Fascinating... does this imply Neo & Finn Mac Cumhail are different versions of The One?

Seriously - I think you have a damn good point. I would possibly go a step further and say that our perceptions/beliefs not only help shape the world but create it. This is a bit more than 'Is the light on when the fridge door is closed?' We, as a part of the conscious species on this planet, have a group conception of what reality is. Consider the man-made concept of time. It is by consensus, by group agreement, that a certain frequency of light can be called 'red'. Perhaps the totality of life conceives. perceieves and agrees to the nture of gravity for it to exist? Our evolution as a species is intimately involved with the evolution ofthe planet. I'm not sure there is a vast, underlyng difference.

Perhaps the Celt who could 'see' was someone capable of breaking the straight-jacket of ego-based perception, of looking outside of the boundaries of self and thus open to more of the innate evolutiona nd consciousness of the world. I think this is where the Celtic concept of the Fey or Faerie links in. Often the fey are seen as being linked to animal and plant-life. All is alive and all is conscious - somewhere. The first step in affecting the 'Quantum Field' would be sight and this could lead to true 'magic'.

Great thought-provoking post - thank you.

Gary
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I would add that this skill/knowledge isn't unique to the Goidelic/Celtic tradition. All cultures have their geniuses, prodigies, sorcerers, mystics, prophets, etc.

An aside...there was a scifi/fantasy book by Robert Heinlein, "The Number of the Beast" in which the premise was that anyone living or dead who ever imagined and wrote a story actually created that exact world with all the details the author imagined as a parallel dimension/alternate universe to the one in which he/she lives. I find this idea extremely intriguing.


Kenneth

Faery tale and story has many examples of The Tongue That Cannot Lie. It may not be an exact match to the topic, but it seems to me the concept is similar. With the Tongue comes soothsaying, and many poet and bards were known to have that ability. And the ability to curse with their words. By stating a thing it manifested. For one with the tongue that cannot lie, if he says it and it hasn't happened yet then it will. I'm really starting to understand how we create the world both individually and collectively. And I also understand why some seek isolation and hermitage to pray and meditate a loving peaceful world. (World meaning human society) It can be difficult to stay focused on the reality I want to create when I continually have to go out into the 'world' and interact with other people creating their worlds. The fun really starts when my world doesn't jive with someone else's world.