Transform Yesterday’s Fight With Tomorrow’s Life. Join Poet Craig A Roberts

Season 2: WAYMARKS FOR THE CELTIC PILGRIM JOURNEY

Episode 6: Waymark 5 - Rhythm

Take 5 minutes, come enter into a deeper spirituality, transform yesterday’s fight with tomorrow’s life by the restorative power of Solas Chrìost.

Poetic mediations and prayers exploring eight waymarks for the Celtic Pilgrim Journey.

Listen or Read along with my book: Waymarks for the Celtic Pilgrim Journey: Meditations and Prayers from Aotearoa New Zealand. (2024), Anamchara Books, New York.

The eight Waymarks are:

Waymark 1: Journey

Waymark 2: Intimacy

Waymark 3: Essence

Waymark 4: Angle of Vision

Waymark 5: Rhythm

Waymark 6: Voice

Waymark 7: Reach

Waymark 8: Waypoints

Each Waymark poetically explored with:

Letter to Anam-charaid (Soul friend)

The Call

Lectio Divina

A Reflection

Prayer

Contemplative Cue

Explore this Waymark more deeply in ‘Waymarks for the Celtic Pilgrim Journey’ with:

Challenge of Trasna

Journal Entry

Notes on Poetic Language

Scots-Gaelic

[Indigenous poetic language of the Scottish Highlands]

There are occasions when the listener will come across Scots Gaelic phrases - a poetic language. I do so to deepen the moment of imagery and reflection. To cause a pause in thought creates a moment with the Holy Trinity.

An Gèadh Fiadhaich: “The Wild Goose,” the poetic name for the Holy Spirit - untamed by humanity.

Anam-charaid (Anamchara - Irish): Soul friend.

Ìosa Crìost: the name of Jesus Christ I enjoy using. The phrase in English is known and commonly misused, but in Scots Gaelic people stop think and wonder, “Who is this?”. A moment of communing with Him afresh.

Solas Chrìost: Christ’s Light

Sorchar nan Ruel: “Lightener of the Stars”, the poetic name of Jesus Christ.

Trasna: Trasna is the place of crossing over - like crossing over a stormy mountain range through an unstable pass. The Challenge of Trasna: Once we choose to cross over there is no turning back.

The Book is available from most online stores...

https://www.amazon.com/Waymarks-Celtic-Pilgrim-Journey-Meditations-ebook/dp/B0D9DV9QDM