tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62062092024-02-08T13:20:03.036-05:00My Book of Personal EnlightenmentA place for my meditations and experiences within Celtic Spirituality mixed with Shinto naturism and a dash of Yoga.Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-58376136133816402032015-04-18T19:46:00.001-04:002015-04-18T19:46:03.186-04:00Evolving again...
I can feel it. Certain things are starting to set me off, others I’m just done with and don’t miss at all. I’m still curious as to which direction I’m being pulled, but I’m going to allow it because it’s time. I’m watching for the signs, noting when there is synchronicity and letting that be the lead. It’s spring and it’s time for change and growth; fall and winter are about letting things Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-53501207714322973472012-03-20T10:50:00.000-04:002012-03-20T10:50:21.176-04:00Last night, we celebrated the vernal equinox, aka Mean Erraigh. It was my first major ritual in the role of priestess, and I'm still finding my ground as I was standing in a new spot. Normally, I am in my zen, and can walk through ritual doing everything I need to, but still be in my space to receive everything. Last night was different. My feet felt a bit odd, as I'm trying to get used to the Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-23958167000266813882012-03-18T19:30:00.000-04:002012-03-18T19:30:59.345-04:00In light of the recent changes in my life, I'm re-opening this blog. Hopefully, I'll be able to configure it to cross-post and I won't have to be copying everything here and on my personal blog. I hope to keep up with it, but if I don't, feel free to poke me at my other journal (if you know where to find it). I always post there.
Beocecht!Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-87220801977603382512007-07-26T08:45:00.001-04:002007-07-26T08:45:58.270-04:00So I'm working on creating new habits, and as I was working today, I considered the possiblity of developing some of these habits into my religious path. I was watching The Human Weapon and thinking about all my friends who have the opportunity to train or teach all day, every day. That's their job, to be and create warriors. Now, while my calling in life is not just to defend life in the Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-38654616312133242802006-11-24T00:17:00.000-05:002006-11-24T00:18:10.231-05:00We have entered the dark half of the year. I have been absent from here, as much work to finish the transformation of myself has taken place. My work room is now a calm space, where I can prepare the morning rituals to provide my clients the space to heal. I have been moving into myself as well. Becoming the healer/warrior and growing into my path. My dedication as a warrior has been paying Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1138037011078363322006-01-23T12:23:00.000-05:002006-01-23T12:23:31.096-05:00My days have been stressful, of late. My workroom at the office has been lacking for me, and not providing the atmosphere necessary for the type of work that I am doing. These are my plans and rituals...First step, is to set-up an alter in one of the corners to Brigidh and Airmid. I will have a candle that will be lit every day to Brigidh, to light the fires of healing for my clients. I will Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1127421673533921872005-09-22T16:41:00.000-04:002005-09-22T16:41:13.536-04:00You can feel Autumn stirring in the wind. I feel it coursing through my body with the excitement the season will bring. The end of the summer was consummated to the beat of tribal drums, kissing the face of winter as it slowly creeps towards me. The dark times are coming, rest again to regain the growth for next season. Reaping the last of the harvests to sustain us through death so that we Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1118681564445605862005-06-13T12:52:00.000-04:002005-06-13T12:52:44.473-04:00I had a wakeful dream last night. It was after a fire ritual, and I was stick fighting with my mentor. It was a heated battle and I dominated. After my mentor conceded defeat, he ordered me down to circle, and then everyone after me. He walked into the hearthstead and followed us down shortly after with a slender bag in hand.When I walked into circle, I greeted the SE, the N and then the SW Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1118602990227107882005-06-12T15:03:00.000-04:002005-06-12T15:03:10.230-04:00Today, I made the choice to open my eyes while laying on my mat. I looked up into the clouds and saw the layout of another land, behind the cloud cover. There was much green and high mountains, with deep valleys. It was the only thing in the sky that was not moving. All the clouds between it and me were floating south with the wind.I saw dragons, morphing into ravens, and out of the blue, Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1116537085343520122005-05-19T17:11:00.000-04:002005-05-19T17:11:25.376-04:00Oftentimes, when I'm called on to describe my religious beliefs, I'm stuck in a bind, as my beliefs go beyond just the religious realm. They seep into every aspect of my being, from political perspectives to the way I evaluate my friendships and other relationships.The most important thing, I've found, is the ability to step back, observe and evaluate the information that comes in to my Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1112756393284562852005-04-05T22:59:00.000-04:002005-04-05T22:59:53.283-04:00I am a knowledge-keeper, walker of the veil. I see many things that others do not, and hear many things that only the deaf distinguish.I was born in a veil, the in-between time of Samhuinn. I was brought by the crane, who's mark remains on my neck.I commune with the realms that exist outside outside of my own. I walk freely between them, learning my lessons. I exist out of time and place, Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1111194512483098932005-03-18T20:08:00.000-05:002005-03-24T17:21:10.273-05:00I've been