Manannán mac Lir

Master of the mists and guardian of the gateway to the Blessed Isles, he is the shimmering god of the sea who rides the waves as if they were a flowery plain. Manannán mac Lir represents the "liminality" of existence—the eternal truth that reality is fluid and that there are worlds nested within our own, hidden only by a thin veil. With his cloak of invisibility and his ship that obeys the thoughts of its pilot, he is the patron of travelers and navigators of the soul. He reminds us that the deep waters of the subconscious are not to be feared, but explored with a clear mind and a steady heart.