Ethnic Studies Book Report, no. 2 THE DRUIDS By Peter Berresford Ellis This is a very comprehensive survey of current knowledge on the ancient Druids as well as a critical look at the ancient sources normally used as the basis of books of this nature. The main point Mr. Ellis makes about the Roman and [...]
Ethnic Studies Book Report, no. 1 CELTIC MYTH AND LEGEND By Charles Squire This book is a re-printing of the original published back in 1905, and in the forward, Sirona Knight suggests skipping the first five chapters, due to their content, which is the historical interpretations of the early Roman and Christian historians whose purpose [...]
Book Report: IE Studies Title IN SEARCH OF THE INDO-EUROPEANS By J. P. Mallory Mr. Mallory spent the bulk of this book trying to nail down the “homeland” of the Indo-Europeans using both the study of language and archeology. One of his main problems was that the two often failed to agree. However, he also [...]
(Kirk's note: Boy, is this stuff terrible. It hurts to read it now. I'm surprised he passed me.) The dates given are approximate and do not necessarily correspond with the lunar and solar cycles of any given year. SAMHAIN – October 31 Samhain marked the beginning of the ancient Celtic New Year, and was actually [...]
WISDOM - This is something that comes with age and/or experience. One cannot get this from books, really. For me to judge situations and handle people requires me to stay centered and try to understand just what is going on – and that means I must pay attention (!), something I don't always do. The [...]