The Irish Topic

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Re: The Irish Topic

Unread post by sunflower »

Yes we will do a little " healing session" why not, let s rock
around 15:00 hrs my time that is 14:00 hrs in Ireland, one hour to go haha
we will see
sending some good vibes over, doing some connecting
we can do this once in a while
does not have to be each week heheh

How can we describe this topic

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..... but also to just mention an end to chemtrails, geo-engineering, a return to blue skies and a healthy environment.....


Affirmation group haha yeah
why not
good thought

how did you find 96 people ?
whaaaa
amazing
ok job well done, as usual




iarraidh eagna agus neart agus soiléire smaoinimh
iarraidh feasacht fíor aon dul le bhfuinneamh timpeall orainn a fheicimid agus nach féidir a fheiceáil
maithiúnas, glacadh, ag obair i dtreo an tsolais
riamh a thabhairt suas
tá muid níos láidre ná a deir siad
Is breá liom seo
spéir gorm do gach duine
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Re: The Irish Topic

Unread post by jenny »

Love your photos, your cement-laden strong tetras, your beautiful white cone and your Affirmation 'As Gaeilge' go raibh mile maith agat.
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go raibh maith agat freisin
this connection, affirmation, what s in a name, was a very good experience
it s a long story but a good one
it was very interesting to put it that way
can go very deep into this, healing stuff , but it s not for everyone maybe
but in short , it worked
we may do such things again
very nice experience
total tranquility and focus

better than expected
astonished
you know talking about this energy stuff is like talking about a violine
it simply does not work that way heheh
one simply has to practice and practice and after that , more practice
to become good at it
no shortcuts

I did peek into the memberlist there and yes they are all there
the few good ones hehehe
really so , not many of those around
not too many no
Lady Kathryn from New Zealand is a special good person
again, keep her close
Ray and Eric haha, unbeatable
totally out of the loop or maybe in the right loop hehehe
yes, top players you put in there , Tony too, and many more
again it was a very strong experience I had today during the manifestation
aka energy-work for again lack of a better word
so it does work, the method, a bit fancy but...something to hold on to.

This big agenda for the future, you know, done some thinking
well, you see, as most folk dont even see the spraying I mean you know....
go figure...how can we expect them to catch on to a much more clever agenda, way more covertly playing out as " climate change" or " sustainability" and that utter rubbish.
The majority of folk will always do as their told, accept their brainwash and nudging
we have to live with that
It does make me wonder
how few of us are actually around
those who slice through all agendas or at least most of them
as there are so many now it s hard to keep record...
while most of those who call themselves awakened are basically just upgraded sheeple
that s all their are, playing into a designed agenda
for those that escape the basic programming they always got another net ready
to sift those out

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one way or another it soon will be flogging time
big time ah the biggest con ever
the ultimate one
as it ties in with other agendas
oh they are good
but not that good
but most fall for it
one way or another
one deception after another
most are caught up in in it
and boy dont you tell them , they dont like that
real truth is almost unbearable
most people avoid pain and seek pleasure
we are all forced at some level to participate in the con
as they never really leave too many backdoors
a few maybe
to find
at least in the old days you could at least if you d wanted to go into the wild
a rough life but at least you had a lot of freedom
we almost if not already covertly live in a police state structure
this super governance global nonsense the paid puppets of politics, another scam, push down our throats, democracy what is that
we are left out of all happenings or decision making
we obviously dont count
as they carve up the world to their needs , not to ours
it s always in their favor
well, you saw them during the marches in Dublin
they beg for it

but enough of that sheeple nwo crap

let s go energy here , life force energy
big time

the new models talk in a sort of plasterite dialect
hard to understand them at this point but feel good

as these are for personal use
they will stay
so will be the last ones
future stuff will be mainly gifting
yes pleased
unhooked the BSB s otherwise even I go nuts here
by the power
now it is ok , still dazzling but in good order
the big one, the large sort of tetra is an accident or you know
put remaining stuff in a cardboard box in a bucket
came out quite alright
it is not bad , just a different flavor of the energy we already knew
but cheering as I agree with it
still learning
did ask for some events during the session
ah we dont have to do this every week J
once in a while but...if you want to ..please do as you please
that s ok
the new pieces are huge but recycled medium cones in them so ..wasnt that hard you see
very heavy now, still, with the water, heavier than a full bag of plaster , that s 25 kg
so must be 30 or 35 kilo each
but after a while will be around 20 kg

