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.