Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain

Revised and Updated Edition

According to prophecy, a liberator will come to bring light, truth and freedom to every generation. His mythic title is Mabon, but his identities are many - including Arthur the King, whose coming we await. So says the mythic Welsh text the Mabinogion, which includes some of the oldest magical stories from British mythology and which has been intriguing readers for centuries.

In Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain, the reader's companion to the Mabinogion, Caitlin Matthews unlocks the encoded meanings of this text and establishes it firmly as a precursor to other living myths of the West. From her study of these stories emerge two of the major figures of the Celtic tradition: the archetypal Mabon, deliver and liberator of the land, and Modron, his mother, the Great Goddess herself. The initiatory pattern of Britain's inner guardians is revealed through the succession of the Pendragons, as each rises through the ages from boy, hero, and king to the role of Mabon.

Caitlin Matthews is internationally renowned for her research into the Celtic and ancestral traditions. She is the author of thirty-six books, including King Arthur and the Goddess of the Land, The Celtic Tradition, The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom, and Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom. She is the co-founder of the Foundation for Inspirational and Oracular Studies, which is dedicated to oral, shamanic and sacred arts.

"The Mabinogion is one the great treasure troves of our Western spiritual heritage, but to truely appreciate and learn from it we need a guide who can elucidate not only its mythology, context, and history, but also its spiritual depths. Caitlin Matthews expertly leads us into the heart of these Mysteries" - Philip Carr-Gomm, Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and author of Druidcraft and Druid Mysteries

"I have found Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain to be essential reading. Matthews makes valuabel connections between myth and enduring cultural practices. No other study takes the reader through the Mabinogion more masterfully. This book is an indispensable guide to indigenous Celtic literature and myth" - Ari Berk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mythology and Folklore, Central Michigan University

Format: Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN: 9780892819201
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Co.
Published: 26 September, 2002
Weight: g
Dimensions: 227 x 192 x 19 mm

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