Member: BrythonWitch

I keep seeing interesting things being added to your bookshelf, which always makes me wonder how you are. Hope this finds you well, and enjoying life, anyway. Cheers
Morag

posted by mta at 6:07 am (EST) on Nov 24, 2009

Hey BrythonWitch,

Thanks for your great list of books. I can't wait to start reading and collecting them. Part of the fun is in the thrill of the hunt of looking for, finding and collecting them. That's how it was for me when I first started reading and collecting Stephen King in 1978 and Anne Rice in the early 80s. I'd hear about some signed, numbered, limited edition Stephen King coming out at the time and I decided I just had to get a copy no matter how much $$$$ it cost me. I had a lot of fun building up my Stephen King collection to what it is today. You know it's a kind of a challenge if you look at it that way. Though when I first heard that Anne Rice was going to stop writing her Vampire Chronicles books and dedicate the reat of her life to writing only about the fictional life of Jesus she lost me as a fan. I still have all of her Vampire Chronicles some of her Sleeping Beauty books and the New Tales of the Vampires. She said since she found Religion again she dedicated her life to writing only books about the fictional life of Jesus. I say why can't she still write her horror novels for her long-time fans like myself and then write the stories about Jesus for her newer fans thereby satisfying all of her fans. After all it was her horror novels that made her famous and a house hold name in the first place. I feel she owes it to us to continue writing her Vampire Chronicles books. Well anyway, Thanks again for the list of books. I'll let you know how I'm doing on finding the books from your list and after I've had a chance to read some of them too.

Beatles1964

posted by beatles1964 at 1:52 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2009

Hello BrythonWitch,

I would really love to see your list that you've compiled for the various different traditions:

celtic/brythonic
angl-saxon/norse
witchcraft/magic

I thought that magic is what magicians like David Copperfield, Harry Blackstone & Houdin would do up on a stage like card tricks and optical illusions and magick was more like what you see in the Harry Potter books and films. I'd really appreciate seeing a copy of your list BrythonWitch.

Thanks,

Beatles1964

posted by beatles1964 at 10:59 am (EST) on Oct 6, 2009

Hey! Long time no see... How're you doing?
MT

posted by mta at 1:53 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2009

hello, what an interesting library you have! ive been looking for 13 moons as youve given it such a good reveiw along with other people but cant find it anywhere. any help you can give me in finding one? im located in the uk too. anyway nice to meet you, and i look forward to discussing books with ya.

posted by weaponxgirl at 1:01 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

Yes please direct me to some websites, it would be so helpful. Thank you for this! My Grandfather was from Lanarkshire, Scotland and I have a very heavy interest in anything Scottish. I love the sound of Gaelic and I am saddened that it is one of the dying languages. I also think that if I learn and then teach my Husband, who would be able to figure out what the heck we were talking about if we wanted to have a private conversation in a crowd. LOL

posted by WillowOne at 5:25 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

I got my book from a book sale and it had no CD's, so no I wasn't aware. I wish I had them, it would make learning so much easier. I have always wanted to learn Gaelic, but not knowing what each word sounds like makes it hard. I will have to look into getting the CD's now. Thanks for the heads up!

posted by WillowOne at 3:15 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

My kind of library

(If I came in would I ever find my way out?)

Just started building mine on here - a way to go yet!

posted by GregsBookCell at 6:46 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2008

Leabhraichean Gàidhlig aig City Lit air gaeliccl

posted by gaeliccl at 11:41 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

Seo mise! 'S math, math do choinneachadh an-diugh! Good to meet you today - check out my books and perhaps we can get a Gaelic group started.
Tìoraidh an-drasda, Morag

posted by mta at 11:39 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

Yes! I am Heathen1 :o) Small world!
~Robyn

posted by TruNatrsChild at 4:36 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2008

Hi! It's me... on a desert Island not letting Stormy touch my books. :D There are no coincidences? I was already watching you!
~Robyn

posted by TruNatrsChild at 5:41 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008

Hi! I saw your link to LT in your signature at the Stonewylde forum. At the moment we share 21 books. :)

posted by Tinkerbell-NL at 6:56 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2008

Thanks for the compliment on my photos. I maneuvered myself out of Flickr on the censorship issue - and somehow I have not been taking too many photos since then. Your Flickr-link does not seem to work, either, btw :-)
Kind regards Christian

posted by cnrenner at 11:22 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2008

Oh, and if you still want the "Auraicept na n-éces", I can send you a copy, gratis. Let me know.

posted by An_Fear_Glas at 12:39 pm (EST) on Feb 13, 2008

I found "Math vab Mathonwy; An Enquiry into the Origins and Development of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi with the Text and a Translation. by W.J. Gruffydd" on your Amazon Wishlist and wanted to let you know that it is well worth reading even after all these years. Gruffydd has a very good mix of objective research and a palpable love for his subject matter. I have yet to come across another study specifically about the Math vab Mathonwy myth which has been as valuable as Gruffydd's work. You *do* have to account for the age of the text in some ways, as some of his calculated speculations no longer have academic currency, but anyone with a good background in more recent works on Kymric mythology can manage to discern the good from the no-longer-useful.

That being said, find it in a library. The prices that I see online for that book are outrageous. I found my copy in one of those sales that libraries have whenever they need to make space for new additions to their shelves.

posted by An_Fear_Glas at 12:26 pm (EST) on Feb 13, 2008

Only came back here today so missed your message back in May - yes, I'm also on PN and post from time to time - usually use my own name, it's easier to remember than trying to work out what sort of pseudo I've used!

gwyn eich byd

Ffred

posted by Ffred_Clegg at 6:26 pm (EST) on Oct 26, 2007

Hi, have been reading the ReadItSwapIt forums & saw a link in your signature to your library here at LT so thought I'd call on by & say hello. :-)

Been having a browse through some of your books tahgged as pagan. I've recently finished reading some Bernard Cornwell novels set in ancient Britain that feature druidism. This has piqued my interest so I wonder if you could recommend a good introductory book on the subject. Cheers. :-)

posted by escafeld67 at 6:27 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2007

hiya! have about a million more books to add so we may have some in common yet!

posted by gercmbyrne at 4:52 am (EST) on Oct 6, 2007

Just seen that I get messages on this thing! hello! sorry I didn't reply.
Hope you're well.
M

posted by Megli at 8:00 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

Look for the ones tagged Giveaway Box -- those for sure are available. If you're in the UK, don't know how the shipping costs would work out.

posted by PhaedraB at 3:30 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2007

PS - Emma Wilby has another book coming out in 2008 that you might be interested in, here is a link for more info:

http://snipurl.com/1ijlg

-D.

posted by HedgeWytch at 10:07 am (EST) on May 17, 2007

*laughs* ooops, I missed that typo, thanks for alerting me to it, I'll go and repair that now.

I do see that we share a few books in common, nicetomeeatcha and all that jazz ;)

-D.

posted by HedgeWytch at 10:01 am (EST) on May 17, 2007