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THE CELTS
The
ancient Celts were an Indo-European people whose origins
can be traced to around 1500 BCE in the Alpine regions of
central Europe. They expanded outward from this area in
subsequent centuries. Although eventually defeated by the
Romans and suppressed by Christianity, the Celts' art, mythology,
and spirituality have continued to exert a powerful influence.
Celtic spirituality comprised three strands of belief:
Remembering
ancestors and the past;
Understanding
the natural world and working in harmony with it;
and, Exploring
the connection between everyday reality and the spirit realm.
Ancient
Celtic folklore and divination
methods can be used to interpret the signs and auguries
found in nature as a way of understanding the present and
exploring the potential of the future.
THE
SPREAD OF THE CELTS
Although
the ancient Celts came from a realatively small area in
the heart of the Alpine regions of Europe, they quickly
spread over massive distances. At its peak, around 400 PCE,
the realm of the Celts extended right across Europe, from
Asia Minor to the Atlantic coast and the British Isles,
including Spain, Italy, the Balkans, and even Egypt. They
sacked the city of Rome in 390 BCE, but were always tribally
organized and never established a united empire. With the
subsequent advance of the Romans around the 1st century
BCE, the Celts withdrew into strongholds in France, Ireland,
and Britain.
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The Faery-Faith Tradition
From ancient times comes the mention of an oral Faery
Tradition: a tradition mixed with magic and surrealism; a tradition
that enchants the listener, drawing you into the mystery teachings
hinted at it in its mythos.
The oral Faery Tradition's teachings and its dimensions
are not about little creatures flitting about with wings on their
backs, as is so popularly misconstrued by individuals who are not
a part of this authentic tradition. It is a tradition and world
centered in the primal earth and the power contained therein, the
stars above and inside and below the earth, the multiple cirlces
of existence. It is a tradition rich with Sidhe or Ancient Ones,
the Gods and Goddesses of Ireland, the ancestors, and the continuum.
It is a Bhairdic (bardic) and Druidic tradition.
The oral Faery Tradition has survived for over thousands
of years and is alive today and very much practiced by members of
a beloved community that has formed under the aegis of The Faery-Faith
Network. Because the tradition spans generations and has crossed
over into other cultures, it is therefore replete with rich and
varied practices; it is multi-cultural and multi-religious.
Whether one is of Irish ancestry or not, it is most
likely there is a familiarity with the myths or folk tales and fairy
tales based on an ancient race of beings known as the Sidhe. Most
modern children grow up being read such tales before bedtime; tales
in which the Ancient Ones, the Sidhe, have become dimunitive and
are shown as miniature creatures with gossamer wings flitting about,
often creating havoc in their wake. And, more often then not, children
still anxiously await the part in the story where the mischievous
beings bestow some wonderful gift on their victims, thus demonstrating
their magical abilities.
For the most part, children reach adulthood with
a rememberance of a fantasy class of beings commonly labeled as
"fairies," and if such an adult enters into the ever-deepening,
ever-continuing world of the occult (mean secret or unseen) mysteries,
they retain some belief in these creatures, no matter how misconstrued
or misunderstood that belief might be. (See THE
TRUTH ABOUT FAERIES.)
What most of the fairy tales do not convey is that
such tales are based on the mythology of ancient Ireland, in the
days when it was known as Banba, Fotla or Eire, and that the miniature
creatures in these tales are remnants of a past race of gods who
dwelled in Ireland, known as the Tuatha De Danann, the Star People,
and even before them, the most arachic of the Irish gods, who are
obscure.
It was from this ancient race that the first religious
tradition in Ireland may have developed. It was a pagan tradition
by virtue that it existed in pre-Christain times, which came to
be known as a the oral Faery tradition and is the origin of the
bhairdic & druidic tradition. There is not one Irish alive today
who will deny knowing of the ancient Faery-Faith, whether they have
personally had a brush with the Sidhe or not.
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The Faery-Faith Network is an on-line community
that was founded by Kisma
K. Stepanich-Reidling in 1994 as a worldwide forum for believers
in the Sidhe, nature spirit (fairy allies), and lovers of Ireland.
FFN provides on-line training programs in our Faery
School, including the ever-popular Faery-Faith Bhairdic
College and Inspired Grove of Usneach Druidic
Clan of Dana.
With hundreds of worldwide members, the Faery-Faith
Network has evolved into a small but lovely community of like-minded
individuals, who share a very important commonality: we all stand
together In Faith
& Unity in our belief of the Sidhe and the Faery Realm.
Within our community we also have a modern chapter
of the Faery-Faith
Red Branch; a select group of members who publicly represent
us to the media and come to our defense in times of need. In addition,
there is also an environmental branch of the Red Branch called The
Order of Sacred Tara.
The Faery-Faith Tradition & Network also offers
a druidic pathway as found in the Inspired Grove of Usneach, Druidic
Clan of Dana. The Clan is based on the elemental powers innate
in every sacred spot on earth. Individuals work to develop their
psychic gifts. The Clan is open to all races, paths and lands.
Our Central
Grove holds a periodical Members Only Gathering of Clannad Banba
between Summer Solstice and Lughnasa. Public seasonal celebrations
are offered through our Inter-faith groves located around the world.
The Sacred Trees provide monthly lunar venerations.
Because our members are scattered across this lovely
blue-green sphere on which we dwell, we strive to remain connected
to one another via the Starlight Connection and have taken our community
into Cyberspace. Thus, we have several private e-mail lists, a private
member's only message board that allows members to share and exchange
ideas and experiences relevent to our spiritual pathway. We offer
on-line classes and training programs. In addition, we also publish
a member's quarterly on-line newsletter, which contains spiritual
lessons, ceremonies, daily devotional rituals, herbal lore, bhairdic
storytelling, poetry, Otherworld pathworkings, healing ways, Faery
teachings, as well as contributions from our Bhairds and Druids.
Each year an intensive training program is offered
by Ard-Ollamh, Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling in Ireland. The Sacred
Pilgrimages give participants first-hand experiences at some
of the most ancient and sacred sites of our tradition, as well as
a intimate setting in which to work privately with Kisma.
We invite you to join our Network of Faery Believers
and the Faery-Faith Tradition practitioners by becoming a MEMBER.
The Faery-Faith Tradition and Network is comprised of women and men entrusted with High Faery Lore, whose aim it is to guide Kindred Friends into a personal vision of Faery spirituality, so that each may walk in a manner worthy of the Shining Ones who call them into Their Realm and divinity.
We are Seer Guides, operating within an Integrity Factor, consisting of acquired knowledge, traditional methods, and the right Motive, which is the “Law Of Love.”
We defend the Natural World -- no compromise -- for we are Earth-Stewards who seek to stand on the green-side of life.
Our Faery-Faith Tradition holds 5 Purposes, with which we exist to provide all who come into our community:
- Power
to live on through meeting the Goddess and God first for spiritual
enlightenment and continually through healing and devotion both
public and private;
- Kindred Friends to join with through fellowship opportunities, the Bhairdic College, Priestess & Priesthood Training, Druidic Training, Gatherings and private lunar venerations.
- Principles to live by through the study of High Faery Lore & Theology, ranging from private devotion to study groups, and the traditional wisdom teachings available through our books and CDs;
- Purpose to live for through membership service options, and Mentorship guidance to help others discover their true "shape,"; and,
- A Spiritual Plan to fulfill through outreach opportunities that allow each member to become a Key Factor in the Faith, and have a High Impact on the world.
These
purposes are fulfilled with a focus on Dia & Bandia's Grace.
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