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Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Like Ishtar or Inanna she is a goddess of love and war. Similar to Hekate or Isis she is Goddess of magic. For the price available it makes a great read and supplement the work I am reviewing. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and also cover lore and legend. This treatment covers the lore and legend but not as deeply as the other two. It sticks mostly with the 'Invasion Chronicles' and Morrigan's roles within it. The Morrigan seems to be lurking their in the shadows but never taking a direct role in affairs. Usually her role is on the side line using magic to confound the enemy. She is also a teacher instructing the would be warrior on how best to succeed on life's battlefield. Morrigan is the Goddess who stand s behind you, godes you into battle and tests and torments you at times because that is part of the learning process. Penczak's book does not go into spell craft. There are no spells for love, money or miracles. The author is taking a more Theurgic approach and is giving over a paradigm that is geared towards self evolution. Besides delving into Celtic lore, Penczak gives a Hermetic interpretation to the Morrigan and his book is filled with Shamanistic exercises that call for interaction with plant and animal allies. Certain exercises call on different aspects of the Morrigan. Christopher Penczak focuses primarily on three, Badb,Macha and Nemain. Big question is whether Badb,Macha and Nemain are three different Goddess or three aspects of the same. Badb is a crow goddess who eats the remains of the dead after a battle is completed. She is very opportunistic and goal oriented. Macha is the horse goddess. She has five different incarnations in Celtic mythology. She is a seer of the future,queen, faery woman and sorceress. Nemain is the Goddess who's screams kill the enemy on the battle field. Identities are seldom well defined. Sometimes the Morrigan is conflated with the Caileach, the old crone who creates the world and grants sovereignty. Others she is identified with Danu anu the mother goddess. Are these all the same Goddess or different ones. It can be confusing. The Morrigan has Dagda make love to her by a river before going to battle against the Fomirians. This gives him in away the right to be king and win the battle. Cuhulain spurned her advances before the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This caused the Morigan to turn against Cuhulain and in a sense withdraw her blessing from him. The book lists several animal and plants that can be associated with the Morrigan. Animals like the Wolf, Crow, Cow, Eel are a few. Penczak also uses the Kabballah and planetary influences to help define this difficult to define Goddess. From there the reader is giving a plenitude of recipes for oils and incenses. The book has several path workings and rituals scattered through out. Many of the meditation involve going through the the world tree, some have you going through the river of life. The meditations involve interacting with aspect of the Goddess,animal allies, the god, becoming a lover t the goddess herself and connecting to the world and it's creations. This book makes a fine edition for this seeking to work with and become acquainted with the Morrigan. It is not the only one you will read but makes a great companion for the other two mentioned previously. Jul 15, Edric Unsane rated it it was ok Shelves: occult , pagan , occult-witchcraft. A good deal of relevant info mixed with pagan nonsense and conjecture. I honestly get a bit frustrated when Author's mix in real knowledge and facts with a whole lot of fluff. I get that it is what sells, but damn if it isn't discouraging to those in the community who are looking for something a bit more uniform and enlightening. View 2 comments. Oct 09, Julia Glassman rated it liked it. Like other books on the Morrigan, much of this book consists of summaries of Irish myth and lore with little to no interpretation or modern context. What does sovereignty mean today, on a personal or societal level? What does a spiritual warrior look like and what do they do? How does one work with a goddess of war without falling prey to the idea that violence is okay? Given Penczak's background, I was really hoping he'd explore these questions more. I was more interested in the lore, so the spell and concoction portions are a bit useless to me. May 25, Vyviane Armstrong rated it it was ok. This book is pretty bad. Lots of misinformation, gnosis presented as facts and much of the "facts" were clearly just pulled from internet websites with no fact checking. Jul 20, R. Watters rated it really liked it. I did enjoy this book. The author had a lot more details regarding her many forms and introduced a few new ones. I would recommend it to people interested in her myths. Heather rated it it was amazing Aug 27, Chris Richard rated it it was amazing Jul 03, Hannah F rated it it was amazing Jul 09, Debbie Murray rated it it was amazing Feb 27, Johnson rated it it was amazing Dec 07, Rhoawan Moonstone rated it it was ok Sep 13, Missy Verdin-Ellerbee rated it it was amazing Jan 06, Steve rated it it was amazing Nov 08, Kaylus The Grey rated it it was amazing Mar 27, Natalie Sedgwick rated it really liked it Jan 02, Jill Roberts rated it it was amazing Dec 26, Betsy Sutton rated it really liked it Feb 18, JJ McB rated it it was ok May 02, Shannah rated it liked it Jan 18, Perhaps nothing by New England standards, but the chill in the air, the novelty of seeing my breath as puffy clouds of steam when we have gone hiking brings back memories of other cold January nights making offerings to the Morrigan shortly after the new secular year. January 7 th as a Feast Day to the Morrigan is undeniably modern. As far as I can tell the date can be traced back to Edain McCoy, who mentioned it in one of her books. Perhaps there was a reason, perhaps not. What I do find interesting is how we establish traditions where there are none. Whether something has been lost to time or the deity one worships never had a sacred day or feast day connected to them, how do we go about making one? And should we? There are many days you can connect to the Great Queen and her mythology. Samhain usually being the most important one I honor Her