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Title: By Oak, Ash & Thorn: Modern Celtic Shamanism (Llewellyn's Celtic Wisdom) by D.J. Conway, Anna-Marie Ferguson ISBN: 1-56718-166-X Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.45 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: breaking the barriers
Comment: Meditation, astral travel, dreamtime, or whatever...Shamanism is at the root of ALL religions. Anthropologists that study shamanism know that there are similar themes that are encountered in All cultures. Different cultures use different symbology to represent those same themes b/c jaguars don't live in Siberia, and polar bears don't live in the jungle. D.J. Conway has read the celtic legends and has seen the shamanic themes that are OBVIOUS in them to anyone who studies shamanism and reads this book with an open heart. I have been Wiccan for 12 years, a high priest for 3, and a student in Celtic Studies for 5. Wicca is a MYSTERY religion (you know, the kind most closely retaining their SHAMANIC roots) as opposed to a Revealed religion(by prophets, etc. such as Christianity). Being such, it WILL show similarities to shamanism, so there is no reason for anyone to whine when it does. If you don't believe me, just read a book on Native American shamanism then read the Irish legends with those themes in mind, then read By Oak, Ash and Thorn. You will see. This book contains guided meditations that use Celtic symbolism. Read the legends, read this book...You will see, and you will "see".
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting to read, Information appliable to anything.
Comment: I really enjoyed By Oak, Ash, and Thorn. I also agree that you either hate it or love it. I don't think that DJ Conway is trying to say "YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, THIS, AND THIS TO BE A CELTIC SHAMAN!," I believe that she has incorporated a Celtic twist on some shamanistic techniques that can be used by anyone. I myself found it interesting to look at, even though I am not training to be a shaman or intend to be in the future. (I'm just too busy you know). I hope that people don't expect to see absolute word in any book, and I think that in New Age books, many people expect to find out exactly the answers to the questions of religion printed on the page. This book is a beautiful and interesting companion and guide that made me think, and I am thankful for it. Please try it out.
Rating: 5
Summary: First you heal yourself, then you heal the World
Comment: Speaking for myself, I found the true spirit of shamanism in this book. Conway succeeds in connecting it with Celtic culture. She understands the core essence of both subjects. Some readers seem to think that she intended some sort of archeological study of "true" Celtic shamanism. This was clearly not the intent, as is stated in both the introduction and in chapter two, "Shamanism: ancient and modern." She is trying to introduce people to the SPIRIT of shamanism, and in this she richly succeeds. You have to approach this book with an open mind- not unlike the guided visualizations that form an important part of the text.
The goal here is to try to heal modern man's almost total disconnect with the heart of nature- and with the deep archetypical powers. The author is correct in stating that we have cut down the World Tree and blown up the tunnel to the Underworld. This book is to identify and steer the sort of individuals who are born to sense and heal this soul-killing divide. It will point the way to the true teachers.
For a change Llewellyn assigned a first rate designer and artists to this book- the cover and interior illustrations and details add and do not detract from the whole. Of course, I may be biased here- the frontispiece is the sacred Oak....
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Title: Advanced Celtic Shamanism by D. J. Conway ISBN: 1580910734 Publisher: Crossing Press Pub. Date: 30 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Fire in the Head : Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit by Tom Cowan ISBN: 0062501747 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 14 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic and Lore by Douglas Monroe ISBN: 0875424961 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Celtic Women's Spirituality: Accessing the Cauldron of Life by Edain McCoy ISBN: 1567186726 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: In the Shadow of the Shaman: Connecting With Self, Nature, and Spirit (Llewellyn's New Worlds Spirituality Series) by Amber Wolfe ISBN: 0875428886 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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