Celtic Lore & Spellcraft of the Dark Goddess: Invoking the Morrigan

I loved all the different aspects of The Morrigan! So much more information and love reading about The Morrigan! I am still reading it

Most of us are familiar with Morrigan in her guise as Morgana La Fey, King Arthur's wicked half sister who seduces him and is constantly trying to bring down his kingdom. Morgana was portrayed in very negative light. It was not until "Mists of Avalon" came out that she was finally portrayed in a positive light. The Morrigan is in fact an ancient goddess of the Tuatha d'Dannan. She blessed the warriors with strength as they fought against the Fir Bolgs. Later on Tuatha D'Danan would fight against the Fomorians. They were victorious in that battle. The Tuatha D Danan were finally defeated by the Milesians and driven into mounds. They are supposed to be the good folk or the faeries. With the advent of male dominated Christianity the old gods and goddesses were either converted into saints or demonized. Morrigan became demonized.The Morrigan is called, depending on your translation, Goddess of the Sea or water ways, Queen of the faeries, Dark Goddess and the queen of the night. Morrigan is a goddess of war and of love. She took lovers as she would, fought in battle and wielded magic. She yielded to no one. The Christians could not tolerate such a female. She was a woman who stood equal with the men. Which is the way it was in Celtic society.There are more Celtic war goddesses then there are Celtic war gods. In Celtic society women stood as equals. They could divorce as easily as a man and they even fought alongside men in battle. They were property owner and business owners. True equals.The Morrigan is a triple goddess just like Hekate and the Wiccan conception. But she is so much more complex then that. Her several guises include Badb, Macha,Morrigu and even Anu and Danu. The Morrigan is the maiden, mother and Crone. She is also the Queen who gives the king his right to maintain sovereignty over the land. If the king loses her favor then she rejects him and couple with someone else.My original intention with this book was to check it out of the library, read it take notes an then return it. But there is way too much good stuff in this that I had to purchase the kindle edition. The author's book give the reader a very through history of Morrigan and her role in Celtic history. A great starting point for the novice historian. The author supports what she says with a very in depth telling of the different stories the Morrigan is covered in. For those who want to work extensively with the Morrigan the book offers spells, spellcrafts, mediations and rituals. The book is filled with formulas for incenses and oils. For someone just checking out the Morrigan or really wanting to work with her this book is for you.This book goes beyond Wicca 101 and you may find that a good introductory book on Wicca or Witchcraft would be very helpful. Enjoys your journeys with the Goddess.

I would highly recomend this book. Both for anyone looking to work with the great queen or anyone wanting to learn about the celts.

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Regardless of the naysayers on here, I found this book to be refreshing. It not only addresses the many different aspects of the Phantom Queen, it also gave amazing path workings for everyone of them and then some. I enjoyed the back story of each aspect and the information that the author allows the reader to decide for themselves as to whether or not include in to the Great Queen's arsenal of archetypes. I love this book. Stephanie is not afraid to address all nooks and crannies of this ancient goddess and although it is not scholarly, I would rank it up there with them best of them. Llewellyn strikes out every once in a while, and then again, just as often, they hit bases-loaded homeruns.. This was one of them!! I really enjoyed that Stephanie was talking to me, and not at me as most authors tend to do. It shows that she does, indeed, have a true gift when it comes to expressing her self through word. I felt as if she was in the room with me and I was sitting at her feet, listening to her story and wisdom. Well worth the money!Just a word to the wise, as I took a few others suggestions on here and it turned out to be a folly. I have heard many, many, people suggest Steve Blamires "Magic of the Celtic Otherworld" also known as "Glamoury: Magic of the Celtic Green World", also by Llewellyn, as a reading companion to this book. If you want an expensive door stop full of "preachy" and "too scary to contact" trash, then go for it. It seems as though readers of that book are only looking for the brighter side of life, which is all fine and dandy, but not to be used as a reference with this book due to the authors narrow mind and less that scholarly words/research. (See my review on that book for more details if you wish).

Stephanie Woodfield is my go to for information on Celtic lore and The Morrigan. She is an excellent writer, and frankly a great storyteller! If you're curious about the Dark Goddesses or The Morrigan, I highly recommend her books. I'm very grateful I found her writings, as she has over twenty years of experience working with Celtic Lore and specifically The Morrigan. She has written of other Dark Goddesses also, a book I bought because I like her writing so well. I am far more informed than I was when I started my search to find out about The Morrigan thanks to her thorough research and knowledge. Highly recommend this author and this book.

An awesome book for connecting with and learning about the many aspects of the Goddess Morrigan. Stephanie's style of writing I find very accessible, she peppers the book with her personal journey and experiences which is special to read. I found this book inspirational and one I will treasure forever. I have been practising the craft for over 10 years solitary and recently embraced a Celtic path after being called by The Morrigan.

I really like this after bit being too sure. Really had alot on The Morrigan.Very well written.

If interested in the goddess you may find out she has been with you from the beginning. Easy to read, follow, lots of great pathworkings, et al.

Stephanie writes with great detail about working with the Goddess Morrigan, she draws on what is obviously a great wealth of knowledge, I have found the book very inspirational and informative, and have no hesitation in recommending it to others, infact I cannot recommend it highly enough

The book is great and I don't mind the duplicate chapters 14-16 but I want pages 329-376, I have the book 1st edition 12th printing