The Paidirean - Céile Dé Prayer Beads. and Paidirean Pouches
(Gaelic. pron, Pahj-urinn).The Paidirean may be Druidical in origin. They have always been used within the Céile Dé tradition and are also known to have been used in the days of St Columcille, or Columba.
There are specific prayers that can be spoken with the paidirean. Some of these are included on each of our Fonn CDs.
Each paidirean comes with a detailed leaflet giving instruction on how to use your Celtic prayer beads, as well as two short traditional Gaelic prayers (with translation and phonetics) to help start you off.
The encircled cross is an ancient symbol found all over the world. Like the Céile Dé tradition, it spans both Pre-Christian and Early Celtic Christian Spirituality. It is 21mm - just under 1" - in diameter and is hand made in Wales from Sterling silver especially for the Céile Dé.
The Paidirean may be strung with different types of beads (see below). In each case, the beads are carefully sourced from craftspeople for whom creating their beads is a spiritual practice. In the case of our wooden beads, it takes each carver several hours to make enough beads for one paidirean.
Finally... drawing together all of these special ingredients, each Paidirean is ceremonially strung in Scotland by a Céile Dé. The ceremony takes two hours in total and involves prayer, meditation and continuous chanting during the stringing. Finally a blessing is spoken over the completed paidirean.
Long Olive wood Paidirean
These beads are prayerfully hand-carved in olive wood from Bethlehem. The honey-coloured beads are very hard wearing, will last a lifetime and will deepen in colour with frequent use.
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Long Tiger Ebony Paidirean
The beads used by the Order for their paidireans, these Tiger Ebony Beads are varying shades of warm brown. The colours deepen after use to rich shades of chestnut and charcoal. The wood feels lovely and smooth to use and is very hard wearing.
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Iona Rose Paidirean with Iona Cross
Since ancient times, the fragrance of Roses has been associated with the sacred. These unstained rosewood beads are left immersed in 100% pure rose essential oil for a whole month. As well as scenting the beads, the oil gives the naturally pinkish wood a rich amber colour. The fragrance will perfume your neck and fingers when you wear and use your paidirean.
The silver cross is based upon an ancient rock carving, known as St Columba's pillow. found on Scotland's sacred Isle of Iona The antique-finished cross is specially hand-made for Céile Dé on Iona and bears a unique Iona hallmark.
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Shorter Dark Olive wood paidirean
The darker the olive wood, the older the tree. These dark beads have an oiled finish and the overall look is far more earthy and rustic than the lighter coloured beads.
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Mother of Pearl Paidirean
In the Céile Dé tradition, Mother of Pearl symbolises the "virgin womb" of the heart, in which our Higher Self - the Pearl - awaits birth. This paidirean has a pure, ethereal appearance that is truly Otherworldly.
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Anam-choille paidirean
"Anam-choille" - is Gaelic for "Soul of the forest". These pure amber beads in combination with a 9 carat gold encircled cross make this paidirean look like a necklace of living fire.
Amber, along with Pearl and Jet, have always been considered especially sacred... perhaps because, although they look like gemstones, they are of course not stones at all.
Amber is warm to the touch and is said to collect energy.. like the quartz stones that are used for dividers in this beautiful piece.
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Paidirean Pouches
Although a Céile Dé wears his or her paidirean all the time, there may be times when you need to keep yours in a safe and sacred place…
Pure, plain-woven white wool has long been associated with things spiritual. It is said that the Druids wore robes of white wool.. and the Céile Dé have continued this tradition. Our Paidirean Pouches are woven from the very same material that is used to make the Bán Tlacht (white habit) of a Céile Dé.
Made from pure, organic undyed tweed from the wool of Hebridean sheep, woven on the Isle of Mull overlooking the sacred Isle of Iona, each pouch is meditatively hand-stiched and embroidered with an equal armed Celtic cross by a Muinntireach (a member of the Céile Dé community). Finally, it is blessed with a 1200 year-old prayer of protection.
“Á Dé móir...Fri trudrach in domuin, olis mór a dínert, immutsa co mbántlacht.”
- Old Gaelic.
”O Great God... Against the incitement of the world, for great is it’s might, we stand around thee in white raiment.”
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