Cart 0
Overview Glyph Exercise Gate Exercise
Celtic Harpist-Peter Berry Vocalist - Anne Gambling
Cart 0
 

 About this Exercise

This exercise is adapted from the Card Deck of the Sidhe written by David Spangler, artwork by Jeremy Berg.*

Before beginning this exercise read through it in its entirety. Then take the time to enter into a quite, mindful state. This exercise can be done seated or standing. If you stand, you can face the direction of each gate. It can also be helpful to do it in a quiet spot outdoors.

For each section of the Gate Exercise, view the image of the Gate for that section. Allow this image to fill your mind. Then slowly say out-loud or silently the words for each Gate. If you are standing, you can step through Gate.

If you stand, there is a rotation that starts with Earth Gate which is in the South. Start by facing South, then turn counter clockwise to face East and the Dawn Gate and so on. After completing the exercise for each of the four Gates, turn to the North. It is time to enter the Howe. Say the words associated with this section then step into the Howe. Allow whatever impressions you receive to fill you. When you feel complete, close all the Gates, re-center, ground yourself, and give thanks for your experience. It is very important to come back to your body and your ordinary life after you have completed this exercise.

It is best to do this and any exercise without the expectation of a result. Nor should you judge or be critical of your experience. An experience of value may take place that is barely perceptible. Sometimes our experiences will reveal themselves in thoughts, impressions, and even dreams sometime later. If you have a strong experience, allow it to unfold. You may gain additional understanding later. This like other exercises can become more useful with practice. Try it several times.

If at any time, you feel uncomfortable or ill at ease, just stop the exercise. Come back to your body and give thanks. The time or place may not be appropriate for you. You always have the right to say no to any exercise for any reason.

You may download the file below and print it for your own use in doing the exercise.

 
 

The Earth Gate

 
 

The Earth Gate

(Stand and face South)

  • I stand before the gate of the Earth.

  • It is the gate of our Earth, the physical realm, overflowing with Nature’s abundance.

  • This is the gate of beginnings. It is the place of conception and initiation.

  • I step through the Earth Gate and allow Earth’s energies to flow into my feet, up through my legs, and completely fill me.

 
 

Dawn Gate

dawn-gate_1500x2250px@0,25x.jpg
 
 

the Dawn Gate

(Turn a quarter turn counter clockwise and face East)

  • I stand before the gate of dawn – the beginning of day.

  • This is the gate of the sun.

  • It is the place of my creative expression in the world.

  • I step through the Dawn Gate and allow the radiant energy of the sun to embrace me. Its light and warmth fill my whole being.

 
 

Star Gate

star-gate_1500x2250px@0,25x.jpg
 
 

the Star Gate

(Turn another quarter turn and face North)

  • I stand before the gate of the stars − the realm of the Sidhe.

  • It is the gate of relationships.

  • It is the place of universal energies that can unite the elements of my life into a pattern of harmonic wholeness.

  • I step through the Star Gate and allow starlight to permeate my whole self and inspire my life.

 
 

Twilight Gate

twilight-gate_1500x2250px@0,25x.jpg
 
 

The Twilight Gate

(One last quarter turn and face the West)

  • I stand before the gate of twilight – the gate of the Moon.

  • It is a gate of reflection and emergence.

  • It is a place of where I reflect upon my life and open myself to new transformative possibilities.

  • I step through the Twilight Gate and I am bathed in moonlight. This is the light of completion and release. It enables me to make new discoveries.

 
 

The Howe

the-howe_1500x2500px@0,25x.jpg
 
 

Entering The Howe

(Turn back and face North and center of the circle)

  • I stand before the Howe − a place where human and Sidhe may meet − a place of magic and wholeness.

  • I have connected with heaven and earth − the stars and the land.

  • I have crossed the threshold of initiation and completion.

  • Taking the understandings and energies I have gained stepping through each gate, I assimilate and blend them within myself.

  • Now I step forward and enter the Howe. Standing firmly within my sovereign self, I welcome contact with the Sidhe.

The five cards shown in this exercise are a small group of the thirty-three cards in the Card Deck of the Sidhe. The accompanying book has many additional layouts, as well as much useful information about the Sidhe.

* Spangler, David. The Card Deck of the Sidhe. Everett, WA: Lorian Press, 2011

Copyright © 2011 David Spangler and Jeremy Berg