The Morrigan, Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might - Courtney Weber

"She is the spirit of Fury and peace, power and destruction, Joy and terror," writes author Courtney Weber. "She is warrior, queen, death omen, mother, murderer, lover, spy, conspirator, faery, shape-shifter, healer, and sometimes the living earth itself. A captivating contradiction: a demonic female who both haunts and heals; benevolent in one moment, ghastly the next, and kind the moment after that.”

The Morrigan is one of Pagan Ireland's most famous—and notorious—goddesses. Her name translated as "phantom queen" or "great queen," the Morrigan is famous for being a Goddess of war, witchcraft and death, protection and retribution. This book also explores her patronage of motherhood, healing, shapeshifting, and the land. Classified among the Sidhe (fairies), the Morrigan dates back at least to Ireland's Iron Age, but she is as modern as she is ancient―enjoying a growing contemporary and global following.

Author Courtney Weber provides a guide for the modern devotee of this complex, mysterious Goddess that encompasses practical veneration with modern devotionals, entwined with traditional lore and Irish-Celtic history.

"She is a spirit of anger and peace, power and destruction, joy and terror," writes author Courtney Weber. "She is a warrior, a queen, a harbinger of death, a mother, a murderer, a lover, a spy, a conspirator, a fairy, a shapeshifter, a healer, and sometimes herself." living earth. She is a fascinating contradiction: a demonic woman who both haunts and heals; benevolent one moment, terrifying the next, and gentle again the moment after that."

The Morrigan is one of the most famous – and infamous – goddesses in Irish pagan history. Her name can be translated as “ghost queen” or “great queen,” and Morrigan is known as the goddess of war, witchcraft, and death, of protection and vengeance. This book also explores her patronage of motherhood, healing, transformation, and the earth. Morrigan is classified as a Sidhe (fairy) figure, and her roots go back at least to the Iron Age in Ireland, but she is as modern as she is ancient – ​​and she has a growing following today around the world.

Author Courtney Weber offers a guide for the modern follower of this complex and mysterious goddess, combining practical reverence with modern devotional practices, as well as traditional mythology and Irish-Celtic history.