An exploration of arch druidic bloodlines
Lugalbanda (Sumerian: 𒈗𒌉𒁕 lugal-banda3, young/fierce king, literally “big man”) is a character found in Sumerian mythology and literature. Lugalbanda is listed in the Sumerian King List as the second king of Uruk, saying he ruled for 1,200 years, and providing him with the epithet of “the Shepherd”.
Lugal (Sumerian: 𒈗) is the Sumerian term for “king, ruler”. Literally, the term means “big man.”[1] In Sumerian, lu “𒇽” is “man” and gal “𒃲” is “great,” or “big.”[2]
It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state could bear (alongside en and ensi, the exact difference being a subject of debate). The sign eventually became the predominant logograph for “King” in general. In the Sumerian language, lugal is used to mean an owner (e.g. of a boat or a field) or a head (of a unit such as a family).[3]
As a cuneiform logograph (Sumerogram) LUGAL (Unicode: 𒈗, rendered in Neo Assyrian).
The cuneiform sign LUGAL 𒈗 (Borger nr. 151, Unicode U+12217) serves as a determinative in cuneiform texts (Sumerian, Akkadian and Hittite), indicating that the following word is the name of a king. In Akkadian orthography, it may also be a syllabogram šàr, acrophonically based on the Akkadian for “king”, šarrum.
Lugal, ensi and en
Evolution of anthropomorphic cuneiforms, Lugal appears in the right columns.
There are different theories regarding the meaning of the title lugal in 3rd-millennium Sumer. Some scholars believe that a ruler of an individual city-state was usually called ensi, and a ruler who headed a confederacy or larger dominion composed of several cities, perhaps even the whole of Sumer, was a lugal. The functions of such a lugal would include certain ceremonial and cultic activities, arbitration in border disputes, military defence against external enemies, and once the lugal has died, the eldest son must take over.[3][4] The ensis of Lagash would sometimes refer to the city’s patron deity, Ningirsu, as their lugal (“master”). All of the above is connected to the possibly priestly or sacral character of the titles ensi[5] and especially en (the latter term continuing to designate priests in subsequent times).
Other scholars consider ensi, en and lugal to have been merely three local designations for the sovereign, accepted respectively in the city-states of Lagash, Uruk and Ur (as well as most of the rest of Sumer),[5][6][7] although the various terms may have expressed different aspects of the Mesopotamian concept of kingship.[5] A lugal at that time is assumed to have been “normally a young man of outstanding qualities from a rich landowning family.”[8] Thorkild Jacobsen theorized that he was originally an (elected) war leader, as opposed to the (likewise elected) en, who dealt with internal issues.[9]
Among the earliest rulers whose inscriptions describe them as lugals are Enmebaragesi and Mesilim at Kish, and Meskalamdug, Mesannepada and several of their successors at Ur.[10] At least from the Third Dynasty of Ur onwards, only lugal was used to designate a contemporary sovereign in Sumerian.
Linguistic traces of ancient Sumer found in ancient Eire:
Ulaid – Ubaid? Sumerian, Hopi, India, and Japanese lore all mention the Ubaid Serpent clan…
“The Ubaid themselves were not Asiatic, had they been there would have been a more realistic depiction of the eyes – which is evidenced by ancient oriental art.
Artifacts of Lizard-like creatures have been found in the in the middle east and many other ancient civilizations spanning the globe.
Hindu mythology tells of The Nagas, an ancient reptilian race that dwells In a Secret Underground World. The word Naga is derived from the Sanskrit word for snake. As per the tradition their underground cities of Patala and Bhogavati, are well-hidden and impossible to locate.
The Hopi Indians of the American Southwest refer to a reptilian race they call the Sheti, translated as “Snake-Brothers”, who like the naga live underground.”
Druids, the Serpents of old that Saint Patrick drove out of Eire…
Saint Patrick, Druids, Snakes, and Popular Myths
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a yearly holiday celebrating Ireland’s favorite patron saint. While it’s a big event in Ireland (and used to be a very solemn occasion), in America it’s a green-dyed bacchanal where everyone is “Irish for a day” (let’s not even start on the horridly stupid “unofficial” St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on college campuses). For some modern Pagans (whether Irish or not), St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a day of celebrations, as they see Patrick, famously attributed with converting Ireland to Christianity, as committing something akin to cultural genocide.
“The “snakes” that Patrick drove out of Ireland were the Druidic priests, who had serpents tattooed on their forearms. Celebrating him is like celebrating Stalin or Hitler.”
Pagan author Isaac Bonewits called the day “All Snakes Day”, and penned songs calling for the return of the “snakes” that Patrick is famously attributed with driving out, since many claim the “snakes” are actually a metaphor for Pagans (Ireland hasn’t had real snakes in it since the last ice age).
“St. Patrick casting out the serpents”
“He did not banish the snakes: Ireland never had any. Scholars now consider snakes a metaphor for the serpent of paganism.”
Lugalbanda, Lugh, and Lugh Lugair
Lugh (pronounced Loo) is arguably one of the most well known and best loved of the Irish mythological characters. He was a Druid, a High King, and a warrior.
Born to Cian (son of Dian Cecht) of the Tuatha de Danann, an ancient supernatural race which ruled Ireland over four thousand years ago, and Eithne, daughter of Balor, Giant-King of the evil Fomori race, he became known as Lugh Lámhfhada (pronounced La-wa-tha), which meant ‘of the long arm’, due to his prowess with the throwing spear and sling.
