Invoking Ireland

The premise of this deeply mythological book is that the people of Ireland have walked away from the intuitive and spiritual heritage and have become uprooted from their true identity. Moriarty helps readers reconnect with (re-member) this heritage and the reinhabit the dream, evoking a 'Birdreign' in which harmony between man, nature and the divine prevails: the Divine is perceived in every form of life. Towards the end of the book there is a powerful meditation on the meaning of Christ, with reflections from the sages about the infinite reach and unfathomable depth of the human mind. It becomes a mystical invitation to love and unity. He quotes Marguerite Porete, 'the soul now has no name but Union in Love. As the water that flows into the sea becomes sea, so does the soul become Love. Love and the soul are longer two things but one.' Moriarty suggests that the way in which we can overcome a cultural wasting sickness (Serglige) is to follow the example of Jesus in inhabiting the whole range of human consciousness, returning to the ground or source which we already are.