Description: Pantheon: The Irish explores Irish pagan beliefs and practices in a beginner-friendly way, offering readers a source for understanding both the spirituality and its context.

Verdict: Besides covering cosmology and holidays, the author discusses the gods and spirits that are acknowledged within the belief system, giving brief descriptions of each, and how they were and are understood.

In what is a masterful introduction to the rich tapestry of Irish paganism, one where its beliefs, history, practices and more are opened up, their core traditions brought forth so that even the most unknowing of innocent bystanders to the subject matter can easily take a grasp, Pantheon - The Irish is a highly insightful must-read for any and all interested about a most wondrous richly veined and historical tapestry known as paganism.

For those unaware, Irish pagan beliefs center on nature, seasonal cycles, and the Otherworld, a spiritual realm inhabited by gods and spirits. Key practices include observing seasonal festivals like Imbolc and Samhain, performing simple rituals such as offerings to deities, and connecting with the land and holy sites.

Contemporary Irish paganism involves modern practitioners studying mythology, engaging with nature spirits, and participating in community events and festivals.

OK, sure, that is a generally basic overview, but it serves as an intriguing foot in the door of what paganism symbolizes to those that are emboldened by it and within it. But here, Morgan delves much deeper into the oft complicated cosmology of paganism, which is not usually where books written down the years have tended to go.

Designed as an introduction to the Irish pantheon, the book first brings us a clarification chapter entitled History - Celtic or Irish before we next get brought forth chapters such as Mythology, Cosmology, Ritual, Celebrations and Prayers, Irish Magic, Taking It Home, The Tuatha Dé Danann, Other Spirits and a four-part Conclusion.

And for anyone wondering what the Tuatha Dé Danann was, well, and as I grew up in a household that had a family member into paganism, and with the meaning being the folk of the goddess Danu, but also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé (tribe of the gods), they were/are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. Indeed, many of them are thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.

In closing, Pantheon - The Irish is a comprehensive guide for beginners and those devotedly interested towards a basic understanding of a unique approach to paganism, offering further suggested resources for those wanting to dive deeper.

About the Author: Morgan Daimler teaches classes and writes about Irish myth and magical practices, fairies, and related subjects. Morgan’s writing has appeared in a variety of magazines including Pagan Dawn and Witches & Pagans, and anthologies including Naming the Goddess and Harp, Club, & Cauldron.

Morgan is also the author of a variety of fiction books such as the urban fantasy/paranormal romance series Between the Worlds, and non-fiction through Moon Books including bestsellers Fairy Witchcraft, Pagan Portals: The Morrigan, Pagan Portals: Brigid, and Fairies: A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk.

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