The Summer Solstice : Celebrating the Journey of the Sun from Mayday to Harvest

by John Matthews, Caitlín Matthews

This book help readers celebrate in connection with the natural world throughout the year, not just at Christmas, and reclaim ancient traditions for modern usage.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mythology, History, Paganism

Hardcover

First published May 11, 2002

About the author

John Matthews is an historian, folklorist and author. He has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over ninety books on the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. His best known and most widely read works are ‘Pirates’ (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 children’s book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, ‘The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life’ (Thames & Hudson, 1981) ‘The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom’ (Element, 1994) and ‘The Winter Solstice’ (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year. His book ‘Celtic Warrior Chiefs’ was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

General Atmosphere The atmosphere of the book is quite immersive and remains consistent throughout the entire text. The author manages to create a believable world that follows its own internal rules. It is easy to picture the scenes described in the chapters. Explore more visual details of this world via the link. >>> https://script.google.com/macros/s/AK...