A manual of Celtic magick. "Imagine the forest and the last traces of burial mounds. Many of them have disappeared, hidden by tangled roots. The locals shun these hills. There are tales of strange fires and great armed warriors that arise from their resting place."

This book explores the `Wattles and Branches' of the Celtic tree alphabets and the tree-lore of the British Isles. It is a wide-ranging explanation of, and commentary on, Celtic tree traditions, covering the Oghams of Ireland and the Bardic alphabets of Wales. These symbolic systems encapsulate the ancestral spiritual traditions of the British Isles

For over a thousand years the impish Taliesin has enthralled & enlightened people. As a farmer's son, he is grounded in the land. Yet, because his mother is the goddess Nature, he can travel, free as a demi-god, throughout time & space. Michael Dames provides a deep & imaginative account of the tales & poetry associated with Taliesin, bringing together prehistoric, Romano-British & Christian aspects of Taliesin's persone in a magical synthesis.