This Cave beside Me

Death, how do we avoid your sting? A Celtic quest of hope against a backdrop of New Zealand rivers and caves. You decide if it ends. MacAulay the old commissions Jamie the youth to go on a quest beyond death - return and tell his tale.

A poetic tale of a pilgrim facing the "Celtic challenge of Trasna". What is the Celtic Challenge of Trasna? Trasna is the place of crossing over. The challenge is like entering an unknown cave. Once we choose to enter the challenge is to overcome the inner battle of turning back.

Contents
Introduction: The Tale
I This Cave Beside Me
II The Quest
III The Glen
IV Montaigne
V Hades
VI Spring of Life
VII The Return
VIII Venture In

Introduction: The Tale 

Death, how do we avoid your sting?
Many hope for a heavenly place;
Some say it’s final - no resting place,
Just their name glorified lives on;
Others find new life through grace.

Now what follows is a tale of hope
yet you decide how it ends.
MacAulay the old commissions
Jamie the youth to go on a quest
beyond death - come back he must.