NMR ISSUE 54
Aspect in
Astrology
Bardic Source Book
Because I am a
Witch My Love
Blessing for a
Child
Complete Book of
Spells, Curses
Earth Magic
Fetish Stones
Finding Your
Totem, Discovering Your Guardian
Gleanings 54
How to Use Magick
with a Straight Face
Kingdoms of the
Faerje Realm
Language and the
Doctrine of Signatures
Mountains, Meadows
and Moonbeams
New Twist on
Tinctures
On the Invocation
of Eris:
Pagan Nudity
People of the
Earth:
Shapeshifter Tarot
Teen Witch:
The Great Spirit
Goddess
The Lore of the
Oak
The Samhain Host:
Remembering the Dead
The Sun Goddess:
The Well of
Remembrance:
To Light a Sacred
Flame:
Worship of the
Goddess: The Lost Art
Articles
Authors
Rituals
Book
Reviews
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NMR
Covers
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The Bardic Source Book
By John Matthews
ISBN 0713727853. Blandford/Sterling $14.95
This book is as different as it is possible to be from John Matthew's other book Landscapes of Legend, also reviewed this issue. The emphasis is on the fine detail, and illustrations are few and far between. The Bardic Source Book is a unique collection of material on the Celtic Bards and their traditions. Arthurian writer John Matthews has produced a generous selection of texts by some of the greatest bards, including Taliesan, Myrddin and Aneurin. Many poems are freshly translated, which should be of interest to scholars and it also includes many previously hidden and forgotten writings. It claims to be the only large-scale source book on the Bardic mysteries and covers these in detail in an accessible and readable way. This is a reference book of the first water and is a must for students of all subjects Celtic. Reviewed by Sue Phillips |
