and living life, in tune with the forces of Nature and magic. Magic of the Celtic Otherworld presents techniques for becoming attuned to the life forces of the Green World through seasonal rituals, visualizations, and magical workings. Learn how to find your way around the Otherworld and gain an understanding of how each of us constantly shapes the land on which we live.

Some doors should never be opened. Some children should never be left alone. Ireland, the 1890s. When Nóra Slattery gives birth to a healthy baby boy, she believes her family's future has finally begun. But after one evening she can't quite account for, near an ancient fairy ring at dusk, everything changes. Her son thrives. She wastes away. As the child grows stronger with impossible speed, Nóra begins to suspect that the infant sleeping in the cradle is not the son she gave birth to. Her neighbors whisper. Her husband refuses to believe her. The local priest dismisses old superstitions ...

Irish Druid Culture, Lore and Legacy begins in County Meath. A farmer plows around a hawthorn tree that stands alone in thirty acres of tilled ground. Forty minutes away, a motorway curves around an unmarked earthen mound because a county council quietly rerouted it. No archaeologist lobbied for the mound. There is no historical protection. Ireland simply went around. Ask what kind of belief -- not doctrine, not creed, but something older and quieter than either -- would have to persist across twenty centuries of invasion, famine, conversion, colonization, and modernity to still have that ...

This omnibus brings together H.E. Bulstrode’s occult mystery novel Upon Barden Moor, as well as two occult novellas – Gwydion’s Dawn and The Cleft Owl – and the short story 3:05 am, all of which were originally published between 2016 and 2018. Upon Barden Moor Tweed, feathers and blood mix with Westminster skulduggery and the disappearance of a village schoolmaster in this tale of grouse-shooting Edwardian aristocrats with a taste for occult dabbling on the Yorkshire moors. Some forty or so years later, George Haddon leaves an enigmatic note, and as the mystery unfolds the reader is...

To save his soul, he must silence his prayers. God has abandoned St. Theresa’s, but the Devil is right at home. Father Dominic Karras arrives on the desolate Irish coast armed with Lorazepam rather than faith, struggling to suppress the entity living inside him. Expecting a quiet assignment cataloging a dead priest's estate, he instead finds a rectory reeking of deep-sea rot and a mute housekeeper terrified of the rhythmic, freezing thumping behind a bolted basement door. As an unnatural fog seals the headland, Dominic’s fragile sanity fractures under the house's oppressive weight. The ...

Are you curious to discover more about Irish paganism? Would you like to learn more about Druids and who they are? Are you interested in learning about different pagan spells and rituals? This book primarily focuses on the history and legacy of the pagan belief system. It discusses how this system was practiced in Ireland and Wales and outlines the Druids’ role in the faith. It also informs the listener about the key deities, tales, and myths in understanding the role of Paganism in Celtic and Welsh history.

Learn about the timeless art of witchcraft and change your life forever! Have you always been intrigued by witchcraft? What is the difference between Wicca, paganism, and witchcraft? This audiobook outlines everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Celtic Wicca, Irish paganism, and Scottish Magic. It examines how Celtic Wicca differs from traditional Wicca and how you can incorporate practices into your daily life. This audiobook will provide you with everything you need to get started and help you work with Celtic deities and folklore in a way that will enhance your life.

Set against the backdrop of 1980s Dublin, The Tan Yards by Robert E. Kearns weaves a haunting narrative of tradition, tension, and retribution. In a forgotten tract of land known as the Tan Yards, (a relic of a former village's extinct tanning trade), local youths gather each October to build a Halloween bonfire; a ritual that binds their community in primal celebration. Amidst the flickering flames and fleeting alliances, the story unveils the dark legacy of the Prizeman family, whose brutish presence looms large over the neighborhood. When Victor Prizeman, a volatile and feared outsider, ...

