“Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
All art by Gustave Dore
Among those who would be Druids and Seers, there are three different methods for becoming focused. All of these methods rightfully assume that the people attempting to obtain focus have as a minimum the ability to concentrate. I call these three attention-gathering techniques: (Copied from last post)
An Iarrairdeall – lit. ‘solicitous attention’ (i.e. I am Very Large); Concentrating on
an abstraction to blank the mind and go beyond ego.
An Mionaire – lit. ‘fine (small) attention’ (i.e. I am Very Small): concentrating on a
very small non-living or inanimate object so that one may become absorbed.
An Neidín – ‘the little nest’, (i.e. A Place of Safety): concentrating on the breath or a
breathing object so that the mind and body may rest naturally.
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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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