“The Four Cities are seen as a symbolic gateway to the powers of the Tuatha Dé Danann, each city guarding one of the magical treasures that marked the dawn of the gods’ reign over Ireland.”
John Carey
In the tale, “Cath Maige Tuireadh,” The Tuatha Dé Danann became masters of Magick by studying the occult arts as taught by four Wizards in the four Otherworldly cities of the islands of the “North.” North here means the Otherworld and could just as easily be in the Sky or under the sea. The names of the four Otherworldly cities are: Findias, Gorias, Murias and Falias, and their wizards are: Uiscias, Esras, Semias and Morfesa. If one looks at the meanings of each city and wizard name along with the gift that each wizard gave to the Tuatha Dé Danann, a secret is revealed…
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Searles O’Dubhain
Searles O’Dubhain is an American Celtic scholar, writer and story teller who has been practicing Druidry for over 30 years. Searles created ‘The Summerlands’, one of the very first beloved online Celtic pagan communities in the early 90’s. He additionally published ‘Ogham Divination’, that lays a detailed and creative pathway of recreating and discovering the ancient ways of the Druids. This and much more available on his website www.summerlands.com.