A Gathering of Goddesses
My dreams have been
so vivid as of late. And I wake up still suspended in them. I often dream of
the future or receive messages for others as I sleep. The qualities of my
recent dreams have been rather spectacular in a Hollywood way. Unusually so to
the point of waking me and asking me to affirm aloud that I will do what is
asked of me.
In early 2000 I held several Art Retreats and called them” A
Gathering of Goddesses.” They were 3 days of classes, friendships, food and alcohol
and creating art with Spa services thrown in. A good time was had by all.
In my 6 months of planning this event I had begun to explore the Goddess stories, myths
and teachings seriously then and began to see the goddess in every woman.
I was extremely shy
about opening up my spiritual life and my abilities to heal and walk between
the worlds but desperately wanted to celebrate our kinship as women and how far
we have come.
I spent many happy hours searching bookstores and websites
discovering many books and art about and surrounding the Goddesses of all
people around the world. Just as I had as a teenager in the arts programs and competition in retold stories, I spent several
years researching the Fae and memorizing every fairy tale I could get my hands
on. I had played and talked to the faeries since I was a wee child. I thought
everyone saw them and discovered the hard way to shut the hell up or suffer slaps
for lying
During that 6 months
I amassed quite a collection Books, divination cards, amulets, art, and
statuary. Venus of Willendorf my first statue. And quite a surprise to see that she was built
like a real woman not like a Barbie doll.
Anyway back to today, all these lovely things have been
residing in my library lined up, quietly waiting and BAMMM I get the direct
message time to write about the Goddesses.
Introduce and inspire share.
So here goes
Cerridwyn came to my
dreams and spelled out her name so I couldn’t mistake who she is. In a search
for something else I pulled a deck of Cards “Goddess Guidance Oracle cards by
Doreen Virtue” out of my nightstand and had them lying on table top. I glanced
at them before going off to sleep that evening and low and behold here came Cerridwyn
in a Broadway review. I ignored it. Next
night dream reoccurred bigger and louder, again I ignored. Night number #3 I woke up three different times my ears
ringing from the spectacle and her name being spelled and respelled like neon
lighting. A voice then asked Do you understand?
Ok Ok OK!
So my dear friends
here is the curious part, I awoke that morning and picked up the deck of cards and
began looking for the Cerridwyn Card. None was there, I when off to my library
and began to root out all books connected with Goddesses. I could not find
mention of her anywhere. WTF was going on?
I searched for
several hours, at last I located the right book and while paging thru found her.
The book “Goddess
Alive” by Michelle Skye
There she is”
Cerridwyn “beaming with delight. She is a Welch Goddess the original crone with
her magic cauldron celebrated at Winter Solstice.
Birthing 2 children A daughter representing the light,
beauty and all that is good and a son representing the dark , ugly and our shadow
and all the we fear
. Isn’t that a twist??
As I read more and
more I got the image of Mad Madame Mim from the Disney movie “Sword in the Stone.
Why you asked? Well her story talks about her ability to
shape shift with amazing speed and cunning.
In the story after a series of unfortunate events Cerridwyn must not let Gwoin a young boy from the village who has been her helper of sorts out into the world as he now knows the sacred magical wisdom. By mistake Gwoin received 3 drops of Cerridwyn magic potion meant for her son
Cerridwyn has worked a year and a day to
create this potion and is determined to catch Gwoin as he runs away while beginning
to shape shift. Everything he shifts into she countermines with a better shift
and triumphs at last by shape shifting into a hen that eats Gwion who has
become a grain of wheat hiding in the grain shed.
Nine months later she
then gives birth to Gwoin and he becomes the Taliesin/Merlin born to teach and
share wisdom and light he received from the potion with the world.
Per her request I present Cerridwyn messages to
the world
- Nothing you do is wasted.
- Every experience good
or bad is a piece of the puzzle forged each year and bit by bit creates the
fabulous you.
- For every failure has
a success is waiting right around the corner.
- Rebirth and renewal are always possible when we are ready
- Peace within is found
by learning to Balance light and dark parts of our souls
May Cerridwyn Blessings flow to you as the sun returns
merging back to into the coming year
Now is the time to plan your next new adventure as we move into 2014
Bright Blessings and
Sweet dreams
Peg
