Scotland's Whirling Goddess or the Holy Grail?

Scotsman ^ | 24 Aug 2006 | DAVID MCDOWELL

[Marius3188]

Gotta post a article that mentions 'Picts' and 'Mother Goddess'

[Marius3188]

Sorry, got Monty Python in my head!

[theDentist]

What? No photos?

[Constitution Day]

Gotta post a article that mentions 'Picts' and 'Mother Goddess'

Now if we could only gather Several Species of Small Furry Animals Together in a Cave, the Pict could groove with them. :)

[brooklyn dave]

BTW "th" in Gaelic is silent at the end of a word or pronounced like an H. In Welsh it is pronounced.

[shield]

Holy Grail is suppose to be the cup Jesus drink out of at the last supper. Many say it's some type of gold or silver cup...when in fact it was wooden and the part of the wooden cup that's still around is in Wales.

[Waverunner]

UmmaGumma -

[joe fonebone]

.....watch out with that ax eugine..........

[Alkhin]

Interesting how this "journalist" inserts a particular slant in regards to pagan history. Fascinating that he forgot to include that pagans made human sacrifices and were no more "female" dominated than the rest of the world.

Am especially aggrieved that a lot of these "New Agers" are trying to claim ancient CHRISTIAN symbols as their own. Theyve already claimed that Glastonbury was the center of paganism, when it was Joseph of Arimathea who came there with the Grail and planted Christianity.

Be very suspicious of any New Ager claiming that Christianity took away their "symbols." Those pagans CHOSE to give up their former life because paganism was a horrid lifestyle.

[NoFoxholeAthiests]

When St. Columba came to Scotland (from Ireland) in 500AD
the people had little or no civilization and were steeped
in pagan animism, barbarism, and superstition. St. Columba
brought Christianity (10 Commandments, Golden Rule, etc.)
and did something the Romans could not do militarily; that
is civilize Scotland from their "spear chucking" past. Of
course it took hundreds of years to spread throughout all
of Scotland and found much resistance. Notably, the Picts
(the original inhabitants of Scotland) were named such
because of the Tatoos all over their body. It is
very interesting that as Europe (and Scotland) reject
Christianity and turn to neo-paganism that they are going
back to what they were spiritually and physically many
years ago in the past!

[najida]

Thanks! I love these stories.

[epluribus_2]

Nah, didn't you all see the movie (or read the book) that explains the grail as Mary M. whose involvement with a nondivine Jesus proves that christianity in general and catholicism in particular are all a sordid hoax? /sarcasm_off

[Dark Skies]

Get a load of that monster...

[GraniteStateConservative]

Zoot just set alight the grail-shaped beacon. There is but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon...

[Tzimisce]

Interesting.

[sine_nomine]

Yes, the disgusting splashing of tattoos on bodies continues to amaze me. I have nothing against one or two hidden away. What astounds me is the shoulder tattoos on women, some aggressively encroaching on delicate areas and on full display.

[bobjam]

The ancient legend mentioned sounds less like an ancient tale of the Old Religion and more like a story pirated from Homer's Odyssey.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

There is no greater turn off than a tattoo on a woman. Except maybe dreadlocks on a woman. Or missing front teeth.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Hey we had a pinnacle like that back home... we blew it up.

http://www.vancouverislandabound.com/tamingof.htm

[expatpat]

And getting lots of tattoos!