"Dark is the night, far is the dawning.
Sing for the shining of light on the way!
Hearken, be ready, attend to my calling. ]
Sing all you guardians who wait at the door."
_____ Caitlin Matthews, "Midsummer Song"
One of the ancient names for the island of Britain is the Island of the Strong Door, a title that is associated with Merlin's magical defense of the land. Another guardian, the Goddess of the Door, is discernible within the story of Merlin as a distinct archetype who works in association with her prophet. When he is still a little boy, he prophesies the history of Britain, ending with the appearance of the goddess who comes to close the door of the aeon. At the end of his life, Merlin's sister, Ganeida, takes over his prophetic role. She builds an observatory with seventy doors and windows into which he retires.
The ancient Goddess of the Door turns the key of prophetic inspiration in those whom the she appoints to the spiritual guardianship of her land. The task of prophet of the land passes from man to woman to man to woman down the ages, every time the Goddess of the Door turns her key. These prophets successively enter her service as guardians of the door, becoming the timeless singers at the threshold between the worlds.
The Goddess of the Door stands at this nexus point between the worlds for all people, regulating the flow of sequential time in our world and rejoicing in the timeless knowledge in the otherworld. She gives us each prophetic insight that enables us to guard our own boundaries and thresholds.
"Visualize and visit the place between the worlds where understanding and insight come to you. Greet the guardians there, and find one who will instruct you to guard your thresholds."
[From: The Celtic Spirit by Caitlin Matthews]
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