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 A Plea from the Women of Tara, Ireland.... January 23, 2007 3:47 AM

Women’s Brighid Manifesto

Calling all Women for Bridget’s eve!

Sisters, as we have been observing the course of events on the Hill of Tara, (and other places in Ireland) one of the most sacred sites in Ireland, and a symbol for the dignity and ancestry of the Irish people, we have considered it neccesary to issue this call.

Tara, the birth place of the Tuatha de Danaan, and many legendary heroes , goddesses, and symbols of dignity and self esteem for the Irish people has become the plundering ground of the greed that is marking this era of neoliberal politics.The chosen route for the M3 Motorway from Dublin to Navan..a very misguided choice indeed.
At the moment we observe with dismay how old ancient oaks and other trees have been illegaly cleared from Rath Lugh, the fort of the many talented sun god.
Symbolically, this is a sabotage to our own inner light and consciousness...
Tara’s spaciousness in itself is a symbol of the greatness of our soul. Think about the clear vision of her day and night sky, the sound of her silence at night etc...how does this resonate inside you? To cut through it as if this was something worthless is inflicting a wound on our own sense of self...on our own capacity to care, to nurture and to think with clarity and discernment. All this has been done disregarding surveys that prove that 70 percent of the Irish people are against this route for the motorway, disregarding the opinion of many reputed academics, disregarding international outcry, disregarding the fact that to reroute the 7 km of motorway would be cheaper...big interests and big money along that route seem to be getting away with murder: the murder of our soul, our mythical faeryland landscape, our cultural heritage, our ancestors buried under this sacred land.

We are calling on our patroness, Brighid to extend her mantle at this time of need and melt the greed (and if possible the bulldozers) and bring her nourishing powers back to this land to restore our power and dignity.That’s why we are calling all women of this country, to redress the balance on Bridget’s day. To make a statement: That we CARE deeply about the self esteem of our children and therefore we come here to call on her to empower us to defend and protect our sacred cultural heritage...for the nourishment and dignity of generations to come.

The Gathering:

Wednesday, January 31st, Bridget’s Eve, 9 pm
Hill of Tara, LiaFail, Stone of Destiny
Bring: Water from sacred wells or anywhere if no sacred wells in your area( you may ask the energy in your area to empower this water..if you have a faery tree invite the faeries or energies around to join us too...yes, be fun and daring...you can ask your potted plants if youre in the city..cactus faerie, geranium faerie..etc
)(LOL)
A lantern, for we are all keepers of the flame of passion, motivation and courage that will be called to purify the greed that keeps us starved of her nourishment.
We will light our lantern with fire brought from Uisneach, the centre of Ireland and a very loved place for Bridget.
Yourselves, your friends and daughters and young sons...
We invite also the men of Ireland, our brothers and equals, those who are willing to lay down the sword of greed and war...to support our ritual, surround our circle and guard our sanctity.
We Call also on all women and men and children who cannot be present physically on the hill to bring Tara to the centre of your Bridget’s celebrations and ask that she may be protected.

The ritual itself:
We will start by chanting Brighid’s name, building momentum.
Five pre arranged women will call and welcome the four directions and spirits.
We will light Bridget’s fire ( We have a safe cauldron so no problem with safety here...) We then will light our lanterns from this fire.
We will hold a harmonised visualization of Tara’s landscape safe, clean and clear from the greed, the infighting, the corruption.
We will pour our charged waters onto the Hill, each of us adding our blessings for Tara.
We will express personal intentions for our growth and that of our loved ones at this time when the seeds are starting to sprout. We will express to commit to the best of our ability to protect our sacred spaces.
We link hands and chant a cone of power
We will sing the circle open.


Thank you and welcome. Enough is enough!
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 January 23, 2007 3:54 AM

The plea from the women of Ireland was posted on another board by the Arch Druidess of Glastonbury, Denny Price.

The hill of Tara is an ancient site where the kings of Ireland were crowned.

If you decide to contact Irish authorities, remind that the green of Ireland is sacred and removing ancient trees is sacrilege in a country that relies on tourism. If you are from the US, then your imput would be particularly appreciated because American tourist trade is very important to the Irish.

Thankyou for showing an interest in this matter.

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 January 30, 2007 5:56 AM

After rumours that the Public Private Partnership contracts were to be signed last Friday, construction started throughout Tara Valley this morning by several new companies.
The newly discovered souterrain at Roestown is in immediate danger of being destroyed as they have started building a large compound just behind it.
Large earth-moving machinery has already moved in. Gravel is being moved into Lismullen and the archaeological site near Rath Lugh has been filled back ready for construction.

This is an urgent call for help and resources.
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