Anam Cara

WhenSt.PatrickfirstcametoIrelandinthe5thcenturyA.D,heencounteredtheCelts,auniqueraceofpeoplewhofounddivinityallaroundthem:intheriversandhills,theseaandskyandineverykindofanimal.Survivingtothisday,theCelts'reverenceforthespiritinallthings,andtheircelebrationofthecontinuousmysteriesofeverydayexistenceisavibrantspirituallegacyuniqueintheWesternworld,onethathascapturedtheimaginationsofthousandsofAmericansrediscoveringthewisdomofthepast.InAnamCara(Gaelicfor"soulfriend"),O'DonohuetakesreadersintoaworldwhereGod'spassionatesideiscelebratedandtheFatesarenotfeared.DrawingonthewisdomoftheCeltsandtheirDruidshamans;theimbas(inspirationalsagas)ofthewanderingbards;andthesacredfountainheadoftheChristianmonasteries,AnamCaragoesbeyondtraditionalreligiousprogramstoprovideanintuitiveandtrulyaccessibleapproachtospirituality.Exploringthemessuchasthedivinityofsolitude,thespiritualityofthesenses,themysteryoffriendship,thebeautyofagingandtheconceptofdeathintheCeltictradition,ithelpsreadersreconnectwiththeworldaroundthemandawakenthepowerhiddenintheirsouls.