The Preserving Shrine - Erynn Rowan Laurie - Poet, Fili- Priestess - Articulating the Unspeakable Since 1961
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What is the preserving shrine?

Erynn Rowan LaurieThe early Irish Brehon law texts ask "What is the preserving shrine? " This question has two answers:

"The preserving shrine is nature and what is preserved in it."
"The preserving shrine is memory and what is preserved in it."

This is the heart of Filidecht: the practice of sacred, ritual poetcraft in early Irish and Scottish tradition. Nature and memory are one in the Fili. The Filidecht of Inis Glas, the personal path Erynn co-founded and practices, is a way of devotional, poetic nature mysticism based in an attempt to reconstruct aspects of early Celtic spiritual practices.

In early Irish practice, poetry and the word were intrinsic components of magic and the worship of deity. The Filidh additionally taught, practiced divination and ritual, did healing work, sought visions, and pursued many other arts for the people and tribes they served.

About Erynn

Erynn lives in Everett, Washington and has been involved in the Pagan communities of the Pacific Northwest since 1984. An independent Pagan Scholar and one of the founders of the Celtic Reconstruction movement, she writes and teaches on many aspects of Celtic Paganism, Druidism and Filidecht. She offers readings, consultations and other services by appointment.

New! - Ogam cards now available

The Three Currents ogam deck is a 60-card PDF format deck that you can print for yourself on your home printer.

It is designed to be used with the material in Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom and gives three separate full-color sets of the primary 20-fid ogam in the colors of the currents: green and red for the chthonic, grey and green for the oceanic, and blue and white for the celestial.

The artwork is by Martin Benjamin (blueeyedcrow@gmail.com). Full instructions for printing are included in the file.




The deck is $10 by PayPal. Upon receipt you'll receive a link to the downloadable PDF file.

 

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