Druidic Magic Incantations
The Druid warns Maeve about Cuchulainn
Dichental do chennaid cnaîme: "incantation by the fingertips"
Dichetal Do Chennaibh is an altered state which is achieved by chanting or reciting a repetitive pattern, usually appealing to the gods. It is also reciting a repetitive text to create a form of egregore. He gave the Breton name kentel.
Close to the mantra: which is a sacred hymn, a mystical formula, a magic incantation, a condensed formula, formed of a single syllable or a series of syllables, repeated unceasingly with a certain rhythm, in an exercise of meditation or for religious purposes, in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.
As an abstract conception of the aspects from which the manifestation arises, the Dichetal Do Chennaibh is inseparable from the gods with which it identifies. The power of a divine being resides in his name, in his formula, which is the means by which the worshiper can establish contact with the god and it is by means of these sounds that his presence becomes real.
Verbal formulas can be presented in the monosyllabic form or in the form of a text where all the words begin with the same accented syllable. It is essentially rhythmic and makes it possible to redouble, on the phonic level, what the god represents. It is a call to the deity invoked since his name and some of his attributes are cited in these incantations.
For examples :
- In Gallic for Bel: BELEINOS, BELENOS, BELINOS, BELOS, BELISAMAROS, BELA
"Brilliant sun, splendid and brilliant, great very clear, shine"
- In Gallic for Belisama: KANEMI, REGANI, DEONA BELLISSAMA
“I sing the royal, Flaming Goddess”
- By invoking the name of the oak, preceded by the name of the Ogham, in the different Celtic languages (Gaulish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Breton): DUIR DERUOS, DUIR DAIR, DUIR DARACH, DUIR DERW, DUIR DERV
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Imbas forosnai "very great science that illuminates"
Magical incantation, causing a form of altered state used by seers to access visions, and reserved for the filid highest in the druidic hierarchy, the Ollamh.
The clairvoyants totally isolated themselves from all sensory inputs, sounds, lights and feelings. The "file" chewed a piece of red meat which he then placed on a stone as an offering to the gods, then he made an incantation to induce dreamlike sleep. The next day, he had to repeat two incantations, he placed the palms of his hands on his cheeks and remained so until he fell asleep. The imbas forosnai sometimes takes the form of a prophecy: "Medb, queen of Connaught, is preparing to invade Ulster when she meets a woman who says her name is Fedelm and comes from Scotland, where she learned the "science of the filid". The queen, having made sure that the woman knows the science of illuminations, questions her about the outcome of her military adventure. Three times Fedelm predicted defeat, but Medb refused to believe the prophecy.
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Glam dicinn "extreme curse"
Satire which, by the mere fact that it is pronounced, is enough to provoke the event it announces, with all its consequences. The satire indiscriminately targets a warrior, a king, a queen or any individual who refuses to bend to the will of the caster. Fate, the natural elements
then gang up on the victim. O'Davoren's glossary says that "standing on one foot, using only one hand and covering one eye is the position to have to do the dicinn glam". If death strikes the victim, it can, if it is unjust, turn against the one who uttered it.
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Teinm laegda "illumination of song"
It requires putting the thumb in the mouth… Touching a man, animal, or thing about which the question was asked and then chanting an invocation
Teinm Laegda is a state achieved through relaxation and clearing of the mind in a ritual environment. This usually involved using some sort of magical tool such as a knife, sword, or staff. Sometimes the druid had to touch the subject (if alive, usually on the head) or
directly manipulate an object to find out what secret knowledge was contained within it. This information can be events in a person's past life, a detailed story of who and what happened to an item, or even how and why the subject was enchanted. A spontaneous flow of information and/or poetic verse could accompany the first
contact.
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Geis "must or forbidden"
Fairly common in Irish tales, they are found as tynged in Welsh myths. A geis is not necessarily negative, and has the force of law.
The druid pronounces the incantation at the birth of the future warrior or during his military apprenticeship. During his existence the king or the warrior finds himself under the obligation to infringe the prohibitions concerning him, under penalty of losing his honor, it is the announcement of his imminent death. The violation of the
prescription causes the violent death of the warrior.
Only a druid has the power to raise a geis.
These geis are very diverse; sometimes it is a warrior who receives the prohibition to tell his name to an adversary; Mael Duin cannot take three companions beyond a number determined by a druid; Noïsé was forbidden to come to Ireland in peacetime except with three men: Cúchulainn, Conall and
Fergus. Fergus had been given the law never to refuse an invitation and not to leave a feast until it was over. Cúchulainn was obliged never to pass near a hearth without stopping there and accepting food there; he was forbidden to eat dog.
Source: Dianann OBOD
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