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in reply to a message by Phyllis
Phyllis ,
I would've liked to have been there! One of the really fascinating things about Wicca is the vast range of elements available that "may" be relevant to a consistent belief structure. One of the really frustrating things is that there's so little solid to go on as to what shape the Old Religion actually took in various places and cultures, thanks to the ardent efforts of the early missionaries and later those fine and gentle folks who brought you The Burning Times.
As a person of recent old-country Celtic derivation, I often wonder how the modern Celtic nations would've turned out if the Christian missionaries hadn't ventured onto their shores 1,500 years ago. Would the later fortunes and life of these cultures been better or worse?
Had I been seaside with a hand grenade at the time of those first arrivals, the temptation would've been strong to pull the pin with my teeth John Wayne-style and pitch that sucker sidearm toward the beaching boat... : )
(Hey y'all, sorry to have been so infrequent in posting this week. Spent 2 full days in Illinois, and am currently in North Carolina to visit my grown kid. Will be PC-less starting now until Sunday night. Later!)
I would've liked to have been there! One of the really fascinating things about Wicca is the vast range of elements available that "may" be relevant to a consistent belief structure. One of the really frustrating things is that there's so little solid to go on as to what shape the Old Religion actually took in various places and cultures, thanks to the ardent efforts of the early missionaries and later those fine and gentle folks who brought you The Burning Times.
As a person of recent old-country Celtic derivation, I often wonder how the modern Celtic nations would've turned out if the Christian missionaries hadn't ventured onto their shores 1,500 years ago. Would the later fortunes and life of these cultures been better or worse?
Had I been seaside with a hand grenade at the time of those first arrivals, the temptation would've been strong to pull the pin with my teeth John Wayne-style and pitch that sucker sidearm toward the beaching boat... : )
(Hey y'all, sorry to have been so infrequent in posting this week. Spent 2 full days in Illinois, and am currently in North Carolina to visit my grown kid. Will be PC-less starting now until Sunday night. Later!)
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Daividh
If you could sorta forward your e-mail address to mine, I'll put you in touch with John Gleeson, a professor of mine who specializes in Celtic (mostly Irish) history and Irish language. I think he'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have about what he knows of pre-Christian Ireland (including pre-Celtic). Just be grateful you don't have to sit through his slide shows. :D
Phyllis
If you could sorta forward your e-mail address to mine, I'll put you in touch with John Gleeson, a professor of mine who specializes in Celtic (mostly Irish) history and Irish language. I think he'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have about what he knows of pre-Christian Ireland (including pre-Celtic). Just be grateful you don't have to sit through his slide shows. :D
Phyllis
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