Who is the Morrigan? She is the spirit of fury and peace, power and destruction, joy and terror. She is warrior, queen, death omen, mother, murderer, lover, spy, conspirator, faery, shape-shifter, healer, and sometimes the living earth itself. A captivating contradiction: a demonic female who both haunts and heals; benevolent in one moment, ghastly the next, and kind the moment after that. The Morrigan is many things, but above all she walks between the worlds of tangible and ill defined. A goddess of the river ford, she is the place where the improbable meets the possible. But just as she stands in the ford connecting the dangerous with the safe, she crosses the gap between an old and new reality. We will not get through these lives of ours without facing the unknown. Perhaps this is why she is the Queen of Nightmares. Just as bad dreams help us process trauma, stress, or confusing information, the Morrigan helps us navigate what is beyond our ability to shape, control, or understand. How to Know if the Morrigan Has Called Us Recognizing a deity’s call is a deeply personal experience. One person’s call is not the call for someone else. For some, feeling inspired at a ritual honoring the Morrigan is one call. For others, it’s reading the myths and finding themselves within them. It may be a longing in the heart, a tingling on the skin. For me, the gods have always manifested in dreams, as the Morrigan did prior to the Occupy Wall Street movement and Hurricane Sandy. For you, it could be something else altogether. My sense is that if you’ve picked up this book and read this far, you have already received a call from the Morrigan. Keep listening. Meeting the Shape-Shifter Morrigan Her shape-shifter self flits in and out of our lives, rarely in a predictive pattern. Yet those who have worked with the Morrigan for a long time mention that she appears exactly when she is needed, in the exact form that will help most. There will be times when the presence of the Morrigan feels as fervent as the wolf. Other times, she may be more of a persistent, background presence, like a cawing bird on a telephone wire. Perhaps the Morrigan will appear as a group of kindly young people, happily directing you to the bus stop when you’re lost. One friend of mine says that when they feel an “insatiable attraction” to a woman who isn’t their “typical type,” they know the Morrigan is trying to get their attention. For many, the Morrigan’s presence can fade away for long periods of time, only to resurface in a new form later on. Be open to me, says the shape-shifter Morrigan, for I will come however you need . . . or however I please. Magick with the Morrigan: Spell to Provide This blessing spell is designed to be done in your kitchen. If you don’t have a conventional kitchen, you can bless the space where you eat. You can even bless your microwave or hot plate if you don’t have a hearth or an oven. If you have a candle that you typically burn when making offerings to the Morrigan, take this candle to your cooking or eating space. If you live in a building that does not allow open flame, a battery-operated candle is a fine substitute. Light this candle in the space where you cook or eat and say the following incantation: By the light of the Morrigan’s flame, This space is Her cooking hearth, but She is also my welcome guest. May this space nourish, nurture, sustain, May those who eat here be well and fulfilled, In the Morrigan’s name . . . So be it.
✔ Author(s): Courtney Weber,Lora O'Brien
✔ Title: The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might
✔ Rating : 4.8 out of 5 base on (892 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1578636639
✔ ISBN-13: 9781578636631
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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The author's writing style is so captivating; I couldn't put the book down. Every sentence was beautifully crafted, and the descriptions painted vivid images in my mind. A true literary gem.
Daphne Garner
What an intellectual journey! The themes explored in this book challenged my perceptions and sparked introspection. It's refreshing to read a book that provokes such thought.
Sydney Richardson
The plot was so well-paced that I lost track of time while reading. I was completely immersed in the story, eagerly turning the pages to uncover the next twist.
