There were no new facts. Goddess of transformation and sovereignty. Defying her family’s wishes that Rhiannon, like other Celtic goddesses, declined to marry one of her "own kind". I believed Her (of course) yet I still had a niggle because I couldn’t place this healing idea into Her story. Please bear with me as I embark on the long process of getting back out on the road. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is a more coherent look at that story in this blog post, and a full re-telling of the myth in a series of videos I made, starting here. In the coming weeks and months I will be adding a lot of great content to this blog. It was definitely feminine. What with the risk of being accused of fuzzy new-ageyness for even mentioning chakras in the same breath as a Celtic goddess, and my own struggle to see the connection between Rhiannon and healing, I didn’t share this for a long time. :))) Many of you know that I've ben working Isis since I started my path formally several years ago. There may be some lost lore about these birds, but who knows? Rhiannon is connected to three mystical birds. If you feel this blog is in any way doing a disservice to Fleetwood Mac or any of its members in any way with any of the information presented. Images of Myth & Enchantment, by Wendy Andrew - Arthurian Legend & Fantasy Art, RHIANNON -- 'Devine Queen', Goddess of horses, birds and the moon of celtic mythology, Rhiannon - 30m high horse sculpture by Toin Adams. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.

Of course, there are other ways of checking things – historical, folklore, other people’s gnosis. In the coming weeks and months I will be adding a lot of great content to this blog. Silly me. Rhiannon produces her "small bag" which is also a magical paradox for it cannot be filled by any ordinary means. This blog strongly encourages the support of the artists by buying records, merchandise and attending concerts. This blog serves one purpose and one purpose only: to share information about Fleetwood Mac and its solo members with the online fan community. Or you could just read the actual myth here. Simple Witchery: Witch Flicks Fit for Binging, Magick IRL: Shadow Work with Rachel Laforest.

The goddess Rhiannon rode a white horse and traveled with three birds that had healing powers. In case you haven’t heard, these are called “The Birds of Rhiannon.” In the text of the Mabinogi, there is absolutely no explanation of this, or what the birds have to do with Rhiannon, nor does Rhiannon have anything else to do with that story.

Rhiannon, the Celtic goddess of the moon was a Welch goddess. This also confirmed for me the value of re-reading the myths regularly. But there are reasons that the spiritual traditions that have achieved power... Witchy Ambience Music: Sounds For A Magical Environment. When I started reaching out to Rhiannon, quite a few years ago, it had been suggested to me that She would help me heal my third chakra – which has to do with standing in your own power.

Please also opt me in for Exclusive Offers from Patheos’s Partners. Bran is mortally wounded, so he instructs his surviving friends to cut off his head and take it home. My greatest woo-checker is myth. I’ve been puzzled by some personal gnosis to do with Rhiannon for ages, because it doesn’t quite fit what I was thinking of as Her story. **original graphic by ForestGirl** Rhiannon Merry Meet. If I have a puzzling experience with deity, and it turns out that there is something in their story that fits with it, then I trust it more. Still, I was happy to finally see how this source reference had been there all along. Here, they play no part in the action of the story, and Rhiannon doesn’t either, but it is mentioned that they can both lull the dying to sleep and awaken the dead.

It also reminded me of the importance of discussing this stuff with other people who know the myths well. They can just see them out there, and yet the sound of their beautiful singing sounds as if they are very close by. She is currently writing a book, working title The Celtic Horse Goddesses: Myth, History and Personal Reflection. Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Birds of Rhiannon. Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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I was sitting in one of Gwilym Morus-Baird’s classes on the Mabinogi when this hit me. Also, send me the Pagan Newsletter and special offers.

After some tentative dabbling, I sensed I was on to something, and I wrote a little prayer, that became part of my daily devotions – and still is. You will never get all the marrow out of the bones of myth in one sitting. The birds of Rhiannon also get mentioned in another Welsh tale – How Culhwch Won Olwen. I’ll explain why that’s important to me. This is a rich and interesting episode, made more wondrous by the mention of three magical birds who sing to them – further soothing and healing them. See more ideas about Goddess, Celtic mythology, Celtic goddess. In her myths, Rhiannon was promised in marriage to an older man she found repugnant. And to love and honour your body, Teach me to know my will Goddess of songbirds and horses. Saturday, May 31, 2014. There they feast, drink, entertain one another and generally try to recover from the tragedy and destruction they have lived through.

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To wield it from the belly, Teach me to love your children In the earliest prose stories in Britain in the Mabinogi, the Adar Rhiannon; "birds of Rhiannon", are specifically three magical birds, whose song can "wake the dead and lull the living to sleep".They also have a non-rational effect on space as they can be remote but seem very near. Her interests include herbalism, mythology, and British native ponies. Which is probably why I didn’t pay much attention to them. Kris Hughes will be offering an online class entitled Introduction to Celtic Myths and Deities, starting in November. You can also support her work on Patreon. So I lit a candle before bed one night and asked for an answer to who it was. Because I was in a discussion which happened to take a slightly different focus than I would have instinctively taken. She finds antecedents in the British Goddess Rigatona (“Great Queen”) and the continental Celtic horse-goddess Epona,… All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. And all who share our world, Teach me to speak the truth

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And to feel the pleasure of life, Teach me to wield my power Over the past year or so, the prayer has morphed into something I do while drumming, which I did write a bit about in this post. Sometimes, that’s all it takes. When undergoing her penance, Rhiannon demonstrates the powers of a giantess, or the strength of a horse, by carrying travellers on her back. You can read that one here, or my complete re-telling of it here. Tour Personnel: Stevie Nicks - Vocals Roy Bittan - Piano Sharon Celani - Background Vocals Bob Glaub - Bass But it’s in the Second Branch that my answer came. Nicks introduced this in concerts as being about a Welsh witch. I'm getting everything organized and I hope to start getting some great pages up in the next few days. These are difficult times. Three Birds – photo by Kris Hughes.