An interesting question that frequently comes up is "Which Gods do you follow or worship?"
My usual, and frequently misunderstood, answer is ? "none and all of them". I don't debate the existence, validity or 'good'ness or 'bad'ness of any of the various deities. If you feel it and believe it then it's real and it exists, if only for you. Energy work and spirituality are deeply personal areas of study and the simple fact is that thoughts have energy. When you direct your thoughts toward something then you do, in fact, create it.
Gods are energy. To be more precise the various Gods in the various religions represent the various aspects of the common energy that we all share. For instance, in the Celtic pantheon there exists Lu´gh (slight misspelling as I can't get my computer to put the accent in the right place) also known as the Many Gifted Lord, Master of the Stag and Keeper of the Spear. Lugh represents a very specific energy and is also represented as the master of all illumination and symbolized by a burning spear. Having a pretty good background in Kundalini Awakening it's easy for me to see him also as representative of the fiery kundalini energy that flows up ones spine and through the brain, illuminating ones life and the path to follow. We're all a part of the same energy and we're all connected through it. Once you learn to feel that energy then you can begin to get deeper and learn to feel the differences in the energy between various people and objects.
We each have a specific energy signature the same way we have a specific smell, voice and way of walking. What it's really all about is building up your own personal catalog of how things feel. Unfortunately the only way to do this is to spend a LOT of time feeling different things. With practice you can learn to distinguish between the people in your training group simply by feeling their energy. You can also learn to connect to the energy of various people or places simply by feeling it.
If I were an ancient Druid I would have spent a couple of decades feeling and learning about that energy. As a Druid part of my job would have been teaching about that energy and our connection to Nature to people who didn't have the same background and abilities. It only makes sense to put it into terms that can be easily understood by people who don't have a decade to train for it.
Do this exercise;
Face West and visualize a fertile plain with the sun setting beyond it. The colors are vivid and bright. Lugh appears surrounded by a radiant halo and with a blinding point of light at the tip of his spear. Don't think about anything or try to connect with anything, just pay attention to the feelings that you have with this vision. Can you feel the energy flowing up your spine? Do you feel your aura begin to brighten as Lugh's energy flows into and through you?
Now take a moment and send out a feeling of gratitude for Lugh and to the universe at large, for having made it through another day and witnessing a beautiful sunset.
Remember the feeling that you had with this exercise. If your energy is strong enough then you can recapture that feeling at any time. Does that mean that Lugh doesn't exist when you touch the energy without the ritual? Of course not.
Some people need the ritual, and in fact the rituals can be an excellent way to help people feel the energy for themselves as well as a way for many of us to combine our energies to use for a specific purpose or just to create a little more sacred space.
Energy is a tool, and different situations require a different energy (at the beginning levels). Connecting to the proper energy is easier when you have a clear tool to help you visualize and remember the feel of it. Gods are an excellent way of storing the feel and intent of the different aspects of the energy and easily accessing it so that you can use it. Teaching about the Gods is also an excellent way to help teach the feel of the energy to students who may not know what it feels like yet. That's one of the things that make teaching about subtle energy so difficult, the fact that it is subtle. I can tell you what it feels like for me, but I can't tell you how it should feel to you.
By using a ritual for the Gods a person can access those specific aspects of the energy and learn to feel it for themselves. At the Druid level it allows us to access those energies and pass it on so that people without our training can feel it as well. This can be applied to pretty much any aspect of life. A Druid Healer can not only access the healing aspects of Brigid (from the Irish traditions) but can help lay healers also connect to the energy by teaching them to feel Brigid and interact with her.
Energy is just energy. It's not good or bad, light or dark or smart or stupid. It just IS. It's what you do with it that defines its effects. The Gods are how we use that energy in a variety of ways.
It's easy to see how the deeper spirituality of this could get lost or misunderstood. In some cases all we have left is the dogma that went with the energy, but very little real intention or understanding of how to use it. That doesn't mean that a ritual conducted for a Celtic, Greek, or any other God is useless without the deeper energy work. You don't have to be a carpenter to use a hammer and a saw.
---
Robert Morgen is a Reiki Master who currently holds a Black Belt in Hoshin Roshi Ryu. He's the founder of the Kundalini Awakening Discussion Group, the Druids Circle Discussion Group and the (offline) Druids Circle in Lakewood, CO. You can find more info on all these at; www.druidscircle.info
He's also the founder and Executive Director of the Windhaven Foundation for Sustainable Living.
