Great Britain, The Secret Destiny of the British & Their Isles, new title by Richard Abbot

OUT IN SPRING 2016: Great Britain? The Secret Destiny of the British & Their Isles, with choice of four covers. Understand how the Elements, the Numbers and the Tarot have shaped the Land in which we live. Don’t make your mind up about Europe until you have read this!

What a journey!

From start to finish this has been an entirely ‘guided’ endeavour.

“Write a book about Britain,” they said.

“But I don't like Britain, and I want to leave!” I complained.

But my words were in vain, and I knew it. The work had to be done.

Having travelled extensively around Britain I knew that Walsall, for example, was a very different place to Cheltenham. And I also knew that those differences were nothing to do with the local economy, roads, industrial estates or house prices. I knew the forces which influenced these places were bigger than that. I just did not quite know how, until I started to look at everywhere and everything through the three lenses of The Elements, the Numbers and the Tarot.

The Elements do not just sit as the bit on the side of your astrological chart. The Elements are THE creative forces at large in the world, and wherever they gather and concentrate great power is unleashed, which can afterwards be ‘read’ in the same way that cards or planets can. These influences form the Big Picture of what was, is and will yet be in Great Britain.

Numbers are, of course, everywhere. They show themselves as forces in the world through words and dates. Whether it is the Battle of HASTINGS in 1066, the Great Fire of LONDON in 1666 or the World Cup in 1966, numbers are alive. The NHS is understood by looking at the date of its founding, 5th July 1948, and the European Union by the date we signed the Treaty of Accession (to the then EEC) on 22nd January 1972. (That last date 22/1/1972 is in fact my estimated date of conception! This has been karmic work indeed!)

The answers to all the great questions of modern British life are given by the numbers. Why was the BBC so ignorant of Savile for so long? Answer: it’s in the numbers. Why did Tony Blair win a landslide in 1997, and then blow everything in the Iraq War six years later? The answer is in the numbers? Why did the Tories win so unexpectedly in 2015? The numbers tell us. Why do some Scots want independence? It’s in the numbers. Why did the banks go bust? Why was Jeremy Corbyn elected Labour leader? Even why is ‘The Only Way is Essex’ so popular a TV programme? The answers are not Muggle based matters of politics, celebrity or economics – they are in the numbers. And they are all in this book.

The Tarot is another remarkable component of this work, based on the principle that every single Tarot card is numbered, or part of a sequence of numbers. As such it is possible to map the history of these Isles since 1066 in relation to the Tarot and to map every single British Prime Minister since Robert Walpole in 1721 using the same. The findings are paradigm-altering.

From Liverpool to Glastonbury, via Trumpton and Walmington-on-Sea, this book contains insights into every person, place and institution that affects this country and the people who live in it (be that for a fortnight or a lifetime). The Numerology of the British Army, the Pet Shop Boys, King Charles I and Princess Diana all come together to create a brand new picture of life in this country during these pivotal times. Many things can be seen through this these lenses, but one thread seems to hold true, no matter where you look – that Britain has always been the home of Magic. The book explains how this has made the nation what it is today, for good and for ill.

I hope you will order, and enjoy the delights of this book. Everyone gets a choice of cover, so please let me know which one you would like. It’s the same text inside every one. Thank you for your ongoing support

ORDER HERE

 

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Dates for the Diary

ONE DAY COURSE: Numbers are Alive! How to read People, Places and Things using Numerology. This Sunday 6th March, The College of Psychic Studies, London. 10am - 5pm. More information and booking here

ONE DAY COURSE: Balance, Protection & Safety. Sunday 20th March, here at The Hermitage, Irthlingborough, East Northamptonshire. 10am-4pm. Enquire and book here

TALK: How to be An Armchair Mystic at The Isbourne Centre, Cheltenham. Thurs 10th March. 7pm.

TALK:  Numerology as a Spiritual Language at The Cygnus Cafe, Stapleton, near Hinckley. Sat 12th March 2pm.

TALK: The Numbers, Energy and Magic of Great Britain at New Directions, Halifax. Tues 15th March 7.30pm.

