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The Celtic Way of Seeing: Meditations on the Irish Spirit Wheel | 
 enlarge | Author: Frank Maceowen
Creator: Tom Cowan
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 75888
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1577315413
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.161446
EAN: 9781577315414
ASIN: 1577315413
Publication Date: February 20, 2007
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The Celtic way of seeing posits a direct link between the eye and the heart, a link that connects seekers to forces, energies, and knowledge that exist beyond the corporeal world. Here, Frank MacEowen explains this intuitive way of seeing by retelling a traditional Irish story, "The Settling of the Manor of Tara." The story is essential because it introduced to Irish culture the concept of the four directions — north, south, east, and west. For the Irish, just as for Native Americans, the directions act as guides and protectors. Once seekers learn to “see” the directions, spirituality becomes a living thing, making each seeker not just an observer but a participant. After retelling the ancient story in beautiful, prose evocative of ancient Ireland, MacEowen then places its wisdom in contemporary terms, and shares exercises and practices that help readers incorporate the teachings into daily life.
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 Sacred Directions for the Celtic Heart September 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a big time fan of Frank MacEowen and his teachings on Celtic Spirituality. To say I was pleased that he'd come out with a book on the Irish Spirit Wheel would be an understatement.
The Irish Spirit Wheel is a mandala, and is akin to the Native American Medicine Wheel. For many years now I'd been interested in learning about the Medicine Wheel, but I longed for something that was more directly connected to my own ancestors. And this is it!
I have had so much fun, and learned quite a lot, by going through this book.
In the first part of the book, Frank re-tells the Irish story "The Settling of the Manor of Tara," which is a tale of forgetting. But it's much more than just forgetting something like where we left our wallet or grocery list. It's about the wisdom and knowledge deep within our spirit, told through stories by our ancestors, that's been forgotten. He also goes into the five sacred directions and their basic meanings.
In part two he goes into more detail. He gives detailed exercises, meditations, questions and reflections for each of the five sacred directions; the Center (our center, where we find balance), East (prosperity), South (inspiration), West (knowledge) and North (battle).
In my previous studies on the medicine wheel, I found that I was taking the directions too literally. Through the exercises in this book, I find that I'm connecting with the metaphorical directions and the energies of the sacred directions.
For instance... I've been working on prosperity. According to the Celtic Way of Seeing, prosperity is in the East, along with house holding. This is important because the energy of our home directly affects how abundance comes into our lives (and I'm not just talking financial abundance, but love and health also). It's also important to be a "hearthkeeper" because being a keeper of the hearth makes the home inviting. It makes visitors feel welcomed and nourished. And it makes those who live there also feel cared for. It's all these "feelings" that ultimately bring prosperity into our lives.
To be a hearthkeeper myself, I've let myself become more domestic. I light candles, I bake, I keep the house clean. I read to my children, I support my husband. And I find that these actions all add to the energy of our home. These yummy energies are so inviting, that prosperity can't help but come to visit. And I've experienced this in my own business too.
The Celtic Way of Seeing is a guide back to our selves. It's filled with wisdom, and I've enjoyed both reading through it, and going back to it again and again and again. I would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to follow the path back to their heart, and see through the eyes of wisdom just how beautiful life can be.
Helps With Creating Harmony and Direction September 15, 2008
(Note: This review was written by my wife, Laura...)
This insightful book will enlighten you about how each of the four directions plays a part in our individual lives. The west is the area in which knowledge and wisdom is cultivated, the north is the place of battle and strife, the east rules our home life and everything associated with it, and the south is where emotional healing and well-being occurs.
He also adds that the center is where all four directions sync up in perfect harmony. Each direction shows us different aspects of yourself, whether it be what we are running from or what we tend to focus on already. By reading Mr. MacEowen's perspective of the Irish Spirit Wheel, you will undoubtedly have a great understanding of which internal directions you should focus on in order to attain greater health and prosperity.
 Celtic Way of Seeing? September 4, 2007
19 out of 25 found this review helpful
I really disliked this book. I really had trouble with the author's idea of the Tuatha De Danann as doe eyed, peace loving people that didn't understand violence. Interesting take on a warrior class of people that used force and violence to take the island from the Fir Bolg ... especially since they brought a sword and a spear as two of their treasures and the direction North is associated with battle. His take was too happy and shiny, hold hands and sing Kumbiaya for me. I prefer Celtic books to have some basis in Celtic history and Celtic values. To me it's really a slap in the face of Irish people everywhere to dumb down what it means to be a warrior to fit a new age peace loving sugar and spice agenda.
The Celtic Way of Seeing August 17, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Looking at the Celtic Spirit Wheel, we see a Mandela that defines our life. In the north is the battle: the aggressive part of ourself as well as the addictions that we come against. In the South is music. Music is the soul, the art, and the passions of our lives. To the west is knowledge, not just academic knowledge but also intuition, spiritual knowledge, and the sight. To the east is prosperity, prosperity in financial ways but more importantly in the ability to give to others and live a fulfilled live. In the center is sovereignty. Sovereignty encompasses destiny, peace, and contentment.
The Celtic Way of Seeing examines each of these Mandela directions and explains how they can be used to reflect one's life and how they can be used to work through particular issues. The key is balance and harmony, being pulled in one particular direction usually creates imbalance in the other aspects. By reflecting on these notions, the real heart of issues becomes very apparent.
I really enjoyed reading The Celtic Way of Seeing. The Celtic spirit wheel is quite easy to use and brought me a different perspective.
I Love this book August 2, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really loved this little book. I bought it on the strength of Tom Cowan's many mentions of Frank MacEowen in *his* books, and he has not steered me wrong. Frank MacEowen has become a favorite, and this book is a gem. Being a Caucasian Westerner who practices neoshamanism from the core shamanism traditions of Michael Harner, I've never felt it proper to coopt apsects Native American spirituality nor have I been particularly drawn to them; I just felt my direction lay elsewhere, but didn't have any tools with which to even *find* the path. Mr. MacEowen lays them out in gentle, beautiful and grand detail, and they fit what I've always felt was the Way that is my own.
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