He writes a regular column on subtle energy for Fight Times Magazine and a twice monthly column on Kundalini Awakening at Alumbo.com.
In addition to teaching about energy work and Kundalini Awakening he donates time to teach about Renewable Energy, Alternative Building and Creating Sustainable Lifestyles in various Public Schools.
He travels and teaches as much as possible and you can find out how to attend one of his Kundalini Awakening seminars at his website at; www.windhavenco.org
His new book "Personal Mastery: Develop Your True Inner Power By Awakening Your Kundalini" is now available at http://www.lulu.com/RobertMorgen.
Heaven is a place of abundance and earth is a... Read More
In the interest of mankind the Angels are delivering messages... Read More
Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, "Thou shalt love the... Read More
The Bible tells us that we need to be led... Read More
Adam had it right when he covered himself with fig... Read More
I'm weary of saying No to my children. Not just... Read More
We come into this world alone, we experience physical life... Read More
Have you ever wondered which Angel governs your sign? And... Read More
Since my departure from the traditional "Corporate Life" almost 8... Read More
If we are honest with ourselves, we would have to... Read More
Looking for some ways to feed your soul in the... Read More
Someone asked me the other day what was the most... Read More
Do you want victory in your life? Do you have... Read More
The earth is wrapped in a thin, loose shell of... Read More
If anyone says that his/her religion is the only path... Read More
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me,... Read More
It was said that Caesar Augustus one night consulted his... Read More
When I first heard Donnie McClurkin's song, "We Fall Down... Read More
Originating in what is now modern India; Tantra is at... Read More
I am not enlightened, and yet,... Read More
Does this ever happen to you? You ask God for... Read More
Many of our great religions hold that numbers contain hidden... Read More
Unless God has changed the way he does things it... Read More
It is my personal view that the reason we call... Read More
Qohelet had grown old with time when he delivered his... Read More
THE GNOSTICS, ESSENES AND THE 'OCCULT':Throughout this book I have... Read More
Matthew 2:13-15 The Flight to Egypt13 Now when they had... Read More
Acknowledgement of our need of God and reliance upon Him... Read More
Remember me! It's me! Joseph here in touch with you... Read More
In the responsibility we have as Christians, we are displayed... Read More
The human body is surely a miracle of God's creation.... Read More
My thoughts can get a little edgy at night. Possibly... Read More
This question, "what is grace" plagued me more into knowing... Read More
In the movie "A Beautiful Mind" John Nash (played by... Read More
Last week, I sat at my computer and watched the... Read More
Rose Ann Schwab is an internationally and world renowned professional... Read More
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell recently starred in the movie... Read More
I can truly say to this day of August, 2005,... Read More
The tongue is such a tiny little organ. Yet, it... Read More
Aristotle referred to happiness as the most we can achieve.... Read More
In my life, I have tried... Read More
The Apocalypse, or unveilling, is the name given to the... Read More
We have a proclivity to think of individuals and nations... Read More
My favorite scripture is Roman's 8:28. "And we know that... Read More
"They're crazy!" That's what they're saying about us. The majority... Read More
The truth revealed as we read about Hazael also reminds... Read More
'O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom... Read More
If we are honest with ourselves, we would have to... Read More
Self-actualization comes down to three basic premises: this is who... Read More
Human beings originally have three forms of existence. The first... Read More
I was in the bank's vault. The Brink's armored truck... Read More
Connecting with the Moon phases, the Full and New Moon... Read More
Someone asked me the other day what was the most... Read More
Are you at a crossroad in your life where you... Read More
The fundamental aim of spiritual study is to get facts... Read More
It is tough being here on this plane. You have... Read More
It is no doubt that so many of you are... Read More
In part one, I described an existence that is absolute,... Read More
Do you ever have one of those days when you... Read More
I finally went to the dentist today. I had been... Read More
The passenger had to be carried onto the plane and... Read More
Be still, and know that I am God; I will... Read More
Ever wonder what happened to the family dinner hour? Or... Read More
Matthew 3:4-6 John Baptizes the People4 Now John wore a... Read More
Some people go to physics and spiritual readers for advice... Read More
Well I had a website that I was posting on... Read More
Spirituality |