Teresa CrossSecrets of the Druids
From Indo-European Origins to Modern Practices
Teresa Cross has been a Celtic scholar since 1982 and was a member of numerous Celtic cultural organizations, including the Scottish Society of Dallas, Southwest Celtic Music Association, Clan MacKenzie Society, and the Irish P.E.C. She is the author of The Truth about the Druids and a frequent contributor to The Independent Celt. She lives in Kingman, Arizona.
FOREWORD
Remembering the Druids
by Stephen E. Flowers, Ph.D.
AUTHOR’S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
A Cultural and Linguistic Family
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
A New Celtic Renaissance
PART I
Ancient Customs
1 Celts, Druids, and Gauls
2 Survivals and Revivals
3 Celtic Cosmology
4 Sacrificial Giving
5 The Gods and Their Tales
6 Principles of Druidiacta
7 The Celtic Lore of the Soul
PART II
Modern Practices
8 The Structure of the Touta
9 The Nemeton
10 Sacred Gear
11 Rites of Passage
12 Adbertoi: Public Rites
13 Rites and Customs of the Festivals
14 The Calendar of the Year
15 Clergy Requirements
Appendices
A Rules of Firecraft
B Otherworld Regions
C Names of Ritual Gear
D Indo-European Etymologies
E Sacred Foods and Beverages and Food Symbolism
F Pronunciation of Celtic Languages
G Celts from the West
H Etymologies of Celtic Deity Names
I Modern Scots Gaelic Kingship
J Gaulish Grammar
K Hindu and Celtic Parallels
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
