"They bound themselves by the sun and moon that the possession of
the (Pictish kingdom)....should be held by the right of the female
rather than that of the male progeny to the end of the world.:
___Geoffrey Keating, "Forus Feast at Eirtinn
In our times, a reconsideration of the role and status of women has brought us into new relationships with mother-right, with a proper acknowledgment of the gifts of the feminine. For men and women this has been a rediscovery of a secret inheritance, for our connection the mother-country of the soul has been fractured. Our society has been (and for the most part still is) patriarchal: things are ordered from the masculine point of view, generally for the benefit and enhancement of masculine privileges. That which partakes of the feminine has been marginalized and neglected - including not only the lives of women but also the feminine side of male nature.
A whole new way of living and valuing things comes into focus when we consider the mother-right. The hidden side of our nature, the side that intuits rater than reasons, the part that view things from the inside out rather than from the outside in, can come into play when mother-right is allowed to function normally. This does not mean switching a patriarchy for matriarchy, for each of these extremes is as unbalanced as the other, Rather, it means allowing the side of our society and individuaoity that has been recessive to take its rightful place. This recognition of the feminine quietly acknowledges the intrinsically royal nature of mother-right, which speaks as sovereign from the depths of the mother-country -- a land that still waits to be fully rediscovered and restored.
"Mediate upon the feminine in your life. Revisit the mother-country of the soul where the feminine's holy and regal nature is recognized."
[From "The Celtic Spirit" essays by Caitlin Matthews]
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