I endorse all of your sentiments here. I am currently working on my Tuatha de Danann article but the thought has struck me that if Hagar/Kore/Brigid/Tara came to the British Isles with the Merkhaba Stone and set up camp here and she and her son Ishmael represented the true line of transmission of the blessing rather than Isaac, it might explain an awful lot when you consider how history has panned out. Although I am of Irish stock, it seems ironic to me that despite the jews dreaming of having an empire as the chosen people of God, they have never achieved it, whereas the British created the largest empire in world history, starting as you point out from a small Celtic island (this point can be extended to the French, Spanish, Portugese and Dutch empires too, as they were originally Celtic nations). The British Empire may no longer exist but its influence carries on, particularly through the United States and the English language. Although the British empire certainly had many evil aspects, as do all empires, I believe it had some positive ones too. I was struck by what an Indian colleague once told me when he said that if it hadn't been for the British, modern India as a united political entity would not exist - and we still play cricket too and they recently thrashed us on some very dodgy wickets tailor made for their spinners. Like the Athenians against the Atlantians, the Empire also played a big part in defeating the Axis powers in WW2 and, despite what people may think, it was a collective effort of the whole Empire involving every part of it (e.g., two thirds of General Slim's forgotten army in Burma was Indian and African). In these days of political correctness, it is fashionable to mock all British achievements and this is particularly so in the teaching of history to British schoolchildren. I appreciate this more so as the father of children who have recently gone through the modern school curriculum. If you chip away at the things that hold you together as a nation, particularly, religion, history and culture, you will end up tearing the fabric of your nation apart. This is not just true of Britain but every western country at the moment.
What you said about the active power of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets is now carried on, I believe, through the medium of Hollywood movies (strange that the Holly tree was sacred to the druids as well). Interestingly, some of the most popular movies today are the Marvel blockbusters involving the Avengers. My sons love them. What better way to re-educate today's generation about Thor and his mighty hammer, Odin and Loki the trickster, the Incredible Hulk (the Green Man of Celtic mythology), the Red Witch etc. And then there are the Percy Jackson films, which update the Perseus legend, as well as Superman, an alien messianic figure, who comes from an exploded planet Krypton (Kantek anyone?). I have been priveleged to see some great British actors perform live on stage. Perhaps the most powerful performance I ever saw was Sir Peter O'Toole in what was virtually a solo performance in '
Geoffrey Barnard is Unwell'. He was a tall, powerfully built man of Irish heritage. He dominated the stage the whole time he was on it and you could just feel the electricity he exuded. If you could have taken him back a few thousand years in time and given him a cloak, staff and long beard, he could have easily passed for a druid bard. He was mesmerising and you had no feeling of time passing as you watched his virtuoso performance. He was a great Shakespearean actor too and acted the socks of Brad Pitt in the movie Troy. How he never won an oscar is beyond me. Hence, even in the age of cinema and its special effects, it shows that the stage still remains a powerful, mesmerising medium.
Perhaps Brexit was no fluke either. I heard only today that Adam Schiff, whose ancestor I believe was Jacob Schiff who ordered the murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family, has warned of the British trying to re-establish their empire post Brexit. Moreover, I recall that one of the first things
Jean-Claude Juncker, as then president of the European Union, mockingly said on learning of the Brexit vote was "
Oh you [the British] are going back to your empire are you". In case you are not aware there is in fact a movement, if you can call it that, to create a CANZUK confederation - see
CANZUK - Wikipedia. I believe Boris Johnson when he was British Foreign Secretary may have been sounding out Old Commonwealth partners about this. It would, of course, be a threat to the current American Imperium but, as one who lives in England, it would no doubt be a popular move here. Ironically, I understand that the lowest support for CANZUK is actually in England (with well over 60% in favour) but the greater support lies in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Despite being in the EU for over 40 years, there are still incredibly strong ties between the mother country and the Old Commonwealth Dominions, who still have the Queen as their Head of State. Let's see how this one plays out.
Finally, on the subject of 'The Philosophers of Dancar' driving around in Dan's car, this made me wonder if the C's little joke might have had a hidden meaning. I have suggested that "
Dancar" is in fact Doncaster in Yorkshire near to the "
Chevin". "Don" and "Dan" are interchangeable and relate to the goddess Danu of '
Tuatha de Danann' fame. "
Don" may also relate to the Dannites and the Tribe of Dan. The word "
car" derives from Middle English (in the general sense of a ‘wheeled vehicle’ such as a cart): from Old Northern French
carre, based on Latin
carrum,
carrus, of Celtic origin. This word then links with the word "
Chariot" which is again derived from late Middle English: from the Old French, augmentative of
char ‘cart’, based on Latin
carrus ‘wheeled vehicle'. We know from the Bible of Ezekiel's chariots of fire, which many ancient alien theorists think is really a reference to a flying saucer. The same can be said of Odin's flying horse and Chinese emperor's flying dragons. Hence, were the C's trying to allude to the means by which the Tuatha de Danann reached British shores? Did they come in flying saucers and in Hagar's (hella) case was it described as a flying golden ram perhaps?
