A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts - Erynn Rowan Laurie 1995
The West Wind
The west wind is the hard wind from over the ocean. It blows bringing plenty, carrying the fishing fleets back from the shoals. This wind carries those who come seeking the Land, to conquer or to settle, from beyond the Ninth Wave.
Gaoth an iar iasg is aran;
Gaoth a tuath fuachd is feannadh;
Gaoth an ear sneachd air beannaibh;
Gaoth a deas meas air crannaibh.
(Scottish Gaelic source: Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol II, Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh 1972)
Wind from the west, fish and bread;
Wind from the north, cold and flaying;
Wind from the east, snow on the hills;
Wind from the south, fruit on trees.
goo an ear ee-usk is A-ran;
goo a TOO-ath FOO-ahk is FAN-na
goo an err shnawk air BAN-iv
goo a jahss mahs air CRAN-iv
Moving Meditations on the West Wind
Go to an aquarium and watch the fish for an afternoon
Look for the conquests in your life, appreciating those you have made and planning for those you await
Walk in the wind blowing from the west
Meditate on something recently arrived in your life
Work on conquering one of your fears
Go fishing
Affirmation for the West Wind
Today I conquer that which hinders my progress through life.