what did I put in?
Everything I could find
thank god the dog made an escape there
all my last reserves , one bottle of goodies
crystals , everything, my last rose quartz
pinecones, old energy pieces, the energy stew

lots of sea shells too
they wont be handled in any way just leave them as they are
perfect
as simple as that
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Yes I hope this affirmation group gets stronger, some new people have joined. It was quite an emotional experience. I'll 'encourage' them next week, don't want to be too bossy though.

Love your big pure white smooth cones, gorgeous.

Sunflower if you get a chance have a look at a FB page we've just noticed, though must have been around for a while, it's called 'Terry Lawton points at stuff' - it seems to have been set up by some Government Shills, but they should know that this will always backfire. You've probably seen Terry's version of the song: One hand in my pocket and the other pointing at the chemtrails. We've been having such fun with it, Ciaran Smithfield and Lady Crystal piling in the comments. Somebody went to a lot of trouble creating a photo of American activist Tasia Danielle pointing at Terry who's sitting in a shell a la 'The Creation' the funniest thing we've seen for ages. Ciaran S then comments" Terry Lawton is pointing at Duncan Stewart. Haven't laughed so much for yonks. This may well become an icon for the whole movement, who knows. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Unread post by jenny »

Yes I hope this affirmation group gets stronger, some new people have joined. It was quite an emotional experience. I'll 'encourage' them next week, don't want to be too bossy though.

Love your big pure white smooth cones, gorgeous.

Sunflower if you get a chance have a look at a FB page we've just noticed, though must have been around for a while, it's called 'Terry Lawton points at stuff' - it seems to have been set up by some Government Shills, but they should know that this will always backfire. You've probably seen Terry's version of the song: One hand in my pocket and the other pointing at the chemtrails. We've been having such fun with it, Ciaran Smithfield and Lady Crystal piling in the comments. Somebody went to a lot of trouble creating a photo of American activist Tasia Danielle pointing at Terry who's sitting in a shell a la 'The Creation' the funniest thing we've seen for ages. Ciaran S then comments" Terry Lawton is pointing at Duncan Stewart. Haven't laughed so much for yonks. This may well become an icon for the whole movement, who knows. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: The Irish Topic

Unread post by sunflower »

yes, lady Jennifer
I saw that
At the moment doing some work on Schauberger, for those who might be interested
as that s one of the ways our good man in Germany came up with the concept of working with nature in regards to breakthroughs in the life force energy field in advancing the whole thing. If one goes into the work , the documented research of folk like Schauberger but also Reich, one comes up with amazing ideas and new ways of looking at things, things you usually don't hear too much about in the " orgonite " community as not all information presented " fits the bill" as they say. They both worked with nature, also an issue that is often overlooked etc etc
Most folk nowadays when they hear the name Reich immediately get "nudged" into this metal resin hoopla, the dogma
whereas those people fought AGAINST the system, the dogma. Kind of ironic once you think about it. Reich did work with organic-an organic, etc
but that is just one side of the story
there are many more chapters who rarely are touched upon
because they don't fit the bill
they don't fit into the dogma, the $$$ every ruling dollar dogma.


I had several discussions with the wonderful creative person from Germany about such topics
Things are not always what they seem in this world
Anyway, will post those things in the personal opinions section.

Will also have to work here to get rid of the naughty emoticons
as, thanks to mr Duncan...wink wink...we had to stack up a bit .....
but that s been done, so the wild emoticons can go now....

Nice of the new members to join
Appreciated

33


And again, I do mention, this is a free forum , folk can speak out their opinion as they see right
that s as I always thought the whole point of a forum
but we know that is usually not the case as often certain agendas pop up and start to take over
we have no agenda
except from making the world a better place using tools of light and good work
that s all there is to it
and we do very well in that field I mention.
Again, thanks for joining, take your time if you like
we wont push anyone to post
the point is to share good information from multiple angles
different views because good decisions can only be made if the person has all sides of a topic
without the usual omission that is so common nowadays not just in main stream media by giving only one side of the story
and guiding people into opinions.
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Re: The Irish Topic

Unread post by Spirit Walker »

AHO!

