LUGHNASADH BLESSINGS FROM FRANCE, AUGUST 1, 2021 (2)

Here are a medley of readings to celebrate Lughnasadh. We include poems by some of the great druids of the past, such as Taliesin and Amergin, as well as similar “I AM“ poems from the Upanishads and from Thunder Perfect Mind. What is a Bard? In telling the story of Taliesin and how he inadvertently developed divine seership powers, we recount the story of Everyman as we tread the Dharmic path from ignorance to wisdom and have to count the cost of the journey. What can humanity do at this critical time in our history, suffering from rapid climate change and from the pandemic that is scaring us all and forcing us into polarised camps? Is there anywhere a common narrative truth we can find to reunite humanity to face these threats as one, instead of in warring camps? As Peace Druid of Europe Thomas shares some perspective on how to find wholeness, unity and love. He ends with a few of his own poems to celebrate Lughnasadh and the Druidical insights that we need to get us out of this complex slow burni