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Montague Whitsel: A Lover of Life, I am existentially rooted and aesthetically sourced in the woods of western Pennsylvania.

I'm a Poetic Naturalist. My interests range from science and naturalism to music, literature, mythology, poetry and philosophy. I am attempting to live an earthen spirituality with roots in Celtic mysticism, western monasticism and Neo-Paganism. My 'art' is writing; poetry and prose. I create researched accounts on various topics, reflective poetry, essays and fictional works set in or participating in the fictional world of "Ross County, PA."

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Ross County, PA -- A Fictional Landscape

All of my stories and poetic narratives take place in a fictional landscape called Ross County, PA, 'located' somewhere in west-central Pennsylvania. This landscape has evolved over the last 30 years as I have grown to maturity as a Mystic--Poet--Thinker. The poetic landscape called "Ross County, PA" even plays into my two published books on Celtic spirituality, as the quotes at the head of sections in those books are taken from the 'writings' of characters from Ross County, PA.

Favorite Quotes

"IN BEAUTY IS THE RESTORATION OF THE SOUL."
-- Anonymous

"ATTENTION IS THE BEGINNING OF DEVOTION"

--Mary Oliver

"LEARN FROM YESTERDAY, LIVE FOR TODAY, HOPE FOR TOMORROW."

-- Albert Einstein

"WE MUST ACCEPT FINITE DISAPPOINTMENT, BUT NEVER LOSE INFINITE HOPE."
-- Martin Luther King Jr.

"LOVE LIFE; FOR IT IS WHAT IT IS!"
-- Morgaine of Avalon

"SEEK WISDOM, AND SAVOR IT WHEREVER YOU FIND IT."
-- Old Druidic Saying

"YOU MAY SAY THAT I'M A DREAMER; BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.”
--John Lennon

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My Books

The Fires of Yule: A Keltelven Guide for Celebrating the Winter Solstice (2nd edition, 2013)

Heart & Hearth: Poetic Explorations of authentic Human Dwelling in Earth & Spirit (2009)

Tales from the Seasons: Aesthetic Adventures, Mystical Experiences and Poetic Epiphanies in Ross County (1998-1998) (2008)

Ham-Farir: The Faring of Matthew Thorin Dier (2008)
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3

WellSprings of the Deer: A Contemporary Celtic Spiritality (2002)

For more details, see my "Published Books" Page.

All books published by AuthorHouse and available at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com.

Quotes on Science and Spirituality

"The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable. It is a deep aesthetic passion to rank with the finest that music and poetry can deliver. It is truly one of the things that makes life worth living and it does so, if anything, more effectively if it convicnes us that the time we have for living it is finite." (x)

- Richard Dawkins Unweaving the Rainbow (1998)

“I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by Nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it.” (xii)

- Robert Sopolsky Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (1998)

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual." (29)

- Carl Sagan The Demon-Haunted World (1996)

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