“Kingship was an important institution, and kings were much more powerful than some scholars have thought.”
Donnchadh Ó Corráin
Once, the wood has been received, then the process of empowering, charging, and shaping them should be done. If using hand tools is your choice, that is well, by all means use them, but power tools are also acceptable (depending on the interconnection between the seer and the machinery). Call upon the gods of your people; chant their names; state your purpose and let the your own personal power (Sean ÓTuathail calls this “bri”) flow into the fedha as they are fashioned. With repeated use, their “bri” will be augmented by a form of ritualized power known as “bua.” As in all Magical undertakings, consistency of action and thought allow the forces of one’s spirit to shape the nature of power.
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