by  Craig A. Roberts

New Release

“Waymarks reveals vulnerability. It brings prophetic challenge. Above all it wings us into the Presence. It will inspire you to explore untrodden places in your life.”  Ray Simpson

Book Review

Ray Simpson (Holy Island, UK), Author of The Way of Life for the Third Millennium and The Celtic Book of Days: Ancient Wisdom for Each Day of the Year from the Celtic Followers of Christ.

Craig uses Scots Gaelic and Maori phrases (which are explained in a glossary) in a poetic exploration of the Holy Trinity moving in the Otherness of the life around us.

The editor (Ellyn Sanna) explains that the poems, prayers, Scriptures and stories are catalysts that trigger unique and individual spiritual reactions in each reader.

The Eastern Church cultivates phronema – the mind of Christ that plumbs the depth of the soul, the width of the universe, and the essence of Jesus’ Way. In the West, Celtic Christianity nurtures a similar spirituality that makes room for poetry – the ‘eye of the eagle’ and ‘the five-stringed harp– ’ the use of sound, sight, hearing, touch and scent in our lives with God on earth.

The author is steeped in this tradition and uses tools such as a letter to one’s Anam-charaid, Lectio Divina, the Crossing Place, and journaling.

Back Cover

As the ancient Celts knew, the most glorious journey is the one that brings us into the unexplored regions of our spiritual lives. The journey may lead through forests and along seacoasts, through pastureland and city streets; it is lit by the beaming sun, the silvery cycle of the moon’s phases, and the spangle of starshine.

The same journey also leads us deeper into our own hearts, into the hidden recesses of our consciousness—and the journey leads as well into encounters with other beings, where we are challenged to release our ego’s demands even as we see Divinity looking back at us from another’s eyes. For that is the goal of this journey—to deepen our awareness of the Divine Presence in Creation, within ourselves, in our relationships, and in our communities.

-Ellyn Sanna (New York), Editor Anamchara Books.

Reader Reviews

Breath: “Waymarks is a beautifully crafted book that invites its readers to rest and reflect, to breathe and be restored. Roberts’ poetic musings whisper to the soul, “Remember!” Quietly, this book calls the body, soul, and spirit into one. Thank you.” (Amazon USA)

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Beauty: “…I have loved the book, especially to return to and ponder and slowly access…  It is a thing of beauty…. I’m caught between awe and the dissonance … I enter a private slow-paced world which I can only tentatively touch at least as yet…” (UK)

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