{"id":4515,"date":"2010-12-01T01:10:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2010-11-20T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T20:45:05","slug":"gems-of-the-goddess-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2010\/12\/01\/gems-of-the-goddess-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Gems of the Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"

CERRIDWEN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welsh Goddess of Wisdom<\/p>\n

Her long dark hair spiraling down towards her cauldron of knowledge.\u00a0 She stirs up a potion of transformation for her son Afagddu, who has become ugly and one who is greatly feared.\u00a0 So Cerridwen set off creating the perfect potion to make her son glorious and loveable.<\/p>\n

For one year and a day Cerridwen added herbs at all the correct astrological times to her potion.\u00a0 She chanted and sang the right songs, as the servant boy who tended the fire watched her carefully.\u00a0 Then on the very last day as she set out to get the last bit of herbs, she heard an enormous crash.\u00a0 Cerridwen went running to see what had happened, and came to find her potion completely gone as well as the servant boy who tended the fire.\u00a0 Outraged, Cerridwen set out after him, murder on her mind.\u00a0 The two ran and ran, shape shifting from a dog perusing a rabbit, an otter chasing a salmon, and a hawk flying after a bird.\u00a0 Until finally the servant boy transformed into a single grain that fell to the ground, just as Cerridwen transformed into a black hen and swallowed that grain whole.<\/p>\n

Nine months later she gave birth to Taliesen, a great Welsh Poet.<\/p>\n

Cerridwen is the Crone aspect of the Goddess, and was worshiped by the people of Wales during pre-Christian times.\u00a0 Even today she teaches us all the power of feminine knowledge, and how inspiration can lead to beautiful transformation in our lives.<\/p>\n

So when you feel called to do so, call upon Cerridwen for inspiration, and ask her to share with you some of her wisdom.\u00a0 All you have to do is ask politely, and take a peak into that big black cauldron!<\/p>\n

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CONNECTING WITH CERRIDWEN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Engage in your own cauldron festivities.\u00a0 With the holidays coming up, I\u2019m sure that won\u2019t be a problem.\u00a0 Cook and brew what feels right, and dedicate it to Cerridwen.<\/p>\n

SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

White sow, cauldrons, astrology, herbs, nuts, corn, the moon, water, and dark colors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CERRIDWEN Welsh Goddess of Wisdom Her long dark hair spiraling down towards her cauldron of knowledge.\u00a0 She stirs up a potion of transformation for her son Afagddu, who has become ugly and one who is greatly feared.\u00a0 So Cerridwen set off creating the perfect potion to make her son glorious and loveable. For one year and a day Cerridwen added herbs at all the correct astrological times to her potion.\u00a0 She chanted and sang the right songs, as the servant boy who tended the fire watched her carefully.\u00a0 Then on the very last day as she set out to get the last bit of herbs, she heard an enormous crash.\u00a0 Cerridwen went running to see what had happened, and came to find her potion completely gone as well as the servant boy who tended the fire.\u00a0 Outraged, Cerridwen set out after him, murder on her mind.\u00a0 The two ran and ran, shape shifting from a dog perusing a rabbit, an otter chasing a salmon, and a hawk flying after a bird.\u00a0 Until finally the servant boy transformed into a single grain that fell to the ground, just as Cerridwen transformed into a black hen and swallowed that grain whole. Nine months later she gave birth to Taliesen, a great Welsh Poet. Cerridwen is the Crone aspect of the Goddess, and was worshiped by the people of Wales during pre-Christian times.\u00a0 Even today she teaches us all the power of feminine knowledge, and how inspiration can lead to beautiful transformation in our lives. So when you feel called to do so, call upon Cerridwen for inspiration, and ask her to share with you some of her wisdom.\u00a0 All you have to do is ask politely, and take a peak into that big black cauldron! CONNECTING WITH CERRIDWEN Engage in your own cauldron festivities.\u00a0 With the holidays coming up, I\u2019m sure that won\u2019t be a problem.\u00a0 Cook and brew what feels right, and dedicate it to Cerridwen. SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER: White sow, cauldrons, astrology, herbs, nuts, corn, the moon, water, and dark colors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4515","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\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}