Title: Pagan Portals - Raven Goddess
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: Moon Books
Pages: 104
Publication Date: October 1st, 2020
Pagan Portals - Raven Goddess follows on from the author's earlier book, The Morrigan, to help the reader continue to get to know the Irish Goddess of war, battle, and prophecy with a particular focus on disentangling truth from common misconceptions. As the Morrigan has grown in popularity, understandings of who she was and is have shifted and become even more nebulous. Raven Goddess is intended to clarify some common points of confusion and help people go deeper in their study of the Morrigan and assist in nurturing a devotional relationship to her.
Today we have a book that has a 4 triquetra rating of "I really liked it." Morgan Daimler is a well-known author in the Morrigan Community and I was very happy to dive into this 104 page book. While it can be read as a stand alone, I do find that I had a great understanding since I've read Daimler's first pagan portal book on The Morrigan.
I will also say that for me, as a devotee of The Morrigan, a lot of the information was repeat and clarifying information, versus new knowledge.
With that being said I do believe that those who are brand new to the Morrigan will be able to jump into this book just fine, even if they hadn't read the first pagan portals.
We start off with very basic information, and, as always, Daimler doesn't disappoint with leading us back to academic texts in order to have a solid foundation for our information.
There is a good mix of academia and personal anecdotal material that is common in Daimler's works - especially the pagan portals.
Honestly, one of the best parts of these books is that Daimler does the note-taking for you. Instead of having mythology translations in front of you looking for one little snippet, it's presented in this volume for you - such as when Daimler makes the list of color associations from three separate stories.
With that being said for those who have a harder time with more academic material this may be a bit tough for you to get through, which is where I deducted a triquetra. There are definitely times when it feels a bit stagnant and as if there isn't much heart put into the work. I dare to say it feels a bit boring and overwhelming at the same time - which alarmed me as one of Babd's Priestesses in Training.
If you're a devotee of Herself, I do recommend you pick this up, as it will help your academic studies of Our Great Queen.
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 and anthologies including Pagan Dawn, Air n-Aithesc, and Naming the Goddess. Morgan is also the author of a variety of fiction and non-fiction books including the urban fantasy/paranormal romance series Between the Worlds, and through Moon Books a selection including bestsellers Fairy Witchcraft, Pagan Portals: The Morrigan, and Pagan Portals: Brigid.
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