"The stars speak through the stones. Light shines in the
densest matter. Earth and heaven are one. Our physical
beings and our heavenly souls are united in the Mystery
of Being,"
___Philip Carr-Gomm, "The Druid Tradition"
The druidic tradition is deeply acquainted with the interrelationship of the apparent and unseen worlds. This interrelation's understanding certainly did not originate with the druids, but it was apparent to the earlier megalithic peoples whose stone circles and monuments are now popularly assigned to the druids. If you have ever stood within such a stone circle at night, the relationship between stone and star becomes immediately apparent: in earlier times, when street lighting did not pollute the night sky, the most immediate feature would have been the dazzling stellar canopy overhead. It is unfortunate that our dazzling technology has diminished the stars with its emissions.
Even nonscientific people suspect that we are part of something greater and more complex than a merely physical universe. It is not only the nature world that speaks to us of an integral but unseen relationship, but also the everyday mystical experiences that elevate us to spiritual insight. In this way, we are no different from the deep ancestors of prehistory. Scientists today discern the heavens with more far-reaching sight than ever the druids could achieve, yet many still fail to see the stars within the stone or the light within the matter. The continual embrace of heaven and earth surrounds us all, if we become still enough to perceive it.
"Go out and look at the stars. As you look up, meditate upon the connection between the matter in your body and the matter in the stars."
[From: "The Celtic Spirit" by Caitlin Matthews]
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