And a joyous Welcome.

Thank you Sunshine, for that amazing post regarding me, I was floored and very humbled by reading it.

I have been playing quietly in solitude for a couple of years now since Josh's passing. He left a huge whole in my Universe when he sickened and lost his battle to cancer. We had been dear friends for years, our love of clear blue skies is what inspired a mutual friend to introduce us. Josh was an amazing man, truly a warrior for Love on our world. His dedication to Mother Earth was everything to him. He taught me so many lessons along the way, his inspiration always coming from Nature and the desire to improve the gifts and tools we might create to help keep our home clean.

I have numerous pieces around our home still, having not poured in probably three years now. I had so many pieces poured and awaiting painting, I simply stopped. LOL :)

What I will share with you all, is something so very key and at the very Heart of what Josh came up with, with plasterite.

As a Kick Ass Galactic Shaman, as Josh would laughing refer to himself at times, the most Sacred part of our Creations, is the knowledge and reverence, that in making such, we truly, are creating Life. Consciousness. It, consciousness, exists in all things. Everything.

Sitting upon the deck, adjoined to the front of Jacques's home, we sat one day, and silently, just together, slid into Oneness, with everything around us. Jacques looked at me, and asked me if I would join him in some tea. I nodded, still in rapture of the world around me. After he silently rose after nodding himself, I sat there and simply wondered. I could see each leave, every branch, small and large. Mother surrounded me in every direction. It was sublimely Heaven. I went into my Heart, and started to pour out, through my eyes, all of my Love, to everything I saw around me, and with each glance, from my Heart, I proclaimed quietly, I LOVE YOU, I SEE YOU, I KNOW YOU LIVE. I AM HONORED...... and suddenly, I was pulled invisibly from my body, and I was the leaf I was looking at, and I, as the Leaf, was bursting with JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I shook and vibrated, and I sent back to this MAN before me, LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Instantly, I rocketed around, to everything I had glanced upon, and the same happened, over and over again, rapidly. I then shot back into my body, and I was RADIANT. Tears poured down my face, so profound was this. Jacques, upon returning, took one look at me, and sat our tea down, wrapping me in his arms, crying, and said, "My boy, my boy! You have seen, and now you KNOW!! Oh my boy, you are now truly a Shaman, for you know the very secret of this Life. And that is, it is ALIVE, in every sense. A pencil, a car, a cloud, a chicken. Different forms of Life. Of God. Of the Great Secret. All are imbued with Source, ARE Source. So you must see them, address them, reverently and with distinction. In this, you give respect and acknowledgement of it's Divinity!"

So you see, we, as Creators, create through our hands, our desires and thoughts, and we bring into LIFE, a consciousness. Be that orgonite or plasterite, the TRUTH is, a new, baby, sentient Being is formed by you. Love it, talk to it, instruct it.... LINK it to you, if you are ready to go forward, with a piece of your DNA.... hair, nail clipping, tears, spit.... do so in Ceremony, bestowing a piece of you to forever link your Creation to you. Distribute anywhere, and you always can update / control through intention. OR, you can also imprint your energy upon a crystal before using as part of your Creation, and use that to instruct / upgrade your usage of piece(s). If doing that way, tie your crystals to one Master crystal that you keep. Label it if you wish.... Clear Sky Group 1.... I pretend I have a knob sticking out of mine that allows me to crank up the volume.... :)

More advanced thoughts are with using Energy Bubble insertion into piece during curing. Cupping hands, see a blue bubble of Light coalescing between them, filled with Electric Blue Light! See it getting brighter and brighter, stronger and stronger. Hold this vision for twenty or thirty seconds, then instruct / program Bubble.... "Sole purpose is to provide clean, pure Life Force Energy to my Creation, Mist. Deactivation code is Earth. Program is LOCKED." Then drop, throw Bubble into curing Creation.... with LOVE and INTENTION! :)

The more we Play, the more we learn and grow. And yes, you may ask Elementals or Slyphs to be care takers of your Creation.... **hint, hint**

Love and so much JOY to each of you!!!!!!!