The human soul longs for connection. The deepest form of this is connection to a higher power. In Sacred Rituals, renowned interfaith minister and spiritual singer Nóirín Ní Riain provides us with the tools and confidence to create meaningful rituals that connect us to our own Higher Source, offering us a sense of deep and lasting peace in our lives. Drawing from the traditions which have fed her own heart - both Celtic and Christian - Sacred Rituals is a valuable book for people of all faiths and none who are searching for deeper meaning in today's world.

Murder, mystery and magic: a satirical journey into the occult. Meet Gwydion Turner, an inept, portentous, psychedelic demon raiser; a wannabe Crowley in crushed velvet. From Haight-Ashbury to Glastonbury, this eccentric figure has been known by many, but understood by few; just who, or what, is he? Is he a fraudster, or a sage? One night in September 1985, his partial disclosure of the nature of his occult obsession reveals him to be far from the harmless buffoon that most people take him for. There is, it seems, a whiff of death about the man. Also available in the Kindle collection An ...

In the chilling psychological thriller Hammer 26, delve into the twisted mind of Alfie Birchall (Budgie), a man whose fascination with death transforms into a sinister obsession. From a young age, Budgie finds solace in funereal rituals, captivated by the reverence and camaraderie they inspire. But beneath his polished exterior lies a dark secret - a compulsion to orchestrate his own macabre ceremonies, each marked by a new hammer and a chilling act of violence. Set against the backdrop of 1970s and 1980s Dublin, Budgie’s story unravels through his calculated descent into darkness. His ...

Bloomsbury presents The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong, read by Aoife McMahon 'An absolute tour de force ... One of the most powerful writers at work today' COLIN WALSH 'When the book burners knock on your door, this is one to hide in the flour barrel' ANNIE PROULX 'I’ll read almost anything in...

It’s 1949, and you’ve been called out to investigate the disappearance of a village schoolmaster. You didn’t reckon on the unbidden attentions of his housekeeper. The vicar, on the other hand, wasn’t quite so friendly. Might be said to be frosty even. Miserable git. At least he kept his hands to himself. No one likes waiting for the solicitor, especially when your brother’s left you with a bundle of documents to take care of. Best have a ciggie. And now he’s here - Bakewell’s finest legal mind. He must be, otherwise why’s he charging those prices? Now we’re getting ...

CRYSTAL WOMAN: Tuatha Dé Danann - Book Five In a sun-drenched village bordered by lush woodlands, Elara, known as the Crystal Woman, embarks on a transformative journey to connect with the mystical realm of the Fae and the ancient beings of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Gifted with an unbreakable bond to the earth and an unparalleled knowledge of crystals, Elara's life is a harmonious dance of nature, magic, and self-discovery. As whispers of the Fae call to her, Elara feels an electric thrill of anticipation—an urge to explore the hidden wonders of the world around her. Guided by the ...

A tale of occult horror, deception, and intrigue in 17th-century England. Witness the work of a practitioner of the occult arts, a willing deceiver and interpreter of dreams, schooled in awe by a house of God rendered a charnel house by a fiery, dancing orb of light. Self-tutored in greed, and self-assured in his deceptions, Robert Tooley would have many think him able to stay the unquiet dead, but as his demands grow greater, so the villagers’ doubts grow deeper; there will come an end to it all, and not a pretty one. Based upon a little-known and strange case that unfolded in Widecombe-...

In the bleak chill of a winter Monday, Packenham Tuck, loath to get out of his warm bed, faces a funeral under a shroud of drizzle and gloom. Detesting the cold, the day, and the somber rituals, with a cynical eye, Tuck navigates the delicate dance of funeral etiquette. As he trudges through the familiar faces and predictable rites, a chilling discovery in the cemetery—a gravestone bearing his own name—upends his reality. In this poignant and darkly humorous short story, A Place of Rest explores the fragility of life, the weight of social obligation, and the eerie twist of fate that ...

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2017 County Kerry, Ireland, 1825. Nóra, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheál. Micheál cannot speak and cannot walk and Nóra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What...