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Tables of Contents for Exploring Celtic Druidism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
11
17
The Druids
17
28
The Druids and the Standing Stones
17
5
Who Were the Druids?
22
4
Who Were the Celts?
26
4
Modern Celtic Druidism
30
15
The Goddess and God
45
34
Dagda's Cauldron
46
2
The Greatest One, Kerridwen
48
4
The Goddess and Her Consort
52
1
Shapeshifting
53
2
The Sacred Head
55
1
Celtic Goddesses and Gods
56
23
The Preliminaries
79
24
Gathering your Tools of the Art and Craft
79
12
Unconventional Tools
91
1
Consecrating Your Magickal Tools
91
2
Smudging Your Sacred Space
93
1
Choosing a Divine Teacher and Sponsor
94
2
Choosing a Craft Name
96
2
Choosing a Totem Name
98
1
The Secret Name Work
99
4
Initiation
103
26
Taking the Sacred Oath
103
1
Setting Up Your Altar
104
6
Preliminary Ritual
110
1
The Wine Ritual
111
2
Initiation
113
10
Toasting the Goddesses and Gods
123
1
Feasting
124
2
Closing the Great Circle
126
3
The Wheel of the Year
129
42
The Story of Esus and Tarvos Triganarus
130
3
The Eight Great Days
133
26
The 13 Druid Moons
159
12
The Five Magickal Works
171
38
The Three Eyes of Kerridwen
172
1
Merging
173
2
Positive, Neutral, and Negative Energy
175
1
The Order of the Ritual of a Magickal Work
175
2
The First Magickal Work - The Talisman
177
5
The Second Magickal Work - The Pentacle
182
8
The Third Magickal Work - The Binding
190
8
The Fourth Magickal Work - The Healing Work
198
5
The Fifth Magickal Work - The Cone of Power
203
6
The Future of Druidism
209
4
The Re-emergence of the Goddess
211
1
The Future of Celtic Druidism
212
1
Appendix A: The Ogham
213
4
Appendix B: The Elder Futhark Runes
217
4
Appendix C: The Theban Alphabet
221
2
Glossary
223
6
Bibliography
229
4
Index
233
6
About the Author
239