These teachings on the mystery of life and death are exceptionally powerful, moving and illuminating. Not derived from any outer source, however, they are drawn from the 'Cauldron of Brigit', an inner source of wisdom known to the ancient Celts, from which Phyllida Anam-Aire has learned to drink deeply. Her magical words open up for us the mystical world of the Celts, who understood the mysterious rhythms of life and knew that there was a particular order of coming and going for each soul. As they celebrated every new stage of their lives with a ritual, so they also honoured the passing on of a soul – the death of the physical body. Embedded in the natural order of things, women, the facilitators of birth and death, used to care for the dying, easing their transition from this world to the next. Phyllida Anam-Aire has brought this much-needed tradition back to life. With her Celtic background she integrates modern knowledge of the death process with the wisdom of her ancestors and shows how we can find a new, light-filled understanding of the meaning of death, and make a peaceful transition when our time comes, consciously supported by relatives or friends.
160pp, 153mm x 230mm, softback, 2005
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