While Tintin came in a close second, as a child Asterix was my fave. My school (a French school) seemed to have most, if not all the titles. There was nothing quite like Panoramix, Obelix and the Keystone Cop Romans … and of course, Asterix himself. Not to mention all those mouth-watering sangliers!
““In Britain, it [Celtic civilization] lasted until the sixth century AD. Driven back by the Angles and the Saxons it still lives on today, to a certain extent, in Wales and Brittany” – the same is obviously true for Scotland and Cornwall. Markale adds: “In Ireland, despite the vicissitudes of history, it never stopped existing”.“ — There is also much affinity to the culture of Galicia.
“Three months later, on February 1, came Imbolc, which marked the mid-point of the Celtic Winter. Markale explains that this event was recuperated by Christianity as Candlemas (February 2).” — Also, Groundhog Day in Canada and the USA.
In terms of going forward into the future part, one of the alternative theories about what's going to happen, has to do with creating a new religion. Given the technological logjam of our current predicament, not least the political and social organization of societies, and history in the 21st c., this whole new religion subject has the risk of turning into the premise of an inquisition type of crusade, with everything from AI Jesus, space aliens and even a breakaway civilization.
Your essay seen under this light is very interesting and personally I agree with your premise, and if anything I look upon positively with anyone who looks to nature and the natural as sources of wisdom, enlightenment, harmony and love. A problem which remains is the relationship between humans and god's with a small G, and then whether the precepts and teachings are true, and not just being profited by charlatans or occult magicians and what not.
An excellent article Paul, I look forward to your next instalment. I have pondered much regarding the suppression of Paganism over the last 2000 years; the destruction and suppression of Gnostic texts and centres of learning over that period (that still goes on today), especially Alexandria in ancient Egypt. What I’ve found through research is that this wanton destruction and suppression and genocide has been perpetrated by the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism/Christianity/Islam. I believe the ancient reverence for the natural world, the Earth and the deep spiritual connection we have to it has been stripped away by these religions, replacing it with a deep controlling narrative and all the expansive restrictions and corruptions of our true nature. John Lamb Lash eloquently details this in his excellent book ‘Not in His Name’. I believe we have been captured by the deception pushed over the last 2000 plus years, where what you rightly call the ZIM have influenced and infiltrated everywhere, controlling all nations any monetisation everything including the planet itself!
When one seeks spiritualism for its own sake, one must be very careful which path one treads.
The druids were notorious amongst the Romans for human sacrifice and ritualistic cannibalism, something which modern historians give more credence to since the discovery of Lindow man. They almost certainly controlled their society in a manner akin to Plato's philosopher kings (or Judaism's rabbis if you prefer) and that philosophy is very much akin to the kabbalist (and in some cases outright gnostic) philosophy which underpins freemasonry and orthodox Judaism and has inspired today's globalism.
Churchill was of course a druid.
In short - I rather suspect that this path leads straight to hell.
I will be going into some of these issues in the next piece. As far as Lindow man is concerned, I see that many consider him to have been a druid who essentially sacrificed himself in a bid to save his people and faith from the Romans. This is not a concept unknown to Christianity, of course - not just in the various saints and martyrs, but with Jesus himself, who "died to save us all"... I see nothing evil in my ancestors' spirituality (whether Celtic or Germanic).
I have a vast amount of respect for your work and I think you have done an excellent and painstaking job of documenting the actions of the group who have siezed control of our world and persecute us all.
On issues of how to organize society, spirituality and religion (they are closely related) though I think you are looking in the wrong place for answers. The fundamental basis for a religion determines its endpoint (and this is often hard to see), and druidism shares the same flaws as Plato's philosopher kings and the Pharisees. And it would/will lead to the same place.
Christ was crystal clear about why such systems inevitably lead to evil and he spent his life on earth fighting such a system and teaching us to oppose it. And, of all the religions, only Christianity (uncorrupted of course) stands diametrically opposed to tyranny (* I am not sufficiently familiar with Buddhism to make a certain claim about it, but my limited familiarity leads me to be highly suspicious).
I likewise have great respect for your point of view and for authentic Christianity. I'll be interested in your reaction to the next article, which will address this apparent opposition and conclude that druidism and Christianity are closer than we might imagine.
Christianity is not esoteric by definition. Christ was very clear in his own ministry that there were not hidden meanings within scripture.
"Esoteric Christianity" is an idea that stems from Satan which is why it is so often encountered within New Age spiritualism and other Luciferian cults. And whatever claims such cults make about the tenets they promote (Satan does not run around telling everyone he is evil - quite the oppsoite in fact he attempts to deceive people into believing he is good and God is bad and/or God didn't mean what he said, but rather something else), their belief systems instead lead to precisely the opposite. The claim of hidden meanings is a lie of the second type noted in parentheses. It permits the teacher (and esotericism always features a teacher without whom the hidden meaning cannot be discovered) to pervert the word of God to mean whatever he (or Satan) wishes.
