Symbolism

why do we walk round the lodge sunwise

The practice of moving around the lodge room following the solar path—from east to west by way of the south—is rooted in ancient religious customs where worshippers imitated the apparent motion of the sun. In early sun and fire worship, as well as in ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Druidical, and Hindu rites, circling an altar or sacred space clockwise was considered a sacred act of reverence and purification. In Gaelic traditions, this clockwise circuit was termed Deaseal, keeping the right hand toward the center, whereas moving in the opposite direction (Tuapholl) was deemed unhallowed.

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