ANST - keltoi: where is west now?

[j'lynn yeates]

On 3 Jun 98, at 14:59, Alan J. Boertjens wrote:

> j'lynn yeates wrote:
> > ... where is west now?
> 
> You should have heard some of the discussions about where West is
> from my previous home back in Trimaris.  I lived on the east coast
> of Florida a block from the beach so West was East.  Several friends
> of mine lived on the west coast of Florida so West was West.  Most
> *public* gatherings happened in Orlando, smack dab in the middle
> of Florida, so West was both East *and* West.  I guess here in Texas
> West could be East, West, or South....aaagghhhh!

the question was more metaphorical.  one of the primary theme's of celtic culture is 
the call of the west, the mysteries over the great wester ocean, the location of their 
"blessed lands" of the next life ... their history from the beginning's on the edges of the 
indian sub-continent has been a steady migration to the west - those that went before 
being driven by those that came later ....

for a time they were blocked, then technology allowed the mass-migrations to continue 
(though often not by choice ...).  once the ocean was crossed the migrations began 
again ... and as before came up against another ocean barrier.  this time there is 
nowhere to go on the other shore ... 

so the question is where is west now?  

there are three options as i see them ... inward to the virtual realms (back into the 
sidhe's of legend), down into the ocean's (also a literary option in the celtic 
consciousness), or up and out (also indirectly supported ... "they (deDanannans) 
came in boats from the sky")

pithy subjects designed to delve into and expand upon ... this is the direction of 
thosught i was thinking of.

'wolf
 



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