Cerridwen |
The goddess of the Cauldron of Inspiration and Wisdom who bore the poet Taliesin.
She is the White Sow who eats her own farrow and gives them birth again.
She is also the grail queen of Arthurian legend. She brings wisdom, visions, inspiration, dreams and the powers of divination.
She also brings understanding and acceptance of fate, for she is the goddess of rebirth.
She presides over all that has to do with deep emotions and feelings.
Her festival is Lammas and she is the waning moon, or the Crone of Wisdom.
She is pictured as a mature woman with dark hair flowing like waves about her shoulders. She wears a gown of the deepest blue with stars upon it.
She carries a large chalice filled with the Aqua Vitae or waters of life which she pours out to all.
Correspondences:
Sows
Shapeshifters
Dark Moon
Hens
Crones
Cauldron
Death
Fertility
Regeneration
Inspiration
Enchantment
Divination
Astrology
Herbs
Science
Poetry
Spells
Knowledge