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"The literary tradition of the fairy tale has long endured as the vehicle by which we interrogate the laws of reality. These fantastical stories, populated with wolves, kings, and wicked witches, have throughout history served as a template for understanding culture, society, and that muddy terrain we call our collective human psyche. In Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark reimagines the modern fairy tale, turning it inside out and searching it for the wisdom to better understand our contemporary moment in what Mark so incisively calls 'this strange American weather.' Set against the backdrop of political upheaval, viral plague, social protest, and climate change, Mark locates the magic in the mundane and illuminates the surreality of life as we know it today. In 'Sorry Peter Pan, We're Over You', Mark grapples with a loss of innocence when her son decides he would rather dress up as Martin Luther King, Jr., than Peter Pan for Halloween; in 'The Evil Stepmother' Mark finds unlikely communion with wicked wives and examines the roots of their bad reputation; and in 'Rapunzel, Draft One Thousand, ' the hunt for a wig maker in a time of unprecedented civil unrest forces Mark to finally confront her sister's cancer diagnosis and the stories we tell ourselves to get by"--

In The Strange Tale of Billy McGinty, Billy relates a tale of the history of his great-great grandmother, a U-Boat captain, some benevolent Scots, a badger, and a sack of gold mysteriously found in the woods of western Scotland.

Lady Augusta Gregory's Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from Irish oral story tellers at the close of the nineteenth century.These epic tales are divided into two parts: the first charts the coming of the mythic Tuatha De Danaan to Ireland, the lives of Manannan and Lugh, and the tragedy of the Children of Lir. The second part follows the exploits and trials of Finn Mac Cumhal, the Fianna, Oisin, and the love story of Diarmuid and Grania.This is a timeless collection of Irish myths and legends - whimsical, tragic, astounding and ever familiar - borne through the centuries, and an essential part of Ireland's literary heritage.

Would you be interested in learning more about ancient Norse mythology?Do you want to know how they thought and lived? and learn where myth originated?For you, this book. The exact identity of the Vikings, whose power and cunning scared northern Europe and the Imperium Romanum, has long been a mystery, despite the fact that Norse mythology has long intrigued Western civilization.They were also a highly developed civilisation with a unique worldview that was governed by gods with unlimited power who were also fallible and wicked like us, according to their narrative.Scholar GABRIEL JERKAN is a specialist in explaining the Vikings and Norse mythology.An unheard-of compilation is provided in this book. With enigmas, revelations, and discoveries from old Norse mythology andexplore the mythical origins of deities like Loki, Odin, and ThorComprehensive discussion points:the dawn of the gods, the creation of the universe, and the development of the earthPerspectives on the people and cultureThe meaning of myth and the history of the world treeConflict between Aesir and Vanir and the poet's meadSTORIES AND MYTHS RELATING TO FREYA, LIKO, AND TORThe most significant myths, stories, and legendsFrom creation until Ragnarök, the most significant myths and storiesLearn how the Norse dealt with morality, mortality, and myth by immersing yourself in their prehistoric world.How a religious system they had selected as their faith led the Norse to convert to Christianity Inside is a BONUS!If folklore captivates you, get a copy right away.

Undoubtedly Norse myths and tales have exercised a deep influence upon our customs, laws and English literature. Jennie Hall's short stories are entertaining and introduce Scandinavian society in the Viking era: mentalities, beliefs (myths, sacrifices, funeral customs), daily life (habitat, food, clothing).The first part entitled In Norway focuses on the figure of King Harald: his childhood, his conquest of all Norway, his marriage to Gyda... The second part West-Over-Seas is dedicated to the navigation and discoveries of the Vikings.

RITONA Press is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Courting The Wild Queen, by poet, herbalist, and mystic Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue. "Just as a god might be the mind that arises from a forest, a river, a planet or a cluster of galaxies, so too each person's consciousness is a collective consciousness born of the matter and energy that make up our beings."Courting The Wild Queen is a deeply poetic exploration of the ancient and modern world through the mythic and the ecological. Mycelium networks spreading their tangled threads of meaning beneath the forest floor reveal to the reader our own tapestries of meaning, while the ancient lore of Irish Kings and Queens of Land unveil the lost-but recoverable-centers of human existence.

Did they break the curse, or begin one? Sleeping Beauty's dark sorceress reclaims her story in this sequel to Malice________________________________________________The Dark Grace is dead. Feared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce has spent 100 years wreaking her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce's wicked domain. No one escapes the consequences of her wrath. Not even the one person who holds her heart. Princess Aurora saw through Alyce's thorny facade, earning a love that promised the dawn of a new age. But that love came with a heavy price: Aurora now sleeps under a curse that even Alyce's vast power cannot seem to break, and their dream of the world they would have built together is nothing but ash. Alyce vows to do anything to wake the woman she loves, even if it means descending into the monster Briar believed her to be. But could Aurora ever love the villain Alyce has become? Or is true love only for fairy tales?