on, but certainly not the only one. But even with Samhain one must ask themselves when is the correct time to celebrate? Oct 31 st? Or Old Samhain, which thanks to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar moved the day the ancients would have celebrated to somewhere around Nov 12 th. Because while we can figure out the exact day of the solstice via all the convenience of modern technology, the sun actually shines into the passage tomb for several days around the solstice. That begs the questions, which day or days did the ancient Irish celebrate or hold sacred? Which is the right day to honor? Well the answer is simple. There is no right answer. Perhaps in the end all that matters is our intentions, our reverence for the Gods, that makes a holy day sacred. Our main focus for the entire weekend is The Morrigan, connecting to her, making offerings, coming together in her honor. As we approach those days each year I feel her stirring, pacing, readying for those who gather. And I think of how our ancestors gathered to honor the Gods at different times, traveling perhaps long distances to honor sacred days, not unlike what we are doing in today's world with different Pagan festivals and events. They may not fall on a holiday of the Wheel of the Year but in many ways we have create our own new sacred times. And I think no matter how long The Morrigan's Call event goes on those days will remain sacred to her. The second weekend of June will always be a time I must make offerings, call to her in ritual, because now she expects it. We have given those days to her, perhaps as much as some of us have given her January 7 th to her, making it sacred with offerings and intentions and the dedication of returning and continuing the practice year after year. Perhaps we should create more modern Feast Days to our Gods, and in the case of the retreat perhaps some of us have already create some without realizing it. And if someone else celebrates that day alongside you, great. If not, that is ok too. Devotional Calender - Coru Cathubodua Priesthood

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Feast of the Morrighan by Christopher Penczak. Feast of the Morrighan by Christopher Penczak. Author Christopher Penczak Gates of Witchcraft and others presents a modern grimoire for the Morrighan, introducing readers to this fierce Celtic goddess in her many forms and guises, and providing lore, guided meditations, magickal workings, and formularies for your own work with the Morrighan. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. More Details Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Feast of the Morrighan , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Feast of the Morrighan. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Feast of the Morrighan. This was a pretty good start on finding information on the goddess Morrighan. Highly Wiccan though. Apr 22, Steve Cran rated it it was amazing. Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Like Ishtar or Inanna she is a goddess of love and war. Similar to Hekate or Isis she is Goddess of magic. For the price available it makes a great read and supplement the work I am reviewing. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and also cover lore and legend. This treatment covers the lore and legend but not as deeply as the other two. It sticks mostly with the 'Invasion Chronicles' and Morrigan's roles within it. The Morrigan seems to be lurking their in the shadows but never taking a direct role in affairs. Usually her role is on the side line using magic to confound the enemy. She is also a teacher instructing the would be warrior on how best to succeed on life's battlefield. Morrigan is the Goddess who stand s behind you, godes you into battle and tests and torments you at times because that is part of the learning process. Penczak's book does not go into spell craft. There are no spells for love, money or miracles. The author is taking a more Theurgic approach and is giving over a paradigm that is geared towards self evolution. Besides delving into Celtic lore, Penczak gives a Hermetic interpretation to the Morrigan and his book is filled with Shamanistic exercises that call for interaction with plant and animal allies. Certain exercises call on different aspects of the Morrigan. There are many days you can connect to the Great Queen and her mythology. Samhain usually being the most important one I honor Her on, but certainly not the only one. But even with Samhain one must ask themselves when is the correct time to celebrate? Oct 31 st? Or Old Samhain, which thanks to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar moved the day the ancients would have celebrated to somewhere around Nov 12 th. Because while we can figure out the exact day of the solstice via all the convenience of modern technology, the sun actually shines into the passage tomb for several days around the solstice. That begs the questions, which day or days did the ancient Irish celebrate or hold sacred? Which is the right day to honor? Well the answer is simple. There is no right answer. Perhaps in the end all that matters is our intentions, our reverence for the Gods, that makes a holy day sacred. Our main focus for the entire weekend is The Morrigan, connecting to her, making offerings, coming together in her honor. As we approach those days each year I feel her stirring, pacing, readying for those who gather. And I think of how our ancestors gathered to honor the Gods at different times, traveling perhaps long distances to honor sacred days, not unlike what we are doing in today's world with different Pagan festivals and events. They may not fall on a holiday of the Wheel of the Year but in many ways we have create our own new sacred times. And I think no matter how long The Morrigan's Call event goes on those days will remain sacred to her. The second weekend of June will always be a time I must make offerings, call to her in ritual, because now she expects it. We have given those days to her, perhaps as much as some of us have given her January 7 th to her, making it sacred with offerings and intentions and the dedication of returning and continuing the practice year after year. Reality — the modern Anglecized version of these names do sound somewhat alike. However the names in the original languages do