The Cauldron of Ceridwen (and the Birth of Taliesin) Celtic Mythology and Folklore.
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Ceridwen, the 'Keeper of the Cauldron'
One of many sacred vessels in Celtic mythology, folklore and story.
The sacred brew of Ceridwen bestows the drinker with knowing the unknowable. The fruits of hidden knowledge. All Science, and all Art. All futures, and all past. Inspiration, creativity, knowledge.
And the power of transformation.
Only, the first three drops mind, the rest is pure poison.
This story, from the Mabinogion, possibly illustrates a belief in rebirth or reincarnation among Celtic cultures. As well as perhaps providing some of the basis for later legends of the Holy Grail, among other stories of grails, wells and fountains in British and Irish mythology.
My student brought me here. He has lost his mythology book about Taliesin, and after I asked him who Taliesin is, I was so intrigued and searched the internet to know more about the story. Thank you for telling us the story so passionately! 🙏❤
Love this. I wonder what the book was 🤔
@@TheStoryCrow Hi. The book title was The Book of Taliesin, but I forgot what series. Thankfully, he has found his book ☺
"In the fertile cauldron of her womb, a baby was brewing." Magnificently told! Also, your hen impression is fantastic.
Thank you kindly 😊
Well now. You have really told that story to perfection. Many blessings to you💚🙏
if you read Taliesin's greatest work, the Battle of the Trees, you get an interesting elaboration on the concepts within the story. Not just transformation between animals, but energy and matter.
It’s good and weird isn’t it 😂🌳✨
❤ that cauldron is still on the bubble
Lovely thanks 👍
A wonderful retelling, thank you dear Bard
Thanks for listening 🌵🧚🏻♂️✨
Unfortunately I lack the verbosity to properly describe how encaptivating and amazing your channel is!
But your videos bring a smile to this middle-aged, jaded man's face.
Regrettably, this electronic device lacks the capacity to convey in human terms how grateful I am to receive this. 🤣
In all seriousness. Your comment made my week. Thank you friend 🙏
Ps. We all get jaded sometimes. Those crows need somewhere to roost. 🌳
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You sir are the most amazing storyteller! Thank you for telling my all time favorite story!
Thank you 🙏☺️ it’s a great story
Hoping your channel blows up so more people can enjoy you and these stories.
🙏 Thanks for these magic words 😊
Absolutely wonderful story telling! Thank you and Many Blessings Love
You are so welcome 🙏✨🧙🏾♀️
Eee lad ye do tell a good story me and my coffee we loved it!!
Glad to hear it ☺️
I love this store ty for sharing, just what i needed to hear, ty
You are so welcome Jennifer, thanks for watching 🙏☺️
You are a brilliant storyteller
Thank you ☺️🙏
I love listening to your stories. You have such a passion for them, it really pulls me in. Like I am actually sitting at the campfire with you. Thank you for what you do!
Hey, thank you for listening and commenting, it inspires me to make more videos 🙏
Oh my gosh do you have any more stories to tell I could listen to you all day
Plenty ☺️
This is great. And I love the illustrations. I’ve not heard this ending before. ❤️
A new discovery for my interest, THANKS ALL ❤ JOHN
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Your passion for the subject matter is intoxicating
Love to hear that. Thank you for sharing my friend 🧙🏾♀️🍻
Thank you for this magnificent tale.
Thanks for listening 🙏🧙♀️
Best retelling of this myth I’ve heard! Thank you 😊
Pleasure ☺️
Hope you have more stories. I really enjoyed this one .
Thanks Jimmy. Plenty more in the old pipeline.
That was fantastic. Thank you 💕
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏✨🌙
Thank you for this well told story. I will be back for more.
Please do! 🧙♂️🌳🙏
So good!!
One of my favourite stories! Thank you so much for this as always ☺💕
It’s a good ‘un. Thanks for watching 😊
Oh my this is Wonderful🔮TY
Why thank you 🙏🧙♂️
Oh goodness, this is fantastic storytelling ❤️
I'm glad you like it 🧙 ✨
...the similarity to the tale of,Finn McCool,is very intriguing....great tale telling🐝🌹🌈
It is isn’t it. Probably a proto myth lurking in the depths of time somewhere…
Haha this is absolutely exquisite storytelling. Thank you so much 🤩 I thoroughly enjoyed that.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You have a gift and you are a gift. Kudos.
Thank you, I appreciate that 🙏
Your passion is electrifying, keep doing it you are so so good!!!!
Thank you. Pleased you enjoy iI. Nice blue face paint 😅
That was wonderful. I'm still smiling. LOL! 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏☺️
This reminds me of two other stories. One of the salmon of wisdom fromirland and the other in a dong called the two magicians.
I like your style, I can't not pay attention to the story.
Thanks for your words friend.
Yes the fionn and the salmon of wisdom tale is the sister take to this one - and probably better known.
Those are the only two in existence though, speaking of the uniqueness of Celtic culture in a way
Hey! I just had a friend tell me about this story tonight and sent me your video. I love this story! Do you mind if i link your video to my interview/podcast so people can come here and listen to it?
