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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 11, 2007 22:23:16 GMT -5
How to find a path that suits me? I mean, I am Celtic 100% & I am definitely pagan but I am a little lost at the moment. I know I want to follow Celtic ways but I'm not sure where to go from there.... I am mostly Irish, some Scottish, a little English, VERY little Dutch. Having said that, I want to go in the ways of the Irish & Scots but what would help me determine this? Is there a name for it to help me solve some of my riddle?
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Post by Marcus on Jan 12, 2007 12:18:07 GMT -5
Well for me it was easy as i was born in Ireland so the land drew me to the Gaelic Irish Gods.
I think for you the best thing to do is look at all the gods in Ireland and Scotland and try to see which ones seem to reach out to you. Another simple thing to do is to look at pictures of Scottish and Irish landscapes. Which land do you feel a connection with. If you have scottish and irish blood seeing these pictures should stir some ancient feelings within you.
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Post by Marcus on Jan 12, 2007 19:09:09 GMT -5
Obviously it is very hard to choose by looking at pictures. The best way would obviously be to set foot on Irish and scottish lands but for some this may be diffult so pictures and footage and MUSIC are what should help you. I believe the gods influence the shape of the land....the music that is created in the hands of man and the culture of the people living in that land. If you have scottish or Irish blood hearing the differing Musics from each culture or setting eyes upon the landscapes should cause i stir in your soul. ScotlandIreland
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 12, 2007 19:45:38 GMT -5
Honestly, I've wanted to visit both Ireland & Scotland for a very long time. If I had the money, I'd be there. Oddly, the saying for people in the Northeast USA is that New Hampshire is the closest to the layout of Scotland. I was told by someone who visited Scotland that they look very similar. Problem for me is that I can't see Ireland & Scotland except in the few pics that I have....But that's also the reason I wanted to learn Scottish as well. Go back to the roots, pick up some of the languages that were spoken (or the related language). Get the feel for all of it. I guess that's part of the issue for me. In my American way, I need to put a title on something that I am or looking to be. I really need to read more books for some of this to fully sink in. There was a book I read, Green Witchcraft. I agreed with a lot of it but didn't get that warm fuzzy feeling....
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Post by wren on Jan 12, 2007 22:38:41 GMT -5
For me, Scotland called loud and clear from my youth, even before I stepped off the Christian path. I know now it was from that time I began my journey to this time and place and to druidry.
Sometimes, I think we try to hard to find these things within us. Perhaps some quiet time in the woods or a favorite natural setting and simply opening yourself up to the possibilities will bring answers. And, there is a Scottish custom of the 'omen walk' that might help as well. I wrote of that in the shaman board.
Don't press yourself to know without doubt which way you should be going. Simply step out the door and see where you are lead...
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 13, 2007 1:12:47 GMT -5
I know I should do that....It's my insatiable appetite for knowledge & perfection. Perfection has always been a bane to me....
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Post by wren on Jan 13, 2007 11:50:29 GMT -5
Believe me, I understand the impatient spirit! I am often trying to run as I learn to walk. It is the same thing with knowledge!
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 13, 2007 13:58:16 GMT -5
I know....it's always been a problem wit me....when I was in high school, I would often pay no attention to the teacher due to them not going fast enough & then would lose where they left off...I got into more trouble that way.....
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Post by Illistyl Moonsinger on Jan 13, 2007 14:27:10 GMT -5
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Post by wren on Jan 13, 2007 14:31:27 GMT -5
What a lovely post, Illisty! Scotland is where my heart lies, though I have not walked Her soil yet! These pics really speak to me!
All these pictures make me long for the day I can go there!
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Post by Marcus on Jan 13, 2007 14:35:08 GMT -5
Remember to try to find some Irish or Scottish or wherever music. The traditional music is influenced by the culture and the culture is influenced by the land.
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 13, 2007 14:52:08 GMT -5
I'm still mixed....It's really tough for me...to be honest. Illistyl is my honey...though those pics were taken on her honeymoon with her now ex.....But, I digress....I'm probably going to need a lot of time.....I love Irish music....Bagpipes are very nice.....I am really torn. It's tough for me. It will come my way, I know. But my impatience really gets the better of me at times!
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Post by Illistyl Moonsinger on Jan 13, 2007 15:04:33 GMT -5
What a lovely post, Illisty! Scotland is where my heart lies, though I have not walked Her soil yet! These pics really speak to me! All these pictures make me long for the day I can go there! Thanks When you do finally have the chance to walk Her soil, make sure you have a good camera. I'd suggest a www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25218. It is a little advanced for those who are used to just 'point and shoot' but the results are phenominal. I took those photos with a Sony FD Mavica, that only shot at 72 dpi (poor reproduction resolution quality). So it makes me horribly sad that I cannot reproduce them in normal film format, ie. blow them up, frame them and hang them from my walls - which I would DEARLY love to do. They are okay for desktop wallpaper and posting online, but thats about as far as I can go with them And those photos presented themselves to me, there was no photographic talent involved in how beautiful they turned out. Here's a shot up here in NH that I took with the Nikon (my fathers' camera): You can tell by the color and clarity of the picture that it was taken on a better camera LOL Anyhow, thats my longwinded response to your post, Wren. Basically I could have just said bring a good camera LOL
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Post by wren on Jan 13, 2007 15:09:50 GMT -5
All your advice is most welcome! I love Vermont, for feeling its as close to a Scottish landscape I can get on this side of the pond!
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Post by Illistyl Moonsinger on Jan 13, 2007 15:35:43 GMT -5
All your advice is most welcome! I love Vermont, for feeling its as close to a Scottish landscape I can get on this side of the pond! I agree - I loved Vermont when I traveled through there on my way to Canada a few years ago - you'd think my living so close that I'd visit more often. I've loved NH all my life, and above all I love my NH woods more than anything...my home in Tuftonboro (just north of Wolfeboro - The Oldest Summer Resort in America ( Tourists!! eek!!) is really a place of such tremendous energy...its difficult to explain how I feel when I walk barefoot through the grass, or walk in the woods, or wade through our mountain fed brook. My family has had land up there forever it seems. My grandmother was born in the house that stood there until October 2005. That is a tragedy that I'll discuss another time. But the mountains up there are what really draw me in. It was the same when I was in Scotland.
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