Copyright by Searles O'Dubhain:
This is the second Celtic Workshop. It covers Pathworking using Fionn's Wheel as well as introducing concepts about how Druids performed Magick. (O'Dubhain - 28 Feb 1994). In the first workshop I discussed Druids, Oghams, and Divination. Studying a wide variety of ancient and modern books, writings, meanings, and cross references, for Ogham will assist you in the following discussion and subsequent practical workings. If I were a student in this workshop, the first question I would ask is .... Why are we studying these subjects? I mean, what are we going to get out of this study? My own answer is that I study these matters because they are there, a part of my surrounding Reality, and I feel I should learn as much as I can (in answer to my quest for Truth and Inner Wisdom). I'm interested in learning about the Ogham and Fionn's Wheel because they are part of my heritage, as well as the heritage of those around me (my friends and relatives, and my ancestors). I'd like to learn more about the history and practice of my ancestors, which were based on natural beliefs, because those beliefs and natural practices may be one of the few ways that we can save our ailing planet (especially for those that come after us, if not for ourselves when we get another spin on the Wheel). Those are the reasons I walk the Druid Way as well. I asked myself the following questions: Why study Ogham? The answer is because the Druids used them in Magick. They are symbols of Magick. Why study Magick? The reason I study Magick is many reasons: I study the Magick of the Earth, and of people, and of the Spirit, to find the keys to who I am ... to discover how we relate to each other as people, as well as to find better ways to realte to and heal our planet. This is a time when we are all coming together to save ourselves and our Planet. This is a time of gathering and regathering. Old Ones walk the Earth again, some of them in new skins, and some of them in dreams only. The ancient Wisdom is alive once more. It is showing us a way to the future. We must look within ourselves for the power of self-awareness. We must work and struggle for personal growth and spiritual harmony. The Ogham are the road signs on the Ways to this Wisdom. The story of Fionn is the tale of how one man was able to read the signs successfully.