This is one of the first meditations I wrote for myself, when I first began practicing a zillion years ago, and it’s one I try to do every summer. It’s based on the Song of Amergin in Irish mythology. Amergin was a leader of the Milesians, one of the ancient tribes that conquered Ireland around 1500 B.C.E., removing the Tuatha de Danaan from power. One of three Druids who spearheaded the takeover, Amergin is referred to as the First Druid of the Gaels in the Irish Book of Invasions. Thought to be the oldest poem in the Irish language, Amergin’s song is lyrical and narrative, evocative of the strength and…