Books by Jill Smith
The Callanish Dance
Publisher Capall Bann, 2000
ISBN 186163 105 7
“ Moments of deep spirituality…Recommended reading”
Northern Earth“I find this mix of the spiritual and the physical in its everyday aspects particularly rewarding”
Wood and WaterThe cycle of the year celebrated in the sacred landscape of the Western Isles. This is the story of one woman’s journeying through life, through the sacred landscapes of the British Isles and primarily the journey round the cycle of the years during a decade lived on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. This is a very personal story of self-discovery set in a magical landscape, illustrated with original artwork and photographs by the author. Jill Smith’s articles, poetry and drawings have appeared since the early 1980’s in many magazines including: Pagan Parenting Network Newsletter, The Pipes of PAN, Wood and Water, Northern Earth, The Ley Hunter, From the Flames, Source, Dalriada, Celtic Connections, Avalon Magazine, We’moon almanac etc.
Price £9.95
You can obtain this book from:
CAPALL BANN PUBLISHING
Auton Farm,
Milverton,
Somerset TA4 1NETel: 01823 401528 Fax: 01823 401529
Or from Bookspeed or Counter Culture Books
e-mail : enquiries@capallbann.co.uk
MOTHER OF THE ISLES
Publisher Dor Dama Press, 2003
ISBN 0 9518859 7 9Artist and writer JILL SMITH’s beautiful new book about the myths, legends, places and Goddess-lore of the Western Isles
Writer, researcher and artist JILL SMITH takes the reader on a very special journey to the Western Isles of Scotland, in particular the Isle of Lewis where she lived for many years. Here she found a powerful energy of Goddess in the landscape, which led her to delve into the old tales and legends of the place to uncover the original meanings and significances of the Land.
Includes Creation Myths and ancient history, Callanish and its myths, the Sleeping Beauty mountain, Brighde, the Cailleach Bheure, the Sheela-na-gig at Rodel, Scathac and the Amazon Woman of St.Kilda.
“Researching and writing this book has been a great adventure for me and also a long and rewarding journey. I hope that in reading it, you will share in that adventure, and that it may be for you also a journey which will set you off in new directions.”
Price £9.95 (sterling) $20 US
You can obtain this book from:
DOR DAMA PRESS
51, Carn Bosavern,
St. Just, Penzance,
Cornwall, TR19 7EPSend cheque/PO made payable to Meyn Mamvro Publications (Price includes postage). Book will be sent by return.
Or from Bookspeed or Counter Culture Books
There is an extract from the book in Goddess Alive! Magazine Issue 2
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content and original artwork © Jill Smith