Laura Murphy-  Sovereignty In The Light of Your Dán

Using spoken word as invocation, drumming, harp music and well water you will be guided into Tír na nÓg where you will meet the Aos Sí, the Shining Ones of the Tuatha De Danann. They will ignite within you the triple flame of Éire, which will bestow the gifts of love, wisdom and strength to help awaken your Dán (soul-gift).

You will emerge - sovereign - and illuminated with Imbas Forosnai, the higher state of consciousness from which the Filí (Seer-Poets of ancient Ireland) brought wisdom into their beings, truth to power and healing to society. An initiatory experience that will activate personal healing, spark creativity and empower sacred activism.

Laura Murphy is a poet, activist and healer who works in the ancient Irish tradition of Imbas Forosnai. The Filí (Seer-Poets) of pre-Christian Ireland used this practice to bring wisdom into their beings, truth to power and healing to society. Though Imbas Forosnai was central to how Irish society functioned and flourished, it was banned by St. Patrick and all but written out of history.

Since having a spontaneous experience of Imbas Forosnai in 2013, Laura has been working towards reviving this practice within a culturally relevant, modern context. Laura’s Imbas-infused work has been featured in the Abbey Theatre’s critically acclaimed ‘HOME: Part One’, Herstory Light Shows, TG4’s ‘Imeall’, Glastonbury Goddess Conference and RTÉ documentary ‘Finding Brigid’.

Laura was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Herstory, the movement illuminating female role-models, she campaigned to make Brigid’s Day a national holiday and is an advocate for Palestine, Ireland’s Mother and Baby Home and Magdalene Laundry survivors.

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