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King Arthur would get counsel from his magician, Merlyn, in the mythic stories. The real Arthur (who lived over 500 years before the amount of time of the mythic Arthur) was trained by a Druid bard and poetical named Merlyn. The result was an unexampled amount of time of peace that lasted for twenty years.

In Douglas Monroe's The 21 Lessons of Merlyn, you'll read delightful stories based on the historic Arthur and Merlyn. Each one is followed by lessons based on the never-before-published 16th century manuscript entitled The Book of Pheryllt. In a metaphoric sense, you'll see how Arthur learned his lessons. In a practical sense, you be learning the same sort of lessons that Arthur may have learned.

This is veritably a finish course in authentic Celtic Druidism and magick. Filled with lore, philosophy, wisdom, rituals, and more, you'll be capable to employ a heap of of these conceptions to improve your life.

If you are looking for exact information, this is the place to start! Douglas Monroe has studied magick since he was ten years old and has taught in the United States, Britain, and South America, and is the founder of the New Forest Centre for Magickal Studies. His own illustrations and charts fill the book and clarify the deep teachings of the ancient Druids.

From learning when it comes to Stonehenge to the Rite of the 3 Rays for protective purification; from learning the four herbs that will support in conserving male sexual energy to discovering the mysteries of calling the Dragon (the power of the ley lines); this book is like a full course meal in a cafeteria of magick.

If you are in truth fascinated in benefitting a indepth understanding of the real tradition of the Druids — what they believed, what they practiced and how to integrate it into your life — then join with 120,000 other people. Get this book today!

From the PublisherThere is a outstanding deal that has been written in regards to the ancient Celts. This is peculiarly unfeigned among the Pagan community because some find that the myths and legends of the Celts strike a chord that rings true.
Sometimes, however, it is possible to see things backwards. By that I mean that because you do something a peculiar way today, you assume that the ancients did it either the same way or in a similar fashion. Ah, if only it were so!
That merely isn't good history. You have to get good information, not make assumptions. That's why I am very enthused with Douglas Monroe's The 21 Lessons of Merlyn.
When you read this book you will see that it was written by a person who is both a scholar and a bard. He instructs by way of stories, making the aim and method of the philosophies, exercises, and magical rituals crystal clear and easy to apply, yet not limiting his brilliant exploration and scholarship. In fact, the teachings in this book are based on a manuscript which is now in the private collection of the Albion Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids of Oxford.
One of the things I genuinely like is the traditionalisti Druid triads, conceptions that are broken down into thee short sentences. For example, the Three Virtues of Wisdom are to be conscious of all things, to endure all things, and to be got rid of from all things. The three spiritual instructors of mankind are mastery of self, master of world, and mastery of unknown. You'll learn a great deal of of these and be competent to discover how they are spiritually and practically significant in your life.
There is so much great material in this book that I can't say sufficient regarding it! Already, more than 120,000 persons are using this book. If you want to find out what the Druids in truth did, and put it to use in your life, get this book.

About the AuthorDouglas Monroe has been involved in practical Earth magick since his primary apprenticeship at age 10. As a boy , he studied classical Magic underneath the guidance of Israel Regardie, and has studied and taught in the United States, in Britain, and in Argentina. He is founder of the New Forest Centre for Magickal Studies and has made a heap of excursions to Celtic Britain to gather original materials on Druidism and Arthurian Lore. His Method of instructing - here seemingly staged as tales of magic and adventure - has some precedents in the Wisdom Teachings of the East and West, but most veritably in the Druidic Tradition that he has followed, and of which he is a foremost exponent.

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44 of 50 persons found the following review helpful.
A religious con-artist exploiting newbies
By Isaac Bonewits
I'll keep this brief and simple: Douglas Monroe is grossly ignorant when it comes to almost everything he discusses in his books. What he knows of authenti history, mythology, Celtic languages and customs, herbalism, treelore, archeology, etc. wouldn't fill a thimble. I'm not talking with regards to someone making an occasional fault here. Monroe gets almost everything he says regarding the ancient Druids wrong!

Yes, he plants a few lovely fantasies in the manure pile. Yes, he proves once again that closely *anything* may be used to generate magical energy (which is often times mistaken by beginners for a spiritual experience) if people actually believe in it. But Monroe's books are gynophobic, dishonest, New Age nonsensicality -- not "authentic Druid spirituality." The ancient Druids *were* the intellectuals of their tribes and they would not have accepted the idea that scholarship "doesn't matter."

Readers wanting details may see the earlier reviews here by myself, Ian Corrigan, and other scholars. Or visit the internet sites of "adf.org," "keltria.org," "druidry.org," or "summerlands.com." You'll see that we oftentimes disagree with each other when it comes to details, but are unified in our contempt for this con artist.

24 of 26 humans found the following review helpful.
21 Lessons of Hogwash
By Doug
As a modern-day student of Druidry, I can not commend this book, it is full of gross inaccuracies; to name two: (1) Monroe states that pumpkins were a "sacred plant" of the Druids, nonetheless pumpkins are indigenous to North America and were perfectly unknown to the ancient Celts; (2) he recommends the ingestion of mistletoe -- mistletoe is a very toxic plant, and will have to *NOT!* be ingested in any form. I would commend "The Apple Branch" by Alexei Kondratiev, also on this site, and books in it is bibliography for those interested.

130 of 159 people found the following review helpful.
Sexist and Historically Inaccurate
By A
"The 21 lessons of Merlyn" tells a good story, but is with respect to history inaccurate. For starters, the Druids came from Ireland in 1000BC...not from Atlantis in 400BC. Easter and the Yule Log are Germanic, not Pagan AND the kissing under the mistletoe tradition is Scandinavian. Also Ogham is not a symbolic magical alphabet. The druids did not exercise celibacy to achieve new heights. There were a good deal of powerful beings (Mohammad), who had a good deal of wives and children.

The fact the numerous people see this book as a authenti resource on druidism is what bothers me the most. This book is based on the works of Iolo Morganwg (The Book of Pheryllt) which are proven forgeries. To those people, I will have to say...read more dependable books. There are a great deal of books available at Amazon.com that give a more precise view on the history of the druids and Celtic lore. Look for resources that do not refer to the book of Pheryllt or "The Lost works of the Druids". Such things don't exist. Druids wrote very little when it comes to themselves. They didn't beleive in writing down their beleifs (especially magick spells and medicine).

The writers view of women is also very disturbing. Yes, women were druids AND female druids could achieve just as much as male druids. The author puts female Celts in a negative view.

I neglected to give this book 1 star because the author tells a very originative fictional story of Merlyn and Author. Monroe managed to keep this book interesting throughout. He just needs to find more authenti resources. I listen his second book "The Lost Books of Merlyn" makes up for this one by being more with respect to history accurate, however, I make no claims since I have not read it.

I may not commend this book because it is sexist content and inaccurate views of druidism.

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