John Sharkey is an International best selling
author, artist and researcher into Celtic ancient history, spirituality
and archeology. John's book entitled 'Celtic Mysteries', first
published in 1973, paved the way for the numerous books of this
genre thereafter. He has spent years researching the Celtic landscape
and Sacred sites to combine his deep historical knowledge with
his own very special spiritual philosophy. He is currently writing
a new illustrated book edition called 'Rays of Light' which will
be launched to coincide with the first film in the 'Sacred
Sites and Celtic Landscapes' series.
About Ogham stones:-
"The lore of the trees, or Ogham,
became part of a secret language by which different aspects,
qualities and uses of trees could be repeated like nursery rhymes:
'How many groups of Ogham? Answer three, namely eight shrub trees'
. The eight noble trees-birch, alder, willow, oak, rowan, hazel,apple,
ash - formed the initial consonants of an ancient cryptic alphabet,
the Beth-Luis-Nion, that could be used as a seasonal calendar
if necessary. There were many kinds of Ogham for different parts
of the body; thus a tic-tac hand language used the joints of
the fingers as letters. Such dactylological codes could be quite
useful in the feasting halls and night-long banquets where honour
was always seen to be done and the protocol of the spoken word
had pre-eminence."
John Sharkey
Celtic Mysteries - The Ancient Religion
The last tribal culture in Europe was that
of the Celtic Lands, whose landscape and traditions hold echoes
of the ancient religion of nature and its symbols of death and
rebirth.
The Mysteries begin in the frenzy of battle,
where the hero is transfigured and the god appears; or in a ghostly
circle of stones left by an unknown people; or in the mystic
centre of the Celtic cross; or in the stone heads of Gaul and
Ireland which face both ways; or in the illusive in-between place
of mist and twilight.
A richly illustrated and fascinating volume
that traces the social life and arts of the Celtic people from
about 500 B.C. through their spread into Britain and Ireland.
A must for students of Celtic Art and Art History.
Softcover - 96 pages (with 117 illustrations,
24 in colour)
ISBN 0007142951
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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