Druid Magic with Ellen
Join us Saturday March 8th @ 11:30am PST / 2:30pm EST for Druid Magic with Ellen
The Druids were the “nemed” (sacred) class of Celtic society for one thousand years. Hereditary priests and intellectuals, they were the equivalent of Brahmins in Indian culture, part of the Indo-European continuum. They were the judges, lawyers, healers, teachers, priests, priestesses, sacred singers, poets, historians, philosophers and magicians for the tribes. It took twenty years to train a Druid and some of their magical techniques are still known to us today. This will be a talk on some of the ancient Druid magical techniques such as wind augury, ornithomancy, divination by Ogham, the Sword of Light, The Vessel of Plenty, the Silver Branch, Illumination between the Hands, and the three kinds of harp music. How did the highest grade of Druid, the Fili, achieve Imbas or Awen, a type of divine prophetic inspiration? What are the techniques known as Recital from the Ends of the Fingers, Crane Magic, the Bull Feast? What ancient Druidic tool can be used to attract the Good Neighbors, and how will we know when they appear? Magical Poetic Satire will be discussed; under which tree did the poets stand to compose a powerfully effective satire? And what were the consequences for a king? Which is the only recorded Druid ritual that we have and can still perform today? Did the Druids really burn animals or people in a Wicker Man? What are the mystical meanings of the sacred five directions and the Three Worlds and how do you set up a genuinely Celtic ritual space? What are the Celtic sacred animals associated with the directions and what are their magical powers and attributes?
The Druids were the “nemed” (sacred) class of Celtic society for one thousand years. Hereditary priests and intellectuals, they were the equivalent of Brahmins in Indian culture, part of the Indo-European continuum. They were the judges, lawyers, healers, teachers, priests, priestesses, sacred singers, poets, historians, philosophers and magicians for the tribes. It took twenty years to train a Druid and some of their magical techniques are still known to us today. This will be a talk on some of the ancient Druid magical techniques such as wind augury, ornithomancy, divination by Ogham, the Sword of Light, The Vessel of Plenty, the Silver Branch, Illumination between the Hands, and the three kinds of harp music. How did the highest grade of Druid, the Fili, achieve Imbas or Awen, a type of divine prophetic inspiration? What are the techniques known as Recital from the Ends of the Fingers, Crane Magic, the Bull Feast? What ancient Druidic tool can be used to attract the Good Neighbors, and how will we know when they appear? Magical Poetic Satire will be discussed; under which tree did the poets stand to compose a powerfully effective satire? And what were the consequences for a king? Which is the only recorded Druid ritual that we have and can still perform today? Did the Druids really burn animals or people in a Wicker Man? What are the mystical meanings of the sacred five directions and the Three Worlds and how do you set up a genuinely Celtic ritual space? What are the Celtic sacred animals associated with the directions and what are their magical powers and attributes?
Ellen Evert Hopman is the author of Celtic Druidry – Rituals, Techniques & Magical Practices, A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine, A Legacy of Druids (foreword by Philip Carr Gomm), a trilogy of Druidic novels (the Priestess of the Forest series) and other books of Druidic lore.
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Sharon Ross
Sharon Ross recently relocated to South Central Pennsylvania from the
Houston-Galveston, Texas area. She is a long time Ecclectic Solitary Witch with roots in Folk
Magick and Herbal Magick. She is a Certified Metaphysician, Certified Professional Herbalist, a
Certified Usui Reiki Master and is also Certified in Sekhmet Reiki and Crystal Reiki. She also is
a Certified Advanced Crystal Practitioner and Certified Crystal Master. She also is a Certified
Tarot Master and a Certified Channeler. She also holds Diplomas in Advanced Ayurvedic
Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, Aromatherapy, and Natural Medicine. In addition, she is also
interested in Herbal Alchemy. She is also an ordained officiant. Sharon currently serves on the
faculty of University Magickus and specializes in teaching online classes on the subject of
Herbal Magick. She also is available for readings or consultations..
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