A PAGAN "CARMINA GADELICA"

The original Carmina Gadelica was a collection of Celtic folk prayers, charms, rituals, and omens. They were collected in the late 1800's in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by folklorist Alexander Carmichael and published in a six-volume set. Carmichael himself admits that many of these are Pagan in origin with only a thin Christian overlay. I have merely tried to restore them to something akin to their original charm, mystery and beauty.

PART I: ACHAINE (INVOCATIONS)	PART II: AIMSIRE (SEASONS)

A BATHING SPELL A BED BLESSING A GENERAL INVOCATION A RUNE A RUNE BEFORE A RITUAL A SLEEP BLESSING A SLEEP PRAYER A SLEEPING SPELL A SPELL FOR GRACE A SPELL FOR GUIDANCE A SPELL FOR PROTECTION BLESS, O MISTRESS OF MAGIC BLESSING OF HOUSE COME I THIS DAY COVEN PROTECTING DANU WHO OUGHT TO BE PRAISED DESIRES HAIL, BRIGIT HAIL TO THEE, DANU I LIE IN MY BED INVOCATION OF THE CHARMS LADY BE WITH US LADY, THOU GATE OF LIFE LUSTRATION FOR JUSTICE MORNING RUNE RESTING BLESSING RESTING RUNE RUNE OF THE 'MUTHAIRN' SILVER LADY OF THE SKY SLEEP CONSECRATION (1) SLEEP CONSECRATION (2) THE BATTLE TO COME THE CIRCLE OF CIRCLES THE DEATH BLESSING THE DEDICATION THE GIFTS OF THE THREE THE LADY WITH ME LYING DOWN THE LIGHTENER OF THE STARS THE NEW MOON THE PENTACLE OF THE GOD & THE GODDESS THE SEINING BLESSING THE SILVER LIGHT OF FAERIE THE SLEEP BLESSING THE SPIRIT GUIDE THE SPIRIT PLAINT THE SPIRIT SHRINE (1) THE SPIRIT SHRINE (2) TO WHOM SHALL I OFFER OBLATION	BRIGHT MAYPOLE ABOVE US BRIGIT THE AID-WOMAN DAGDA OF MY LOVE DAY OF THE LADY GENEALOGY OF BRIGIT HEY THE GIFT HEY THE GIFT, HO THE GIFT HOGMANAY CAROL LIGHTING OF THE COEL COETH LUGHNASADH MISCELLANEOUS RUNES NIGHT OF THE DRAGON STAR NUADA, THE VICTORIOUS RUNE OF THE PROCESSION RUNE OF THE WILD MAGIC THE BELTANE BLESSING (1) THE BELTANE BLESSING (2) THE BLESSING OF THE NEW YEAR (LADY DAY) THE BLESSING OF THE STRUAN THE CASKET OF ANCIENT SPELLS THE GIFT OF POWER THE MAIDEN AND THE CHILD THE RUNE OF LADY DAY YULE CAROL YULE CHANT

A PAGAN "CARMINA GADELICA"

PART I: ACHAINE (INVOCATIONS)

PART II: AIMSIRE (SEASONS)