Y Dynion Mwyn Tribal Goddesses

THE SKY GODDESS

Her name is Arianrhod. She is called the Blue Virgin of the Outer Darkness. She is the whole Universe, created and un-created, before and after. She is the great infinite one who divided herself and brought forth light. The Star Goddess appears as a beautiful woman with great wings, her whole body Dark Blue, her hair sprinkled with a million stars. She is seated on a throne of amber with a silver egg in her lap, surrounded by a halo of blue flames. Her emblem is a serpent with its tail in its mouth.

THE CORN MAIDEN

Nimue, the Spring Queen. She is the spirit of new growth, of both plants and animals. She is the daughter of the Earth Mother, the spirit of all her children. The Corn Maiden appears as a young girl, her body shining white, holding a silver bow. Her emblem is a six-day-old crescent Moon, which She wears upon her brow. Nimue also takes a prepubescent form whose color is pink, and who is the first emanation of the Star Goddess. She appears as a young child, naked or robed in white or pink, and is especially associated with caves and wells. Nimue also known as Morgan, is "the lady of the lake", who is mentioned in the Arthurian legends. She was Merlin's half-sister and "the trickster". She tricked the secret of enchantment from Merlin, and she demonstrates the virtue of responsibility to the seeker. She welds the power of healing and Magick and is the guardian of woman's powers dedicated to higher wisdom. In order for her powers to become awakened, your desire and energy must be pure and sacred.

THE GREAT MOTHER

Donn (Danu), the great mother goddess; she is an embodiment of the forces of the sacred land. This can range from the family to the solar system or a pattern of stars. She is also called Mari (Mary) and is the spirit of Earth, Sea, and Sky. The world is her body, and through it she manifests. She gives us birth, nourishes and sustains us while we live, and receives us back again in death. She appears as a tall, majestic woman standing naked upon the sea. Her hair is black, and covers her like a veil. In her aspect as Modron (Matrona), she is the archetypal Mother Goddess who is mother of The Land. Her breasts are full and heavy, and her belly is swollen and round. Her entire body shines like silver. She wears a circle of twelve stars around her head. Her emblem is the full Moon.

THE CRONE

Ceridwen or Kerridwen, Ceridwen, Caridwen, (sometimes spelled with two r's), the Mother Goddess of corn, inspiration & keeper of the Cauldron of Knowledge; she is the symbol of the Witch and her name translates as "the Cauldron of Wisdom". She has the power of Magick and prophecy and she helps the seeker to find their own powers; beware of anger that is the cause of your powers being stolen; best known for her role in the story of the poet Taliesin's childhood. There was born to her a son named Morvan ab Tegid, and a daughter named Creirwy, the fairest maiden in the land. These represent the dark and light aspects which are part of her makeup; If you align herself with Ceridwen, you must be ever watchful that you are conscious of all life and magickal operations around you in order to guarantee a complete success. Her symbol is the Cauldron which is the symbol for prosperity and rebirth. Her totem animal is the White Boar or Sow which also represents the moon as well as Ceridwen's crone/transformation aspect. The Pig is thus closely associated with shape shifting transformative powers as well as necromancy and flight. She is the consort of Tegid Foel. In the Taliesin story, Ceridwen prepared a brew in a great cauldron which was to give her son Afagddu the gifts of inspiration and knowledge to compensate for his ugly appearance, and set the child Gwion to stirring it. However, Gwion tasted the brew and thus obtained its benefits. Ceridwen, realizing what had happened, pursued the boy, during which both she and Gwion transformed themselves into a variety of creatures. Finally, Ceridwen in the form of a hen, swallowed Gwion in the shape of a grain of corn. However, this only served to impregnate Ceridwen, and she later gave birth to the rejuvenated Gwion. She wrapped the infant up in a leather bag and threw him into the river. The child was rescued by a fisherman on May eve, who, struck by the child's beauty, named him Taliesin ('radiant brow'). He became the great bard Taliesin, and attributed his magic talents to her. She is also called Anna or Annys, the Hag and Queen of the Dead. She is the spirit of night and the sleeping body of the Earth in winter, the realm of the dead. She is also the primordial Priestess, often called "the Black Anna of the Forbidden Mysteries." The Crone appears as a very old woman, wrapped in a hooded black cloak. Her skin and hair are pure white. She holds a great curved silver sickle, and She is crowned with nine blue stars. Her emblem is a black raven.


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