Cerridwen: Myth & Morality

Is Cerridwen a witch, a mother goddess, or something else?
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0:00 Intro
1:50 The story
7:12 What are the questions?
7:42 Historical reality
9:35 Taliesin and the Welsh bards
13:20 Ways of looking at the myth
14:44 Cerridwen, awen, and the Welsh bards
16:12 The bard-patron relationship
18:37 The "poison" contents of the cauldron
20:25 Gwion as apprentice
22:11 Cerridwen the mother
23:28 Reading myth objectively
23:50 Cerridwen the mother of awen
26:05 Is Cerridwen a goddess?
27:33 Cerridwen as a witch
29:10 Cerridwen in 'goddess religion'
29:55 Cerridwen's function
30:43 Good gods doing bad things

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[@berritanner3250]

I really liked your last line: Understand is a verb and not a destination.

[@KrisHughes]

Thanks! I wondered whether it was a bit cheesy, glad you didn't think so.

[@berritanner3250]

@@KrisHughes Not cheesy at all. It made its way into my commonplace book 😊

[@user-zd8fl5ck1b]

I'm interested in the myth you're talking about, but I don't understand much because I still lack English. But I know how good your videos are. I will study more and understand it well. Thank you always for the good video.

[@KrisHughes]

Thanks for your kind comment. You might find that this video will help you understand the myth. ua-cam.com/video/pv3gqT9sCvc/v-deo.html

[@Davlavi]

Great video.

[@KrisHughes]

Thank you!

[@robgau2501]

What deities do is often in the realm of metaphor.

[@KrisHughes]

0:00 Intro
1:50 The story
7:12 What are the questions?
7:42 Historical reality
9:35 Taliesin and the Welsh bards
13:20 Ways of looking at the myth
14:44 Cerridwen, awen, and the Welsh bards
16:12 The bard-patron relationship
18:37 The "poison" contents of the cauldron
20:25 Gwion as apprentice
22:11 Cerridwen the mother
23:28 Reading myth objectively
23:50 Cerridwen the mother of awen
26:05 Is Cerridwen a goddess?
27:33 Cerridwen as a witch
29:10 Cerridwen in 'goddess religion'
29:55 Cerridwen's function
30:43 Good gods doing bad things

[@myfyrioleremiticus]

This is a really good video. Thank you. Do people still say 'grok'?
- 'Cerridwen is the mother of Awen first and foremost' ❤️
- 'not just a bit of rambling self expression ' ❤ not enough room to unpack my thoughts on this.
- myths 'force us to consider things much more deeply...' YES There is an internal reward for patient contemplation. Reminds me of Entish for some reason.

[@KrisHughes]

Thank you!
Funnily enough, I heard someone say 'grok' the other day.
I'm pleased that you got so much out of this. I feel like some of my recent videos have been a bit preachy - but I've got stuff to say!

[@myfyrioleremiticus]

Preach, sister

[@geovanl]

Should put some of these words on the screen so I know how to spell them to do more research. It's cool if u can't edit though. Love your channel

[@KrisHughes]

I think most of them are on the screen, the first time I say them. If there's something in particular, give me a time stamp and I'll write it here.