not. Reality — when the Milesians arrived they fought an epic battle against the Gods before winning the right to live in Ireland. Chapter 4, page 66 — the author states that the flag of Connacht has a griffon on it. Chapter 4, page 75 — the author states that Connacht has no physical locations associated with the Morrigan. Reality — Uaimh na gCat is located in Connacht and is one of the most well-known sites associated with the Morrigan. Reality — we have a fairly rich amount of animal lore from and Irish and Celtic perspective surrounding crows,ravens, wolves, cows, horses, and somewhat less about eels. These animals appear in many myths and stories separate from the Morrigan. Glynn Anderson has a book on Irish birds in myth and folklore and Miranda Green wrote book about animals in Celtic myth, for two examples. Chapter 6, page 89 — the author states that the Morrigan appears to Cu Chulain as a three teated cow that he drinks from. Reality — in the Tain Bo Cuiligne the Morrigan appears as an old woman with such a cow, but she is not the cow herself. Chapter 6, page — the author states that in an interaction between the Morrigan and Cu Chulain where she appears with a cow, he challenges her and she disappears but leaves behind a crow. Reality — in that story, the Tain Bo Regamna, the Morrigan transforms into the crow and continues trading insults and incitements with Cu Chulain. Chapter 6, page — the author states that the Morrigan attacks Cu Chulain as a wolf who causes a stampede of cows to attack him. Reality — this occurs in the Tain Bo Cuiligne, but conflates two different events. The Morrigan attacks Cu Chulainin the form of a wolf and injures his arm, and then returns in the form of a cow and causes a stampede. In the majority of versions I have read the wolf comes against him alone and the cows are a separate event entirely. Chapter 7, page — the author states that he cannot find anything in Irish myth about the Morrigan having a son with three hearts filled with serpents that must be killed. Chapter 7, page — the author states that Badb and Nemain have no children. He resumed kingship after the silver arm was replaced with the original, healed, arm. Chapter 7, page — the author states that the Dagda is not a king. This information is found in the Lebor Gabala Erenn. Eithne daughter of Balar was his mother. Feast of the Morrighan - Christopher Penczak

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Start your review of Feast of the Morrighan. This was a pretty good start on finding information on the goddess Morrighan. Highly Wiccan though. Apr 22, Steve Cran rated it it was amazing. Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Like Ishtar or Inanna she is a goddess of love and war. Similar to Hekate or Isis she is Goddess of magic. For the price available it makes a great read and supplement the work I am reviewing. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and Lately there has been more information available on the Morrigan. Another book "Dark Goddess" goes more into spell craft and also cover lore and legend. This treatment covers the lore and legend but not as deeply as the other two. It sticks mostly with the 'Invasion Chronicles' and Morrigan's roles within it. The Morrigan seems to be lurking their in the shadows but never taking a direct role in affairs. Usually her role is on the side line using magic to confound the enemy. She is also a teacher instructing the would be warrior on how best to succeed on life's battlefield. Morrigan is the Goddess who stand s behind you, godes you into battle and tests and torments you at times because that is part of the learning process. Penczak's book does not go into spell craft. There are no spells for love, money or miracles. The author is taking a more Theurgic approach and is giving over a paradigm that is geared towards self evolution. Besides delving into Celtic lore, Penczak gives a Hermetic interpretation to the Morrigan and his book is filled with Shamanistic exercises that call for interaction with plant and animal allies. Certain exercises call on different aspects of the Morrigan. Christopher Penczak focuses primarily on three, Badb,Macha and Nemain. Big question is whether Badb,Macha and Nemain are three different Goddess or three aspects of the same. Badb is a crow goddess who eats the remains of the dead after a battle is completed. She is very opportunistic and goal oriented. Macha is the horse goddess. She has five different incarnations in Celtic mythology. She is a seer of the future,queen, faery woman and sorceress. Nemain is the Goddess who's screams kill the enemy on the battle field. Identities are seldom well defined. Sometimes the Morrigan is conflated with the Caileach, the old crone who creates the world and grants sovereignty. Others she is identified with Danu anu the mother goddess. Are these all the same Goddess or different ones. It can be confusing. The Morrigan has Dagda make love to her by a river before going to battle against the Fomirians. This gives him in away the right to be king and win the battle. Cuhulain spurned her advances before the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This caused the Morigan to turn against Cuhulain and in a sense withdraw her blessing from him. The book lists several animal and plants that can be associated with the Morrigan. Animals like the Wolf, Crow, Cow, Eel are a few. Penczak also uses the Kabballah and planetary influences to help define this difficult to define Goddess. From there the reader is giving a plenitude of recipes for oils and incenses. The book has several path workings and rituals scattered through out. Many of the meditation involve going through the the world tree, some have you going through the river of life. The meditations involve interacting with aspect of the Goddess,animal allies, the god, becoming a lover t the goddess herself and connecting to the world and it's creations. This book makes a fine edition for this seeking to work with and become acquainted with the Morrigan. It is not the only one you will read but makes a great companion for the other two mentioned previously. Jul 15, Edric Unsane rated it it was ok Shelves: occult , pagan , occult-witchcraft. A good deal of relevant info mixed with pagan nonsense and conjecture. 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