CELTIC MYTHOLOGY SHOULDN’T FEEL LIKE WORK.
IT SHOULD KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT.
Celtic Myths are among the most exciting stories I’ve ever discovered. But many people struggle to enjoy them.
That’s because most Celtic Mythology books are either:
written for academics
written for children
written for people who lived a century ago
I couldn't find the Celtic Mythology books I wanted to read, so I wrote them myself. I draw on my background as an oral storyteller and novelist to to write retellings of Celtic Myths that are true to the tradition and as exciting as the best contemporary fiction.
Modern life has its charms but our soul yearns for more. To be part of a world in which everything is alive and intrinsically connected to everything else.
Our ancestors were part of that web. There are many ways back, and one is through story.
Stories aren’t just entertainment (though entertainment is a vital part of them).
They are a dialogue between the human and more-than-human worlds.
They are an unbroken chain linking us to our ancestors.
They are the hard-won wisdom of people who knew things we don’t know.
They weave us into a world where the trees dance, the gods sail the seas and the otherworld is only a breath away.
That’s the world where we belong. Celtic myths can take us there.
Storytelling on Koh Phangan, Thailand
Maybe you have Celtic ancestry. Maybe you don’t. I don’t care.
I’m Daniel Allison, a Scottish author and oral storyteller. I started my storytelling apprenticeship with Scottish elder David Campbell eighteen years ago, back in 2008.
Since then I’ve performed and taught all over the world, trained professional and award-winning storytellers, hit the bestseller lists and had my work optioned for film and television production.
One thing has become clear to me in that time. It doesn’t matter if you're Scottish or Slovakian or Siberian. It doesn’t matter if you live in Oregon or Auchtermuchty.
You have the right to love these stories.
And you have the right to tell these stories, if you earn that right. You earn it through study, attention and devotion. It’s that simple.
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DANIEL’S FREE EBOOK
A full colour, 42-page introduction to Celtic Mythology
from one of the leading authors in the field,
drawing on years of teaching experience.
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If this is speaking to you, here’s where you could head next:
my podcast
my books
my Substack
my storytelling coaching
my summer retreat
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