Wow, that’s a lovely thing to hear, thank you. Yeah, It’s a great story, one of my favourites from Welsh Mythology. Glad you enjoyed hearing it. Yes of course you can link it, always happy for more people to hear these stories, that’s why I’m doing this ☺️ I’ll be posting a slightly longer version of this story in a few days with more context about Celtic cauldrons in history and folklore 👍
@@TheStoryCrow Thanks! I am looking forward to hearing the longer versions.
Lovely accent/dialect.
Why thank you 💁♀️
good think i found your channel early on because by some magical spell of yours you compelled me to watch everything now.
Thanks for stopping by 👍
For those comparative storytellers - it also has parallels with the Baba Yaga tale from Russia
Yes well spotted. Maybe ceredwins hut also has chicken legs 🤷♂️😂
Amazing what 3 drops can do
Not four drops though. That’ll kill you 🤷♂️
It's funny actually this tale directly mirrors exactly the story of Finn McCool or well elements of it
It does! Well spotted. I’ve told that story on this channel/ here it is, enjoy 😉
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IN the legends of Ireland it similar to the Salmon of Knowledge .. once Fionn Ma Cool he accidently put his tumb after the salmon blistered ..and he knew all knowlege .. UP the Welsh and Irish Ta go Halann ma Chara :)
I love that version. There’s something inherently comic about the Hazelnut of Knowledge the Salmon eats. I think the Irish have a knack of weaving both Pathos and comedy into the same Mythic yarn. Also. This sort of story, as far as I know, only exists in Britain and Ireland. Amazing. Sometimes you find Celtic Myths resonating in Ancient Greece and India - but not this story. It seems to be unique to these Islands. Man. I love folklore 😅
Having said that it definitely has Garden of Eden resonances in some ways…
I wonder why Gwyon stayed a kernel of wheat all the while Ceridwen the Chicken was pecking? Why didn't he turn into a Wolf and eat the Chicken?
Thinking out loud here, but perhaps in the same way that in a dream, you can’t control the dream shifts and moves, until you learn to become lucid and control it. Gwion has not fully mastered his powers yet. He is not yet Taliesin.
@@TheStoryCrow Good point, there'd be no story -- no Taliesin. Also, a slave all his life, he wasn't used to free thought. T H White calls it a Wizards' Duel when two higher magic users use shapeshifting to best each other. Gwion is no adept, Ceridwen is. To his Wolf, She'd become a Bear. To his Grizzly Bear, she'd become a Dragon and roast him. Story over.
Cymru am byth
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Am I right that Taliesin was linked to Merlin?
Yes, in some texts there’s the suggestion that they have ‘been’ each other, in the sense of an endlessly re-incarnating ‘divine child’ which may give a glimpse into Druidic metaphysics - but it’s hard to say. They’re certainly similar figures in many ways
im 4+ years into a gender transition and most nights i clutch a bag of 3 crystals and say stuff to Ceridwen, also some days like today i throw birdseed to the birds & squirrels and say Ceridwen's name & somtimes say a request. i mightve been saying her name wrong tho, up until now i was sayin it with a soft "c" but you seem to say it with a hard "C". mayb ill do that from now on
**edit:** ur a good storyteller btw good job i like the editing
Maybe forget ‘correct’ pronunciation and go with what you’re feeling 🙏☺️
This is not the true story of Taliesin. It was not a prince alone by the salmon weir, but instead a poor man and his wife longing for a child, also, Taliesin was the greatest bard to have lived because he could control the weather- elements. I may retell this story as should be told here in the near future.
This comment made me laugh 😆
Yes I know that version. Couldn’t say whether it’s the ‘true’ version or not. I’d say there’s as many versions of Taliesin stories as there are storytellers.
How many of them are true to the historical Taliesin is unknowable.
I’d say the story is much older, or elements of it.
Feel free to post a link to your version of the story here when and if you chose to share it 👍
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Whatever happened to Morfran, poor dude.
I like that Ceridwen is morally ambiguous. She is murderous but also possesses the best qualities of a loving mom.
Is there any connection with the name Kelly (Kali, Cailleach). I believe the Gaelic spelling of Kelly is Ceallach or Cealleigh. Maybe just wishful thinking lol.
That old sea crow ends up in the court of King Arthur according to some Mythological yarns.
Yes I like that too, sometimes people focus on the positive / negative with Ceridwen. She’s more ambiguous in this story.
Kelly is a girls name in the US right? In Britain and Ireland it is a Celtic name, but usually for a boy. But I think it means white or of the woods. So would tie in with the etymology of Ceridwen which also means white, and she lives in the woods 😀🌳😅
Kali and cailleach mean dark / obscured and hooded respectively so feels like it goes in the other direction, but there is a lot of ambiguity with etymology too so who knows! Thanks for watching.
Ceridwen and the calleach do feel related as ambiguous mother / crone / virgin goddess / witch images …
Yes in US most Kellys are women but also some men. I’m going to choose to continue to entertain the notion that my name has some connection to these powerful women 😊
On my walk this morning I was thinking how Ceridwen is like a mother grizzly - fierce but loving & will rip you to shreds if you mess with her cubs. I like how this aspect aligns her closely to the
natural world and outside of the confines of civilized society.
I also love the archetypal Mosesy baby in the river. I get really excited when I find these common threads in different mythologies.
Thanks so much for doing what you do. I’m so happy to have found this channel. This stuff is my jam.
no really