Divine Arianrhod, Beloved Goddess.
Your reality is an inspiration to all residing beings.
As you weave the sunshine and the darkish so do you scatter.
Pleasure is in our hearts when you dwell among the many heavens
Celestial Arianrhod, Your crown shines among the many stars.
You’re the Goddess of the silver wheel upon which all magic is sure collectively.
Lucky are we that you’re a youngster of the land and the sky
and mom of the ocean and the solar.
Beneficiant Arianrhod,
Your magnificence is larger than the greenest fields within the fairest climate.
You convey the bounty of Beli Mawr’s blue seas
and the nourishment of Dôn’s fertile lands.
Your ft relaxation on the bottom, not within the lap of kings.
Your mortal youngsters know this as we reap the rewards you provide.
Defender of reality, You already know not apart from you’re.
When Gwydion betrayed you, your anger was potent and fierce;
tempered solely by your affection for Dylan that flowed out of your love of the ocean.
And your curses of Lleu have been to guard us from the solar’s conceitedness.
Unbounded Arianrhod,
Pleasure surrounds you at Caer Sidi as you dance together with your maidens on the rocky shore.
You share your love freely with the individuals of the darkish waters.
Your knowledge tempers the thrice imprisoned Taliesin
so he could intwine your magic into his phrases and produce us hope for our future.
Impressed Arianrhod, spin your shining wheel.
Weave us a tapestry of solar and moon, sure by celestial threads and glittering stars.
Summon the waters of the seas and the glaciers to cleanse our damaged planet.
Name the winds of change to manifest therapeutic.
Carry the hearth of inspiration to our leaders.
And until I die previous, with loss of life’s constraint upon me
I’ll not be completely happy, save to reward Arianrhod.
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This poem was crafted within the type of a reward poem within the type of these written by the famend Welsh poet, Taliesin (c. 534 – 599) to Urien Rheged a late 6th century warrior monarch of the Previous North. In his reward poems, Taliesin hailed Urien’s prowess in battle, his bravery and his generosity. It appeared to me that it was excessive time to make use of an analogous format to honour a divine Goddess corresponding to Arianrhod who represents much less patriarchal attributes.
Of all the ladies within the Welsh tales, Arianrhod is likely one of the most beloved amongst trendy pagans. Her title is a mix of the 2 Welsh phrases arian, “silver,” and rhod, “wheel.” As Goddess of the “silver wheel” she is related to the continuing cycles of the Moon. Judith Shaw factors out on this FAR publish from 2013 that Arianrhod connects us with the collective consciousness of our ancestors–she guidelines loss of life and rebirth.
Along with her celestial associations, Arianrhod can be linked with the land by way of mom Dôn (land) and to the sky although her father as Beli Mawr (sky). However the story doesn’t finish right here. Within the fourth department of the Mabinogi, Arianrhod magically offers beginning to 2 sons, Dylan ail Don (related to the ocean) and Lleu Llaw Gyffes (probably related to the solar). Dylan flees to the ocean when he’s nonetheless a child and Lleu is taken by Arianrhod’s brother the magician Gwydion who secretly raises him and finally tips Arianrhod into naming him and agreeing that he would have the power to bear arms and a have a spouse (Blodeuwedd).
Arianrhod was mentioned to dwell at Caer Sidi, a legendary fortress the place the nice Bard Taliesin (c. 534 – 599) claimed to have served three durations of imprisonment.
Word: This poem is devoted with gratitude to my “Girls within the Mabinogi” writing group.
Could these phrases convey reality and therapeutic by way of open palms and hearts. After which let it circulate again to our Mom Earth for the love of all her Beings.
BIO: Diane Perazzo is a author, editor, poet and Reclaiming “eco witch” who lives in Ottawa Canada — unceded authentic territory of the Algonquin, St Lawrence Iroquoian and Anishinabewaki, (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ) individuals. For a few years Diane has written and edited assets to reinforce wellness and enhance well being fairness for these liable to bodily and psychological well being challenges. As she eases into her crone years, her writing has turn out to be extra targeted on crafting phrases that try to echo the magical and mythic voices of the residing land, particularly plant beings. Her poetry and tales might be discovered at www.dianeperazzo.com.
