Céile Dé Prayer Beads and Paidirean Pouches
(Gaelic. pron, Pahj-urinn). Some say that the Paidirean may be Druidical in origin but we cannot know for sure. 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 our Fonn CDs.
Each paidirean comes with a leaflet giving instruction on how to use these Celtic prayer beads, as well as two traditional Gaelic prayers (with translation and phonetics) to help start you off. For more detailed instructions, see also our instruction CD, ‘Praying with the Paidirean’ available for sale in the miscellaneous CDs section in our little shop.
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. We have chosen some very special Celtic crosses to accompany our prayer beads, many of which have been specially commissioned for us.
The Paidirean may be strung with different types of beads (see below). Whenever possible, the beads are carefully sourced from craftspeople for whom creating their beads is a spiritual practice. There are two bead sizes – 5mm and 6mm – producing a slightly shorter or longer paidrean, depending on your taste. Exact measurements are given beside each individual paidirean style.
Finally... drawing together all of these special ingredients, each Paidirean is ceremonially strung in Scotland by a Céile Dé Order member. One of the things that makes these prayer beads so special is that each ceremony takes place exclusively for each individual paidirean that is ordered. It takes two hours in total and involves prayer, meditation and continuous chanting during the stringing. Finally a blessing is spoken over the completed paidirean, which is anointed with oil and with water from our local holy well, which has been in use for at least 1500 years.
Most of the crosses are carefully chosen to match the beads. If however you would like to discuss a combination of a particular style of cross with certain beads that we have not included in the selection below, please contact us and we will be glad offer advice. If you have a particular semi-precious stone that is special to you and it is not shown below, do get in touch with us and we will let you know if we are able to specially order it for you.
Further down on this page, you will see that we also offer Paidirean pouches... and a Paidirean re-stringing service, should you have an accident with your beloved paidirean at any point in the future...
The photograph below will help you to get a better sense of the types and sizes of crosses we use... Please click on the links immediately below to take you to each of the pages especially dedicated to different cross types.
Paidirean re-stringing
At some point in the future your paidirean WILL break; rather than being purely decorative, it has to work for a living and so parts of it will wear out in time. Accidents happen too of course (a sudden paidirean break is said to be a good omen!). You could re-string yourself or take it to a jewellers, but we are also happy to re-string it for you if you prefer to know that it will be done prayerfully; a re-stringing receives the same ceremony as the first stringing.
Below is our basic cost for a re-stringing, but the price may vary, depending on whether or not you need any replacement beads, etc, which is why we ask you to get in touch with us first.
Paidirean re-stringing |
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Price: £12.00 | Add To Cart |
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