Would love to connect with anyone desiring a session. First one is always free. For anyone here afterwards, just use the promotion code IRISH to get $50.00 off the normal session cost.

Blessings and HUGS!

Tony
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Re: The Irish Topic

Unread post by sunflower »

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Lots of gratitude for this wonderful post


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still have to digest it all ah...good work, so much going through me
good things, things we need so much, you send an amazing amounts of good healing vibes out
easy to spot , lots of joy and light there, and I think to myself if I continue this chosen path out of my inner will
an inner acceptance to just do good work while keeping my soul and eyes open to what s around us maybe, just maybe
one day I might come within distance to have that sort of " swing " you have in healing work
Very nice of you to give an example as for most of the affirmation group, well...you know...it s all a bit new to us
stepping somewhat out of the box here for most...some have to practice somewhat and some know the way to go already
there is something in it for everyone of us.

When I first came across all of this I knew right away I was tapping into something big, the only way forward is for the person to have an open mind
go for love and intention and take a rise on the wild horse so to say, can be frightening at first, well just trust the horse and be open and respectful to it that s all it takes. Tested all this by myself over a couple of years and it s all true even though at first, when I first went into this side of life
I thought often ah that cannot be, that s ...exaggeration, etc etc, but it is all true
every word of it that has been spoken about these methods, their effects and their benefit to ourselves and those around us

Yes I do support the idea, most folk are somewhat reluctant of doing a healing session I do understand that
There is nothing wrong with that
I was like that myself a few years ago, this " nah that s not for me" like most folk are
immediately assuming there is " something wrong" with me
but that is not as it is
but that is how most folk see it
in the wrong light
I would really wholeheartedly suggest a healing session to anyone
simply anyone
even if it is just to see what it does
if it is for you or not, so to say
lots of benefits
and let s be honest in the times we go through now a healing session surely wont hurt
lets put it mildly here
very mildly... ;)

As we all have been " infected'" by the reality given to us by the system as I call it
which is only a fraction of what s really out there to experience.
I only know one must , if desired to know, really go for it and manifest it, actually do it, making the tools of light, sending out the good vibes
always ask nature
ask permission , ask guidance, insight, ask them to show more reality
I was stubborn too before I washed ashore on orgonite plus hehehe
but I am glad I went for it, big BIG improvement of my life
big changes
unbelievable
with not too much help basically
just one step at a time
Nature , the spirits around us, for lack of a better word show us a lot
once we start to listen
usually I ignored that but now I just let it roll
there is so much in this
but it can only fully be experienced by the individual themselves
it cannot be taught to understand
one can be shown the road but one has to travel it by themselves
no shortcuts allowed, it just does not work that way

Great post Tony
real good dynamite hehehe
thank you

We must be so
we have no choice
There is no other way
I do it too
But I cannot explain it so marvelously as you do
but that s what we do, what I do , especially during gifting trips
most people have no idea, it is not a mystery, it is working with the powers around us that are there to help us
it is real, very very real

Nice of you to share an experience with Jacques or Josh as we called him
what a man, the real deal there
the real deal
what an honor he shared it with us as we were in the dark on a lot of things
his sharing attitude to help us all
to find the endurance, the patience with us all, also lots of respect for people as most had never dealt with those topics
before. The same applies to all good men and women who are on the good path
each in their own way

Love the way you present it!!!
hehehe 33
very understandable
very to the point
Now I even smile

A healing session is like reloading the battery
re balancing
Thanks again for your wonderful eye opening post Tony
appreciated
now it is almost time , few minutes so must do the affirmation connection now
getting better at it
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Unread post by sunflower »

Jenn and Aine this session went very well, much better than the first one as we all are new to this, well most of us are
The first session was emotional for us as things happened and sort of left a stain on the whole thing, understandable.
This one was amazing, total focus and energy flow, very pleasant, why did we not come up with this earlier, ah ..
So strong , takes a little practice but than it works well
I asked for protection in this one, also for other things, but mainly that
as there is a lot thrown at us, the aware people out there, all of us basically one way or another
as the planet is pulled from all sides by the cabal
This one was good, I use only about ten minutes to get the message across

