A New Monastic Way: Modern Polytheistic Celtic Monasticism

by Oisín Doyle, R.A. Blackthorn

Marrying modern spiritual needs with roots in Celtic culture and history, A New Monastic Way is the first book to offer a monastic path to modern polytheistic and neo-pagan practitioners. Serving the growing need and desire for a contemporary monastic and ascetic tradition, it delves both into the wealth of history in the Celtic monastic heritage and expands to meet the needs and requirements of a very modern neo-pagan audience. With a complete daily office of prayer and discussion of urban and suburban monastic life, it introduces a thoroughly new concept of daily and yearly practice and prayer. Showcasing brand new ideas about contemporary polytheistic cosmology and cooperative animism, featuring many modern polytheistic prayers, and offering a progressive view of monastic asceticism for solitary and group practitioners, Oisín Doyle provides something of interest to those who are already on a monastic path, individuals interested in adding more prayer to their current practice, and anyone who wants to maintain a relationship with living Celtic cultures.

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2017

Reviews

[Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

yes!!! what a wonderful book

This was a thoughtful, rich text full of deep practices and gorgeous prayers. While I’m not a Celtic polytheist, I still found much value in meditating on Doyle’s words as a heathen polytheist. I absolutely recommend this to anyone considering polytheist monasticism.

[David Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for anyone interested in learning more about monastic life, specifically from a Celtic Polytheist point of view.

[Boho Beannie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started off strong and interesting but got repetitive and was a long drag to finish