Avalon Within: A Sacred Journey of Myth, Mystery, and Inner Wisdom

by Jhenah Telyndru

Overview

Journey to the legendary Isle of Avalon and experience the magic, mysteries, and mysticism that have inspired women throughout the ages.

Jhenah Telyndru, founder of the Avalonian Tradition, invites you on a unique spiritual path of healing and personal revelation built upon the beloved Avalon mythology. Connect with the Goddesses of Avalon through guided journeys and powerful rituals. Explore Glastonbury’s Sacred Landscape with eight pages of gorgeous color photographs. Develop legendary Avalonian skills—such as the Sight and the art of Glamour—to heal wounds of the soul and unlock the sacred wisdom at the core of your being.

Drawing on Celtic mythology, Arthurian legend, and Druidic lore and exploring the way of the priestess as alluded to in Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, the Avalonian path empowers women everywhere to transform their lives by seeking the Goddess and the Sovereign self within. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738719979
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	08/08/2010
Pages:	311
Sales rank:	278,090
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jhenah Telyndru (New York) holds an MA in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales, Trinity St. David, and has a bachelor's degree in archaeology. She is the founder of the Sisterhood of Avalon, an international Celtic women's mysteries organization. Jhenah teaches four-day residential training retreats around North America and the UK, and facilitates pilgrimages to sacred sites in the British Isles and Ireland through Mythic Seeker Tours. She is a frequent presenter and guest speaker at academic conferences, religious symposia, Women's Spirituality gatherings, and Pagan festivals. A priestess in the Avalonian Tradition for over 25 years, Jhenah has been following a Pagan path since 1986. Visit her at www.ynysafallon.com and www.sisterhoodofavalon.org.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xvii

Introduction: Seeking the Holy Isle 1

1 The Fruit of Wisdom 7

The Five Seeds of Wisdom 10

The Avalonian Cycle of Healing 13

The Sacred Landscape of Avalon 16

2 Entering the Cauldron 21

The Lady of the Cauldron 22

The Path to Wisdom 24

The Cycle of Initiation 27

The Five Cauldron Transformations 29

Seeking the Cauldron 33

3 The Otherworldly Journey 37

The Path of History 40

The Path of Legend 42

The Ninefold Sisterhood of Avalon 46

The Path of Spirit 48

The Immram to Avalon 55

4 The Power of Cycle 67

The Whole 69

Dualities 70

Triads 70

Quarters 71

Fifths 72

All Cycles Are One Cycle 73

The Sacred Year 75

Cultural Context-The British Celts 76

The Great Festivals 78

The Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year 82

Wisdoms for Today 84

5 The Station of Descent 87

Descent in the Cycle of the Year 88

Descent in the Cycle of the Moon-Third Quarter 91

Self-reflective Questions for the Station of Descent 91

The Avalonian Landscape-The Red Spring 92

Immram to the Red Spring of Avalon 94

Revisiting the Self 99

Tool for the Station: Developing Inner Sight 100

6 The Station of Confrontation 107

The Station of Confrontation in the Cycle of the Sun 108

The Station of Confrontation in the Cycle of the Moon-Dark Moon 110

Self-reflective Questions for the Station of Confrontation 110

The Avalonian Landscape: The Tor 111

Immram to the Tor of Avalon 114

Revisiting the Self 120

Tool for the Station: Threading the Labyrinth 120

7 The Station of emergence 129

The Station of Emergence in the Cycle of the Sun 130

The Station of Emergence in the Cycle of the Moon-First Quarter 132

Self-reflective Questions for the Station of Emergence 132

The Avalonian Landscape: The White Spring 133

Immram to the White Spring of Avalon 136

Revisiting the Self 142

Tool for the Station: The Doorway 142

8 The Station of Resolution 149

The Station of Resolution in the Cycle of the Sun 150

The Station of Resolution in the Cycle of the Moon 151

Self-reflective Questions for the Station of Resolution 152

The Avalonian Landscape: Chalice Hill 153

The Oldest Animals 156

Immram to Modron's Mound 158

Revisiting the Self 165

Tool for the Station: The Glamour-The Mantle of Sovereignty 166

9 The Station of Integration 171

The Station of Integration in the Cycle of the Sun 172

The Station of Integration in the Cycle of the Moon-The Moon 173

Self-reflective Questions for the Station of Integration 174

The Avalonian Landscape: The Island of Avalon 175

Immram to the Sacred Center of Avalon 183

Revisiting the Self 188

Tool for the Station: The Three Realms Working 188

10 Pilgrimage of the Spirit 195

Synthesizing Gnosis 197

Celtic Images 198

Avalonian Landscape Postures 199

Applying the Postures 201

Grounding and Centering 211

Moving Deeper 211

The Power of Pilgrimage 213

11 The Mirror of the Self 215

The Cauldron Within 217

Creirwy and Afagddu: Personal Polarities 217

The Dance of Gwion and Ceridwen: Elemental Assignations 219

Nine Moons in the Womb: Creating Personal Symbols 222

Gwion Reborn: Manifesting the Mirror Runes 224

The Radiant Brow: Divining the Self 226

12 The Goddesses of Avalon 231

Modron and Mabon 233

Decoding The Mabinogi 235

Avalonian Cosmology 236

The Avalonian Pantheon 240

The Ladies of Avalon 242

13 Connecting with the Lady of the Land 251

Connecting with the Goddesses of Avalon 253

Solitary Avalonian Ritual 255

The Avalonian Altar 257

Between the Worlds 261

Conclusion: Avalon Within 271

Appendix 1 Awakening the Inner Landscape 273

Appendix 2 Avalonian Resources 285

Bibliography 295

Index 301

Editorial Reviews

Jhenah Telyndru has structured a richly imagined path to self actualization by combining the archetypal myths of Avalon and the Mabinogi (a 12th to 14-century Welsh story cycle) with modern psychological techniques. The guided journeys within the book are powerful, lovely and effective; suitable for individual or group work. While the book is primarily designed for women to face and heal their inner wounds and grow into their own Sovreignty, by changing a few pronouns here and there men will be able to tread the ancient pathways as well. Within these pages Glastonbury rises from the Somerset plain like a holy mountain and the landscape around the Tor becomes the Cauldron of Regeneration that heals all wounds and brings the seeker back to life.—Ellen Evert Hopman, Druid Priestess and author of Priestess of the Forest, The Druid Isle, and other volumes.

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