Resources

A list of resources on the Brythonic tradition and shamanism.

BRYTHONIC TRADITION

Medieval Welsh Literature

Primary Sources

Bromwich, R. (ed), The Triads of the Island of Britain, (University of Wales Press, 2014)
Bromwich, R., Evans, S. (eds), Culhwch and Olwen, (University of Wales, 1998)
Davies, S. (transl.), The Mabinogion, (Oxford University Press, 2007)
Ford, P. (transl), Mabinogi and Other Welsh Tales, (University of California Press, 2008)
Haycock, M. (transl), Legendary Poems from the Book of Taliesin, (CMCS, 2007)
Haycock, M. (transl), Prophecies from the Book of Taliesin, (CMCS, 2013)
Jarman, A. (transl.), Aneirin – Gododdin, (Gomer Press, 1998)
Pennar, M. (transl.), The Black Book of Carmarthen, (Llanerch Enterprises, 1989)

Secondary Sources

Bartrum, P. A Welsh Classical Dictionary, (National Library of Wales, 1993)
Hill, G. Lore of Ynys Prydain, (2024)
Hopwood, M. Singing in Chains, (Gomer Press, 2004)
Hughes, K. From the Cauldron Born, (Llewellyn Publications, 2013)
Morus-Baird, G. Taliesin Origins, (Celtic Source, 2023)
Parker, W. The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, (Bardic Press, 2005)

British Gods and Goddesses

Davies, L. (ed), The Grey Mare on the Hill, (Grey Mare Books, 2015)
Fox, S. Ritual Journeys with Great British Goddesses, (Trafford, 2012)
Green, M. The Gods of the Celts, (Bramley Books, 1986)
Herne, R. Old Gods, New Druids, (O Books, 2009)
Hughes, K. Ceridwen: Celtic Goddess of Inspiration, (Llewellyn Publications, 2021)
Matthews, M. Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain, (Inner Traditions, 2002)
McGrath, S. Brigantia: Goddess of the North, (Lulu, 2016)
Wise, C. Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways, (Create Space, 2015)

Celtic Culture

Aldhouse Green, M. Sacred Britannia, (Thames and Hudson, 2018)
Aldhouse Green, M. Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, (Routledge, 1998)
Aldhouse Green, M. Dying for the Gods, (The History Press, 2002)
Cunliffe, B. The Ancient Celts (Penguin, 1999)
Cunliffe, B. Britain Begins, (Oxford University Press, 2013)
Koch, J. (ed), The Celtic Heroic Age, (Celtic Studies Publications, 2003)
Maier, B. Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture, (The Boydell Press, 1997)
Pryor, F. Britain BC, (Harper Perennial, 2004)
Ross, A. Pagan Celtic Britain, (Cardinal, 1974)

Folk and Fairylore

Briggs, K. The Fairies in Tradition and Literature, (Routledge, 1967)
Evans Wentz, W. The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, (Colin Smythe Limited, 1977)
Gwynn Jones, T. Welsh Folklore and Folk-Custom, (Redwood Burn, 1979)
Jenkyn Thomas, W. The Welsh Fairy Book, (Dover Publications, 2001)
Sikes, W. British Goblins, (Lightning Source, 1880)
Starling, M. Welsh Fairies: A Guide to the Lore, Legends, Denizens and Deities of the Otherworldly, (Llewellyn, 2024)
Rudiger, A. ‘Y Tylwyth Teg. An Analysis of a Literary Motif,’ (Bangor University, 2021)
Rhŷs, J. Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx (Oxford, 1901)

Celtic Resources Online

Celtic Literature Collective
Celtic Source
Mabinogion.info
Mabinogi.net
Sacred Texts
Dun Brython
Albion and Beyond
Awen ac Awenydd
Go Deeper
Greg Hill

SHAMANISM

Books – Introductory

Green, T. (Ed) What is Shamanism?, Moon Books, (2018)
Ingerman, S. Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide, (Sounds True Adult, 2020)
MacLellan, G. Shamanism (Piatkus Guides, 1999)

Books – Further Reading

Breeze-Wood, N. Walking with the Tiger, (Independently Published, 2022)
Day, Kenn. Post-Tribal Shamanism: A New Look at the Old Ways, (Moon Books, 2014)
Drake, A. M. Healing of the Soul: Shamanism and Psyche (Ann M Drake, 2014)
Drake, A.M. The Energetic Dimension: Understanding our Karmic, Ancestral and Cultural Imprints, (O Books, 2019)
Kahn, L. Deep Liberation: Shamanic Tools for Reclaiming Wholeness in a Culture of Trauma, (North Atlantic Books, 2021)
Harner, M. The Way of the Shaman, (Harper One, 2011)
Harner, M. Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality, (North Atlantic Books, 2013)
Hughes, J. The Heart of Life: The Shamanic Initiation and Healing in the Modern World, (Moon Books, 2015)
Ingerman, S. Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self, (Harper One, 2010)
Ingerman, S., Wesselman, H. Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation, (Sounds True, 2010)
Lewis-Williams, D. The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art, (Thames and Hudson, 2004)
Smalley, N. The Path to Forgotten Freedom, (The Way of the Buzzard, 2022)
Wedlock, B. The Woman in the Shaman’s Body, (Random House, 2005)