A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts [Paperback]

Erynn Rowan Laurie (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Eschaton Productions Inc (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573531065
• ISBN-13: 978-1573531061
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Guide to Celtic Spirituality!, February 3, 1999

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Randall A. Weiser "Lord Andrew Faunce of Shar... (Ypsilanti, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts (Paperback)

This is not your usual "Let's pretend we're ancient, Atlantian Celts" book!!! This is a thoughtful, insightful look at Celtic Spirituality, written by a woman who knows her stuff! The passages from Celtic literature add to this work, taking the reader on a truly magickal journey to the Celtic Otherworld and back. If you're Celtic in heritage, this is one way of 'getting back to your roots'; if you're Celtic in spirit, this is one way of appreciating and experiencing one aspect of Celtic Spirituality in a totally new context. (Knowing the author as I do, and knowing how hard she and her husband worked on it, I am truly in awe of their wonderful creation!)

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not too shabby..., April 29, 2001

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Sylvanscion "sylvanscion" (RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts (Paperback)

Okay, let's say I was expecting actual meditations to record and listen to. Not so. What you get with this book is basically a Celtic rosary. Tells you what kind of beads to acquire to assemble your own rosary-type thing, and gives short Celtic poems to recite. Kinda interesting. I am actually inspired to make my own take-off from this idea and write little "prayers" that are meaningful to me. The little poems are presented in Gaelic and English, though there are no pronunciations next to the Gaelic, which was a little disappointing. There is a little pronunciation guide in the back, though, but I find it lacking many sounds I couldn't figure out. It is by no means a large tome. You could nearly call it a booklet. Based on looks, I probably wouldn't have bought it, or certainly wouldn't have paid as much as I did sight-unseen.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small package; wonderful information, September 9, 2001

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RoseWelsh "rosewelsh" (St. George, UT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts (Paperback)

Although I don't look at Danu and Bile (Erynn's main "Celtic" deities) in the same way, the rest of the information is very helpful in creating, not only a Celtic Pagan rosary, but a Celtic Pagan circle of magic. I tend to see the winds differently than she does too (I stand in the South, to call the North wind across the "land" to welcome the energies of Samhain and full new year-winter stuff) but everything else is either completely useable without changing it, or just needs a little tweek to fit. I would recommend that anyone who uses it, even if they use each prayer word for word, that they copy it in their own writing. It will orient you physically with the magic of the words and into her idea of a Celtic circle.

Highly recommended for anyone wishing to get to know their Celtic Pagan roots without the trappings of too much neo-pagan and Wiccan influence. I hope she writes another book again soon.