Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Celtic Spirituality

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Articles on ancient spirituality in Britain and Ireland.

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# NATIVE BRITISH GNOSIS

Romans propaganda is unreliable about human sacrifices by Celtics.

Celtics were not fear ridden and dark.

Celtic people believed in cyclic nature of existence.

No false distinctions between the sacred and secular.

Whole of creation is part of a unity.

To respond to direct and intuitive knowledge of God.

Spoken word is utmost.

Otherworld, Annwn, acts upon reality.

Humans originated from a TREE.

Prophecy was a gift bestowed by those in the Otherworld.

Magic Cauldrons contained potions of mysterious gifts.

Soul goes to its home in the Land of Eternal Youth.


Source: CELTIC MYSTICISM, by Anthony Duncon.

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"O Lady of the Fair Hair,
Sing to me of the fair ancient land.
Yours divine voice
Whispers the poetry of magic
that flow through the wind,
Like sweet-tasting water of the Boyne.

"Girls, forever young and beautiful,
Dancing around the broken dun,
Where long forgotten heroes
sang of victory
And drank ales
to old memories.

"Sing to me one last time,
Goddess of the Fair Hair,
Before my old ear fail me.
Let me see you dance,
Before your beauty fade away
from my failing sight."


— Song to the Lady of the Fair Hair,
from the Book of Heroes.

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# Ana – the Celtic Goddess

Ana is the Universal Mother Goddesses. She has many names.

Ana is also known as: Anna, Annan, Anu, or Dana. [Tr. Abundance, Wealth]

Ana was the Great Mother. She is the ancient Goddess. She is cousin of our Lady Mary. She is mother of Tuatha De Danaan, all the gods and goddesses [of Ireland
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Ana is the mother of gods [leaders] of Hibernia. She nourished the gods. She got the name Anae which means Abundance…” [Cormac 831-903]

Ana is the original Earth Goddess.


"Sacred World of the Celts" - Nigel Pennick


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# ANA

The meaning of the name Ana is not clear. Most experts think it means 'wealth' or 'abundance'.
Other possible meanings derived from the name: anati (soul,spirit) ana- (breathe, remain) both suggesting an interpretation of 'engendering spirit' (in terms of giving life) so that the name Ana could be indicative of a deity type of the 'first mother' kind.

The Irish for Ireland is 'the land of Ana'. The name Ana is etymologically very closely related to the name of the goddess Tiana which contains the verbal form of Ana and is interpreted as meaning: 'The Abundant One', 'The Wealth Provider'.

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