[kj] Killing Joke / The Gathering & Druids

[Lennonka]

And what about seeing a druid as a kind of shaman?

What kinds of analogies have you considered? : )

Thanks for posting.
Lenn

2007/11/8, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>:

>

> My witchy friend Melanie pointed out to me the other night that 'The

> Gathering' is the name druids give / gave to their...um, gatherings. Which

> got me thinking about the analogy of Killing Joke and The Gathering to

> druids. I've always seen the subversive elements, the anti-corporate

> elements, the primal, earthy elements, the green elements, intuition vs

> intellect, the earth violently rejecting the visus of modern life

> etc......but never really considered any kind of analogy with druids.

> (Possibly because my idea of druids isn't rum guzzling, cigar smoking,

> first-class travelling violent drug fiends...BUT...who's perfect.)

>

> Anyway, maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but songs such as Goodbye To The

> Village, Labyrinth ('a civilisation with values alien to me'...something

> always resonated with me), Lanterns, well, I can see the link.

>

> Dunno if I'd you'd get that little belt-sickle thing through customs

> though...but I think I have the herb gathering sussed &-) (stoned smiley)

>

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