Author: Searles O’Dubhain
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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 […]
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Star Speech Revealed and Finding Our Center in the Cosmos
“They say also that the moon, as viewed from this island (alluded to have been Scotland or Britain), appears to be but a little distance from the earth and to have on it prominences, like those of the earth, which are visible to the eye. The account is also given that the god (Apollo equivalent) visits […]
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Three Realms: The Importance of Memory and Perception in Druid Tradition
“They looked for an immortality more substantial than the rewards of fame, in a heroic state in the far-off spirit land, to which the bards, it would appear, issued the passport—There lay the realms of mystery.” Inverness Gaelic Society’s Journal, 1800’s
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Let’s Share a Cup of Mead: The Basics of Druid Divination
“Good is the wellspring of measured speech. Good is the home of the well of inspiration. Good is the joining of their powers: Strength is made durable. It endures longer than any fortress. It is better than any tradition. It is our guide to wisdom, As we free ourselves from ignorance.“ Amergin White Knee in […]
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Three Forms of Knowledge in Druid Tradition
“Attius Patera, The Elder, The Rhetorician- Patera, renowned speaker, although in years you outpaced the men named earlier, seeing that your prime was in the age next before my own, and that in my youth I saw you in your old age, you shall not lack the tribute of my sad dirge, teacher of might […]