Celtic Creation Myth
Once upon a time, there was no time and that was when there
also was no gods and no man walked the surface of the land.
But there was the sea, and where the sea met the land, a
mare was born, white and made of sea-foam. And her name was
Eiocha. On the land, near where the land met the sea, a
tree grew, a strong and sturdy oak. On the oak, grew a
plant whose seeds were formed of the foam tears of the sea.
To sustain her, Eiocha ate the seeds, these white berries,
and they were transformed within her. Eiocha grew heavy
with child and gave birth to the god, Cernunnos. So great
was her pain in childbirth that she ripped bark from the one
tree and hurled it into the sea. The bark was transformed
by the sea and became the giants of the deep.
Cernunnos was lonely and he saw the giants of the deep who
were numerous, so he coupled with Eiocha and of their union
came the gods, Maponos, Tauranis, and Teutates, and the
goddess, Epona. Eiocha soon tired of the land, being a
creature of sea-foam, and she returned the sea, where she
was transformed into Tethra, goddess of the deep water,
sometimes called Tethys.
The gods and goddess were lonely for they had none to com-
mand nor none to worship them. The gods and goddess
took wood from the one oak tree and fashioned the first man
and the first woman.
Cernunnos also made other animals from the one oak tree, the
deer and the hound, the boar and the raven, the hare and the
snake. He was god of the animals, and he commanded the oak
tree to spread and grow, to be come a forest home for his
children.
Epona also made animals, but she made only the horse, mare
and stallion alike, in remembrance of Eiocha who was no
more.
Teutates took limbs from the one tree, and fashioned a bow,
arrows, and a club.
Tauranis took limbs from the one tree, and fashioned
thunderbolts made of fire and noise. He would leap to the
top of the tallest trees and hurl his weapon at the ground.
The ground would shake, the grass would burn, and the ani-
mals would run in fear
Maponos also took limbs from the one tree, but he fashioned
not a weapon but a harp. He stretched strings of the winds
from its limbs and spent his days in Cernunnos' forest. The
winds would join in the melodies, and the birds as well. And
all Cernunnos' animals would come from near and far to hear
Maponos play.
The giants of the deep saw the gods and goddess happy on the
land, and the giants were jealous, for they had none to com-
mand nor none to worship them. So the giants plotted
against the gods; they would overwhelm them with the sea and
take the land under the water. But Tethra in the deep
sea heard the murmuring of the giants in the waves and she
remembered her days as Eiocha and so she warned her sons and
daughter. The gods were prepared the day the giants came
against them.
The gods took refuge in the one oak tree. Tauranis hurled
his thunderbolt and split the land, and the sea overflowed
its boundaries. Maponos broke the sky and hurled it at the
giants. Teutates' deadly aim with the bow and arrows from
the one oak tree cut down many of the giants. The giants of
the deep were not without weapons; they had the strength of
the waves.
The gods overwhelmed the giants, but could not destroy them.
The giants of the deep were driven back into the sea, and
Tethra bound them in the deep waters. But a few escaped
Tethra and fled far from her reach. They called themselves
the Fomor, and built a life on the outer edges of the world.
But the Fomor dreamed of conquest, and vowed to once again
take the land from the gods. Of their later battles, our
histories tell us much.
The sea returned to its bed and Maponos repaired the sky.
And the gods looked for Epona as she had been absent from
the victory. Epona had rescued one man and one woman from
the watery and fiery destruction, and the three of them
waited deep in Cernunnos' forest. From this man and this
woman Epona saved would come our mighty people. The gods
and the goddess left the deep of Cernunnos' forest and re-
turned to their home near the one tree of oak which still
stood strong and sturdy, and the sacred berries where still
white as sea-foam.
Where the fiery pieces of the heavens Maponos had torn from
the sky had mingled with the waters of the sea, there were
born new gods. The god Belenus and his sister Danu sprang
from where the heavenly fire had been but little quenched.
The god Lir sprang from where the waters of the sea had al-
most quenched the fire of heaven. From Lir, as the histo-
ries tell, there would come the mighty Manannan, the
beautiful Branwen, the wise Bran. But from Danu many chil-
dren would come, the Dagda, Nuadha of the Silver Hand, the
wise Dienceght, the smith Goihbhio, the fearsome Morrigan,
the gentle Brighid. The Children of Danu and the Children
of Lir are the two mighty races our songs tell of, ever op-
posite.
Your mind is the only thing you will ever experience in life. Therefore, the scientific quest of reality or the journey to reach self-realization begins with the investigation and insight of the mind. To know your mind's reality is to know your reality. The key is to identify your mind correctly. What is your mind? Where is your mind?
