Tara's sacred landscape
Dear sir - The controversy over the Hill of Tara
continues to rage with opinions and counter-opinions
abounding. Most of the discussion has expediency as its
primary motivation, an understandable but dangerous place
from which to act in an issue of such importance.
What is at stake here is so monumental that it requires
deeper, wider consideration than can be afforded by
applying only rational analytical thinking.
In the worldview of the Celtic and Pre-Celtic people (and
all primal peoples) everything that exists has a
physical, mental and spiritual dimension, the totality of
which defines its reality.
The sacred and the spiritual dimensions of the Hill of
Tara need to be included in this debate. The Hill and its
environs form an extensive sacred landscape temple. It is
also a place of significant archaeological importance,
since ancient people choose places with high spiritual
energies or strong Anima Loci for their Palaces and
Temples.
The Hill of Tara is a place of major spiritual importance
to the soul and psyche of Ireland and the people of
Ireland. To take any action that would destroy its subtle
energies would be a reckless act of vandalism and would
damage the soul and psyche of this country and its
people.
This will result in an even greater spiritual wasteland
than is now present in Western society. In "Sacred Celtic
Landscapes" Nigel Pennick says "the wasteland comes when
the spiritual is abandoned in favour of the material.
Inner nature is rejected and eternal truths are
forgotten. When respect for the old ways is lost, it is
rarely replaced with something of equal value; rather it
erodes the very fabric that sustains life".
On 1st. November a group of more than 50 people gathered
on the Hill of Tara - not to protest against the proposed
motorway but to stand in solidarity with the sacred
energies of the Hill. We prayed that the sacred energies
of Tara be preserved and for an increased sensitivity to
the sacred within ourselves and within the land.
You are invited to come and experience the sacred
energies present in the Hill of Tara on Sunday from 12
noon until 1.30pm. Bring a candle and dress warmly. If
you cannot join us, light a candle at home and make a
prayer for the preservation of Tara in your own way.
Yours sincerely,
DOLORES WHELAN,
Journeys to the Heart and Soul of Ireland,
Ravensdale,
Dundalk.
© The Meath Chronicle, 18th. December 2004.