READINGS: Psychic Fair at Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham. Wed 16th March. From 7.30pm.

TALK: The Tarot & Numerology of 2016 at Stanion Complementary Therapy Group, Kettering. Thurs 17th March 7.30pm.

 

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Pagan Portals - Brigid

Meeting the Celtic Goddess of Poetry, Forge, and Healing Well

The Irish Goddess Brigid is as powerful and popular today as ever; in this short introduction find out why.

• Paperback £4.99 || $9.95Mar 25, 2016
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• e-book £2.99 || $3.99Mar 25, 2016
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Brigid is a basic introduction to the Goddess Brigid focusing on her history and myth as well as her modern devotion and worship. Primarily looking at the Irish Goddess but including a discussion of her Pan-Celtic appearances, particularly in Scotland. Her different appearances in mythology are discussed along with the conflation of the pagan Goddess with Catholic saint. Modern methods for neopagans to connect to and honor this popular Goddess include offerings and meditation, and personal anecdotes from the author's experiences are included as well.

Who was Brigid to the pre-Christian pagans? Who is she today to neopagans? How do we re-weave the threads of the old pagan Goddess and the new? Learn about Brigid's myths among the pagan Irish, the stories of Bride in Scotland, and the way that people today are finding and honoring this powerful and important deity to find the answer.

Review of "Pagan Portals Brigid" By Segomâros Widugeni formerly Aedh Rua, author of Celtic Flame 

Morgan Daimler has written another accessible and scholarly book in the Moon Books Pagan Portals series, this time on the Goddess Brigid. 

As seemingly always, this book contains Daimler’s signature hallmarks – an ability to write from the real sources on her subject, to make that scholarship understandable to modern readers, and to make her subject relevant to the modern Pagan experience. The book starts with an introduction summarizing the complexities of Brigid and Her popularity as Goddess and Saint. 

The initial chapter delves into that complexity, and clarifies it, describing each of the roles of Brigid, or each of the Brigids, in terms any reader can understand. The second chapter describes the various other Goddesses from other cultures who either are forms of Brigid or else play very similar roles. This section is excellent for its ability to present obscure material the reader may never have encountered before. Saint Brigid is described, both in terms of how she resembles and differs from the Goddess Brigid, can contribute to our understanding and obscure it. 

This chapter is followed by one which describes the mythology of Brigid in detail, in terms of which stories occur in which texts and how. Here, what could have been an intimidating mass of material is instead made clear for the reader, who will come away with an exact and mature understanding of what we really know. The fourth chapter is a very good and practical summary of the traditional symbols, animals, and holidays of Brigid, with an emphasis on what is useful for real worship. Again, the virtue of Morgan’s writing is to render her material practical and accessible. In the fifth and sixth chapters we see that Brigid’s worship is still very much alive. Here we see modern myths still being written about Her by 20th Century Irish poets, technique of worship, the making of altars and shrines, guided meditations, and an entire chapter of poems, charms, and prayers, some Christian, some Pagan, some essentially both, in both the Irish Gaelic and English languages. This chapter is invaluable for the worshiper of Brigid, allowing them to know precisely how to worship Brigid in traditional ways. 

The book is rounded out with a conclusion that summarizes and caps off what has gone before. Finally, there are two appendices – a pronunciation guide and an excellent media guide – as well as the usual extensive bibliography. One of the features of Morgan’s Pagan Portals books is her section at the end of each chapter in which she describes how the chapter’s material impacts her life. This is an excellent feature that makes each chapter relevant to the reader, and allows them to see practical applications for even the most academic of topics.

In sum, this book once again takes difficult material and makes it easy. It allows the reader with little previous exposure to Celtic Polytheism to begin worshiping Brigid in ways that are traditional, practical, and relevant. To devotees of Brigid, the book is a practical little gem, a summary of much they know, and probably quite a bit they don’t. To devotees of other deities, the book serves as an introduction to one of the most popular of Goddesses. In short, I can’t recommend it highly enough. ~"