Author: Searles O’Dubhain
-
The Stones Speak: The Brugh na Bóinne
“…Greater Mysteries drew to its hallowed shrines neophytes from the West as well as from the East, … [and the Otherworld] seeing sons still watch and wait for the re-lighting of the Fires and the restoration of the old Druidic Mysteries.” W.Y Evans Wentz, The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries
-
The Vedas and Other Indo-European Cross Cultural Connections
I recently purchased and read _The Rig Veda_ by Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty to investigate other Indo-European ways. Her _Laws of Manu_ is also an excellent reference. What I read in both books reminds me of the ancient Celtic tales and Laws. Each society is different, as it should be, but there are also many similarities.…
-
Significance of Three Cauldrons and the Cauldron of Poesy
“My true Cauldron of VocationIt has been taken by the Gods from the mysteries of the elemental abyss A fitting decision that ennobles one from one’s centerthat pours forth a terrifying stream of speech from the mouth.”– the words of Amergin White Knee, Ollamh(From a translation by Erynn Laurie of the “Cauldron of Poesy”)
-
The Song of Amergin: Unraveling it’s Mystery and Nature of the Cosmos
“I am Wind on Sea,I am Ocean-wave,I am Roar of Sea,I am Bull of seven Fights,I am Vulture on Cliff,I am Dewdrop,I am Fairest of Flowers,I am Boar for Boldness,I am salmon in Pool,I am Lake on Plain…I am Word of Skill,I am the Point of a Weapon (that poureth forth combats), I am God…
-
The Sacred Number Nine and Nine Elements in Druid Tradition
“And I place the nine pure choice graces In thy fair fond face, The grace of form, The grace of voice, The grace of fortune, The grace of goodness, The grace of wisdom. The grace of charity, The grace of choice maidenliness, The grace of whole-souled loveliness, The grace of goodly speech.” Alexander Carmichael, Carmina…