2 Books Like Mythical Ireland

"The Druids" by Peter Berresford Ellis is perhaps the most informative and accurately researched book about the Druids in scholarly circles today. Peter Berresford Ellis, a brilliant writer and researcher, has compiled a series of essays about the life and times of the Druids that outweighs most works about the Druids and the Celts, today. To do this, Ellis includes the fascinating origins of the Druids, the rituals of the Druids, and the Wisdom Schools of the Druids. Through these easily accessible essays, we are able to learn about the Druids as teachers, philosophers, judges, historians, astronomers and poets. Finally, we have access to a book that separates fact from fiction to elucidate the truths of the past. If that isn't enough for you to digest, then consider my favorite essay in the book which is entitled "Female Druids." Here, Peter Berresford Ellis presents the fact that women as Dryades… show more.

"A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year" by Ellen Evert Hopman shows you how to use herbs to celebrate the festivals of the seasons by drawing on extensive research of the magical healing practices of the Druids. The solar holidays, such as the equinoxes and the solstices, are accented by the presentation of the use of herbs to accompany the celebrations of the Druid year. Before each section of the book of the Earth Festivals of the Sacred Earth Year, Ellen Evert Hopman includes a brief essay outlining the meaning of the celebration. For example, in the chapter on the Winter Solstice or Mean Geimhridh, Ellen Evert Hopman introduces us to the myths and culture behind The Yule Log and the use of holly, ivy and mistletoe in the Druid ceremonies. Then, each herb is discussed in terms of the part used, the herbal uses, the homeopathic uses and… show more.