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After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
Peace Sunday, June 5, 1982, Rose Bowl, no nukes - nuclear disarmament - stop nuclear madness concert - NYC - Central Park - June 12, 1982, 1,000,000 person march and rally for Nuclear Freeze. Photography and presentation by Curtis Rainbow. 'Give Peace a Chance' music by Achim Schultz. Inspiration by Yoko Ono. Dedicated to John Lennon.
Now that the trivial and weird hybrid "observances" of Samhain
after the arrival of the Romans, and further trivialization and
weirdness of activities after the arrival of Christianity, that you in
the modern world celebrate has passed.....
here is what Samhain was originally about:
"Samhain" was our word for November. Are you on any personal
threshholds in your life? Step into the experiences--life is about
moving forward. Happy November, my friends.
This time of year is always good for listening to the Span - I found Shaking Of The Sheets on Youtube and it's quite addictive :-)
My Dad will be 60 next year, we used to get All Around My Hat from his vinyl collection and dance around the living room - it would be ace to see Steeleye sometime around March 2010 or shortly after ;-)
I see
that even after 2000 years, Romans are still raping children and being
allowed to get away with it....even being celebrated by their friends
for their savagery and paedophilia.
Shame on every hypocritical celebrity and politician trying to exempt
this latest Roman for his crime...these same politicians who decry
child sexual abuse and pornography out of the OTHER side of their lying
mouths.
You know what I did to every Roman who crossed my path after my little girls were raped.
Think hard about the celebrities and politicians you give your money
and trust to. Especially if you have little girls of your
own.
Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All da Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week!
THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE "SCHOLARLY" INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ANCIENT CELTIC CALENDAR
These are the warm celebrations of the Autumnal Equinox, or "The Lights of the Water," where we paid special attention to our nature shrines, made toasts to the trees who are giving us such a beautiful show again at this time of year -- and who give us so much year 'round. We drank libations to the deities and offered what you now call "cornucopias" to them and to those special to us.
May you have reaped plenty from your labours and tended to your spiritual centres in order to weather the coming months in comfort.
THERE ARE AT
LEAST THREE SCHOLARLY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ANCIENT (PRE-ROMAN,
PRE-CHRISTIAN) CELTIC CALENDAR. LAMMAS FALLS APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS AFTER THE SUMMER SOLSTICE AND THE RISE OF SIRIUS
Lammas is the
ancient festival that celebrates the first grain harvest of the year.
It is also known as Lughnasadh, the festival of Lugh, the good-natured
sun god, who has been near us, burning long and bright, but who now
will begin his retreat from us as the daylight hours grow shorter and
we approach the Autumnal Equinox. One of our greatest fire festivals,
Lammas/Lughnasadh included burning wheels of fire sent tumbling down
hills as a metaphor for the sun king's slow departure from
us.
Although I thought I
had failed, my rebellion led Rome to institute major changes in how
they treated Britannia, enabling the Celtic ways to survive, although
filtered through Roman and Christian traditions, into your time. This
is what I had fought for: the right of my people to live their lives,
responsible for themselves.
I am aware a number of modern
countries celebrate their independence this month, and I wonder how
many of you today truly cherish what you have, and I wonder to what
lengths would you go to preserve your way of life? Complacency, apathy,
and a lack of a moral center destroy a people from within.
Hello
there my friend, it's the Glastonbury festival week whoo hoo! Hope
you have a good time where you are, wishing you all the best :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
