OR EIGHTEEN YEARS, Samuel Alexander has been on a quest to decipher the mythology behind an ancient ring he discovered in England, and the prophecy connecting it to the Ogham Tree Alphabet. But when Samuel is struck with a massive heart attack, he has no option but to shove the ring, and his research journal, into his daughter’s unsuspecting hands. Eight-year-old Sophie inherits a ring and a story she knows nothing about, as well as a prophecy she in intended to fulfill. But, not until the age of twenty-one will she accept her destiny, and travel the journey mapped out in her grandfather’s journal. Enter Sophie’s world, filled with mythological characters that lay claim to her soul, and watch as she transforms them, and herself, and in the process reawakens the long-lost Wisdom of Wood.
About the Author
Mary L. Peers has had a life-long interest in mythology and dreams. She has studied pictorial symbolism, art, linguistics and language, and is an award-winning author. Mary L. Peers lives, with her husband, in the Pacific Northwest.
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Our legacy can always bring us to our limits of challenge. “The Wisdom of Wood” follows Sophie as she inherits her grandfather’s work surrounding an unusual ring. When she…Continue Reading »
BOOK REVIEW In Peers’ debut fantasy novel, a young woman who may be the descendant of mythic priestesses heads north in search of her destiny. While visiting England, Samuel…Continue Reading »
First book in trilogy addresses relationships between men, women, families through mythology “The Wisdom of Wood – Volume 1: Hazelnut” by Mary L. Peers merges humanity, mythology and symbolism…Continue Reading »
Excerpt from Touchstone – The journal of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids April 2012 Issue 185 THE WISDOM OF WOOD, VOL 1 HAZELNUT by MARY L PEERS,…Continue Reading »
Volume 2: Oak, will delve further into the Ogham Shield, exploring what is known as the Shaman’s Tree: Oak, which both attracts, and is able to withstand, the lightning…Continue Reading »
Mary Peers pens ‘The Wisdom of Wood’ by Dawn Feldhaus, Post-Record staff published November 29, 2011, A Camas resident who has had a life-long interest in the symbolism of…Continue Reading »
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The Wisdom of Wood is a story based on my interpretation of the Ogham Shield, an aspect of the Celtic Tree Alphabet. The letters, or fews, as they were…Continue Reading »