[DL] Re: Britian

[Michael Robert Blair <pellinoire@yahoo.com>]

Interestingly Britain, especially the 'celtic fringe'
but all over the country, maintained strange little
holdouts of ancient practises some of which are
certainly prechristian/pagan in origin (real pagan not
this modern version but I digress).

Such things as paining a certain rock on a hillside
white on a certain day each year. Scouring the white
horse clean, etc. etc. A Scottish crofter WAS seen
slitting the throat of a lamb on a key date (solstice
I think) on a hilltop in the 19th century.

The people who do these things may have forgotten why
but with the 'great awakening' of evil they might
suddenly serve a purpose once again.

In reality it was the Great War (1914-18) that dealt
the death knell of such practises as it was the young
men of the villages who were largely responsible (no
doubt with a lot of beer as well).

Have a look at Phil Rickman's excellent novel 'The Man
in the Moss' or 'Life and Death of a Druid Prince' for
some ideas. The best source is 'Twilight of the Celtic
Gods' by David Clarke and Andy Roberts.

I cant say that British practises are older than those
in the Americas, [especially with such things as
Kennewick Man and the 'too old' remains found in south
America that points to an earlier wave of pre-Asiatic
settlers (Olmec heads and Pategonian giants anyone?)]
But they are ancient.

Michael


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