Yearning for the Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul
Throughout the ages, shamans and mystics have recognized that all created things share some level of consciousness, and that ordinary and nonordinary realities interact at some point. This book by a well-known Celtic American shaman explores those interactions and interconnected pathways, looking at the interdependence of our material life with our inner life and that of nature. Each chapter is a small window into the mysteries of nature and soul as they infuse daily life. Cowan draws on the...
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Throughout the ages, shamans and mystics have recognized that all created things share some level of consciousness, and that ordinary and nonordinary realities interact at some point. This book by a well-known Celtic American shaman explores those interactions and interconnected pathways, looking at the interdependence of our material life with our inner life and that of nature. Each chapter is a small window into the mysteries of nature and soul as they infuse daily life. Cowan draws on the teachings of medieval mystics, fairy legends, Celtic songs, present-day poets and seekers, Native American stories, and other traditions. From these strands he weaves a Celtic knot of spirit that is both beautiful and strong.
ForewordxiAcknowledgmentsxvIntroductionxviiChapter 1Walking Through Soul1Chapter 2Mist, Flowers, and Southerly Wind5Chapter 3Peepers, Figworts, and Baby Hawks9Chapter 4A Source for Mystics15Chapter 5Wading with Salmon19Chapter 6Sacred Rivers25Chapter 7The Love and Affection of the Moon31Chapter 8The Waterless Well35Chapter 9Forgive39Chapter 10The Hidden Mothers43Chapter 11Queen Maeve's Rules for Soul Making47Chapter 12Rush Hour51Chapter 13The Sheep and the Grael57Chapter 14The Three Harpers63Chapter 15Most This Amazing Day67Chapter 16The Winds of Fate73Chapter 17Taking Charge of the Center77Chapter 18Walk in Truth83Chapter 19Home Runs in a Nemeton89Chapter 20Circles of Mystery95Chapter 21The Big Bang of Divine Life101Chapter 22The Shifting Shapes of God105Chapter 23Night Watching109Chapter 24Faeries Ohio Style115Chapter 25Where Have All the Strawberries Gone?121Chapter 26Fear and Love125Chapter 27Nothing So Good Has Taken Their Place129Chapter 28The Strength of Heaven135Chapter 29A Haunting139Chapter 30In the No-Beginning143Chapter 31Yearning for the Wind149Chapter 32The Coldest Beltane153Chapter 33The Finest Music in All the World159Chapter 34Face East163Chapter 35Sky Talk167Chapter 36What's a Heaven For?171Chapter 37Soul Stuffing175Chapter 38A Riddle179Chapter 39Healing the Great Split183Chapter 40Invoke Life!187Endnotes191Index195About the Author203
