By Oak, Ash, & Thorn by Oak, Ash, & Thorn : Modern Celtic Shamanism

Part One: Oak The Lost Light 3(4) The appeal of Celtic shamanism as opposed to other types of shamanism Shamanism: Ancient & Modern 7(12) Traditional shamanism throughout the world. What is a shaman. Why shamanism must be modernized Hidden Seeds 19(18) Eastern connections of the Celts. Examples of shamanism in Celtic myth and legend The Challenge 37(16) Practicing solitary shamanism. The ethics involved in shamanism. A personal test to find your weak and strong points Empowering the Self 53(28) The shamanic journal. Beginning meditation. Methods for dealing with past problems (both in this life and others) which are affecting you. Pendulum and color correction of the body's light centers. Realigning the various bodies of a person Meditations: Beginning Meditation, Journey to a Woodland Waterfall, Projecting Into Matter, Seasonal Journeys, The Lesser Initiation Part Two: Ash The Celtic Shaman's Worlds 81(28) The three realms of the Celtic Otherworlds Meditations: Glimpsing the Otherworlds, Underworld Voyage, Upperworld Journey, Middleworld Journey Celtic Shamanic Tools 109(20) Tools that are helpful to the Celtic shaman. Their examples in Celtic mythology Meditation: Journey of Blessing Treading the Labyrinth 129(8) Spiritual symbolism behind the labyrinth design. Use of the labyrinth in meditation and trance. The reasons it is necessary to use the labyrinth in some inner journeys. Labyrinth layout and channeling of Earth energies Meditation: Treading the Labyrinth Otherworld Beings & Allies 137(24) The Good Folk, Animal Allies, Protectors, and the Shining Ones that the shaman will encounter during Otherworld travels Meditation: Vision Quest The Shadow Self 161(6) What is the shadow self. What to do when it is encountered. The importance of this encounter Meditation: Seeking the Shadow Self The Shattered Soul 167(16) The signs of a shattered soul. How to retrieve the soul parts Meditation: Mending the Soul-Self Part Three: Thorn By Stone & Omen Stick 183(18) Divination by Celtic methods. The ogam alphabet. The importance of trees to the Celts Meditation: Omen Journey Weaving the Web 201(12) How to use the Elements and Celtic magick while in the Otherworlds. Cord magick Meditation: Earth, Air, Fire, Water The Healing Spring 213(6) Various shamanic healing methods Meditation: The Wells of Conla and Brigit Kin With Fur, Feather & Fin 219(12) The reality behind the Celtic practice of shape-shifting and what it really is. How to use shape-shifting to improve spiritual and physical life. Becoming invisible or transparent Meditation: Shape-Shifting Journey One With All Creation 231(8) The shamanic belief in a connection between humans and all other creatures and the world itself Meditations: Traveling the Universe, Earth Healing Journey The Long Journey 239(10) How shamanic actions provide subtle spiritual changes in others and in the world. How shamanism evolves, enhances, and develops the spiritual body of the practicing shaman Meditations: Cerridwen's Cauldron, The Greater Initiation Glossary 249(8) Supernatural Beings & Heroes/Heroines 257(12) Genealogy Connections 269(8) Ancient Celtic Calendar 277(2) Other Gaelic Words 279(6) Celtic Herbs 285(4) Bibliography 289