This is the last weekend before our Rocky Mountain Retreat. I want to share with you the Retreat schedule again, but first a bit about a new book by one of our speakers, Anthony Murphy.
To quote the publisher's blurb, "Mythical Ireland embodies the search for a soul among Ireland's
ancient ruins, and is an attempt to retrieve something of deeper import
from 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The
book represents a fascinating and engaging journey through time,
landscape and the human spirit. Dealing with archaeology, interpretive
mythography, cosmology and cosmogony, the book attempts to grapple with a
core meaning, something beyond the functional interpretations of
academia.
In this revised and expanded edition, Anthony Murphy
delves further into the many enthralling aspects of this journey. Just
how much knowledge did locals have of the secrets of Newgrange before it
was excavated? Who is the Cailleach, the ancient hag goddess whose
image is ubiquitous in the ancient landscape? What happened to make
Ireland’s Stonehenge disappear from the landscape? Who were the first
kings of Tara? What were the indigenous Irish myths about the Milky Way?
Did someone try to steal the Tara Brooch? Why are there myths in
Ireland about flooded towns and cities?
Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments, Mythical Ireland
represents a personal and yet universal journey, a quest to reimagine
the shrines as empowering and transformative sacred places. Murphy
invokes the druids and poets of the Boyne and thus the sídhe of the
ancient texts are reawakened for a modern and turbulent world."
Now on to the schedule.
Friday October 15th:
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2:30 pm MDT Ian Corrigan
4:00 pm MDT Gaarik Hamr
6:00 pm MDT Opening Ritual
Saturday October 16th:
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9:30 am MDT Diane Cacciato
11:00 am MDT Kristoffer Hughes
1:00 pm MDT Anthony Murphy
2:30 pm MDT Kirk Thomas
4:00 pm MDT Shaz Cairns
6:00 pm MDT Evening Ritual
Sunday October 17th:
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9:30 am MDT James "Pigeon" Fielder
11:00 am MDT Jean "Drum" Pagano
12:30 pm MDT Closing Ritual
Zoom links to all these exciting presentations, plus the ability to view recordings of any you missed afterwards, is available for only $20. The payment link is on the sidebar (if you are viewing this on your phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version"). I will be sending out the Zoom links on Wednesday 13th, so don't wait - sign up now to join us for this unprecedented weekend!
