For instance, as I dove into the symbol, I discovered the segments of the Celtic year nestled in the center (fifth element) circle. While on the subject of perspective, the Celtic five-fold symbol can be used as an awareness-broadening mandala. You can easily fall into the interconnecting circles and find depth in meaning that otherwise could be overlooked in a superficial glance. The Celtic time wheel diagram (below) might bring clarity too. If you walk through the circles from the perspective of the sun, all the other positions make sense. It makes sense the uppermost (number “one”) circle in our five-fold symbol has an Eastern assignment, as this indicates the rising of the sun in their hemisphere.
They were an enhanced, agricultural people who moved in a cyclical rhythm with the ebb and flow of the cycles of time. The point here is choice.Ī note about directions: To my western mind, I wanted to attribute the cardinal directions to the four “cross” circles, like a compass. I included the Cup of Truth in the five-fold Celtic meanings because I appreciated the symbolism of the chalice and the act of consuming the elixir of perspective offered. There are also references to the cup being the holy grail in Arthurian supposition. Legends of the cup vary, including one in which the cup detects truth from lies in the one drinking from the cup.
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We see it first referenced in lore as the magic cup belonging to Manannan Mac Lir who passed it on to Cormac Mac Airt. These are what I refer to as “gifts of Danu” in the table above.ģ) The Celtic Cup of Truth is mentioned in Celtic mythology and repeated in their historical storytelling. These tools were also symbols of their forte and expertise. The children of the goddess Danu are the Tuatha De Danann, a high-minded noble race with the blood of magic and divinity running through their veins.Ģ) Part of that magic is the tools each of them kept in their possession. Five-Fold Symbol: Celtic Meanings of the Five Stations (Click for Larger View)ġ) The Danu columns are mythological references to the history of Ireland as observed in the Book of Invasions. Here are just a few Celtic meanings associated with the five fold symbol. The following correspondences are standard, and found throughout Celtic legend, lore, poetry and history. Tapping into the five-fold balance, who knows what kind of awareness can be gained? Druids hinted at an all-encompassing illumination when the five aspects of nature were balanced within human understanding.Ĭeltic meanings behind the five fold concept could fill a book. Together, all five designations create a balanced, unified power that, conceivably, can be tapped by the human mind. The table of correspondences below explores the Celtic meanings and associations of four, and how these are joined together by a fifth element. That’s where the fifth element makes its appearance in esoteric thought.
They grasped the concept of a more expansive essence unifying the common four elements. Our spiritually sagacious forebears pressed their minds out of the rigid confinement of the “four-sided” box.
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