Brigouelon (commanding view) A Gaulish take on Stoicism.
As one stands on a mountaintop and sees the world around, one becomes aware of everything around one’s self, looking at what things create other things and destroy other things. You ultimately control the self and will not allow something outside of your control to control you. At times others can change our perception of the world around us and even ourselves, allowing us to not be in control of our own view.
Brigindû is the Great Guardian who overwatches from high above. She is always ready to give victory with her piercing spear to defeat those that would do us harm. She has gifted us with the knowledge and wisdom of warfare, not just with others but the war within the self. She has given us the tools to have control over our own views giving us the sovereignty of the self, and we call this Brigouelon (commanding view). As Brigouelon allows us to stand tall, commanding our own ways. Brigouelon encourages the cultivation of self-control and fortitude to conquer negative emotions; it is based on the belief that becoming a clear and unbiased thinker permits one to comprehend the universal reason. The fundamental goal of Brigouelon is to improve one’s ethical and moral well-being virtue consists in a will that is in agreement with Nature.
Obviously, Stoicism was not in Gaul, but I do believe that what the Senodruides taught would have fit nicely within Stoicism. As stoicism can fits nicely into a Gaulish worldview.
You can read more about Brigouelon over on my page Brigindû: Keeper of the three Flames
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