Fionn and the Salmon of Knowledge : Unveiling Celtic Wisdom
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2023
- Explore the timeless Celtic tale, “Fionn and the Salmon of Wisdom,” as we delve into the boyhood deeds of Fionn Mac Cumhaill. Join me, your storyteller, on a journey through Irish folklore, where Fionn’s destiny intertwines with the legendary Salmon of Wisdom.
After telling the story, we’ll draw comparisons with other Celtic legends such as Taliesin and Ceredwen, uncovering the common threads that weave through these captivating stories. Additionally, we’ll go beyond individual myths to explore broader themes, shedding light on the symbolism of serpents and the significance of trees of knowledge in Celtic, Indo-European and worldwide mythology.
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For More Fionn tales, hear the story of the birth of Ośin :
• The Cauldron of Ceridw...
For a similar Welsh tale, hear the story of Taliesin :
• The realm of the Sídhe...
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You are such a wonderful story teller!
These stories are the perfect balm for my beleaguered mind. I feel so recalibrated after listening to these wonderful retellings. Thank you so much for your hard work 👍
Pleased to hear that friend 🙏
You are brilliant!!!
Thank you so much!
This is why I love your channel!
So eloquently told 🙏 😀
Thank you 🙏
Super, utterly superb, even by your usual lofty standards. The Celtic material is always dream-like but the part about the life-cycle of the salmon - swimming both backwards and forwards in the river of time is full-on psychedelic. And yes you are quite right about the Welsh-Irish crossovers - in West Wales many of the ogham carvings are Iriish-Wlesh bilingual. Many thanks for all your work!
Cheers. Means a lot. Honestly have no idea where the salmon life cycle thing came from, just dropped out of my mouth… one of the great things about improvisation over scripted matter I guess.
Love the Welsh ogham stones. They’re like Pokémon. I want to find them all.
I did immediately think of the other story as soon as you told of the thumb going into the mouth...I then thought of Tom thumb and thought "of course" the thumb is our power as in thumbs up, thumbs down and all that we have created and craft with our thumbs...I also wondered if thumb sucking had anything to do with these stories...Our ability to use our tools we craft, whether for war or peace all because of our thumbs...Oh, the thumb short yet powerful...Also I thought of how it is said that salmon is brain food...So many lessons can be gleaned from a good story...❤Peace...
Good insights.
This is why I love the comments on UA-cam. I had never thought of the human thumb being our evolutionary ‘step up’ as humans in the context of the fruit / fish of knowledge. Thanks for that. Tom Thumb too. Of course. Thanks for these insights. Thumbs up to you! (Should have said that in the video to garner likes 👍 😂)
Thanks
No, thank you! Cheers 🍻 ☺️🙏
Brilliant tale, thank you for this.
Thanks for listening my friend 🐟 🌰
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Such a masterful storyteller. Well done.
Thank you friend 🙏
Wow, a lot to unpack in that myth. The shamanic/mythic power of the salmon really resonates with me.
It’s pretty deep isn’t it 🐟
Awesome as always 😊
Thank you 🐟✨🌳 🙏
Thank you 😊
Pleasure 👍
Excellent story and storytelling. It really brightens up the day. I'd love to learn how to cook a salmon on a spit like that someday, it's my favorite!
Glad you enjoyed it 🐠
How do you know me 😂❤🇮🇪🤘
The Fian was actually a real thing that young men joined after leaving fosterage, up until they were old enough to inherit land. They did act as stand in army for the king, but them being a protective special unit that specifically just acted as bodyguards is a later addition.
Cumhail is pronounced 'Cool" in modern Irish, but it would have been Kuv-al in older Irish.
THe salmon isn't the original version of Finn getting access to Imbas. An older tale tells how he chased some women into a sídhe and jammed his thumb in the door, and they spilled liquid from the vase they were carrying onto his thumb.
All good points, thanks 🙏👍✨
I’m aware of that version, but can’t find a source to it being older 🤔
You might be right though, mainly because it’s weirder 😂
Don’t have mr mark Williams at hand, ‘irelands immortals’ it’s an absolute gem, I’m sure you’ve got a copy 😉
@@TheStoryCrow the oldest source is from the old Irish period (and doesn't have the women I Mentioned). It's from a story from the old Irish period,and is from a tale called bruiden áth í.
"Do•beir forgot fair oc techt I sin sid co•raimid a druim trid. Aroisir a laim frisan ersaind coro•druid in comla ara ordain co•tard ina beolu. As•bert did alaile is de sin ro•bai fis ac Find, ar a ndechaid da mer insan sid is ed no•gebed ina beolu"
"He made a thrust at him as he went into the fairy mound, and thereby his back broke. His hand stuck fast against the door post so that the door valve closed on his thumb and he put it into his mouth. Therefore, some say that hence it it is that Find obtained Knowledge, for he used to put into his mouth the portion of his finger that had gone into the fairy mound"
(Murray, 2017:77)
That’s the one. Thanks for that. Lots to unpack there eh
Wish I understood more old (and contemporary) Irish, it would help unpack a lot more…
All that shapeshifting of Taliesin must have shamanic roots.
Many years ago I tried Salvia Divinorum. The room disappeared and two giant snakes were with me. One behind travelling from my left to my right, and the other in front of me travelling from right to left, its eye seemed fixed on me. Both had zig zag patterns on their backs. The one behind me opened its zig-zag pattern, like giant jaws. In an instant, SNAP, I was folded in two and I knew, because they told me, that they wanted to take me down to show me something. I was taken by surprise and fear and jumped up, the room returning, apologising and thanking them, saying “I wasn’t expecting that at all, I don’t think I’m ready for that, but maybe another time?” I kind of wish I’d gone with them. Maybe one day I’ll conquer that fear. Maybe I won’t be given another chance.
I don’t think I’ve ever stepped out of the snake filled anti chamber 😂 only after I’ve been squished and printed back into this reality. Strange plant.
@@TheStoryCrow Are you glad you went?
Yes, but haven’t been back lately