Caiseal Mor
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Caiseal is Gaelic for "great stone fort".
Caiseal Mór is a bestselling fantasy
novelist. He is an Australian of Irish descent
. Irish folklore is an inspiration for his works. Mor also composes and records music, with twelve albums so far and another one on the way over the next year. He is well known for his lavish book and album covers, usually designed by himself. As a child he was diagnosed on the autism spectrum
, which was kept a secret from the wider public until disclosed in his autobiography
A Blessing and a Curse; Autism and Me (2007).
Recurring themes in Mor's novels include religion
, theology
, gods and deities, magic, king
ship and ancient times. His books are set in Ireland
, Scotland
and a personal interpretation of the Celtic Otherworld which he refers to as the Far Country.
Caiseal shares his life with his partner, the portrait artist Helen Wells. Wells produced the cover of Caiseal's autobiography, A Blessing and a Curse,, non fiction book What is Magic?and is a featured artist on Caiseal's album The Well of Yearning (2006).
Helen Has also produced the cover for Caiseal's three latest albums What is Magic? - Music for Creative Trance and Lucid Dreaming (2009) Flow - Music for Dreaming, Magic and Meditation (2010) and Alchemy for The Heart (2011)
His latest book is the non fiction http://www.caisealmor.com/whatismagicbook.html, published in September 2009.
Caiseal makes tribal style drum
s from recycled materials
, and holds workshops on trance drumming using these musical art objects.
http://www.caisealmor.com/mahjeedrums.html
, A Blessing and a Curse; Autism and Me , published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
due out May 2007, reveals his autistic childhood and diagnosis on the autism spectrum
.
Caiseal Mór is a bestselling fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novelist. He is an Australian of Irish descent
Irish Australian
Irish Australians have played a long and enduring part in Australia's history. Many came to Australia in the eighteenth century as settlers or as convicts, and contributed to Australia's development in many different areas....
. Irish folklore is an inspiration for his works. Mor also composes and records music, with twelve albums so far and another one on the way over the next year. He is well known for his lavish book and album covers, usually designed by himself. As a child he was diagnosed on the autism spectrum
Autism spectrum
The term "autism spectrum" is often used to describe disorders that are currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders. Pervasive developmental disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise...
, which was kept a secret from the wider public until disclosed in his autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
A Blessing and a Curse; Autism and Me (2007).
Recurring themes in Mor's novels include religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, gods and deities, magic, king
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
ship and ancient times. His books are set in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and a personal interpretation of the Celtic Otherworld which he refers to as the Far Country.
Caiseal shares his life with his partner, the portrait artist Helen Wells. Wells produced the cover of Caiseal's autobiography, A Blessing and a Curse,, non fiction book What is Magic?and is a featured artist on Caiseal's album The Well of Yearning (2006).
Helen Has also produced the cover for Caiseal's three latest albums What is Magic? - Music for Creative Trance and Lucid Dreaming (2009) Flow - Music for Dreaming, Magic and Meditation (2010) and Alchemy for The Heart (2011)
His latest book is the non fiction http://www.caisealmor.com/whatismagicbook.html, published in September 2009.
Caiseal makes tribal style drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s from recycled materials
Recycling
Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
, and holds workshops on trance drumming using these musical art objects.
http://www.caisealmor.com/mahjeedrums.html
The Wanderers
- The Circle and the Cross (1995)
- The Song of the Earth (1996)
- The Water of Life (1997)
The Watcher's trilogy
- The Meeting of the Waters (2002)
- King of Sleep (2002)
- Raven Game (2003)
Other fantasy fiction
- The Tilecutters Penny (1998)
- The Harp at Midnight (1999)
- Carolan's Concerto (2001)
- Lady of the Lamp (2008)
Wellspring Trilogy
- Well of Yearning (2004)
- Well of the Goddess (2005)
- Well of Many-Blessings (2005)
Non-fiction
- Scratches in the Margin (1996)
- The Moon on the Lake (1995)
- What is Magic? (2009)
- What is Magic? the Ebook (2011)
Autobiography
- A Blessing and a Curse; Autism and Me (2007) published by Jessica Kingsley PublishersJessica Kingsley PublishersJessica Kingsley Publishers is an independent, multinational publishing house headquartered in London, and founded in 1987 by Jessica Kingsley. JKP publishes books pertaining to the social sciences and behavioural sciences, with special attention to art therapy and autism spectrum disorders,...
, published May 2007
Music and spoken word CDs
- The Well of Yearning (companion to Well-Spring Trilogy - books )
- Beautiful Hands (Celtic Harp)
- Divine Passion - Rain Water (Creative Trance)
- Loom of Music (Celtic Harp)
- Divine Passion - Air (Creative Trance)
- What is Magic? (Creative Trance) (2009)
- Flow (Creative Trance) (2010)
- Alchemy for the Heart (Creative Trance) (2011)
Autism
Caiseal Mor's autobiographyAutobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, A Blessing and a Curse; Autism and Me , published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers is an independent, multinational publishing house headquartered in London, and founded in 1987 by Jessica Kingsley. JKP publishes books pertaining to the social sciences and behavioural sciences, with special attention to art therapy and autism spectrum disorders,...
due out May 2007, reveals his autistic childhood and diagnosis on the autism spectrum
Autism spectrum
The term "autism spectrum" is often used to describe disorders that are currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders. Pervasive developmental disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise...
.
- An interview with Caiseal Mor , by the autistic author Donna Williams.
- An audio interview with Caiseal Mor, by the autistic author Donna Williams.
External links
- http://www.mahjee.com Caiseal's official web-site
- http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/caisealmor Caiseal's profile at Smashwords
- http://www.sffworld.com/author/378.html Caiseal Mor at Science Fiction and Fantasy News.
- http://www.jkp.com/ Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- http://www.youtube.com/user/dreamlocks Caiseal's You Tube Channel
- http://cdbaby.com/cd/caisealmor website featuring Caiseal's music