Greetings John Michael Greer, I hope on this magic Monday that you and yours are well.
I’ve begun work with the Celtic Golden Dawn, and as I continue work with this, I intend to gain some rough familiarity with the welsh language. I was curious about the word mae; having worked with multiple versions of the sphere of protection, I was assuming it referred to a god, or the one life of the universe, or was some other form of invocation. I found that it is just the beginning of a phrase (“there is”) which precedes the naming of the three rays of light. I worked on translating the rest of the rite of rays back and forth and found that the sources of translation I’m using are all confused by the words alawn and plennydd, and come up with quite different words and phrases from those in the book.
1. Are the words in the book a different or older form of welsh, or has there been some modification of welsh to fit within syllabic or other magical requirements to work within golden dawn frameworks?
2. Also, do you have any recommendations for someone who is used to SOP based traditions (Druid Magic/Way of the Golden Section) as they branch out into exploring and learning within the golden dawn tradition?
3. Is it perhaps reasonable to continue a weekly SOP in order to maintain those channels and habits of motion and mind, or would that be likely to muddy the waters of the new practice?
4. Would grounding work, like martial arts, be advisable as a balance to these energies, as was suggested in the way of the golden section; or are there other practices that you would deem advisable/acceptable for someone who is moving into ceremonial magic from study and practice that has heretofore been more mystical and theoretical.
When familiarizing myself with the Norse and Greek deities, in addition to reading myths, I learned their correspondences and in daily life thanked or called to them while performing corresponding activities or engaged with corresponding things. I’m having trouble doing this with the Welsh deities as their correspondences are more narrow and less comprehensive.
5. Any recommendations, beyond meditation and prayer, on how to incorporate the Welsh pantheon into daily life in order to build relationship?
Thank you for this space and for your counsel. May you be blessed.
And to the commentariat whom I have grown to value as much as my shelves of books; may you be blessed.
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Celtic Golden Dawn
Date: 2023-07-24 05:06 am (UTC)I hope on this magic Monday that you and yours are well.
I’ve begun work with the Celtic Golden Dawn, and as I continue work with this, I intend to gain some rough familiarity with the welsh language. I was curious about the word mae; having worked with multiple versions of the sphere of protection, I was assuming it referred to a god, or the one life of the universe, or was some other form of invocation. I found that it is just the beginning of a phrase (“there is”) which precedes the naming of the three rays of light. I worked on translating the rest of the rite of rays back and forth and found that the sources of translation I’m using are all confused by the words alawn and plennydd, and come up with quite different words and phrases from those in the book.
1. Are the words in the book a different or older form of welsh, or has there been some modification of welsh to fit within syllabic or other magical requirements to work within golden dawn frameworks?
2. Also, do you have any recommendations for someone who is used to SOP based traditions (Druid Magic/Way of the Golden Section) as they branch out into exploring and learning within the golden dawn tradition?
3. Is it perhaps reasonable to continue a weekly SOP in order to maintain those channels and habits of motion and mind, or would that be likely to muddy the waters of the new practice?
4. Would grounding work, like martial arts, be advisable as a balance to these energies, as was suggested in the way of the golden section; or are there other practices that you would deem advisable/acceptable for someone who is moving into ceremonial magic from study and practice that has heretofore been more mystical and theoretical.
When familiarizing myself with the Norse and Greek deities, in addition to reading myths, I learned their correspondences and in daily life thanked or called to them while performing corresponding activities or engaged with corresponding things. I’m having trouble doing this with the Welsh deities as their correspondences are more narrow and less comprehensive.
5. Any recommendations, beyond meditation and prayer, on how to incorporate the Welsh pantheon into daily life in order to build relationship?
Thank you for this space and for your counsel.
May you be blessed.
And to the commentariat whom I have grown to value as much as my shelves of books; may you be blessed.