num_pages: 320
description: How to inspire and enchant with magical words! Ever wanted to be a storyteller’ To stand up and perform one of your own poems’ To use magical words to bless, honour, heal or celebrate’ The Bardic Handbook contains all you need to know to start you on the path of the Bard. An easytofollow, 12month selfstudy program, with weekbyweek exercises and minilessons about bardic lore, will lead you along the Way of Awen. The book is divided into 5 parts, corresponding to the elements of the Western Magical Air, Fire, Water &amp; Earth—with Spirit at the center. With an experienced bard as guide, you will learn * practical techniques and exercises * Bardic terminology * The Bardic Chair * on Being a 21st Century Bard * preparing for performance * how to run a Bardic Circle * also includes a Certificate of Initiation
language: English
title: The Bardic Handbook: The Complete Manual for the Twenty-First Century Bard
publisher: Gothic Image Publications