“Each place is the right place–the place where I now am can be a sacred space.“
Ravi Ravindra
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As far as I know, there are three items in Celtic ritual that represent Sovereignty: the mound (or the seat of honor), the lighting of the ritual fire, and the possession of the white wand. Beyond this, there is the wearing of colors, as well as gold and silver ornamentation to distinguish rank. IMO, the mound (as in sacred site) represents Sovereignty. This was always located at the center of a gathering or even a province. If one looks at ritual seating arrangements among the Irish, the king is usually placed in the center, with the provincial kings arranged about him to the quarters. This is also the arrangement of both the Bran Dubh and the Fidchell boards (which are games based upon this cosmology). Sometimes, the sacred center itself contains nine compartments surrounded by four divisions.
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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.
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