So, my dear sisters and brethren,
We were in the most honorable position to be hosting this years PFI Austria´s Open Ritual at Beltaine. As you may know for us this is Calan Mai. Our Ritual was dedicated to the story of Blodeuwedd and Llew, taken straight from the Mabinogion. We told the complete story, although we honored her as the May Flower Queen, but we thought it only proper to tell it all. I took the written story from the book and turned it into a screenplay, which was then most wonderfully brought to live by our group with the most amazing costumes, masks and acting talents :). Yes, it was once again a ritual theatre where we related the story of their meeting and parting, in a nutshell. I hope that it touched peoples hearts once again, as we too poured some of our “hearts blood” into it, meaning that it takes time to write and learn the texts, to come up with the costumes and work on the detailled masks that were handmade - just for this occasion. You may ask - is this worth all the effort?
And the answer is yes. It is more than worth it. We honor the gods by relating their story in a way that it may reach other peoples hearts, which otherwise might not have known the story. We bring the gods to life in a way that brings ourselves closer to them. We go deeply into the story to understand it, to
understand what was really happening and then we ourselves are enriched by the fruits of all the effort that we put into our rituals.
And here I will relate part of the screenplay text for Blodeuwedd:
(yes, I wrote it in german !!)
Was ist geschehen?
Ward ich nicht soeben in meinem Reich,
Un-gebunden und un-erreicht,
Da hat mich ein Zauber aus meiner Welt gerissen,
Sprecht – ihr – was habt ihr auf dem Gewissen?
Copyright Hermilin 2010
And now, should you have gotten interested in the text by Lady Charlotte Guest:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab26.htm
Hermilin
So, I will be giving, to be best of my abilities, a talk about Awen on the 12 November 2009 during the PFI Pub Moot in Vienna.
Awen - the inspiration - but is it more than that?
..oh btw..have you noticed our Upcoming “Termine” or “Events” on the sidebar…so you´re always up to date !
Und so werde ich, unter Einsatz meiner besten Möglichkeiten, am 12. November 2009 einen Talk beim PFI Pub Moot in Wien abhalten - zum Thema Awen.
Awen - die Inspiration - aber ist es mehr als das?
…ja….und übrigens: Hast du schon die Upcoming “Termine” oder “Events” in der Sidebar gesehen? Damit bist du hoffentlich immer up to date!
Hermilin
Tell us a tale of the Awen
of those radiant three golden Rays
From above they shine upon us
Tell us a tale we Pray!
I will sing you a song of the Awen:
So flows the sweetest river of them all
the banks pristine crystal where do I tread
A Chalice forged of earth raised to my lips
my thirst with bee-spun nectar here to slake
So beats my frenzied heart within my breast
with naught to dread I voice my own request
Awake arise from slumber crimson snake
Between Beyond the now to fade and slip
as blazes forth the flame from mine own head
So bring I forth this word to great and small
To seek to find to dare to go to know
to be as one with blesséd Awen`s Flow
Copyright by SV 2009
My mind is wandering
Climbing higher and higher
A flower is touching my soul
Oneness is shining brighter and brighter
A butterfly is flying around me
Happiness grows and is flowing
He shows me what it means to be
Oneness is growing and growing
The Sun touches my heart bright
I feel Love to All things deep within me
Now I know what it means
To be One with thee
Oh great Gods
I here your call
From now on
I let down my wall
Can feel how you be
As you shine out of me
Now I know we are Friends
Brothers and Sisters
To walk together in love and peace
©Copyright by m_a 2009
As I stand here and take in my breath,
a million stars seem to come and enter myself,
so that this inner light which keeps me alive,
can burn brightly in honor of all that thrives
Whatever it is, be it plant or of man,
I will recognize it in me from before we began,
and I know deep inside that I am One with the All,
and I work on myself that I may feel its call.
For I see me as vessel and just in your name,
I will put mundane things aside and enter your realm,
for your words will be as balm on my soul,
I recognize you speaking and I will feel whole.
The moon, it will guide me and give me a sense,
when best to come and meet with you at the fence,
I will be there at least 2 times in the month,
most times it is more often, however it comes.
I commit to outgrowing the pains of my past
so that I may succeed in your hands at last,
I ask you for strength and over time and day,
your presence will be all over me and it will stay.
Dedicated I have to not waste my life,
be it here on earth or anywhere I might
meet you in the future, Nwyvre and Arianrhod
and such it be as I say it so mote.
Gadael Hi Bod, to all wanderers at my side
will we meet or just be strangers that have tried
to walk this path of Awen together for awhile
or will you come to celebrate with me in the old style?
©copyright Hermilin 2009
