Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic ChristianityContinuum, 1999 - 198 Seiten "Fingal, the great initiate hero, one of the outstanding spiritually awakened individualities of the Gaelic world, guided the destiny of his people from the earliest times onward. His name was given long ago to that unique wonder of the natural world, known as Fingal's Cave. Fingal's fame was sung by his son, the blind bard Ossian, often called the Homer of the ancient Scottish north." --from Fingal's Cave On the isolated island of Staffa, near Iona, Scotland, stands a natural wonder of the world. Fingal's Cave--an extraordinary cathedral-like space, with its sides and roof made of hexagonal balsatic columns and a floor made of the ocean, whose tides create constant musical sounds. It has been been a source of mystery, spiritual insight, and artistic inspiration for centuries. To understand Fingal and his importance to Celtic culture, we must understand the poems of Ossian and ancient Celtic Christianity. The authors describe the history and importance of Fingal's Cave and the poems of Ossian, showing why they influenced such diverse figures as Medelssohn, Jefferson, Napoleon, and Turner. Illustrated. |
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... stone slab spanning over several vertical standing stones , often marking a burial site . One way of understanding ... stone circles of the Celtic world were erected by ancient peoples , pos- sibly out of the wisdom acquired from the sun ...
... stone formations above , striking the truncated stumps of the stones below , making melodi- ous magical music . Such phenomena exist there . -Rudolf Steiner , March 3 , 1911 Among all sites devoted to initiation practices di- rected ...
... stone is the same Stone of Destiny on which many kings of Great Britain have been crowned . ) The last years of Columba's life were spent mainly on Iona , where he was already revered as a saint . Today there can be no doubt as to the ...
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Illustrations | 7 |
Changing Human Consciousness | 13 |
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Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity Paul Marshall Allen,Joan deRis Allen Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |