One thing that often confuses people about the Avalon cycle of stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana Paxson is the order in which the books were written, the order that is best to read them and how it all falls on a time line.

Druid high priestess and master storyteller Mara Freeman takes you on a unique journey through the legends of Celtic lands with unrivaled poise and magic. Her book gives you different legends as they relate to each month of the year along with suggestions for how to attune yourself through story, craft and mediation.

Here’s a sampling of some good new age, Celtic, world and other music to delight your hearing.

The second sequel to The Mists Avalon, this book is divided into three stories.

Here some recent DVDs that we’ve watched that may be of interest to our readers. They all come highly recommended!

This is a highly informative book on the ancient Celtic Tree Alphabet and its related tree lore and divination. Much of the book devotes space to ancient Celtic tales that relate the properties of the trees and letters, much as the Bards or old used tales to transfer their sacred knowledge.

Ellen Dugan never fails to entertain, delight and inform in her captivating books. This volume features everything you could want to know about the Autumn season including harvest festivals, folklore, magic and earth-based spirituality.

This is the prequel to ‘The Mists of Avalon’ and chronicles the life of a young Celtic priestess who meets and falls in love with a Roman soldier.

Here some other books that we’ve recently read that we can highly recommend.

The ultimate fantasy novel that marries magic, mysticism, paganism, Christianity, Arthurian legend and history. Often billed as a telling of the tale of King Arthur from the point of view of the women that surrounded him, it is much more than that. The immense popularity and draw of this nearly 1000-page book laid the foundation for an entire cycle of Avalon related books, movies, music and contemporary pagan belief.