Yearning for the Wind Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul

by Cowan, Tom; Ingerman, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9781577314110
• ISBN10: 1577314115
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-08
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

Emminent Celtic-American writer Tom Cowan’s latest book weaves together chapters about the interplay of soul and nature, and describes how this interplay creates mystical pathways between the human and nonhuman worlds. Throughout the ages, shamans and mystics have recognized that all created things share some level of consciousness, and that ordinary and non-ordinary realities interact on some level. This wonderful book explores those interactions and those interconnected pathways. It is a book that conveys the interdependence of our "material" life with the life of nature and with our inner life.

Each beautifully crafted chapter is a small window into the mysteries of nature and soul, a meditation on Spirit infusing our daily lives. By looking closely at some object or creature in the natural world, Cowan seems to open our eyes inward, to the truths that wait within. The book is both an intimate portrait of one shaman, the author, talking to nature and a masterful teaching on the universal qualities of our lives and the way we live in our world, spiritually and physically. Cowan draws on the teachings of medieval mystics, legends of fairies, Celtic songs, present-day poets and seekers, and Native American stories.

Author Biography

Tom Cowan is an internationally respected teacher of shamanism, Celtic spirituality, and European mystery traditions. He holds a doctorate in history from St. Louis University and lives in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Walking Through Soul	p. 1
Mist, Flowers, and Southerly Wind	p. 5
Peepers, Figworts, and Baby Hawks	p. 9
A Source for Mystics	p. 15
Wading with Salmon	p. 19
Sacred Rivers	p. 25
The Love and Affection of the Moon	p. 31
The Waterless Well	p. 35
Forgive	p. 39
The Hidden Mothers	p. 43
Queen Maeve's Rules for Soul Making	p. 47
Rush Hour	p. 51
The Sheep and the Grael	p. 57
The Three Harpers	p. 63
Most This Amazing Day	p. 67
The Winds of Fate	p. 73
Taking Charge of the Center	p. 77
Walk in Truth	p. 83
Home Runs in a Nemeton	p. 89
Circles of Mystery	p. 95
The Big Bang of Divine Life	p. 101
The Shifting Shapes of God	p. 105
Night Watching	p. 109
Faeries Ohio Style	p. 115
Where Have All the Strawberries Gone?	p. 121
Fear and Love	p. 125
Nothing So Good Has Taken Their Place	p. 129
The Strength of Heaven	p. 135
A Haunting	p. 139
In the No-Beginning	p. 143
Yearning for the Wind	p. 149
The Coldest Beltane	p. 153
The Finest Music in All the World	p. 159
Face East	p. 163
Sky Talk	p. 167
What's a Heaven For?	p. 171
Soul Stuffing	p. 175
A Riddle	p. 179
Healing the Great Split	p. 183
Invoke Life!	p. 187
Endnotes	p. 191
Index	p. 195
About the Author	p. 203
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