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Contemplative\nDruidry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During\nthese dark winter days, when the pull inward is strongest, I want to\nbring up the topic of a contemplative branch of druidry. On my own\npath, I\u2019ve been led into a silent lifestyle with two half-hour\nmeditations a day, one focused on healing the planet and the other on\nwhatever has arisen in my life that day. This practice has led me\nthrough a steady spirit ascension process, planes of light moving\ndown into my aura for 2-3 weeks, then moving out as another color\ntook its place from above. There have been 363 of these planes over\n23 years of this continuing spirit practice, always an upward\nprocess, coming closer to a bright diamond light at the center of the\ncosmos that I can see in my mind\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\nsilence of my days brings me into very<\/em> close connection\nwith the spirit world, and I\u2019ve learned to sense and hear the\nvoices of my guides and family of light in the Otherworld over the\nyears. These Otherworldy beings have taught me amazing<\/em>\nthings: the Celtic regents of those planes of light, the many cosmic\ncycles these regents overlight and regulate, the meaning of the druid\nmoons and Ogham letters, a vast cornucopia<\/em> of\ninformation I was unable to find in my fifteen years of research into\nCeltic times before I started my meditation practice. And my guides\nand family of light are always<\/em> full of love and\ncourtesy, an abiding, gentle, and profound love that I\u2019ve never\nexperienced in this earthly world. This Otherworld connection I\nmaintain in the silence of my home links me to inner teachers from\nthe far reaches of the cosmos, wisdom beyond imagining, plus that\nlove and respect that I find so very nourishing, love I can no longer\nlive without. I know a silent lifestyle isn\u2019t for everyone, and I\u2019m\nnot suggesting this. But I am saying that taking an hour or so a day\nin silence to connect with the Otherworld brings benefits that are\nnearly miraculous. It would benefit everyone greatly, I\u2019m certain<\/em>\nof that. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At\ndruid gatherings I\u2019ve been to, there\u2019s often a lot of noise, a\nrowdy, not always kind, atmosphere. And it brings me out<\/em>\nof my inner connection to the Otherworld and sometimes feels like a\nlarge drop in the peacefulness and inner love I am used to feeling.\nCelebration, exuberance, and fun at druid gatherings are good\noverall; I\u2019m not arguing against them. But I want the magic of my\nsilent times and my interface with the spirit world, too, especially\nwhen with others of my own spirit tradition, for it potentiates\neverything that occurs. I\u2019ve felt spirit magic during musical\nperformances at gatherings sometimes, but the general noisiness\ninterferes with my spirit connection to the Otherworld. The rituals\nare often lovely, but they, too, do not include moments of silence\nand are usually so formalized and scripted that I can\u2019t stop for a\nmoment to just listen<\/em>, to feel the spirits of the trees\nor lakes nearby. It\u2019s in the silence<\/em> that spirit\nmessages slip between the small spaces into our hearts and minds,\nthat\u2019s what I think. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nI long<\/em> for a soul group that I can meet with once a\nmonth perhaps, to share a bit of silence and some spirit stories,\nperhaps, a quiet group, similar to the English Order of the Sacred\nNemeton. So far, I\u2019ve not met anyone who has much interest in such\na thing, not in druidry, at least. I\u2019d love to hear from anyone who\ndoes! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nSo,\nhere\u2019s to silence<\/em>, to calling forth the nature\nspirits and ancestors of light, druid guides from the Tuathe de\nDanaan, perhaps. Let\u2019s open our own practices, our gatherings and\nrituals up to the universe<\/em>, the spirit\ninterconnectedness of all that is. Let\u2019s listen<\/em> in\nthe stillness for a change, for that\u2019s<\/em> where the true\npower is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About\nthe Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill\nRose Frew, Ph.D. <\/strong>is\na clinical psychologist, energy healer, workshop leader, and author.