tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post7713604742382905210..comments2024-03-28T11:58:31.928+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Merlin, the Celts and Albion's native ChristianityBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-35197421094846820502021-10-07T21:41:53.526+01:002021-10-07T21:41:53.526+01:00Interesting post.
I had not thought about how C...Interesting post. <br /><br />I had not thought about how Christianity manifests differently in different cultures due to their views of the afterlife, but it makes sense. So then Christianity values not only personal individuality, but the individuality of cultures as well.<br /><br />This goes well with William Wildblood's recent post (https://meetingthemasters.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-universality-of-christ.html). <br /><br />No Longer Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716199759491512542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-51233901960240151972021-10-06T18:25:01.758+01:002021-10-06T18:25:01.758+01:00@cae - 'lifting of spirit' That was my own...@cae - 'lifting of spirit' That was my own feeling about this matter. I find Merlin a very inspiring character to read and think about. <br /><br />Well, that theory of humane human sacrifice doesn't go well with burning people in wicker men!- which is mentioned by Julius Caesar (and some other gruesome methods were recorded). But, in general, there seem to be many reasons for human sacrifice in different societies - and different kinds of sacrifice (probably including voluntary). <br /><br />The Romans were apparently very against human sacrifice - and yet they were very pleased to kill people in the Coliseum for entertainment of various kinds - which is probably worse, because trivial and salacious. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-30393536287645156602021-10-06T18:11:57.710+01:002021-10-06T18:11:57.710+01:00I really enjoyed reading this post - it gave me th...I really enjoyed reading this post - it gave me the same 'lifting of spirit' feeling that the "Albion Awakening" blog posts did...<br /><br />Somewhere years ago, I read either a story or article in which there was an intriguing description of Druid human sacrifice. I'm sorry my memory is a bit vague, but the gist is this:<br /><br />When there was a dire need for the 'tribe' to communicate something to Heaven (the gods), the priest would ask for a volunteer, and this person would be given the message and go thru ritual sacrifice (killed quickly, humanely) - with the expectation that he would reach the afterlife and deliver the message.<br /><br />I don't know if that is historically accurate, but it seems to go along with what you wrote about Celtic belief in personal 'survival' in a 'heavenly' afterlife.<br />caehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126263938544146422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-90532438837258468532021-10-05T16:25:21.185+01:002021-10-05T16:25:21.185+01:00@Mikep - No, I don't know anything about Gunne...@Mikep - No, I don't know anything about Gunner Heinsohn. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-4379592263324228562021-10-05T16:24:23.430+01:002021-10-05T16:24:23.430+01:00@William. Thanks. I was aware, when writing this, ...@William. Thanks. I was aware, when writing this, of your idea that the archangel of Albion might be Michael - https://meetingthemasters.blogspot.com/2020/07/st-michael-and-dragon-that-is-satan.html - but, on consideration, I now suppose that Michael has a wider reach in Western Europe, across several nations at least; or perhaps the whole world. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-21349473555166300002021-10-05T16:09:02.238+01:002021-10-05T16:09:02.238+01:00That was a great summing up of all the themes that...That was a great summing up of all the themes that make up Celtic Christianity. Thanks Bruce. One of the important features of it that I most appreciate is the strong sense of the divine immanence in creation which comes right down to the English love of landscape. William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-58364603663865460102021-10-05T15:42:01.750+01:002021-10-05T15:42:01.750+01:00Hello Bruce, I wonder if you are familiar with the...Hello Bruce, I wonder if you are familiar with the ideas of Gunner Heinsohn and if so what you think of them. If there is anything in his theory it would cast the so called dark ages and the early church in Britain in a very different light.Mikephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521930726311515384noreply@blogger.com