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Journey Through Myths and Shadows

By Peta Oakes (Gaelic Mac Dubhdara)

Journey Through Myths and Shadows

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What lies beyond the threshold of death has never been a single answer. Across ancient cultures, the underworld was not merely a place of judgement or punishment, but a vital part of cosmic order. It was where the sun travelled after sunset, where ancestors endured, where memory settled, and where renewal quietly took shape. Journey Through Myths and Shadows explores these hidden realms through poetic allegory, drawing readers into the underworld landscapes imagined by civilisations across the world. This collection traces humanity's enduring fascination with descent, darkness, and continuity. From the Egyptian Duat and its twelve hours of night, to the still fields of Greek Hades, the frozen depths of Inuit Adlivun, the shifting mists of Celtic Annwn, the procedural courts of Chinese Diyu, and the enduring presence of Dreamtime, each chapter offers a lyrical meditation on how cultures understood death not as an ending, but as transformation within a larger cosmic rhythm. Blending poetic verse with reflective prose, this work approaches myth not as distant folklore, but as symbolic maps of meaning, memory, and human experience. The underworlds presented here are not moral extremes of heaven and hell, but operational spaces where order is maintained, balance restored, ancestry preserved, and time itself is understood through cycles of concealment and return. Journey Through Myths and Shadows is both a literary and contemplative work, suited to readers interested in mythology, ancient cosmology, symbolic storytelling, and the poetic exploration of life, death, and continuity. This book is for those who sense that darkness is not the absence of meaning, but one of its necessary forms.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
170
Release Date:
2026-02-20
Publication Date:
2026-02-20
Publisher:
Peta Oakes
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1764367553
ISBN13:
9781764367554
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
190 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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