Teachings From The Heart of Eiriu
with Lightning Star
Weddings in the Celtic Tradition
“Her words and blessings are regularly mentioned as one of the highlights of the day by our guests and her guidance and experience were both invaluable on the lead up and day itself”
Trish Cameron “Lightning Star” is an impeccable medicine woman with 30 years of study in the Indigenous ways and practices of the Celtic and pre Celtic peoples.
She holds an honours English degree from Trinity College Dublin and a post graduate diploma in the Social Sciences from University college Dublin. Trish’s work in the Health Services has given her the ability to work with understanding, compassion and insight; supporting others to be the best possible version of themselves.
She is a founding member of the Temple of Eiriu, a collective whose mission statement is the reclaiming of our ancient spiritual traditions.
Trish believes that all peoples have a large reservoir of ancient spiritual wisdom and she is dedicated to working with how we can come together as a global community with this knowledge to bring about positive change for ourselves and the planet. She has travelled far and wide to work with Master practitioners in South America ,North America and Egypt. Trish walks the path of the Mystic and Healer bringing a depth of knowledge, wisdom, creativity and love to all of her work.
Currently, the focus of her work is on re-balancing the extreme polarities that are arising in our world by supporting people to remember that all life on this planet has consciousness, all life is sacred and we all have the ability to thrive. Our survival and prosperity is inextricably interwoven with the decisions we each make on a daily basis
About
Shamanism is a relatively new term used to describe the older Indigenous spiritual traditions. Shamanism is rooted in nature and Earth. The more recent ideologies have mostly ignored our independence with the Earth, preferring to place God or the Source outside of the earth in the heavens. Whilst Shamanism acknowledges the heavens and sky energies, it equally honours the Earth .
Ireland is still rich with these nature based ways ,albeit that they have been subsumed into the religions that came after. For example in Ireland, the festival of the Winter Solstice, the returning of the light, is now celebrated as Christmas, the birth of Christ. Another example is Saint Bridget’s feast day celebrated on February 1st that corresponds to the Celtic festival of Imbolc, dedicated to the Goddess Bridget. Halloween, all Souls and all Saints is the older Celtic fire festival of Samhain when the dead are remembered. It is the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
Shamanic practice understands that all of life is sacred and all of life is interconnected. Life is experienced within a wheel where all aspects are considered equal. Therefore, what happens in any aspect of this wheel impacts and affects the whole . Life flowing in balance around and throughout this wheel is needed for life to thrive for all. Understanding this, the wise human will live in balance and harmony with their own nature and the natural world around them.
