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In my understanding, the word 'sitchain' in Gaelic means 'stillness' in the mystical sense, or 'peace of mind'. This has strong parallels with Eastern mysticism and meditative states of consciousness such as samadhi.
From Celtic Women by Peter Berresford Ellis:
"Men and women in ancient Ireland also went to special baths. A 'hot-air
bath' was something akin to the modern Turkish bath. It was called a tigh
'n alluis (sweating house) and examples of such ancient bath-houses are
still found in northern parts of Ireland, for example the one on Inishmurray.
The bath-house was from five to seven feet long. A great turf fire was
kindled inside until the place became heated. The embers were swept out and
the bather entered through a a small door. The door was closed, and bather
remained for an hour or so until they had developed a profuse perspiration.
Then, leaving the house, the bather would plunge into a cold-water pool
which was always strategically nearby. Several people bathed together.
The bathing in the tigh 'n alluis would prepare the man or woman for the
dercad, an act of medidation, by which Irish mystics would attempt to
achieve a state of sitchain or peace".
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