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A Celtic Goddess, was known for creating a magical brew that was stirred for
a year and a day to produce the Three Drops of Inspiration. These were stolen
by a young boy who grew up to be known as Taliesan, a great bard and wizard.
The myth of the Goddess' pursuit of this thief involves a dramatic series of
shape changing. Cerridwen was the muse who brought inspiration to poets, musicians,
writers and those of the creative arts. Historically, Celtic bards were known
as Credo, children of Cerridwen. |
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Artist's Note:
Though many Wiccans see her as a dark Goddess, Cerridwen, the
first goddess I ever worked with, was introduced to me as the goddess of the
full moon. To get to know her, I spent long wonderful evenings meditating on
the full moon. During one of these sessions, with others present, I gazed at
the full moon as its enormous shape rose over an open field. The image of the
moon seemed to break into a rolling form, which assumed the shape of a woman
stirring a great cauldron. She seemed strong and powerful and lost in her work.
Her whole body moved and writhed in the slow rhythm of stirring. I saw this
image for probably only a fraction of a second before, much to the annoyance
of my company, I yelled, "somebody give me a pencil!"
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The next day, I made a mess of things out at the wood pile as I looked for an
appropriate piece of wood to carve what I saw.É The resulting Cerridwen statue
is, I think, one of my most inspired pieces. It doesn't really look like it was
carved by me, but by a different artist , using a very different style.ÉÉ
The way people react to it is kind of unique as well. Either people don't even
notice the statue, or they practically throw themselves upon her and demand to
take her home.É--PB
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