A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts - Erynn Rowan Laurie 1995
The East Wind
The east wind is the sharp, cold wind that cuts and brings the snows. It brings dawn and the morning light. This wind is the origin of inspiration and enlightenment in the material realm.
Gaoth an iar iasg is aran;
Gaoth a tuath fuachd is feannadh;
Gaoth an ear sneachd air beannaibh;
Gaoth a deas meas air crannaibh.
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 mass air CRAN-iv
Moving Meditations on the East Wind
Walk in an east wind
Look at snowflakes and meditate on their form
Watch a sunrise from a hilltop
Discover a source of inspiration in your life
Meditate on the quality of “sharpness” and its meanings and metaphors
Examine the places in your life where you act in a sharp or cold manner and learn to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses
Affirmation for the East Wind
Today I embrace the cold and the sharp; I move with their bracing vigor.