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has always served as a primary conveyance of spiritual truth. Celtic texts differentiate between normal poetry, which is only a matter of learned skill, and "inspired" poetry, which is seen as a gift from the
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involved the practitioner engaging in sensory deprivation techniques in order to enter a trance and receive answers or prophecy.
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means "illuminated" or "that which illuminates". Descriptions of the practices associated with
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are involved in the revival of the practices connected with Imbas forosnai.
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or visionary ability practised by the gifted poets of ancient
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imeans "inspiration," and specifically refers to the sacred
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Visionary ability practised by the poets of ancient Ireland
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