meditating a bit of late. Not much other than getting my head cleared of all the clutter. I'm feeling a greater pull towards the ocean, however, which is a good thing. I'm a water baby, always have been. Spent most of my childhood at the beach, indulging the dolphin in me. I fell off that habit after college, but the call is coming loud and clear. I guess you could say I'm doing Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1110826091880357202005-03-14T13:48:00.000-05:002005-03-14T13:48:11.880-05:00You can feel the spring. While it is not official, yet, you can still feel it. This is the time when I really need to crackdown.I have learned to merge with people, beyond them letting me work in their bodies. I've learned to let go of my body and interact with my surroundings as an energetic part of it. The realization has not only made ritual that much more meaningful, but it allows me to Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1099594485571810182004-10-04T13:54:00.000-04:002004-11-04T14:09:40.870-05:00Glory to the Sun, who's resting time has come. Glory to the Moon, who's light now shines bright. A time of rest to gather strength for the coming season. Planning the crops and what growth is to come.Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1099594341122993472004-07-22T13:52:00.000-04:002004-11-04T14:10:31.306-05:00Stones are the structure of the Earth. Building blocks of the core ground down to make the warm, soft blanket. Allowing the nourishment for things to grow and mature. They are our living ancestors. Predecessors to our feet. Their knowledge is vast, they absorb all that we give them. Their stoic existence brings relaxation and peace. Their movement can bring destruction. They are nature. Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1099594228255142112004-07-21T13:50:00.000-04:002004-11-04T14:16:25.186-05:00I sit with a riverstone in my hand, purchased for the Lughnasadh festivities. It was the one I picked for myself. Smooth and splotched with colour. I feel each facet of it, as I tell it my troubles. The things I need to cast off. It accepts them and the weight lifts. This stone will be the keeper of some of my knowledge. As all stones hold bits of human knowledge. In time, it will be a Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1099593854348077622004-07-15T13:44:00.000-04:002004-11-04T14:18:04.356-05:00The South.
Direction of entry between beginning and end. It is the point of center on the sun travel wheel. It is a point of extreme, not in the middle. Place of the spear, domain of the hawk. Realm of Lugh, place of summer. Place of dedicants, place of light. Entrance of descent into the darkness of mystery.
The spear.
Straight, Never missed its mark, weapon of a master. Symbol of Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071459278741046422003-10-13T22:26:00.000-04:002003-12-14T22:34:51.953-05:00Chi: the life energy that connects all without and within
When you draw Chi up, to be used, you open yourself to it. Like every energy, Chi has a feel, a memory. When you open yourself up to it, you can come into touch with that memory. It is that memory that allows us to communicate with the otherworld. Tapping into the natural flow of Chi around us, allows for us to dreamwalk, or astral Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071458710029977222003-08-08T22:20:00.000-04:002003-12-14T22:25:23.366-05:00The Morrigan - a battle goddess thirst for the blood of the slain. A dark goddess, shrouded in the unknown black of raven's wings. The wise decider of death. Temptress. Keeper of the dark year, giver of rest and recouperation. Keeper of balance, provider. Mother of nature, wisdom goddess of the night. Cold, predecessor of light. Preparation for prosperity. Time of hard work. Red fury. Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071721986697860572001-05-18T23:33:00.000-04:002003-12-17T23:34:39.106-05:00I've sat thinking about how energy gets absorbed and redistributed about the universe, in a method that some people call reincarnation. I've felt the need to look at my views on reincarnation, because I've started to notice different things that conflict with my previous views. When a flower dies in winter, and re-emerges in the spring; is it the same flower in that spot, or a different one? IFearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071435737988691202001-01-14T16:01:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:14:45.776-05:00Duality"I am everything, yet nothing at all"
The world in both the physical and spiritual is based on duality. Best seen concept is day and night. Both are different, yet are the same thing. Day brings with it the light and warmth of the sun, night brings the coolness of the dark and the shadows. They are complete opposites of the same spectrum, light/dark, warmth/cold, yet within that, they Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071435397528169792001-01-03T15:52:00.005-05:002003-12-14T16:00:34.366-05:00Also, when one names something, one gains control of it. Markale used the example of the Hebrew Lilith myth. In this myth, Lilith became angry for being paired up with Adam, spoke the name of God and then disappeared. Since that point, not only has the name of God been forbidden from being spoken, but some people have not even bothered to seek it out. His theory in application to Druids, is Fearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206209.post-1071434293743248512001-01-02T15:36:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:13:17.433-05:00"When Lugh was born from both order (the Tuatha de Danaan) and disorder (the Fomor), the world was already established." (Jean Markale, The Druids; p. 208)
Lugh is the light hero that was born of Tuatha (sky) and Fomorian(water). He is a hero that can perform all the tasks within the 3 realms without problem. In the beginning, there was conflict between order and disorder. The Tuatha came inFearthuinn min an Saillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088647106368363266noreply@blogger.com