The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic and Lore

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Summary: A wonderful read.
Review: Douglas Monroe sheds light on one of the greatest mysteries of Western lore: the legends of King Arthur and Merlyn. Monroe introduces an interesting mix of Arthur's biography and Druidic beliefs and practices, and he ties them together excellently. This book is an absolute "must-read" for anyone interested in either Druidism, Celtic history, or Arthurian legend. In regard to criticisms that this book is a "rip-off," it is definitely not! Douglas Monroe combines numerous sources in order to provide the most accurate depiction available at this point in time, and he cites all of his sources (which is good for the true student of such subjects to read). Buy, read, and enjoy.

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Summary: A good book for those who search for meaning.
Review: The 21 Lessons of Merlyn has not changed my life, but it has awakened my curiosity and perspectives on life. This book makes the reader think about what life meant to the druids and how much they were at peace with the world witch ultimately rules man kind. A very good book, for those in search of wisdom.

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Summary: An elaborate, and concise work on the indo-european culture.
Review: I have cross referenced the work of Douglass Monroe and have found in my own investigations, his work to not only be concise but remarkably incitefull. I have read and studied this work for 7 years, it is the most information on one subject that one will find between two covers. I don't recomend this book to just anyone. Only those whose interest is true on the subject of theology. If your looking for a, how to cast neat spells and how to belong to something book mysterious, I suggest you go look in the wicca section, it's right up your alley!

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Summary: "Authentic Druidism?"
Review: This book is a pathetic ripoff of the 17th century book of Fferlyt written by Iolo Morganwg. A ripoff of a forgery to boot. For anyone interested in "Authentic Druidism" I would recommend Peter Berresford Ellis' book THE DRUIDS.

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Summary: An amusing work of fiction.
Review: This book is an amusing work of fiction. Besides being highly inaccurate and full of anachronisms it is offensively sexist in maintaining that only men can achieve the highest grades of perfection. If one reads it as a work of fiction and keeps in mind that it is pure fantasy and bears no relation to any reality that ever existed I suppose that there is little harm in it.

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Summary: Warning
Review: Note that american mistletoe is poisonous while european varieties are not.

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Summary: This book is excellent for ANYONE! Easy to read & understand
Review: This book struck a DEEP resonance within me, and I'd recommend this to anyone including people who still fear magick. This will put you at ease... just open it up and read! This was a masterful source of wisdom and truth. Buy this book if anything about the Druidic way intrigues you. What others consider to be false may be their failure to make parables and(or) their lack of intelligence. I've seen people's reviews that hold a woman's view higher than Monroe's. It's the same thing as a male~ Witch... Yes, there are such things, however, unlike Witchcraft, Druidism is masculine aligned. Thusð

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Summary: Wisdom within Wisdom
Review: Despite what others say, the Lessons is an excellent book for anyone who concerns themselves with things other than magick. The stories hold excellent moral and life lessons which we can hold to. Although some of the magick at the end of each chapter may not be true, some of it can be applied to what we do believe. As for the author, perhaps he was simply smoking something at the time he wrote it and wasn't sharing. Other than that, I enjoyed the book greatly and always will. Peace out.

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Summary: 21 Steps to Delusion
Review: This book, I feel, tries to show its great wisdom in being nearly unreadable, and by taking the "One True Way" road, can be very intimidating to the reader. I assure you, I know many MANY Druids in both the UK and the USA who have either done quite well NOT reading this book (the book isnt available in the UK without special order), or found it laughable. I do not know any druids, personally, that took this book seriously.

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Summary: Misogynistic, racist, and incompetent
Review: As a writer, Monroe would make a good dish washer or garbage collector. Scanning the book, I cannot find any redeeming quality. The writing is poor; the magick is constrained, poorly thought out, and uninspiring. The "scholarship" is lacking: since when have potatoes and pumpkins ever "dotted the English countryside" in Arthurian times?! Potatoes and pumpkins (and corn) are NEW WORLD crops. The rampant racism could be excused if it were presented as only the author's opinion, but it is NOT excusable when it is presented as historical and scholarly.