The Celtic Serpent
In terms of the symbolism of the story, that was what made sense to me… what do you think? An absolute pleasure, I would have to concur with everything you said. I guess plagiarism should be seen as a compliment?
What Is the Meaning of a Celtic Snake?
These early christian monks were notorious for it, lol. Croagh Patrick was actually a sacred place associated with Crom. The church demonized him as they did. I also forgot to mention about Scota, the Egyptian princess. It seems that Scotland was named after her. Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Hey Ali, Fascinating post. I knew about the ST. Patrick story, but not the other ones! I also just thought about, from an entirely different part of the world, the serpent tempting Eve.
Even in that story the serpent could represent the temptation to return to paganism. So much knowledge and wisdom was lost in all that conversion and control. First, Climbing up a mountain on your knees? What on earth are they trying to prove? There really should be a line drawn between difficult tasks to prove yourself and stupid tasks to prove you worship suffering.
Healing Time of the Celtic Serpent : S Robertson :
And everyone is worth more than that when they are born. It absolutely did not occur. Unfortunate and sad story, that one. No one would be violent in excess of reason or turn against kin. It was not done. Yes, there are lots of injuries on the annual pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick… not to mention the damage it has done to the mountain… there is a path as wide as a highway up the side of the mountain through erosion from walkers, you can see it from miles away, and its getting worse and worse.
Thing is, no one dare do anything about it. Conservationists do their best, but the silly practice really needs to stop… I doubt it ever will. Reblogged this on gypsyrosehair Blog. Snakes can swim, so if there had been any in the neighborhood of the land bridges, they might have swum across before the sea levels got too deep and wide, but apparently not.
Ireland does have legless lizards, though, to take their place. I wonder how that happened. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Sign up to my mailing list! Or get one of these! Simple, just click 'Press This'. Thanks for stopping by! Like Liked by 1 person Reply. I found your article very fascinating. Maybe I used to be a snake in a previous life… too cold here for me at times too lol! Love your take on it Jane!!!! Thanks for your very interesting comments, and glad you enjoyed reading the post! You deep researchers have some of the best blog stories. Glad you enjoyed the post!
Thanks for re-blogging, Gypsy Rose! Interesting story beautifully told. It is very interesting the way you weave your book stories around Irish legends and mythology. Please feel free to join in the conversation Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email required Address never made public. Never miss a post! One click is all it takes. Join 4, other followers. Ali on Instagram Working on my Irish Cultural Heritage assignment in a cafe in Blanchardstown, while my 15 year old son has lunch with his girlfriend and spends his birthday money!
Would you dare enter the Hellmouth of Ireland? Beautiful sunny morning in Ireland Off to visit the Great Queen at Oweynagat with Treasa sacredsitesofireland ireland themorrigan oweynagat caving faceyourfear queenmedb coroscommon. Pythagoreans considered the pentagram an emblem of perfection or the symbol of the human being.
In a way, you might say it is the fingerprint of God. The pentagram incorporates the Golden Section 1. It is constructed using this number, and this number only. It can be said the pentagram is the visualization of the Golden Section 1. The proportional relationship of the parts reflects universal design.
This number is a large part of Holy Geometry. It permeates creation; It defines the spirals of a Nautilus shell, snowflakes, the galaxies, honeycombs. It is in many ways the number of creation as it is also mirrored in the proportions of the human body. Who may have created a symbolic pentagram in Norway?
The sacred geometry was not limited to the pentagram. Studying the Sagas and other historical works led him to discover more geometry. Strange myths and fables that he had dismissed earlier suddenly seemed to make sense, leading to one exciting discovery after the other. Abundant evidence was found that suggested certain groupings within the Celtic Church had converted the Vikings to Christendom instead. After Emperor Constantine in CE sanctioned the Christian faith which believed Jesus being the son of god, the Gnostics, Arians, Ophites and other sects were persecuted and dispersed.
The persecution of the Gnostics was mainly the work of the influential group that later evolved into what we today call the Roman Catholic Church. The Arians went as far north as the Iberian Peninsula, while the Ophites apparently found their way to the British Isles where, according to legend, St. It is interesting to note that there have never been serpents in Ireland. The heathen Norwegians came into contact with the Gnostic Celtic Church, who from CE, made secret arrangements and engaged in a joint venture with no fewer than three Vikings of royal descent intent upon ascending the Norwegian throne.
The Viking kings-to-be made plans to unite Norway as one kingdom, with themselves on the throne. The Celtic Church was intent on using Christian magic to consecrate and conquer the land and its people, inaugurating one king and one religion. They traded their knowledge of how to pacify a rebellious population by introducing religion, piousness, and ecclesiastical laws enabling their Viking mentors to ascend the throne, and keep it. Monks from the monastery at Glastonbury had given Haakon his education, and upon the death of his father, Haakon returned to Norway with his Celtic helpers, conquered the throne, and began an enormous secret undertaking which was not to be revealed for a thousand years.
After the death of Haakon ca. These three constitute the most renowned of the Norwegian Viking rulers. When the Celts arrived in Norway, they founded cities and monasteries as sacred markers. The drawing of a man's body in a pentagram suggests relationships to the golden ratio.
By Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, circa Nidaros, Tunsberg, Bergen, Stavanger and Hamar. The resulting pentagram is inscribed in a circle measuring miles in circumference - the number of the Beast symbolizing Christ as the serpent, as shown in the Gnostic Nag Hammadi texts found in the Egyptian desert in The Apocalypse of Peter: The saga writer Snorre Sturluson noted that king Olav the third ally of the Celtic Church , on his return to Norway from the British Isles in CE, used the serpent as a symbol on his helmet and banner. In an old saga of which only fragments remain, the burial of St.
The stave churches, unique to Norway, were built during these times. These churches were decorated with serpent imagery in abundance: Serpent carvings adorning the church portal Kind permission from Norwegian Directorate of Cultural Heritage.
Medieval statue dated c. The sacred geometry of Norway does not limit itself to the enormous pentagram: Myths tell of treasures hidden in the cave, sought by the Orkney earl Ragnvald in Boehlke was born into a Norwegian diplomat family in Oslo, Norway in , and has lived in five different countries. His main interests lie in archaeology, history and art—and shining a bright light on hidden mysteries.
Harald is author of The Viking Serpent. Harald Sommerfeldt Boehlke was born in Oslo, Norway. He has lived abroad for several years: A scrambled and confusing article. Little snippets of information, not well connected. The article does not offer that which the heading suggests. The Pentagram originates from the apparent movement of Venus against the background sky. The article should describe the points of the Pentagram depicting the Golden mean as not many know of the Golden Mean embedded within.
The snake is a an ancient symbol of wisdom and predates Christianity, by possibly, thousands of years. The 'Celtic Cross" is a hand held mechanical instrument to find longitude prior to the invention of the chronometer. It was subsequently cast in stone and placed over the grave to enable the interred a facility to find their way on the journey after death.
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Thank you so for this scholarly article and my learning of the snake connection to Jesus. The Egyptians equated snake as teacher. In my view The Caduceus is the male and female serpents as teachers - the mirror of the other to attain equality - wholeness. I am of Icelandic origin. We are meant to be walking trees. The pentagram is another symbol of the cross -the five elements. Do you think every Nation has the pentagram also inscribed? Register to become part of our active community, get updates, receive a monthly newsletter, and enjoy the benefits and rewards of our member point system OR just post your comment below as a Guest.
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