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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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.
Searles O’Dubhain is a follower of the Druid way. Some of the paths he has taken are:
Teaching online Celtic traditions and classes since the early 90s.
Leading online Druid and Celtic rituals.
Leading interactive online rituals.
Establishing a Celtic website, the Summerlands (since 1996).
Member of Imbas-L, Nemeton-L, Celtic-L and Old-Irish-L lists.
Helping establish a Usenet presence for Druids.
Publishing works on Ogham and divination in the Journal of the Henge of Keltia.
Winning the 2008 Golden Oak Award from RDNA for Best “Druidical” essay: “Druids Across Europe.”
Administering several Facebook groups used by Druids.
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