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Meet the Gods: Dian C\u00e9cht<\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(art by Jane Brideson)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Merry meet.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With so many people around me sick, it was probably no coincidence I came across Dian C\u00e9cht, the Irish god of healing. It so happens a story told about him is the same as the one told about <\/span><\/span>Credne<\/a>, one of the three craft gods, last month<\/a>. He was described as a craftsman who worked mostly in bronze and when the High King lost his arm in battle, he fashioned a functioning replacement arm from silver.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In \u201cPagan Portals: Gods and Goddesses of Ireland: A Guide to Irish Deities,\u201d Morgan Daimler also tells the same story, adding that Dian C\u00e9cht also healed Midir\u2019s wounded eye and cured plagues disguised as serpents. \u201cThere is a reference in the St. Gall\u2019s incantations to a salve of Dian C\u00e9cht, which is used for healing. Dian C\u00e9cht was invoked with healing charms into the 8th century CE and even in modern folklore is associated with an herbal oatmeal preparation that has healing properties,\u201d Daimler wrote. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Ever Living Ones blogspot, Jane Brideson offered \u201ca prescription for Dian C\u00e9cht’s porridge,\u201d describing it as \u201cthe oldest-known Irish medical remedy.\u201d It\u2019s made of oatmeal, dandelion, hazel buds, chickweed and wood sorrel. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Multiple sources speak of Dian C\u00e9cht\u2019s Well of Health, Tiopra Sl\u00e1ine, said to contain one of every herb that grew in Ireland. Wounded warriors bathed in the water were healed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Daimler writes, \u201cDian C\u00e9cht was considered the supreme physician of the Gods and possessed a well or cauldron, the Sl\u00e1ine, into which the wounded could be placed and from which they would emerge restored. Throughout the Irish texts where he appears he is renowned for his healing skill and he is called \u2018the healing sage of Ireland\u2019 and \u2018God of health.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As the god of healing, he is associated with physicians and restoring of the body. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe is not only a god of active healing, but also of the knowledge of healing arts and of healing magic. He is known as a superlative healer with any method. We don\u2019t have many existing myths featuring Dian C\u00e9cht, but the ones we do have generally center on his healing skill in one way or another,\u201d Daimler wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

His name is thought to translate as swift for d\u00edan and power for c\u00e9cht, yet another source said the name appeared to mean God of the Plowshare.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDian C\u00e9cht was also known as Cainte, a chanter of spells and prophecy. His titles include god of power and health and sage of leechcraft,\u201d Brideson wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A well or a cauldron are associated with him, and can be used to symbolize him. Offerings could include water, medicinal herbs or herbal tea. He may be called on for anything related to healing or medicine, when wishing to heal or be healed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click Image for Amazon Information<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Merry part. And merry meet again.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Gods: Dian C\u00e9cht (art by Jane Brideson) Merry meet. With so many people around me sick, it was probably no coincidence I came across Dian C\u00e9cht, the Irish god of healing. It so happens a story told about him is the same as the one told about Credne, one of the three craft gods, last month. He was described as a craftsman who worked mostly in bronze and when the High King lost his arm in battle, he fashioned a functioning replacement arm from silver. In \u201cPagan Portals: Gods and Goddesses of Ireland: A Guide to Irish Deities,\u201d Morgan Daimler also tells the same story, adding that Dian C\u00e9cht also healed Midir\u2019s wounded eye and cured plagues disguised as serpents. \u201cThere is a reference in the St. Gall\u2019s incantations to a salve of Dian C\u00e9cht, which is used for healing. Dian C\u00e9cht was invoked with healing charms into the 8th century CE and even in modern folklore is associated with an herbal oatmeal preparation that has healing properties,\u201d Daimler wrote. In the Ever Living Ones blogspot, Jane Brideson offered \u201ca prescription for Dian C\u00e9cht’s porridge,\u201d describing it as \u201cthe oldest-known Irish medical remedy.\u201d It\u2019s made of oatmeal, dandelion, hazel buds, chickweed and wood sorrel. Multiple sources speak of Dian C\u00e9cht\u2019s Well of Health, Tiopra Sl\u00e1ine, said to contain one of every herb that grew in Ireland. Wounded warriors bathed in the water were healed. Daimler writes, \u201cDian C\u00e9cht was considered the supreme physician of the Gods and possessed a well or cauldron, the Sl\u00e1ine, into which the wounded could be placed and from which they would emerge restored. Throughout the Irish texts where he appears he is renowned for his healing skill and he is called \u2018the healing sage of Ireland\u2019 and \u2018God of health.\u2019\u201d As the god of healing, he is associated with physicians and restoring of the body. \u201cHe is not only a god of active healing, but also of the knowledge of healing arts and of healing magic. He is known as a superlative healer with any method. We don\u2019t have many existing myths featuring Dian C\u00e9cht, but the ones we do have generally center on his healing skill in one way or another,\u201d Daimler wrote. His name is thought to translate as swift for d\u00edan and power for c\u00e9cht, yet another source said the name appeared to mean God of the Plowshare. \u201cDian C\u00e9cht was also known as Cainte, a chanter of spells and prophecy. His titles include god of power and health and sage of leechcraft,\u201d Brideson wrote. A well or a cauldron are associated with him, and can be used to symbolize him. Offerings could include water, medicinal herbs or herbal tea. He may be called on for anything related to healing or medicine, when wishing to heal or be healed. Click Image for Amazon Information Merry part. And merry meet again. *** About the Author: Lynn Woike\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13369,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions\/13369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}