Nigel Pennick

Celtic Tree Alphabets: Mystic Signs and Symbols of Ogham and Coelbren -- Nigel Pennick, Paperback

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A guide to the ancient wisdom of the Ogham and Coelbren symbols as well as Celtic tree lore

- Provides a full explanation for each character of the Celtic tree alphabets and their historic variants, including each symbol's corresponding trees, colors, birds, cryptic codes, and esoteric inner meanings

- Explores the use of Celtic tree alphabets in spiritual invocation, divination, and symbolic art as well as the practice of Ogham cryptography

- Explains how, like Norse Runes, each Ogham character is a meditative symbol in its own right and offers the possibility of deep psychic transformation

Emanating from the spiritual traditions of Celtic antiquity, Ogham is best known as a "tree alphabet." It is a symbolic system that encapsulates the archaic skills and wisdom of ancient Ireland and Britain and is important in contemporary Druidry. Studying the Oghams enables us to engage with ancient ways of thinking and gain access to the elemental powers that speak to the inner nature of our being, the wildwood in our hearts.

Presenting a wide-ranging exploration of the Ogham tree alphabet, Nigel Pennick explores the traditional lore of the Celtic trees and their relationship to ancient, mythic beings from whom their understanding was legendarily derived. Each Ogham character is a meditative symbol in its own right, embodying a creative power available to all. Pennick provides a full explanation for each of the Ogham letters along with correspondences from historic Irish sources and considers their use in ciphers, spiritual invocation, divination, and symbolic art. He also discusses ceremonies that assist in reconnecting us with nature and the wilderness, including "Maying" and greenwood marriages and the use of colors and magical binding-knots in the Celtic tradition. Also included is a chapter on the little-known Coelbren y Beirdd, a cryptic system devised for the use of Bards and Druids.

This handbook for learning Ogham and Coelbren offers a comprehensive understanding of the ancient Celtic worldview, allowing you to apply their wisdom in modern life.

Author: Nigel Pennick
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 07/23/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.52h x 8.19w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781644117484

About the Author
Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 60 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research, he lives near Cambridge, England.

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Americas (North Central South West Indies), Body/ Mind & Spirit, Celtic, Destiny Books, History, Mind & Spirit, Mythology, Native American Studies, New Age / Body, Nigel Pennick, Paperback, Shamanism, Social Science

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