Anam Cara

'The Celtic understanding of friendship found its inspiration and culmination in the sublime notion of 'anam cara'. 'Anam' is the Celtic word for soul; 'cara' is the word for friend. So 'anam cara' means 'soul friend'. This anam cara was a person to whom you could reveal the hidden intimacies of your life' ('Anam Cara - Spiritual Wisdom form the Celtic World' by John O'Donohue) This was inspired by that ................. 'The soul holds the echo of a primal intimacy.' It is here that love resounds and tolls with the bell of spiritual freedom. Peels of perfection perforate imperfect reality. It is here we can lie by the peaceful lapping lake of contentment... side by side.... rocked by the rhythm of the soothing waters, and lullaby-ed by the trill of paradise. We can escape here - away from the harshness of materialism, and the competition of success. We can expose our intrinsic selves in safety, and bathe in love and acceptance at no cost. This inner world knows no bitterness. No war or cruelties abide here. Waves of beauty crash on its shore: the threshold of infinity intimately tuned. 'May you recognise in your life the presence, power and light of your soul.' May you bask in its soothing sunshine, and be refreshed by its cleansing showers. Amen