Listen with the whole of your being and you will come to know me, for I am the symphony of the ALL-BEING.
Know your own voice and you will come to know me, for you are a cell in the body of the ALL-BEING.
And when you die, you will come to know me, for when you die you will return to the ALL-BEING.
And when you are born, you will come to know me, for you are a child in the arms of the ALL-BEING.
And when you take a lover beneath the fullness of the moon, you will come to know me, for you are the ALL-BEING which makes love to itself.
In all things, you will come to know me, for all things are for me, about me, within me.
All things are me.
- From “The Flaming Eye Of Symphony,” a prose-poem by Scout Rainer Wiley
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My name is Scout Rainer Wiley.
I am a ritual practise facilitator, independent religious scholar, and creative intuitive with a profound passion for sharing the fruits of a life lived in devotion to spiritual purpose.
Since Fall of last year, I have been hearing the unmistakeable call to drop in with a land body whose songs and stories have inspired my work and offered me incredible healing.
I have been offered an opportunity to go on religious pilgrimage in Ireland in just 7 short weeks.
This opportunity is more than just a chance to visit a land that speaks to and through my soul. It is an opportunity to give back to that land.
It’s also an opportunity to learn from a great teacher of the Celtic mysteries and support his work.
Finally, it is an opportunity to deepen and refine my own practise so as to provide even more value to my own clients and students.
Here is more about the pilgrimage, from the Inchanted Journeys website:
The Tóchar Phádraig is a ±3,500-year-old Irish walking pilgrimage from Rathcroghan (Cruachan Aí) to Croagh Patrick - the holiest mountain in Ireland. The 18km (112 mile) pilgrim's path can be traced back to a Bronze Age pilgrimage way (or older) that passes hundreds of sacred sites in County Roscommon, County Sligo, and County Mayo. The Christian and pre-Christian Tóchar winds by cashels, holy wells, fairy hills, standing stones, ancient ruins, abbeys, loughs, forests, bogs, and gorgeous mystical sites, ending in newly proposed UNESCO geopark in the Connemara: Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark.
According to legend, this pilgrim's path was walked by St. Patrick in the 5th century AD, though it had been utilized as a pilgrim's path and royal road in Connacht as far back as the Bronze Age. The Tóchar Phádraig is thus 500 years older than the Camino de Santiago, though fell into disuse post Cromwell era. The incredible Celtic revival helped to restore the first section (1/2-day walk) of the pilgrimage beginning in 1903 with the combined efforts of Fr Michael McDonald, Fr. John Healy, and Fr Angelus - establishing a 7km pilgrimage that yearly attracts over 100,000 pilgrims and hikers. The pilgrim's path was further extended in the late 1980's by Fr Frank Fahey to a length of 35km and beginning at Ballintubber Abbey. The establishment of the Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail in 2009 added an additional 28km to the restoration of the tóchar, bringing the current trail start to the village of Balla, and providing an alternate route to the top of Croagh Patrick.
The proposed additional 110 km restoration of the entire tóchar from Rathcroghan is planned for 8 stages (8 walking days), which will be familiar for pilgrims who have walked the Camino.
...The entire 181km route was walked in 10-17 February of 2024 for the first time in total since possibly as far back as the 16th or 17th century. Additionally, a group of multi-faith pilgrims will be setting out on July 21st of 2024 to be the first pilgrim's group to walk the tóchar since then as well. It is is our mission to help restore this sacred pilgrim's way on behalf of future generations of pilgrims and the people of Connacht.
Irish Camino | Inchanted Journeys
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