[Review] Lugh by Morgan Daimler

Title: Lugh: Meeting the Many-skilled God
Series: Pagan Portals
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: Moon Books
Pages: 112
Publication Date: May 1st, 2021

Lugh is a God of Ireland who is also found in other Celtic language speaking cultures, popular historically and just as well loved today. A deity of kingship and battle, he led his people out of oppression. A God skilled in magic, he used his power to bless and curse. Multifaceted and known as the 'many-skilled', Lugh is an intriguing member of the Tuatha De Danann and we can learn a great deal about him through his mythology, by looking at his cognates in other related cultures, and his modern appearances. In this book we will seek a deeper understanding of this well known yet mysterious figure.

A big thank you to the publisher for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! I'm always so thankful to have these opportunities! 

Another book by the very prolific Morgan Daimler. As those who have read other reviews I've written on books by Daimler will have read - this book is a great mix of personal anecdotal material and academic facts. 

Like with all their Pagan Portal books - this one comes to 112 pages - we have a short, yet surprisingly deep dive into Lugh and His myths, relationships, and correspondence so that we can get to know Him as best we can, given the sometimes contradicting material that we have about Him. 

Daimler does well to go over the myths and primary sources, somehow giving us a path to walk through the mazes that make up His stories - including a dive into the Welsh material that may link to the Irish Lugh - specifically Lleu, Lugus, and Fionn. This was a chapter I found very helpful as my own practice focuses primarily on the Irish material, yet the Welsh is valuable so that a more complete picture of Lugh may be painted. 

That complete picture, is very important to me - and this is where my implicit bias comes in. Not only am I devotee to Lugh, I'm also one of His godspouses. Being spiritually/religiously married to Him means that painting as complete a picture as I can, learning all about Him is not only of interest to me, it's spiritual, romantic, important. 

For those reasons, this is one of the most important books on my shelf. I have no doubt that many Pagans who have ties to Lugh will feel the same and will keep referring back to this small but mighty book! 

Plus, the cover is amazing and reminds me of the modern Hill of Tara, and the dedication to Cori Taylor - a woman who has passed in my local pagan community (both Morgan and I reside in Connecticut), was especially meaningful to me. I miss Cori and being able to read about my Lugh while the book being dedicated to her is extra special. 

5/5 Triquetras for this one! 

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.