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Monday, September 13th at 7pm at the Stone Church, the corner of Main St and Grove St, Brattleboro
Fionntulach, the head of the Céile Dé Order in Scotland, will present an introduction, using words, chant and sacred story, to the ancient Celtic path of the Céile Dé.
The Gaelic word "Fonn" simultaneously means "land", "song" and "state of being". These sacred chants, many of which are centuries-old, are a major part of the Céile Dé tradition.
Although this tradition is rooted in early Celtic Christian spirituality, many of its chants and philosophies are from even earlier times. They express spiritual wisdoms and experiences that are universal to all Faiths - for has it not always been the case that music crosses all perceived borders and speaks to all hearts?
The early Celtic Spiritual Tradition was rooted deep in the land, in a time and culture where Nature was seen not as a fallen state from which we needed to escape, but as a part of Divinity.
When Christianity first came to the British Isles, it had a distinctly Celtic flavour. It was characterized by a continued reverence for Nature as the face of the Divine. The One God spoke simply in the solitudes of wind and woodland, sea-wave and mountaintop... and for centuries, the old Gods and Goddesses – the many faces of The One - continued to have a place in the hearts and holy days of the people.
This Living Celtic Spiritual Tradition of the Céile Dé is a moving and intelligent Christ-centered Path that is the “New Testament” to its ancestor; the mystery tradition of Druidism. It lives in relationship with the imminent and transcendent Divine and expresses a deep faith in the transformative power of Love, all leading toward unitive-consciousness.
The teaching of Céile Dé is for those who truly wish to work towards transformation. It is an inner journey - a quest through the mythic Otherworld of our own psyche - to the very center of ourselves; the Celtic Heaven - Tir nan Og. This “Land of Eternal Youth” is seen not so much as a place, but as a state of being. Once we live from there, we discover that Heaven is here - we reunite Above and Below into a new Sacred Whole.
Fionntulach, the main Céile Dé teacher or Anam Chara, is head of the Order in Scotland. The Celtic Spiritual tradition has been her life for thirty years. Land Song Being will take place on Monday, September 13 at 7 pm at the Stone Church, at the corner of Main St.and Grove St in Brattleboro.
Suggested donation for this event is $10.
For information on the Céile Dé Order visit the website: http://www.ceilede.co.uk
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