The Druid goes electric...!
Am I mad?
I think it was Lily Tomlin who said:
"If you talk to God - you are pious, if he talks to you - you are schizophrenic." She was being sarcastic. However, there are many in our culture who believe this, even amongst the outwardly pious. The realisation of this led me to ask:
I talk to gods and spirits on a daily, even hourly basis. I carry on silent (admittedly, mostly one-sided) conversations as I drive, type on the PC, work, eat, look after my children. Am I mad?
I see them in the trees, the rivers, the faces of people, in the light that precedes the dawn, the movement of cats? Am I mad?
I feel their joy within me and their sadness. Am I mad?
I hear their voices in the wind, the babbling of streams, the songs and cries of children. Am I mad?
They surround me as I meditate and as I perform my quiet rituals. Am I mad?
Am I mad to thank Brigidh for the fire in my head, Arawn for his comfort in the face of death, the Green Man for the peace of his forests, Dianecht for the health of my children, and Ceridwen for what little wisdom I possess?
I feel the Awen as I walk in a garden, in a forest glade, by the water's edge, on the hilltop, before my altar. Am I mad? When it is so strong that it makes me gasp and brings me to my knees, am I hysterical?
Quite possibly I am.
But what if I am right?
More importantly, what if I'm wrong?
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