I didn´t
find this clip particularly enlightening, but I decided to link to it anyway.
Ben McBrady (who died in 1996) called himself “the last Druid”, and this clip
features an uncritical interview with him. McBrady, who lived in Ireland, was
supposedly initiated into an ancient secret society, The Old Gaelic Order, at
the age of 12. After 18 years of training, he became a member of an isolated
“triad” or cell of said order. When the interview was taped, McBrady claimed to
have been the last surviving member not only of the triad but of the entire
order.
Surprisingly,
McBrady says very little about the actual beliefs and practices of The Old
Gaelic Order. Perhaps they were too secret? According to the website “The Order
of Druids in Ulster”, the Gaelic Order had sacred dances, kundalini experiences
and could communicate with otherworldly beings. How do they know this?
Instead,
McBrady spends most of his time spinning an alternative history of the world in
general and Ireland in particular, while claiming to be the descendant of ancient
Irish kings and Druids. He is supposedly also related to a great number of
Christian saints. McBrady´s story begins with a gigantic cataclysm during which
Earth was showered with meteors. Before this event, humans had telepathic
abilities. Afterwards, the trauma of the cosmic disaster made most humans
forget their telepathy, forcing them to invent language. The remaining
telepaths formed a secret society and eventually reached Ireland, where they
infiltrated (McBrady´s word) the Druid hierarchy and later founded true Christianity.
Jesus himself visited Ireland and was taught the true Christian message, which
resurfaced during the Middle Ages as Celtic Christianity and Pelagianism.
Paul´s Roman Christianity is a fake version.
The
mission of the Old Gaelic Order is to train every member in “all” knowledge, so
humanity can begin anew from scratch even if only one person remains after a
cosmic disaster. (Of course, it would have to be a member of the Order! And how
can they reproduce if only one person remains? Another secret?) Despite having
all knowledge, it seems the Order is doomed due to the new forms of mass
communication. I´m not sure why – I got the impression that McBrady claims that
electricity has somehow destroyed our brains! However, he also claims that the
Order can and will change, so presumably he isn´t the literally last Druid
after all…
Not sure
what the old man studied for 18 years, but here are some suggestions: Donnelly,
Velikovsky, Richard Williams Morgan, Iolo Morganwg… I don´t think the Old
Gaelic Order, if it ever existed, was particularly old. Who knows, maybe it was
founded by McBrady himself.
In other
news, a comic actor just became president in Europe´s largest war-zone…
this is a vulgar and condescending review. one only has to watch the you tube documentary to experience the authenticity of McBrady's life...his solitary study and practice in a remote part of Ireland...he made no claims of specialness, even though this reviewer writes as if he did.
ReplyDeleteAshtar Command is the last druid.
ReplyDeleteUnnecessarily harsh review. When watching his interview, you can see that McBrady held a deep wisdom and clarity. Some of his claims might sound outlandish, however what do we really know?
ReplyDeleteAn excellent source of information and inspiration for those with an open mind.
Rather than discuss the validity in Mr. McBrady's claim (since even fiction contains some element of truth), I watched the video and followed it with my usual research.
ReplyDeleteI was curious, if the Phoenician Order were Baal worshippers, is there a reason they "moved on" from that belief? Is it possible that, based on the understanding that the Order's mission was the gathering of knowledge, they had learned that the Baal-worship belief system was only a small piece of the knowledge they sought?
That would explain why the seekers moved on to other groups of people. Claiming to be the last of his kind was interesting to me. To know you are the last seems to say that you've given up on the original mission. It would seem that the perpetuation of the mission would have required a member to at least pass their knowledge on to the one they've prepared to carry on once you've left this existence...
But, I could be wrong...
Yeah a bit harsh. I've studied most mystical traditions and try to maintain them as a Perennial Hippie, through my advocacy on various issues. This knowledge, gnosis, requires no specific book or ideology as it has and continues to be accessible to everyone that wonders "why are we really here." McBrady's interview perfectly reflects this quest and understanding.
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ReplyDeleteControl-sharing of knowledge-skills is source of power: Who is kept ignorant ends up to obey; Who knows wields power; Who usurps authority to control knowledge-skill wields stronger power; Who manipulates knowledge-skill controller's mind with ideology wields strongest power. This is hierarchy. Religion is all about hierarchy. Layman is always kept ignorant; A priest knows some; A bishop-druid knows a lot; Pope (Vice-God on Earth) knows it all. Etc.
ReplyDeleteWho should restart society after a cataclysm? Worst of us or best of us? Who is the best? Strongest brute or strongest brain? Even martial artists say that martial-fighting skills are 90 % (or more) about brain. It is easiest even for brutes to let best brains to lead recovery.
No remains of burials have ever found in dolmen-stone chambers. Thus Ben McBrady was right: they were bombing shelters against meteorite strike and supervolcano ejecta. Has there been a world-wide flood? Yes, when glacial ice masses melt, oceans' level rise 120 metres. Only sufficient source of heat to melt glacial age ice masses could have been either sun nova or meteorite strikes onto ice fields: pick your favorite of those two choices - there is no other.
Has there been Atlantic Ocean megatsunamis after ice age ending floods? Yes: from Etna, Hierro and Storegga collapses, two latter ones hit to Britain and Eire, former from south and latter from north. Etna collapse triggered megatsunami over whole Mediterranean basin, as did Santorini colossal volcanic explosion c. 1 680 bce. what destroyed whole Minoan culture in eastern Mediterranean basin.
FOXP2 gene mutation gave human ability to speak about 250 000 years ago, but ability to speak does not limit ability to think and communicate thoughts: Writing-reading is one form (postponed, on-demand/off-line) of telepathic communication, reading body language is another (instant, on-line).
Children of 12 years started 18 years education where they learned all those skills needed to recreate and uphold a society: this was reported by Pausanias, Caesar, Strabo, Tacitus, Herodotos, and others - so it is a fact.
Etymology Da Ruada - Druid is correct: Phoenicians i.e. Punic living gods of Eire mythology sail to Eire from underneath of dusk and dawn red horizon from Other World - of Iberian Tartessos and Africa Carthage.
A nerve transmit a bio-electrical pulse flow what creates bio-magnetic field around it: thus electricity itself is not harmful (if it is not causing electric shock from outside), but magnetic flow from outside into a body might be, because it disturbs body's own natural bio-magnetic field. Electricity allergy (actually magnetism allergy) is increasing problem everywhere nowadays - and it really affects to brains too. So, Ben McBrady was right here too.
I cannot say this or that about lineage of Ben McBrady; only that every other statement in his interview was correct. And what could he achieve about lying or improving his lineage anyway? Became a millionare? Understanding through knowledge and experience is much more satisfying than riches.
Unknown (July 2021)
ReplyDeleteInteresting comments!