Heroines of Avalon and Other Tales
by Ayn Cates Sullivan
Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales by Ayn Cates Sullivan transports readers into the time of legend and revisits deities and legendary female characters linked to Welsh and British mythology.
In this book, the author shares her insights and her journey to discovering her past, a journey that compelled her to research the extraordinary characters in her book.
Her research into the myth of the Holy Grail creates beautiful mythical encounters, bringing to life “untold” stories of characters like the Goddess Arianrhod, Blodeuweddi, Iouga, Elen, also known as “Elen of the Ways,” and the Goddess of Sovereignty, Elaine and Dindraine in the Arthurian female Grail Knights. The stories begin with an informative commentary that shares the author’s personal journey and offers elements of myth and the culture around which these characters evolved. The reader will understand the feminine visage of God and the role of some of the heroic women in the lives and history of legendary heroes like Arthur. The literary allusions are manifold in this narrative, and they feature the Lady of the Lake, Morte D’Arthur, and the Arthurian Round Table. One understands the role of women in British mythology and that brave kings were nothing without them: “A king must connect to the spirit of the land through a woman.”
Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales is a gripping narrative, a collection of powerful mythical women that will keep the reader spellbound.
Ayn Cates Sullivan combines her storytelling craft with research to provide readers with great entertainment. Each story includes symbolism, a spirituality developed around the deity, and poems evoking a spiritual atmosphere linked to the character. It is well-illustrated and loaded with symbolism.
5 out of 5 fairies
If you’re interested in the goddesses of British and Welsh lore, you will absolutely love this book. Divided into three major parts followed by an appendix, glossary, and bibliography, this is the perfect mix of lore, honoring the goddesses, and their untold stories. The stories are written in such a way that the goddesses come alive. Throughout all is the common thread that the Goddess lives within every woman, and without the divine feminine, the world cannot prosper. Not your typical reference book, more of a book to feed your soul.
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Ayn Cates Sullivan, MA, MFA, Ph.D. is an award winning and best selling author. She holds a master’s degree in spiritual psychology from USM, and a masters and doctorate in literature from Columbia University and King’s College London. She currently lives with her husband, two children and variety of horses and pets on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. Her educational experiences coupled by life lead her into the study and practice of what makes one whole.
Ayn’s many visionary fiction books for children of all ages include Tracking The Deer, Consider This, The Windhorse Poems Of Illumination, Three Days in the Light and an award winning children’s series including: Sparkle & The Gift, Sparkle & The Light, Sparkle & The Rainbow Dragon (2017) and A Story Of Becoming. Her collection of Celtic Mythology, Legends of the Grail, will be available in early 2017
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