It's strange how many of us Westerners are so familiar with ch'i and other Eastern energetic concepts, and yet so unfamiliar with our native history in this area. Wyrd was the Celtic, Anglo-saxon and Norse concept of the interconnected field of information and energy and has been deeply researched by Brian Bates. Tolkien drew a lot of inspiration from it for his writings.

The second Merry Musing will dive into the web of Wyrd - I can't wait!