The Old Gaelic Order …as described by Ben McBrady
How it all began………..
“The Old Gaelic Order” came originally from Phoenicia and they were Baal or Sun worshippers. They were Bards, Psychics, Healers, Walkers between the Worlds, Lawgivers and Makers, Priests and Kings.
One of the first abilities taught to new Initiates was Telepathy. “The Order” at all times was to remain outside society; within it yet outside it at the same time. All knowledge came within the realm of “The Order”, but they were particularly concerned with Astronomy because they had experience of so many significant calamities. It was thought that a full knowledge of Astronomy would enable them to predict conditions when these calamities were likely to take place and take some action to protect themselves. Another primary function of the order was to preserve language.
The Order of Druids in Ulster
When the Druids came, many members of “The Order” infiltrated that order. Elsewhere in Europe the Druids carried out their ceremonies in oak groves. The term for oak is Druha, so they became known as Druidi or Druids. Now, in Ireland specifically the Druids worshipped The God of the Sunset, The Dah Ruah -The Red God. A priest of that order was called a Ceile Dah Ruah – a servant of The Red God. Over time this was shortened to Da Ruah then Druah or Druid. That’s how confusion arises between the Druids on the Continent and the Druids in Ireland. They both have the same name for different reasons.
The order continued to survive by adapting itself, first to the Druids and then to Christianity. It kept its traditions and beliefs but operated inside the Christian Matrix. The members of the order were Priests and Kings, and in Christianity, this developed into Bishops and Herenachs about the 12th century. In Ireland eventually the Herenachs, not being Bishops anymore because of the suppression of Catholicism, integrated into Protestant religion. There was no change in the central purpose of “The Order” whatever guise they operated under.
Ben’s earliest recorded ancestor was Lugar MacLugair. MacLugair seems to have been the most important figure in the 2nd century – he was a Lawgiver. He was described as the one who adapted “The Senchus Mor” the great compendium of Law to the Christian tradition. MacLugar was one of those characters who emerge every few generations and totally transform the character of a society. But because of the conflicts between Paganism and Christianity, he was written out history. MacLugair was the most important Druid of his time and a member of “The Order”. He was Chief Druid of Ireland and Druid to the High King Leary and Druid to the Kings of Leinster.
It was originally the task of each member of “The Order” to be a compendium of all knowledge. If humanity was wiped out except for one individual, he should be capable of re-establishing everything from his own resources. Now because of the exceptional increase in knowledge techniques and skills, medicine, science, it would not be within the abilities of a single human mind to encompass everything. So the system was developed whereby three were brought together as a triad. The one who seemed most suited for a particular group of skills or awareness was trained in those and thus the full range of knowledge was divided up among them.
The first vigil or initiation partly required the candidate to spend several nights at “St Kevin’s Bed” at Glendalough. Its old Irish name was Glen Da Lug (Glen of the God Lugh).
When a triad had to retrieve knowledge from the collective unconsciousness, one member of the triad was hypnotised and the third was the controller. Using this technique, vast amounts of information could be accessed from the collective unconscious.
The “Old Gaelic Order” had sacred dances, Kundalini exercises and created sacred space to commune with otherworldly beings. They celebrated the fire festivals and the solstices and equinoxes, although I’m not sure if these were a later addition. One of Ben’s triad, the Astronomer, worked out the exact date they should celebrate. His dates rarely fell on the dates accepted today by pagan groups.
UPDATED 19 OCTOBER, 2020 – 18:53 WILLEM MCLOUD
The Legend of Lugalbanda, The First Sumerian Shaman
According to the Sumerian King List , Lugalbanda was one of the kings who belonged to the First Dynasty of Uruk in Sumer in ancient Mesopotamia. What is particularly striking about Lugalbanda is the way in which he is portrayed as a great shaman in the legends told about him. In fact, the stories about Lugalbanda, which date back to the Ur III Period in ancient Sumer (about 2100 BC), constitute the earliest account of shamanistic travelling or journeying in world literature.
The story of Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave, Old-Babylonian period, from southern Iraq. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan. ( Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP / CC BY-S A 4.0 )
Legend Of Lugalbanda
Lugalbanda’s narrative is told in two parts, namely Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave and Lugalbanda and the Thunderbird . The first part tells how Enmerkar, named as Lugalbanda’s predecessor as king of Uruk in Sumer in the Sumerian King List , devised a campaign against the land of Aratta in the north. He called on the people to take up arms and placed them under the command of eight warrior-leaders, including Lugalbanda together with seven other young men. On the road to Aratta, Lugalbanda fell ill and his companions left him behind in a cave high up in a mountain. His companions “ made him a bower like a bird’s nest ” and left some food to serve as a funeral meal in case he died.
When Lugalbanda recovered and left the cave, he noticed the ‘plant of life’ and ate thereof. He also noticed the ‘water of life’ and drank thereof. The legend relates: “ Holy Lugalbanda came out of the mountain cave. There upon the fertile one [the soil], who appeases Enlil’s heart, begot the plant of life. The rolling river, the mother of the hills brought down the water of life. Lugalbanda nibbled at the plant of life, he sipped of the water of life… ” Lugalbanda then gained envigorating energy, “ like a wild ass of Sakkan [the god of wild animals] he races over the hills ”. He is described in animalistic terms with ‘hoofs’ roaming in the mountains. He was then instructed in a dream to bring an offering to the great gods.
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