Summarised, the Buddha said:
"Do not believe a spiritual teaching just because:
1. it is repeatedly recited,
2. it is written in a scripture,
3. it was handed from guru to disciple,
4. everyone around you believes it,
5. it has supernatural qualities,
6. it fits my beliefs anyway,
7. it sounds rational to me,
8. it is taught by a respectable person,
9. it was said to be the truth by the teacher,
10. one must defend it or fight for it.
However, only when it agrees with your experience and reason, and when it is conducive to the good and gain of oneself and all others, then one should accept the teachings, and live up to them."
Dharma-Wheel (symbol of the Buddha) with two DeerOr, as the Buddha taught:
"My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience...
My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold onto or worship.
My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river.
Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation."
To his favourite disciple, Ananda, the Buddha once said (from: Old Path, White Clouds by Thich Nath Hanh):
"If you were to follow the Dharma purely out of love for me or because you respect me, I would not accept you as disciple. But if you follow the Dharma because you have yourself experienced its truth, because you understand and act accordingly - only under these conditions have you the right to call yourself a disciple of the Exalted One."
Three Reasons To Keep Silent
Against saying anything you should not
Against speaking in a way you should not
Against speaking in a place where you should not
Three Things That Patience Brings
Love
Peace
Help from others
Three Things That Bring Strength To Face The World
Seeing the beauty and quality of truth
Seeing behind the veil of falsehoods
Seeing to what ends truth and falsity come
Three Persons Loved By The Gods
Those in whom strength and justice meet
Those in whom bravery and mercy meet
Those in whom generosity and satisfaction meet
Three Persons Who Never Meet With Success
He who marries by the counsel of his flesh
He who eats by the counsel of his hunger
He who fights by the counsel of his anger
Three Things That Must Be Done In Order To Learn
Listen intently
Contemplate intently
Be continually silent
Three Things That Always Lead To Deception
The love of a person too strong in sensuality
The good will of one's supervisors
The promises of one cursed with ill luck
Three Things To Commend A Lover
A virtuous face
Discretion in speech
Kindness in manners
Three Things That May Not Be Conquered
Nature
Fate
Change
Three Blessings Of The Home
An honest guard
A cautious hearth keeper
An astute messenger
Three Things That The Diligent Will Attain
Honor
Success
The compliments of sages
Three Times When A Sage Must Speak
To instruct against ignorance
To advise against strife
To tell the truth against an evil lie
Three Things That Bring Great Opportunities
Speaking little (and then always with circumspection)
Quiet humor without superficiality
Behaving without vanity
Three Things That Bring Health
Moderation in eating
Moderation in work
Moderation in merry-making
Three Persons From Whom You Should Keep Yourself
He who praises you to much for easy deeds
He who speaks against you for his own benefit
He who boasts of deeds never done
Three Things From The Gods To Seek During One's Lifetime
Hope
Love
Joy
There Are Three Things:
Wisdom, Loss and Remorse
He who does not have the first will have the other two
Three Things That Never End Well
A lie
Envy
Deception
Three Things That Are The Reward Of The Sincere Person
The favor of friends
The respect of the wise
Success
Three Virtues Of The Sage
To remain calm when others cannot
To remain quiet when others are not
To remeber the gods when others do not
My favorite Song!
Of My Birth...
Magnetic Moon day 9
Year of the Yellow Resonant Seed
kin 244: Yellow Planetary Seed
I Perfect in order to Target
Producing Awareness
I seal the Input of Flowering
With the Planetary tone of Manifestation
I am guided by the power of Free Will
The lyrics below are to our popular song, The Lunar Chateau -- hope you enjoy it&
THE LUNAR CHATEAU (4:59)
As above, so below
A haven for a weary soul
Overlooking the vast vista
With a special grace
Be the dream, so be it
With ambience of candles lit
I doubt that they will ever see
The chateau that's so dear to me
[Chorus]
At ease, I feel the pulse of geologic time
Release, all the memories that keep you behind
Nevermind, here we are at last on our Lunar Chateau
Looking out the window at the cosmic show
As above, so below
As above, so below
Among the splendors of my home
Friends visiting soon
In scarlett robes upon my steps
Then we'll dine and talk
About those ancient astronauts
Of how they mined the Gaian shores
And left their footprints as folklore
[Chorus]
As above, so below
A haven for a weary soul
Overlooking the vast vista
With a special grace
Be the dream, so be it
With ambience of candles lit
I doubt that they will ever see
The chateau that's so dear to me
[Chorus]