Waters of the Ancient Well: Living as a Celtic Christian

By Hugh MacDonald

Something in you is thirsty. Not for more theology - but for the living water itself.

Waters of the Ancient Well is an invitation back to the ancient source - to a faith that is not distant or abstract, but deeply embodied, continually present, and flowing through the ordinary rhythms of life.

Drawing from Scripture, the witness of the Celtic saints - Columba, Brigid, Cuthbert - and the rhythms of the natural world, this book explores what it means to live rooted in God as the eternal Source of all things. Through themes of sacred wells, pilgrimage, silence, blessing, and spiritual return, it traces the movement of the soul not as escape from the world, but as awakening to the divine presence already sustaining it.

Water is the central symbol throughout: the well of origin, the river of transformation, the rain of blessing, the living water of Christ.

For readers drawn to Celtic spirituality, contemplative Christianity, spiritual formation, and a slower, deeper way of inhabiting faith - this is your book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H396XK2H
• ISBN13: 9798198721487
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"