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"This warnor womonknotus whento fight

lil<.e. alion . . . The cowage of her conttictions

isher shiel.d,her soulishr spear, md

her will is her cauldron."

Many women are searching for an image of the divine that reflects

who they want to be: strong, nurturing, and feminine. Many find

themselves drawn to Celtic spiritualiry, a tradition that honors all

aspects of the divine feminine.

Cehic Women's Spiritrnlity embraces the feminine archetypes of

the Celtic tradition so any woman can draw on the sacred aspects of

the warrior, mother, crone, virgin, sovereign and shapeshifter. This

wonderful resource will show you how to develop an empowering'

deeply meaningful connection with the divine that *'ill enrich your

spiritual life and beliefs.

\Uith this book of rituals, meditations, magickal techniques, ex'

ercises, and festivals, you can craft a complete practice built around

honoring the goddess in every woman. You may even choose to per-

form the rituals to dedicate yourself as a Celtic warrior woman or

become a Celtic pdestess.

Embrace the deepest mysteries of your spirit when you explore

the timeless wisdom of CekicWomen's Spiritu"ality.

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About the Author

Edain Mccoy became a self-initiated witch in 1981, and has been an

active part of the Pagan community since her formal initiation into a

large San Antonio coven in 1983. she has been researching alterna.

tive spiritualities since her teens, when she *-a-. firsr Lnroduced to Ka-

ballah (Jewish mysticism). since then, she ha-. srudied a variety of

magickal paths, including Celric lVitchcratt. -{ppalachian folk mag-

ick, and Curanderismo, a Mexican-American tolk radition. Today

she is part of the wittan Irish Pagan rraditi.-n. Ln *-hich she is a priest-

ess of Brighid and an elder. An alumnus .-f rie University of rexas

with a B.A. in history she currentlr Fursues pan-time graduate and

undergraduate studies at Indiana Unir ersin as her schedule permits.

She is also active in several professirrnal *lrer! organizations, and oc-

casionally presents workshops on rna:rckai topics, or works individu.

ally with studenrs who wish ro srui.; \\'irchcraft. This former wood.

wind player for the Lynchburg r\-{) symphony claims both the

infamous feuding Mccoy familr ..f Kenrucky and sir Roger rvilliams,

the seventeenth-century relisl:r.rs lissenrer, as branches on her ethni-

cally diverse family tree.

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ACCESSING

THE

CAULDRON OF LIFE

eOAtN cDccoY

1998

Llewellyn Publications

St. Paul, Minnesota U.S.A.

CelticWomen's Spiritu.ality o 1998 by Edain McCol A11 rights reserved. printed

in the United states of America. No part of this book may be used or repro-

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Publications except in the case of brief quotation-. embodied in critical articles

and reviews.

FIRST EDITION

Second Printing, 1998

Book design by Rebecca Zins

Cover art by Moon Deer

Cover design by Anne Marie Garrison

Editing and typesetting by Marguerite Krau-.e

Library o{ Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McCoy, Edain, 1957-

Celtic women's spirituality: acceicing the cauldron of life /

Edain McCoy.-1st ed.

p. cm-

Includes bibliographical reterences and index.

ISBN 1 -567 1 8-67 2.6 (pbk.l

1. Magic, Celtic. 2. Mmhology, Celdc. 3. Goddesses, Celtic.

4. Goddess religion. 5. V/omen-Religious life. I. Title.

BF|67Z.C45M34 199S

299'.16'082-4cZI

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