Celtic Nature Prayers: Prayers from an Ancient Well

by Kenneth McIntosh, Lucie Stone (Compiler)

This prayerbook offers a Nature-focused collection based on ancient Celtic prayers, weaving together words of hope and challenge. Each prayer is an opportunity to connect personal faith with environmental concerns. The prayers also work well as an opening or closing for gatherings and meetings, to remind those present to turn their hearts to the Earth.
Using these Celtic patterns of prayer, readers become rooted in an ancient tradition that has always integrated spirituality with an awareness of the Earth. This Celtic form of "green spirituality" creates a desperately needed twenty-first-century pathway to greater spiritual and practical commitment to Nature.

196 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2015

About the author

Kenneth McIntosh is a writer, educator and spiritual mentor. As a child he became fascinated with the Celtic legends of his heritage. Degrees in English and theology combined with travels in the Middle East and the Celtic lands of Ireland, Scotland and Wales inspire his writing.

He is best known for his book Water from an Ancient Well: Celtic Spirituality for Modern Life. In addition, he has written dozens of other books--mostly non-fiction. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona with his wife and pets. In addition to writing he teaches Comparative Religions at a community college and serves as pastor for a progressive Christian church. His hobbies include hiking, investigating rock art and archaeological sites, labyrinth building and fixing vintage Volkswagens.

Kenneth is also a noted public speaker and is available for seminars, retreats and other speaking engagements.

Reviews

[Angharad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty fluffy and mostly takes prayers from other sources that could be found in the public domain.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prayers from ancients and modern.

I liked this book. Both the Celtics passages and the modern. The reference in the end was helpful but attribution on the actual page would have helped me.

[Phoebe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the variety of beautiful blessings and prayers. This is a book to savor!