Well, clj, I'll jump in. Good question and I am sure you'll get some great responses. First, some will tell you they loatht eh term Celtic and I will go on record saying I really can't stand most of V.Morrison's stuff.

For me, the music of the Ireland and Scotland, and some of England, go straight to my heart and I believe, for me, that it is because of past life connections. There are a lot of reasons I feel this way, some of which I've researched enough to convince me and to explain the seemingly unexplainable. Never having been to Scotland, I know, still, when I hear her music, that it is home to me. I've been healing from complications with a leaky heart valve the past two years. Part of my healing has come from understanding that home-like connection and allowing myself to cry and be sad about it, but also to let it go and help my heart to not be so overwhelmed with the grief I sometimes feel at not being there. I spent so much of my life thinking the depth of feeling was just unexplainable.

The other reason, which I know is controversial, but, again, I've believe it because of my studies and accounts from friends from Wales and elsewhere: I do believe there is an Atlantean connection and that we may be on the eve of gaining more knowledge of this ancient civilisation and its ancestry of the UK region.

Well, there I've done it. Now, in case there was any doubt, everyone here will know I'm a far-out softie!**Big Grin**

By the way, if you are new here, Welcome to the Mudcat and keep it up with the good questions!

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