Protection is a flag that covers a lot , also goes into stability, grounding, balance again
so we don't let us become leaves in the nwo wind...
Call it what you want, call it this call it that
just words
but there is a meaning behind it
Yvonne calls it meditation
OK, call it that
does not matter, just words
the inner goals we want matter
what also helps , I got that from lady M , my healer, is to drink lots and lots of water during a session, it helps, it just helps
and sometimes take deep breaths, do deep breathing, not too long, just a couple of times
it strengthens the whole thing
Anyway it was a very good session, prepared for it better than the last time
took my two newest cones and there you go
this is nothing new
People like Eric Raines touched upon that much much more early than me
He is a very good man
I have to work my way through it all to understand
physically test these tools of light and feel the manifestations of it all
than I understand
Never had to explain much to Eric
also a healer, such amazing folk
before I ended the sentences he already made his first broadcaster
30 meter cable and more than a meter high , just like that
such people do exist
he is also a very funny person
and he helps folk out with these methods
he helps folk , he is probably also in your affirmation group on FB
wise choice Jenny
our weekly happy moment so to speak
projecting this energy on good things that bring us further
and we all know we need it more than ever before.

Maybe a good idea to bring up the topic of shaman, medicine man, again, just words, describing something or in some way what takes place here, each of us working in their own specialized areas
we feel most comfortable with , have the most expertise in, gained through training and insight over time.
As Tony mentioned once you work with these methods , the natural methods we prefer, knowledge and understanding will be shown to the searcher of truth as that s basically what we all are
searchers of truth.


Nor does it matter whether it is a Celtic healer , druid, shaman, teacher , helper call it what you want, or some sort of Native American, it all comes down to the same topics.

Maybe in order to brush it up a little definition wont hurt too much
Also, funny topic, a healer has to be paid !!! :D :D :D
Because a healer gives you something and you should give something in return, this balance thing again
in the old days you could give him or her natural things you were into, if you were a hunter you gave him a rabbit or something or fish
or if you were more artistic and make leather stuff or jewelry you can give him or her a piece of that
but now , for some time , we live in a world of money , so nowadays you give money to a healer
as the healer gives you a lot in return, believe you me
even if a session would cost 500 dollar it would still be , in compare to the gains, ridiculously cheap
A healer is not in for the money, but things have to be balanced
it is very important


Medicine Man or Woman


The Native American Medicine Man. Discover facts and information about the culture of Native American Indians and their belief in the concept of Shamanism and the role of the Medicine Man

The Medicine Man and Native American Indian tribes
Definition of a Medicine Man
The Medicine Man and religious beliefs
Interesting facts and information about Medicine Man, Shamanism and the culture, legends and beliefs of Native American Indians

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Medicine Man
Definition of Medicine Man: What is Medicine Man? A Medicine Man is a priestly healer and spiritual leader of Native American tribes who believed that physical nature might be brought under the control of man, in the person of a Medicine Man. Native American tribes adhered to a range of beliefs, ceremonies and rituals regarding communication with the spiritual world in which their religious leader enters supernatural realms particularly when the tribe is facing adversity or need to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community including sickness.

Medicine Man Mystery
The word 'medicine', associated with the Native Indians, means mystery and this word was applied by Europeans to anything mysterious or unaccountable. The Native Indians do not use the term 'Medicine Man' but in each tribe they have a word or term of their own construction that is synonymous with mystery or mystery man. Their principle deity, the Great Spirit, is also referred to as the Great Mystery.

The Medicine Man and Native American Beliefs
The Medicine Man is believed to have a spiritual connection with animals, supernatural creatures and all elements of nature. Spirits were believed to inhabit the rivers, lakes, mountains, trees, plants, sky, stars, sun, animals, insects, fish, flowers and birds. The belief and practice of Native American Indians incorporates a number of beliefs such as Animism, Totemism, Shamanism, Fetishism and Ritualism. These beliefs, taken as a whole, have strong religious connotations. This belief system, and the role of the Medicine Man, is particularly associated with primitive cultures of hunter gatherers who believed that every natural object is controlled by its own independent spirit, or soul.