\nShe will be opening a school teaching light healing and the Celtic\npath of enlightenment in 2019. For information, please see\nwww.CelticHeaven.com<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is author of Guardians of the Celtic Way: The Path to arthurian Fulfillment<\/a><\/strong> (her name was Jill Kelly then), and Alba Reborn, Alba Reborn, Book One,<\/a><\/strong> Revised<\/a><\/strong>,  Alba Reborn, Book Two,<\/a> and Alba Reborn, Book Three<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardians of the Celtic Way: The Path to Arthurian Fulfillment on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contemplative Druidry During these dark winter days, when the pull inward is strongest, I want to bring up the topic of a contemplative branch of druidry. On my own path, I\u2019ve been led into a silent lifestyle with two half-hour meditations a day, one focused on healing the planet and the other on whatever has arisen in my life that day. This practice has led me through a steady spirit ascension process, planes of light moving down into my aura for 2-3 weeks, then moving out as another color took its place from above. There have been 363 of these planes over 23 years of this continuing spirit practice, always an upward process, coming closer to a bright diamond light at the center of the cosmos that I can see in my mind\u2019s eye. The silence of my days brings me into very close connection with the spirit world, and I\u2019ve learned to sense and hear the voices of my guides and family of light in the Otherworld over the years. These Otherworldy beings have taught me amazing things: the Celtic regents of those planes of light, the many cosmic cycles these regents overlight and regulate, the meaning of the druid moons and Ogham letters, a vast cornucopia of information I was unable to find in my fifteen years of research into Celtic times before I started my meditation practice. And my guides and family of light are always full of love and courtesy, an abiding, gentle, and profound love that I\u2019ve never experienced in this earthly world. This Otherworld connection I maintain in the silence of my home links me to inner teachers from the far reaches of the cosmos, wisdom beyond imagining, plus that love and respect that I find so very nourishing, love I can no longer live without. I know a silent lifestyle isn\u2019t for everyone, and I\u2019m not suggesting this. But I am saying that taking an hour or so a day in silence to connect with the Otherworld brings benefits that are nearly miraculous. It would benefit everyone greatly, I\u2019m certain of that. At druid gatherings I\u2019ve been to, there\u2019s often a lot of noise, a rowdy, not always kind, atmosphere. And it brings me out of my inner connection to the Otherworld and sometimes feels like a large drop in the peacefulness and inner love I am used to feeling. Celebration, exuberance, and fun at druid gatherings are good overall; I\u2019m not arguing against them. But I want the magic of my silent times and my interface with the spirit world, too, especially when with others of my own spirit tradition, for it potentiates everything that occurs. I\u2019ve felt spirit magic during musical performances at gatherings sometimes, but the general noisiness interferes with my spirit connection to the Otherworld. The rituals are often lovely, but they, too, do not include moments of silence and are usually so formalized and scripted that I can\u2019t stop for a moment to just listen, to feel the spirits of the trees or lakes nearby. It\u2019s in the silence that spirit messages slip between the small spaces into our hearts and minds, that\u2019s what I think. And I long for a soul group that I can meet with once a month perhaps, to share a bit of silence and some spirit stories, perhaps, a quiet group, similar to the English Order of the Sacred Nemeton. So far, I\u2019ve not met anyone who has much interest in such a thing, not in druidry, at least. I\u2019d love to hear from anyone who does! So, here\u2019s to silence, to calling forth the nature spirits and ancestors of light, druid guides from the Tuathe de Danaan, perhaps. Let\u2019s open our own practices, our gatherings and rituals up to the universe, the spirit interconnectedness of all that is. Let\u2019s listen in the stillness for a change, for that\u2019s where the true power is. *** About the Author: Jill Rose Frew, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, energy healer, workshop leader, and author. She will be opening a school teaching light healing and the Celtic path of enlightenment in 2019. For information, please see www.CelticHeaven.com She is author of Guardians of the Celtic Way: The Path to arthurian Fulfillment (her name was Jill Kelly then), and Alba Reborn, Alba Reborn, Book One, Revised,  Alba Reborn, Book Two, and Alba Reborn, Book Three. Guardians of the Celtic Way: The Path to Arthurian Fulfillment on Amazon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":236,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}