Poet (Filidecht) Path Help

Muireann Ní Bhrolchaín's An Introduction to Early Irish Literature mentions on pages eleven to twelve:
...which means that you're already part of the way there! From just this little definition, we can understand that filidh concentrate mostly on poetry and prophecy (which seems like the bit you'd be most adept at).

Of course, things can't ever be that easy. Proinsius Mac Cana lists, among all the other things the file must do, in his book Celtic Mythology:
He also previously mentions that the filidh were able to outlast the bards and druids of Early Ireland because of that separate-but-complimentary sphere. The druids ended up giving up their knowledge of pagan Irish religion to the filidh and the bards gave them the ability to create both satire and praise-poetry. 

Of course, that makes the path complicated. From a non-filidecht stand-point, I could give lots of rather cheesy advice about ways to fulfill some of those requirements. Poetry, obviously, is one way: both the reading and writing of it, with special focus given to early Irish efforts. (There's a beautiful essay on "experiencing" Celtic poetry that could give you a springboard on that topic here, despite its focus on Welsh poetry.) You pretty much have the "seeing" part down; you could research techniques (such as the total darkness spoken of in the myths or ogham or something modern like tarot) to make it a more steady deal. (You can also read this little essay on "Celtic Seers".) To advise kings and queens is rather hard in the age of democracy - if you live in a democratic country, you can simply always vote as well as donate time and money to campaigns you support or build good rhetoric on policies that are coming to vote. Social sanction can be social justice work, or (if you're able), actual modern satire on these things. If you're an American, you can always become a notary (granted time and money to do so) and witness contracts that way. Becoming a teacher is as easy as educating people on Gaelic polytheism through essays on your blog. 

But what sort of things did the filidh study?

Mac Cana lists those things:

I know that somewhere along the line, someone found a list of the sorts of things a file was expected to memorize. Lebornciar on tumblr has great resources and could probably produce that for you instantly. (After all, unlike me, they are actually walking this path.) 

The point of my post is not to discourage you at all, but instead to offer you several avenues to pursue on your journey. Best of luck!

Not a problem!

(On a personal note: jeez, I thought I'd let my antsnaidhm name carry over. )