" We know much about the Celtic use of language, and its use of poetry, "riddles and dark sayings"* and word play. In poetry we will find the "key" to unlocking the secret language of the Druids. The true secret language of the Druids is the use of literary symbol to communicate religious ideas. "
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Divine Druids of the Celtic race
learned priesthoods of antiquity
builders of the mighty Stonehenge
sacred compass of the celestial visitors
masters of the stars and astral motions
secret exponents of the esoteric
we honour your holy wells and nature shrines
where ritual and allegory embodied your stone temples
in your groves, you sanctified the laws of nature
and taught the traditional doctrine of the soul's immortality
you understood the mystery of reincarnation
as debts incurred in one lifetime will be repaid in the next
and recognised the spiritual enigmas of the landscape
your calendar plotted the lunar and solar cycles
and your ancient megaliths and stone circles
dot and mark the land, great plinths of navigation and worship
from whence our primeval nature sprang
where arcane ceremonies and sacrifice were performed on high
to appease the immortal gods, and grant fertility of the land
pagan natures, epitomised by the Green Man
and we are all forerunners , heirs and scions of your hands
from the Dawn of Civilisation, the search for wisdom marches on
Copyright by Peter Paton 2006
Birgit and Roger