[lightman]

And the seemingly innocent late October bonfire is a vestige of the Celtic bonefire, stoked by the bodies of their condemned.

[good_fight]

I am constantly amazed at the New Age seekers who dabble in Celtic Druidism, but never seem to stumble across Celtic Christianity. This form of the Faith was joyously affirmative of the goodness of Creation and rooted in a simple, everyday relationship to God. The Celtic Christians reveled in the Holy Trinity and its "three-in-one", "one-in-three" mystery. They celebrated Jesus as Saviour, King, Warrior, and dear Brother.

It seems like all the elements that would be satisfying to your typical neo-mystic are waiting in Celtic Christianity. But there's a couple small catches, I guess: these Celts took self-control, self-discipline, and self-denial very seriously and were orthodox in their belief and practice. Hardly a feel-good affirmation of one's base and unregenerate impulses, which, I suspect, is what the neo-pagans are actually after.