THE CLOSEST TRANSLATION WOULD BE DANÚ THE IRISH CELTIC EARTH GODDESS.
Tara Na Gig
Call from Tara to all women
From: Tara na gig, Tara women's group.
SISTERS!!!
| We
are calling on your power, beauty and divinity to be present with us
this full moon, Tuesday the 28th of August 2007 at Lismullen Henge on
the Tara/Skryne Valley @ 9pm. As nurturers and carers of mother Earth and as guardians of our dignity, strength, and honour and that of the children of generations to come, we are inviting you to participate in a circle, where we intend to reclaim our true legacy. That legacy is: the right of the people to rejoice in their history, heritage and their connection to the Ancestors and to each other through the ownership and enjoyment of our sacred spaces in the present time. In May 2007 as part of the excavations for the M3 motorway the archaeologists on the site of Lismullen in the Tara Skryne Complex found an ancient Henge; a ritual ceremonial site dating back to prehistoric times.  Immediately this site was declared a National Monument and despite the outcry generated by it, the then minister for the environment, Dick Roche, ordered its removal from the Valley in order to continue with the construction of the controversial 7 km of the M3 across the Valley. The orientation of this Henge seems to be pointing to Newgrange, which may support the hypothesis that the whole Tara Skryne Valley was a large complex, whose sites cannot be interpreted in isolation. If protected as it should be, the whole Valley could be designated a World Heritage Park, a place for the benefit and education of humanity and the expansion of Ancient Irish Civilization. To endanger such a place is a symptom of the greed, corruption and disrespect being shown for nature, people and our environment. The solution to this controversy is to re-route 7 km of the double-tolled Motorway, but it seems that vested interests in this area have been preventing the consideration of any alternatives. We invite also the men, as our brothers and equals, to be present and to protect the entrance to the circle and the sanctity of our ceremony. We invite circles of people around the world who might not be able to travel to Tara to tune in with our circle of connectedness and to send their energy and protection for our intentions. We invite the Irish people and the international community to declare that it is time to promote and develop sustainable alternatives that will in the long run be beneficial to everyone's sense of self and wellbeing. The ceremony: What To Bring: a)
A lantern: We will light all lanterns with the flame of the Tara
Solidarity Vigil on the hill. This fire has been on the hill now for a
year and two months and represents the spirit of integrity and
solidarity that guides us. It connects with many solidarity flames
around the world. b) A solar torch if you have one, to symbolise the union between sun and moon energies. c) Some water from your own localities. Invite elemental energies to empower the water.(yes have fun and invite the punk faery living in the cactus plant she's mischievious! !! ;-))). d) Yourselves, your mothers and daughters, your aunties, neighbours and friends. e) Tea and cakes to share at the gate with our brothers (this is about honoring the nurturing principle) f )Respect for the place, for one another for ourselves...a spirit of dignity within us is the best fire to light this flame... Meeting: 8.15 pm. At the Tara na Ri parking lot. (we will share lifts with a few cars as there is no parking space at the Henge) 8.45 At the entrance of the archaeological site. we will light our lanterns with the Tara solidarity Flame. We will enter the Henge in procession and surround its perimeter. (It is absolutely prohibited to walk on the henge itself as it hasn't been properly protected and it is in a very delicate state.) 9pm. We will cast an imaginary circle around us and welcome the Spirit present in all life within us and around us, visible and invisible in all its names and forms to join us and support our intent. We will have 5 minutes silence to acknowledge and welcome the ancestors that worshipped this land in ancient times. Perhaps we can silently welcome them as part of our extended family. We will invite in the four directions by lifting our lanterns towards these directions while one representative will call each cardinal point in a clockwise direction. We will repeat this process three times. We will pour a few drops of our empowered water on the ground with the intention of connecting earth and water (reality and feeling, Yin and Yang, matter and intuition... etc). We will welcome the elemental force in the water to help cleanse, reconnect and revive the place as a spiritual centre for the present time. A place representing a circle of connection where all beings are equal. We will mention the places where the water comes from. We will look at each other and make eye contact acknowledging the preciousness of our being (this is about connecting so we start with ourselves) We will sing a cone of power and then cheer the moon. We will sing the circle open and go in procession to meet our brothers at the entrance and share tea and cakes at the gate. At the gateway, we will all cheer the moon, the sun and stars, the land, our ancestors and each other. End of ceremony...keep it sweet and gentle. Back to our lifts to the Tara na Ri parking lot! Solas agus Gra |
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