The Medicine Man - Good and Bad Spirits
There were good and bad spirits. The good spirits helped men and the bad spirits were liable to wreck havoc and harm on people and their tribes. It is the bad spirits that cause trouble, suffering, sickness, death and disease. When a man became ill it was believed that a bad spirit had entered his body and taken his soul away. It is therefore not surprising that the Native Americans would wish to gain power over these spirits. If a Medicine Man had control over the spirits he became extremely powerful. A Medicine Man would know protective chants and words and have a special knowledge of objects which he carried in a Medicine Bag and would disarm bad spirits and protect their owners. This type of knowledge is what the Native Americans mean by “medicine” or “mystery.” The Native Americans who spent their lives in trying to gain such knowledge are referred to as Shaman, medicine people, mystery men, or a Medicine Man.

The Role of the Medicine Man
The Medicine Man used appropriate words, chants, objects, dances and rituals to protect men from evil spirits - his role is that of opponent to the bad spirits and of guardian to the ordinary man. The role of the Medicine Man differs from tribe to tribe as there are some regional and tribal variations to their beliefs in Shamanism. There are, however, several common roles that are shared by every Medicine Man. A Medicine Man was a healer, communicator, educator, prophet and mystic:

The Medicine Man was a strong communicator and provided help and advice to members of the tribe, for which he / she was paid
He was an educator and historian, the keeper of myths, legends, traditions and tribal wisdom
The Medicine Man was a healer. He possessed supernatural Spiritual Healing powers and the ability to treat sickness caused by evil spirits - hence the Westernised name 'Medicine Man'.
The Medicine Man was a prophet. He had the ability to perform various forms of prophecy
He was a mystic and possessed the ability to leave the body and communicate with the spirit world

In many tribes, including the Cheyenne and the Sioux, the Medicine Man also had the role of the head warrior or war chief which made him the most influential man of the tribe.

Picture of a
Pawnee Medicine Man

The Equipment of the Medicine Man
A Medicine Man was equipped with a number of objects that helped him to communicate with spirits in other worlds. They used dances, gestures and sounds as the symbolic powers of Medicine Man to enter the spirit world. The means and powers by which the Medicine Man practised his role included:

Knowledge of the Trance State and the use of trance-inducing methods and techniques to go on vision quests and incite tribe members
The use of symbolic regalia and sacred objects such as the calumet, or pipe, in Medicine Shamanistic ceremonies and rituals
Wearing ceremonial clothes, such as amazing costumes worn by the Medicine Men Skinwalkers
The Medicine Man of some tribes also used masks that were believed to hold spiritual powers and would identify them with the spirits in other worlds and activate their powers.
Symbolic magic, incantations, prayer sticks, feathers, war dances, rain dances and hunting dances with the use of rattles and drums to incarnate the spirits of nature and amplify their power
Fasting and cleansing rituals
Rite of Passage Rituals - where he advised on the significance of the Power Animal revealed on a or on a Spiritual Journey or in Vision Quests and provided sacred contents to be placed in Medicine Bags
War Paint: Medicine Men often chose certain markings and symbols for warriors during the application of the War Paint. This afforded the wearer with 'Magic' for power and protection by drawing on natural powers and combining these with the power of the warrior


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What is Celtic Shamanism?



Shamanism is found across the whole world, and its practice spans many thousand years. Pre-dating all organised religions, it nonetheless has common threads of practice which unite shamans of all nationalities and all times, from the most distant past to the present day. There is some evidence to suggest that humans were practicing forms of shamanism as far back as the Palaeolithic, and certainly evidence for Mesolithic and Neolithic shamanism is widespread and in many indigenous cultures today it not only survives but is experiencing a resurgence. It is a primary and primal form of communicating with spirits and the spirit world, of understanding and interacting with the universe. By becoming a ‘walker between the worlds’ the shaman, acting as messengers and intermediaries between the mortal world and the realm of spirits can bring wholeness, protection, healing and knowledge direct from the spirit realm for use by all their community or tribe.



