Full Description
The Mythic Moons of Avalon presents an innovative practice, built around working with herbal allies and the cycles and phases of the moon, that leads to soul healing and spiritual transformation. To heal the Avalonian way, you'll meet the goddesses who represent the thirteen moons of the year (including the blue moons and lunar eclipses), delve deeply into Welsh mythology, and use herbal elixirs and rituals to improve your physical, emotional, and spiritual health and personal power. This book examines Avalon as a place of psychospiritual healing and rebirth. With it, you'll make powerful herbal and goddess allies on your journey to the sovereign self within.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: The Way of Avalon 1
How to Use This Book. 5
Part One: Foundation
Chapter 1: The Island of Healing 11
Chapter 2: The Mirror of the Moon 25
Chapter 3: The Avalonian Cycle of Revealing 41
Chapter 4: The Lunar Keys 79
Part Two: Immersion Chapter 5: The Time of Ceridwen 117
Chapter 6: The Time Of Blodeuwedd 163
Chapter 7: The Time of Rhiannon 205
Chapter 8: The Time of Branwen 257
Chapter 9: The Time of Arianrhod 283
Part Three: Cultivation
Chapter 10: The Physicians of Myddfai and the Lady of the Lake 313
Chapter 11: An Avalonian Materia Medica 325
Conclusion: The Great Work 373
Appendix: The Lunar Keys of Avalon-A Teaching Song 375
Bibliography 379
Index 389
