rww@usl.UUCP (Robert W. Walsh) (01/16/85)
Isn't there anyone out there who wants to discuss or report on anything
else besides the Northern Ireland problem??????
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Robert Walsh
ut-sally \ University of Southwestern Louisiana
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akgua /jmm@bonnie.UUCP (Joe Mcghee) (01/17/85)
> > Isn't there anyone out there who wants to discuss or report on anything > else besides the Northern Ireland problem?????? > > > > -- > > Robert Walsh > ut-sally \ University of Southwestern Louisiana > !usl!rww > akgua / !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A while back I published a whole series of articles on Stonehenge, its astronomical connections and its relationship to Celtic culture. I received a quite excessive amount of flak from some people on these articles. Some of these complainers couldn't reason their way out of a wet paper bag, but they were absolutely sure that what I had written was absolutely wrong. Someone even complained that these articles were not pertinent to net.nlang.celts because they had nothing to do with Celtic culture! Someone else complained that these articles should appear nowhere else but in net.nlang.celts. And when I wrote some articles about a music festival, there appeared a couple of really racist comments about that. At a certain point I decided to change the subject and now some people complain about my current topic. I guess you just can't please everyone. It seems only logical that if there are so many more interesting topics to write about, some of my critics could get together and write some POSITIVE articles of their own and bury me with their eloquence instead of wasting their energy in NEGATIVE articles and the constant search for my peccadilloes. To my critics I say: How about it guys? Can you pour forth your knowledge and style upon the nets and show us all how it should be done? How about a good article on Stonehenge or New Grange or a bit of ancient folklore or poetry? After all I don't remember ever taking an oath to write ALL the articles for a particular net. Maybe we might find a new theory or two on some of those unsolved mysteries. Remember, it is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. From the Druids School of Star Spotting and Boulder Alignment, bonnie!jmm J. M. McGhee
sunny@sun.uucp (Sunny Kirsten) (01/18/85)
> Isn't there anyone out there who wants to discuss or report on anything > else besides the Northern Ireland problem?????? How about Stonehenge, similar structures, ley lines, Celtic mythology (e.g. Rhiannon) or new insights into the modern implications or applicability to/of these things. Sunny p.s. like many newsgroups, this one is pretty quiet because, like me, most people are readers rather than writers. If I knew of these things I'd contribute and discuss, but mostly I'm looking for new data. -- {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny
cromwell@pur-ee.UUCP (Cromwell) (01/18/85)
Well, I did ask for information about megalithic lunar observatories once. It did meet with a little bit of response. It seems to me that this group is used for two purposes. The first of those is Jim McGhee (and maybe one or two others, I don't really know, I don't pay that much attention) using it to air their feelings on current English oppression/blunders/silliness. This sometimes garners other people's talk on their feelings on current Irish terrorism/explosions/silliness. The second is legitimate Celtic matters. I for one would be interested in a discussion on megalithic observatories. Once again, does anyone reading this live near or know of any observatories in the states? Are they lunar, solar, or stellar? Has anyone attempted to build any stone sights themselves? Bob Cromwell
tjb@ptsfc.UUCP (Tom Barrett) (01/22/85)
I think Sunny has made a good suggestion which may send this news group in a positive direction. For my part, I would like to know what the readers of/contributors to this group know about the Mabinogion--is there a more or less "standard" version? Do people have their own favorite versions? How many different versions are available? etc... Thanks for the info. Tom Barrett "And you may ask yourself--well, how did I get here????"
cromwell@pur-ee.UUCP (Cromwell) (01/23/85)
About the mention of "Rhiannon", could someone please fill me in on this? This is the title of a Fleetwood Mac song, one whose title had eluded me. Is anyone familiar with both the Celtic character and the song lyrics? Is there a relation? Bob Cromwell
ellen@reed.UUCP (Ellen Eades) (01/24/85)
> About the mention of "Rhiannon", could someone please fill me in on this? > This is the title of a Fleetwood Mac song, one whose title had eluded me. > Is anyone familiar with both the Celtic character and the song lyrics? > Is there a relation? > > Bob Cromwell Rhiannon is the name of the Mother aspect of the Welsh Goddess-Triad. She appears in the Mabinogion as a beautiful and desirable woman with red-gold hair, fair skin and blue eyes, and she has three birds from Faerie which accompany her appearances. Stevie Nicks says "Rhiannon" is about a Welsh witch; actually she is the Mother Goddess. The other two aspects of the Goddess in Welsh are Arianrhod, who is the Maiden, and Ceridwen, who is the Crone. I believe Stevie takes a lot of liberty with the lyrics, but Rhiannon is a love-goddess, so "wouldn't you love to love Her" is appropriate. In the Mabinogion, Rhiannon appears to a mortal man riding on a white horse with her birds about her. The young man saddles up and chases after her. No matter how fast he rides, he is unable to catch up with her horse, who is walking slowly. At the end of the day, when his own horse is near foundering, he calls out to her to halt. She replies that she is glad to, since he has asked her kindly, and points out that it would have been better for his horse had he humbled himself sooner. A nice touch! Hope this helps. --ellen