There are many traces of shamanism being practiced in ancient Britain, such as the cave paintings in Cresswell Crags which date from 13,000 years ago in the upper Palaeolithic era. Shamanic relations with the spirit world can also be seen in the construction of the many Neolithic barrow mounds, stone circles, standing stones and processional ways that are scattered like gems across Britain and Ireland, and in the additional archaeological evidence that is often discovered at such sites, in the positions of burials and the deposits of ritual offerings, for example. These Shamans were the ancestors of the later Celtic shamans, who wove aspects of the Celtic culture from Europe into their practices and way of life, in turn evolving into the druids, known and feared by the Romans until their suppression in the 1st Century CE. European druidry was said to have is roots and power base in Britain, where the most powerful druids practiced, and after the Romans many British and Irish druids converted, at least in name only, to Christianity and became monks for survival and the recorded preservation of their lore, which was once preserved only orally. Today Celtic shamanism draws from the wisdom, practices and beliefs of our Celtic ancestors, which was recorded by these Christianised druid monks, and by the druid schools themselves which survived in numerous forms until the mid 18th century. In addition to this, archaeology continually provides more and more evidence of Celtic and earlier British and Irish shamanism, as does folk-memory. A great deal of lore, traditional cures, tales and practices have been handed down orally and have survived to modern times where they are now being recorded and form an ever increasing body of knowledge which has its roots in our ancient pagan past.



Celtic pagan culture and shamanic lore has been both unfortunate and very lucky. Whilst Christianity and the Roman conquest decimated much of Britain and Ireland’s indigenous culture and spirituality, much of what was preserved survived with only obvious and easily removable overlays of Christian sentiment and Roman propaganda. Thus we are left with a lore of two halves, one being the voices of the conquering culture and religion, and the other containing the clear traces of our indigenous ways. These two halves separate easily in most cases, leaving those who try to unearth the ancient knowledge of our ancestors a relatively easy task. Much knowledge and wisdom can be gained by working actively with our native mythology for example, such as the tales of Taliesin, Cu-chullain, Bran, and Cullwch and Olwen, all of which are known to have their roots far back in pre-history. Our ancient indigenous shamanism can in this light be seen as the logical mother of Druidry and the later magical practices of Ireland and the British Isles, through Saxon wizardry, to cunning men and wise women and traditional Witchcraft to influencing many forms of Wicca today. All through these run the practice of communing with spirits, and traversing the Otherworld, of working with spirit allies and elementals, contacting and understanding the powers of the land, and applying these gifts in the mortal world, in a way which is distinctly British and Irish. Whilst no spiritual practice remains unchanged over centuries or millennia, with diligence and clear thinking, as well research and the promptings of spirit, our own Celtic form of shamanism takes shape once again in a useable form that is both ancient and consistent with our heritage, as well as being relevant for our lives today.



At the heart of all modern magic, is the shaman, and the Celtic shaman, like the ancient British and Irish shamans before them, understood the central importance of good relations with the spirits which surround us. They recognised, like shamans all across the world today, that the mortal soul is a spirit in its own right, in need of sustenance and support form the spirit realm, and sometimes in need of protection and retrieval from it, in times of sickness, trouble or disempowerment. At such times, a walker between the worlds is essential as an ambassador and warrior, as well as a healer, standing for the human need amidst the spirit realm, facing the numinous as a pioneer and guardian of the human soul. Unlike New Age shamanism, or Neo-shamanism as it is sometimes called, Celtic shamanism recognises the dark and perilous side of the spirit world, as well as within human and all mortal nature. Central to the shamans work therefore is the attainment of allies, of guides and guardians from the spirit realm to help the shaman in their work. These are relationships based on trust and mutual assistance, at least in the Celtic tradition, where many allies are called ‘cousins’ or ‘co-walkers’, benefiting from the exchange of experiences. Thus when a shaman works with an ally that is a salmon for example, they experience life as a salmon and learn their ways, and the spirit salmon in turn experiences some of the life of the shaman. This is known as shape shifting. Allies, like any spirits, can be of any form, from animal, ancestor, to weather front, plant or tree, or indeed spirits that have no foundation in the physical world at all.



