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The Four Sacred Symbols
By Michael Ragan. The Sacred Symbols of the Tuatha de Danann are reexamined through an objective translation of the Gaelic text. Though we owe a considerable debt to the gaelic scholars of the past century, many were clergy or otherwise strongly influenced by a Christian mind-set. This article examines the subject matter with a more tolerant view and proves faulty many of the accepted translations. Discover the real meaning of the Sword of Nuada, the Spear of Lugh, the Cauldron of Dagda and the Lia Fail.
The Wand
By Michael Ragan. From an historical sense, little seems to have been written about the wand in ancient Ireland. Yet the few clues that do exist, tantalize our curiosity.
(Published in Leaves;Mean Samhradh 6013/Mid-Summer1999 )
Hearth-Fire
By Willow ragan. The two most apparent qualities of fire are that of bringing light and warmth. These two qualities make for an easy association with the Sun. Fire can be seen as a bit of the sun, captured and contained. For early gathering and hunting tribes, fire and the sun may have had more to do with protection, warmth tribal migrations and/or the return of certain animals.
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- Lady with a Mead Cup; Ritual, Prophecy and Lorship in the European Warband
- Michael J. Enright, Four Corners Press, 1996
- Magical Alphabets
- Nigel Pennick
- Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend, 2 vols
- Funk and Wagnall
- The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe
- Marija Gimbutas
- Language of the Goddess
- Marija Gimbutas
- The Stones of Time
- Martin Brennan
- Magical Alphabets
- Nigel Pennick
- The Gods of the Celts
- Miranda Green
- Trees of the British Isles in History and Legend
- J. H. Wilks
- Fruits of the Moon Tree
- Alan Bleakkely
- Irish Symbols of 3,500BC
- Nigel Thomas
- Mythic Ireland
- Michael Dames
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Symbols.com
A searchable data base containing more than 2,500 ancient and modern Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. The site includes 1,600 articles discussing their histories, uses, and meanings.
Mythography
"Explore mythology and art with information about the classic stories of heroes and gods...from the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, to the legends of the Celts. Mythography also presents resources and reference materials about mythology - including recommended books, and lexicons that explain Greek, Roman, and Celtic terms and words. Share your views about mythology on the message forum."
Online Anthropology Glossary
From abductor: a muscle that moves a part of the body away from the midline of the body, to lexicostatistics: the study of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on changes in a list of common vocabulary terms and the sharing of common root words, to zoomorphic: "animal-like", refers to art-work or decorated objects with an animal motif or appearance. This excellent glossary list just about every word you are likely to come upon in the many fields of anthropology.
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