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3.16.2009

The Celtic Commandments

Give thou thine heart to the wild magic,
To the Lord and the Lady of Nature,
Beyond any consideration of this world.
Do not covet large or small,
Do not despise weakling or poor,
Semblance of evil allow not near thee,
Never give nor earn thou shame.
The Ancient Harmonies are given thee,
Understand them early and prove,
Be one with the power of the elements,
Put behind thee dishonour and lies.
Be loyal to the Lord of the Wild Wood,
Be true to the Lady of the Stars,
Be true to thine own self besides,
True to the magic of Nature above all else.
Do not thou curse anyone,
Lest thou threefold cursed shouldst be,
And shouldst thou travel ocean and earth,
Follow the very step of the ancient trackways.

~Source Unknown~

2 comments:

Mhairead said...

Lovely, I wonder where it comes from, I mean if it is old or new, I suppose we will never know. the Gaelic blessings I have seen have a very distinctive Rhythm, plus they have incorporated a lot of Christian language.
I will definitely use this one it has power for sure :)

Anonymous said...

This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.