Kindred Ground: finding an old Mama

[pilarkristine]

So I've really been moved by what I've read so far of my prehistoric ancestry.  I read passages of Before Scotland again and again, digesting the thickness of this information that is so new to me.  I should have gone into prehistoric art for my masters!!, I tell myself again and again.  Maybe there is still time for that?  Oh, I don't know.... but

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[wisewomanjudith]

That sounds like a great book, and I've put it on my list.

How about:

Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000 - Barry Cunliffe

Scottish Customs: From The Cradle To The Grave - Margaret Bennett

as well?

I particularly like the idea of grounding the post-holes in non-native grain--- that resonates for some reason.

Like you, I don't make a big gods/non-gods distinction; they are all occult and differentiated from me and I can learn from all of them. Defining SomeOne as a 'nature spirit' or and 'ancestor' and so distinct from 'gods' seems trivial to me.

[pilarkristine]

OOOOH the Cunliffe especially sounds tempting to me. I'll have to jump in that one next.

RE gods/non-gods... I'm just interested in digging at the roots for now. When I was in Ireland, Brigid felt SO old. so so so old, and belonging to many ages and customs. That kind of transcendence has got me VERY curious. And...there are so many varieties of things...and combinations possible. I don't really expect I'll find an answer; probably just more questions. But somehow it helps me feel closer to Her, to all of them.

[heilun_coo]

Ahh, I'd love to go to Maes Howe one day. In fact, just tour round the whole of Shetland and Orkney. I find prehistoric archaeology so fascinating and frustrating at the same time. All we ever get is glimpses, and there's so much we can never know for sure. How inconsiderate of them, never to write anything down!

I definitely need to get Moffat's book.

[pilarkristine]

I think you'll enjoy it. I have to say, I love his "tone". He has this nice sense of humor. You get the feeling this guy knows a lot about everything, and yet, he's just really down-to-earth. Kid-in-a-candystore kind of thing. Which is how I feel when I read 'im.

:) I love/hate the "glimpses" offered, too. I'm still stuck on the infant in the swan's wing-- so poetic, just gorgeous. And then in Maes Howe, how they left those 4 original stones... I imagine there are more glimpses to be had *in the actual place* rather than just on the page... Well, here's to visiting, one day!

Excellent

[whichburner]

Great article, well researched.Thanks

Re: Excellent

[pilarkristine]

Thank you! I'm having a blast, myself.