This book concerns the foundation and development of the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, which has recently celebrated 50 years of performances. Also called 'Siamsa Tíre', it examines the ways in which the Theatre provides a locus for promoting and transmitting customary knowledge that had become lost due to modernisation and urbanisation. It also interrogates critically the role of the Theatre in presenting and representing local traditions to non-local audiences, tourism being a key component in the sustainable continuation of expressive culture.

Formulaic phraseology presents the epitome of words worn and weathered by trial and the tests of time. Weathered Words concentrates on verbal art, which makes Oral-Formulaic Theory (OFT) a major point of reference. Each of the eighteen essays gathered here brings particular aspects of formulaic language into focus.

Avec ce roman initiatique, nous évoluons aux cotés de Clarice Rahm et la suivons dans ses aventures. Il y est question de quête spirituelle, du masque social, de nature sauvage, de forge alchimique, de déité courroucée... et aussi de quotidien, de quête de sens et de maladie. Et si des personnages tel que le vieux Chaman Éclair Cramh, la Sage Femme Maha El-Crirc, le totémique Sunfox... et quelques autres, étaient des alliés indispensables pour mener à bien cette quête ?Alors avec Clarice nous découvrons l'Art du Rêveur pour nous ouvrir à de nouvelles perspectives sur ce que l'on appelle la réalité. Avec elle nous faisons face aux peurs, à l'ombre et vivons l'Initiation du Feu. Nous apprenons à nous relier à Dame Nature, à l'Invisible, à notre propre énergie sexuelle avec l'Initiation de la Terre avant d'être confronté aux esprits, aux ancêtres et à la mort. Après ces épreuves, acquérant un certain Pouvoir, il est temps de recevoir un nom d'initié. Se noyer dans la béatitude de l'Initiation de l'Eau ne manque pas de nous projeter devant l'ultime choix avec l'Initiation de l'Air.Au fil des transformations successives, la possibilité d'une vie réenchantée.Sous un forme romanesque et accessible à chacun, se cache des secrets d'initiations chamaniques et de rites de passages, fruits des trente ans d'expériences de l'auteur, et de sa connaissance du processus d'individuation de C.G.Jung et du monomythe de J.Campbell.

A Beginner to Advanced Guide"The author seems to have a deep respect for the history of the runes and therefore attempts to portray them as accurately as possible. ...it is clear that [he] has a passion for what he is doing." - Night Spirit blogFor some, rune reading is divination-a way of tapping into hidden knowledge. Others use it for self-reflection or focusing intention. Consulting the runes can be like talking to an old friend: you may know the truth, but sometimes you need to hear it before you believe it.Before Christianity spread to northern Europe, the indigenous peoples were Germanic tribes, like the Anglo-Saxons, Goths, and Norsemen. Runes were the letters of their alphabets. Over time these letters developed rich symbolic meanings, passed down through poems and myths. When you pick up the runes you are entering a vibrant world, grounded in nature and the mysteries of life, yet full of heroes, gods, and mythology.The Runes clearly explains each rune in its own chapter, giving plenty of examples of possible interpretations. The book features new, word-for-word translations of the Icelandic and Old English rune poems-two of the most important sources of runic information. Runes speak in mythical images full of strength, beauty, and wisdom, but it's clear from the poems that they also have a dark side, and we know from history that the people who first used them were both fearless and fearsome. This guide doesn't leave anything out. All of the mystical light is there, and so is the fighting spirit. The Runes will give you as much inspiration or challenge as you are looking for.

Mavis Corvid can't remember. Not who she is, not where she came from, nothing. It's been six months. Now she's back on her feet and settling into a new life. She has an apartment, friends, a job working at a garage for a grumpy boss, and an insatiable curiosity about werewolves.No one knows why the wolves disclosed their existence to the world. As the first anniversary of their reveal approaches, a fight brews between two alphas that could threaten the rest of humanity unless Mavis can remember who she was. She knows she's not a werewolf, but she is something else.When pushed from a balcony, Mavis' second nature asserts itself. She shifts to save her skin. Now she'll have to harness her strange abilities as she investigates her disappearance and what happened to the Aldwulf, the alpha of all alphas. However, the past is gone, and Mavis is not the same person she used to be.

Tita Martin is murdered by a demon monster and sucks out his soul. Then five gorgeous guardians show up at her apartment and whisk her away to another realm to defeat an Olympian pantheon. All because the fates prophesized it.