Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (1900)

What do I most want to know?

Epona was indeed associated with death and rebirth beyond the grave. She is often depicted in Gaulish cemeteries.

and of how a set of images can be used both as mirrors for the everyday self and as windows or doors for travel to transpersonal realms and possible connection with the Greater Self.

“The main interest of my work is not concerned with the treatment of neurosis but rather with the approach to the numinous….

My Merlin travels with a magic orchard that goes with him everywhere. If you are very lucky, he may offer you an apple, either silver or gold. When you bite down, you’ll taste not only the sweet juice of the apple but also the heady power of a story — a story that will inspire you and give juice to your life — slipping into you.

The story was used as a parable for the journey of the soul in the ancient Mystery traditions, and the central message may be that, of all the trials in the soul’s journey, coming home is the hardest.

Epona, a great goddess of the Celts whose very name means “horse.” I had not thought of her until now as a Death Goddess.

When we awaken to ancestral soul, we become ready to claim the connection with wisdom-keepers and protectors who can help us to reestablish healthy psychic boundaries and clear out what does not belong with us.