Gods and Spirits of the Ancient Irish with Murtagh anDoile

Gods and Spirits of the Ancient Irish: Working with the Tuatha De Danann and the Sidhe. Presented by Murtagh anDoile.

The word Fairy does not enter the Irish vocabulary until the 17th century C.E. Prior to that period, the otherworld was the world of the Sidhe. There are various Sidhe, dark and light, and Greater and Lesser.

This class focuses on those Spirits of Ancient Ireland, the Gods, the Sidhe (Fairy), The Fomori, and others, and techniques for making contact with them. We will explore the approaches used by the Drui (druid) and the Fili (poets) of entering darkness to find the “Light of Imbas (Great Knowledge) “: Invocation, offerings and the sight. We will touch upon the Old Irish worldview, as well as using various chants and postures, if time permits. This is part of “Keys to Tir-na-nOg” series focusing on contact and communication with Irish deity forms and spirits, in preparation of a forthcoming book.

Class fee is $23, discounted to $20 if paid in cash

Bio:  Murtagh anDoile (Tagh) has been involved in the Pagan/Magickal/Occult movement since 1968, and is a Drui and Elder of the Tuatha De Danann, an Irish Mystery Tradition, since the mid-70’s, and the founder of TDD: The Ninth Wave and Nemed na Morrigna. He is an Elder and High Priest of the New England Covens of Traditional Witchcraft (NECTW). An independent scholar and researcher, he has a degree in Anthropology and has worked as an archaeologist for Brown University. He has been published in The Torc, Harvest, Circle Network News, Fireheart and Obsidian Magazine. Through talks given in the early 80’s, at Pan-Pagan, Rites of Spring and PSG, he is one of the progenitors of the Celtic Reconstructionist movement. He was interviewed in Keepers of the Flame: Interviews with Elders of Traditional Witchcraft in America. He is the Director of the Pagan History Project (PHP).