Post by Senbecc on Nov 14, 2006 4:03:26 GMT -5
A post by Searls O'Dubhain
There was once a Sci-Fi movie entitled "The Fifth Element" whose theme was that humans needed to rise above their petty wars and bickering to ascend to their greater potential. The title was based on extending the usual four elements to a fifth that was perhaps the spirit. Among Irish Druids, there are considered to be more than five elements or qualities to being. These are called na Dúile. In my own practice of Draíocht, I utilize nine qualities for my own view of the qualities of everything. In this list of nine Dúil, the "fifth element" is the wind or breath, an Irish word for both qualities is "gaoth." Gaoth is also described by the word for soul in Irish (anam). As the fifth of nine elements, gaoth occupies the center of the nine qualities being that is ourselves and the universe. It is both the inspiration and the primary cause of everything.
It is especially appropriate that the fifth element is the center of being on this day, the Day of Brighid. She is the life of the world, the source of inspiration, the spirit of the hearth, the mother of the family . Today is the day when we renew ourselves in her blessings and we see the light that has hidden in the depths. Even though it is a modern chant, I like the spirit of the serpent's breath that comes forth from the cave of being to make a new creation. Today is the day that the daughter of Ivor comes forth from the caves and holes of the land. We will not fear her bite but we welcome her blessings. Skins will be shed, life stirs, new beginnings herald the springtime's coming. The Dark Oak awakens, the Red One sees and the White Lady walks the land. The Star River bridges the night skies and the Wavesweeper moves by will alone; oaths of long ago are renewed and honored, as Land seeks Sky and Sea surrounds.
The fifth element is a beautiful woman, a glorious goddess, a red-haired being and a blessing of renewal. She is the soul of the breath and the breath of life itself. Hail Brighid on this day, you day and every day! An Dúil Cúigeach!
Searles
There was once a Sci-Fi movie entitled "The Fifth Element" whose theme was that humans needed to rise above their petty wars and bickering to ascend to their greater potential. The title was based on extending the usual four elements to a fifth that was perhaps the spirit. Among Irish Druids, there are considered to be more than five elements or qualities to being. These are called na Dúile. In my own practice of Draíocht, I utilize nine qualities for my own view of the qualities of everything. In this list of nine Dúil, the "fifth element" is the wind or breath, an Irish word for both qualities is "gaoth." Gaoth is also described by the word for soul in Irish (anam). As the fifth of nine elements, gaoth occupies the center of the nine qualities being that is ourselves and the universe. It is both the inspiration and the primary cause of everything.
It is especially appropriate that the fifth element is the center of being on this day, the Day of Brighid. She is the life of the world, the source of inspiration, the spirit of the hearth, the mother of the family . Today is the day when we renew ourselves in her blessings and we see the light that has hidden in the depths. Even though it is a modern chant, I like the spirit of the serpent's breath that comes forth from the cave of being to make a new creation. Today is the day that the daughter of Ivor comes forth from the caves and holes of the land. We will not fear her bite but we welcome her blessings. Skins will be shed, life stirs, new beginnings herald the springtime's coming. The Dark Oak awakens, the Red One sees and the White Lady walks the land. The Star River bridges the night skies and the Wavesweeper moves by will alone; oaths of long ago are renewed and honored, as Land seeks Sky and Sea surrounds.
The fifth element is a beautiful woman, a glorious goddess, a red-haired being and a blessing of renewal. She is the soul of the breath and the breath of life itself. Hail Brighid on this day, you day and every day! An Dúil Cúigeach!
Searles