Goose connection book

[lmorris]

I will look, but I my library is some 600 books, all on the esoteric,
Holy Grail and such. But to answer your question No, It wasn't L
Charpentier's book..
I gonna take me a while. give me a day ar so...
leonard


Preston Pittman wrote:
>
> Leonard, thank you.  I, for one, would be very interested in knowing about
> this book that describes the "goose" connection in Europe.  It isn't the
> Louis Charpentier book, is it?
>
> >From: lmorris <kesatotaSHAW.CA>
> >Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> >To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> >Subject: Re: Goose "companions"
> >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:57:27 -0800
> >
> >Hi,
> >         In regards your goose and the goose footed people, I know that
> >there is
> >a wine in France with the label of the goose footed queen on it
> >(interting). I also read a book that goes in-depth in to history of this
> >goose connection in Europe, sorry I looked through my library and can
> >not find the book, but will look harder if you would like.
> >
> >kind regards
> >leonard
> >
> >
> >Preston Pittman wrote:
> > >
> > > Elyn mentioned the goosefoot as a sign of the "Companions" - Elyn, I'm
> >not
> > > sure what you mean by the "companions", however it brought to mind
> >something
> > > I had forgotten to mention in my very long posting on the goose
> >connections.
> > >
> > > The latin word for "goose" is "anser".  The arabic word for "companions"
> >is
> > > "ansar" and in medieval Spain, members of Sufi groups (mystical sects of
> > > Islam - sometimes accused of heresy by orthodox Muslims) were sometimes
> > > called "Ansar".  I'm just wondering if there could have been a "goose"
> > > connection there, too, since most educated people in medieval Spain
> >would
> > > have probably understood both Latin and Arabic.  Medieval mystics seemed
> >to
> > > have loved little word and symbol games from language to language and I
> > > could easily imagine Arabic "ansar" taking on the symbol of a Latin
> >"anser"
> > > but I have no direct knowledge of this.
> > >
> > > It seems to me that the goose symbol identifies places and people who
> >have
> > > some occult or mystical significance.  The places along the Camino that
> >use
> > > some form of one of the  words for "goose" or incorporate the goose or
> >the
> > > goose-foot as a symbol all seem to have some ties to very ancient
> >(perhaps
> > > pre-Christian) mysticism.
> > >
> > > I'ed be interested in knowing if anyone else has encountered this goose
> > > symbolism in regards to the Camino.
> > >
> > > >From: Elyn Aviva <TajminaaAOL.COM>
> > > >Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> > > >To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> > > >Subject: Re: Occult Goose and Priscillian associations
> > > >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:32:31 EST
> > > >
> > > >Fantastic! Thanks for drawing together the disparate threads of geese,
> > > >Priscillian, etc.
> > > >And then of course the goosefoot sign of the Companions... A friend
> >lent me
> > > >a
> > > >book called the Druid Renaissance, edited by Phlip Carr-Gomm, and on
> >the
> > > >cover is a drawing that looks amazingly like a goose foot. It's three
> >rays
> > > >fanning out from three dots, and it's called the "awen," a Druid symbol
> >of
> > > >bardic inspiration. Haven't yet read up on the history of the symbol,
> >but I
> > > >will.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks again--
> > > >Elyn
> > >
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