While Tintin came in a close second, as a child Asterix was my fave. My school (a French school) seemed to have most, if not all the titles. There was nothing quite like Panoramix, Obelix and the Keystone Cop Romans … and of course, Asterix himself. Not to mention all those mouth-watering sangliers!
““In Britain, it [Celtic civilization] lasted until the sixth century AD. Driven back by the Angles and the Saxons it still lives on today, to a certain extent, in Wales and Brittany” – the same is obviously true for Scotland and Cornwall. Markale adds: “In Ireland, despite the vicissitudes of history, it never stopped existing”.“ — There is also much affinity to the culture of Galicia.
“Three months later, on February 1, came Imbolc, which marked the mid-point of the Celtic Winter. Markale explains that this event was recuperated by Christianity as Candlemas (February 2).” — Also, Groundhog Day in Canada and the USA.
Great read! Fascinating subject matter.
In terms of going forward into the future part, one of the alternative theories about what's going to happen, has to do with creating a new religion. Given the technological logjam of our current predicament, not least the political and social organization of societies, and history in the 21st c., this whole new religion subject has the risk of turning into the premise of an inquisition type of crusade, with everything from AI Jesus, space aliens and even a breakaway civilization.
Your essay seen under this light is very interesting and personally I agree with your premise, and if anything I look upon positively with anyone who looks to nature and the natural as sources of wisdom, enlightenment, harmony and love. A problem which remains is the relationship between humans and god's with a small G, and then whether the precepts and teachings are true, and not just being profited by charlatans or occult magicians and what not.
Very interesting Thanks
An excellent article Paul, I look forward to your next instalment. I have pondered much regarding the suppression of Paganism over the last 2000 years; the destruction and suppression of Gnostic texts and centres of learning over that period (that still goes on today), especially Alexandria in ancient Egypt. What I’ve found through research is that this wanton destruction and suppression and genocide has been perpetrated by the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism/Christianity/Islam. I believe the ancient reverence for the natural world, the Earth and the deep spiritual connection we have to it has been stripped away by these religions, replacing it with a deep controlling narrative and all the expansive restrictions and corruptions of our true nature. John Lamb Lash eloquently details this in his excellent book ‘Not in His Name’. I believe we have been captured by the deception pushed over the last 2000 plus years, where what you rightly call the ZIM have influenced and infiltrated everywhere, controlling all nations any monetisation everything including the planet itself!
When one seeks spiritualism for its own sake, one must be very careful which path one treads.
The druids were notorious amongst the Romans for human sacrifice and ritualistic cannibalism, something which modern historians give more credence to since the discovery of Lindow man. They almost certainly controlled their society in a manner akin to Plato's philosopher kings (or Judaism's rabbis if you prefer) and that philosophy is very much akin to the kabbalist (and in some cases outright gnostic) philosophy which underpins freemasonry and orthodox Judaism and has inspired today's globalism.
Churchill was of course a druid.
In short - I rather suspect that this path leads straight to hell.
I will be going into some of these issues in the next piece. As far as Lindow man is concerned, I see that many consider him to have been a druid who essentially sacrificed himself in a bid to save his people and faith from the Romans. This is not a concept unknown to Christianity, of course - not just in the various saints and martyrs, but with Jesus himself, who "died to save us all"... I see nothing evil in my ancestors' spirituality (whether Celtic or Germanic).
I have a vast amount of respect for your work and I think you have done an excellent and painstaking job of documenting the actions of the group who have siezed control of our world and persecute us all.
On issues of how to organize society, spirituality and religion (they are closely related) though I think you are looking in the wrong place for answers. The fundamental basis for a religion determines its endpoint (and this is often hard to see), and druidism shares the same flaws as Plato's philosopher kings and the Pharisees. And it would/will lead to the same place.
Christ was crystal clear about why such systems inevitably lead to evil and he spent his life on earth fighting such a system and teaching us to oppose it. And, of all the religions, only Christianity (uncorrupted of course) stands diametrically opposed to tyranny (* I am not sufficiently familiar with Buddhism to make a certain claim about it, but my limited familiarity leads me to be highly suspicious).
I likewise have great respect for your point of view and for authentic Christianity. I'll be interested in your reaction to the next article, which will address this apparent opposition and conclude that druidism and Christianity are closer than we might imagine.
Yes indeed. Esoteric Christianity was au continuation of druidism. They have the same tenets. Do no evil, the soul is immortal, be courageous.
Christianity is not esoteric by definition. Christ was very clear in his own ministry that there were not hidden meanings within scripture.
"Esoteric Christianity" is an idea that stems from Satan which is why it is so often encountered within New Age spiritualism and other Luciferian cults. And whatever claims such cults make about the tenets they promote (Satan does not run around telling everyone he is evil - quite the oppsoite in fact he attempts to deceive people into believing he is good and God is bad and/or God didn't mean what he said, but rather something else), their belief systems instead lead to precisely the opposite. The claim of hidden meanings is a lie of the second type noted in parentheses. It permits the teacher (and esotericism always features a teacher without whom the hidden meaning cannot be discovered) to pervert the word of God to mean whatever he (or Satan) wishes.