Many allies in the Celtic tradition are Faerie allies, and the influence of the Faery tradition and ancient Faerie beliefs in the British Isles shouldn’t be underestimated. Indeed there are clues going back thousands of years that the Faerie races have played a massive part in shaping the tone and flavour of British and Irish spiritual practice, and the Faerie Faith as it is sometimes known, underpins much of our indigenous spiritual lore. Today Celtic shamanism also revives many of these ancient and largely forgotten or hidden practices, like a yew tree re-growing and finding renewal from its roots. As our modern culture is changing, more and more genuine seekers are discovering the bones of our indigenous spirituality and are re-membering and reclaiming the remaining knowledge of our old ways so that having survived the lean times Celtic shamanism is once again finding renewal and being practiced by larger numbers than it has for centuries.



The mythical Milesian shaman-druid Amergin, used shape shifting and an invocation of his allies as the spirit of Ireland in the famous ‘Song of Amergin’ in which he defeated the old gods, the Tuatha de Danann in order for the Milesians to invade and begin the mortal human period of Irelands history, mythologically recorded as 1268 BCE.. The Dananns in turn retreated to the Otherworld, to become the Faery race, known in Ireland as the Sidhe. The ‘Song’ was written down in the 9th century as part of the Lebor Gaballa Erenn, the Irish ‘Book of Invasions’ although it is likely to be far older. It is thought to have been recorded from the oral tradition where it was known in proto-goidelic as a fragmented form of an even older magical spell which went back an additional thousand years, and maybe even further

Am gaeth i m-muir
Am tond trethan
Am fuaim mara
Am dam secht ndirend
Am séig i n-aill
Am dér gréne
Am cain lubai
Am torc ar gail
Am he i l-lind
Am loch i m-maig
Am brí a ndai
Am bri i fodb fras feochtu
Am dé delbas do chind codnu
Coiche nod gleith clochur slébe
Cia on co tagair aesa éscai
Cia du i l-laig fuiniud gréne
Cia beir buar o thig tethrach
Cia buar tethrach tibi
Cia dám, cia dé delbas faebru a ndind ailsiu
Cáinte im gai, cainte gaithe

in English

I am the wind on the sea
I am the stormy wave
I am the sound of the ocean
I’m a stag of seven tines
I am the hawk on the cliff face
I am the sun's tear
I am the beautiful flower
I am the boar on the rampage
I am the salmon in the pool
I am the lake on the plain
I am the defiant word
I am the spear charging into battle
I am the god who put fire in your head
Who knows the secrets of the Unhewn Dolmen ( lit. Who make smooth the mountain’s stones )
Who knows the age of the moon
Who knows where the setting sun rests
Who took the cattle from the house of the warcrow
Who pleases the warcrow's cattle
What bull, what god created the mountain skyline
The cutting word, the cold word

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or there are many sacred songs, but one above all, the first one to be sing on the Emerald Island.
Years after the Tuatha Dé Danann establish their kingdom in Éire, a new invasion takes place. The elders talk about the Milesians, the first Gaelic people who put a foot in that island.
Amergin was his leader; he was the dreamer, the wisdom one, a Bard, a Druid, a man of the forest and knowledge.
When this new invasion take place, The Dagda invokes his powers to repel the strangers, he sunk the ships, he pray to the winds to don’t let this people in.
So, within the waves, within the ocean and the mists, Amergin sail, sail to the new lands, he departures from the coast of Hispania, where the time for his people had passed. Amergin invokes the elements and the words mark the start of the battle over sovereignty of the Land.
The magic of the Druids take its most powerful form when came in the form of a song, a song who invokes the forest, the sea, the sky. The words of wisdom, the words of power, the cutting word, the cold word.




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Re: The Irish Topic

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Oh some wonderful posts yesterday, it was lovely to read Tony's story, shades of Don Juan, such a confirmation of the beauty of Jacques and what a loss his death is. The experience is still obviously crystal clear in your mind Tony. Thank you too for describing your thoughts and intentions as you pour, if it's alright with you I'd love to share the idea of the Blue Bubble onto some of the Plasterite pages? I'll read it closely and it will help my and other pourers' focus very much I'm sure.

Also love the post about Shamanism, having done a Shaman course last year, it resonated with me very much.

I don't know how many people participated in the affirmation session last evening, but at the start I asked that anyone who had expressed an interest would be joined in, so I hope that helped. Let's keep it up and see how it goes. It seems as though you, Sunflower, have an affirmation almost complete, looking forward to that happening. In haste.
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