Heed the precarious whisper...

The air is still, momentrily, on this longest of days but the words 'long' and 'short' are very subjective. There are many, now, who need to grasp this idea quickly. The world has been spinning happily for a very long time and this needs to be remembered. Go talk to 'Bran' if this is a concept too difficult to grasp. He may listen to you but don't be surprised if he pays you no heed. For he does remember and remember and remember. 
We are now talking about 'seconds to minight' in the grand scheme of things and our leaders are losing the way. Something will occur to redress this imbalance but it may not be pretty. It will affect everybody!
The Lords and Ladies of the Light and Dark are running out of patience and the 'quickening' has begun, for they are sick of the ostrich shaped bodies that men have decided to adopt.
Look to the future, not just for yourself, but for the whole of humankind. Do you think it looks good? Really? Honestly? Heads out of the sandly?
'Man cannot live by bread alone.'
Will the change be gradual or a 'bitter pill?'
I'm not telling as I don't deal in prophecy.  I leave that to others.
Yours with love,
B.C.

The 'Big Guy on the block' and the 'Little Woman'

Can't help but feel we overcomplicate things, us human beings. But every so often the mist clears and things are far more simpler in reality. The same goes for spiritual matters.
 As one of the Cymru who gets pulled and drawn into such matters, sometimes willingly and at other times as the result of a slap, I  recently decided to try, once again, to have a crack at the 'Preddieu Annwfn' ( 'Arthur's raid on the Otherworld) as it is one of the most fundamentally important texts that has been left to us with regard to pagan beliefs in Briton ( by 'pagan' in this context I mean pre-christian as opposed to 'country dweller'). Translations vary and there are a number of different opinions on specific unknown words. The truth is no-one can be definitive,but here lies the problem. People try to be!
So I thought I'd have a shot at it as there is a 'quickening' in the spiritual air and we need to get a move on! The views I express here are my own but they are a result of  many years of 'seeking.' I could write pages to clarify my viewpoint but I don't feel the need to. Her goes...
In simplicity, Taliesin (who is the author of the poem) seems to me to be describing the age old battle between Summer and Winter but also the battle between night and day. More importantly this is also a battle between the Moon and the Sun and ,hence, the female and the male as well as the Underworld and This world.
Moon worship pre-dates sun worship and the menstruation of women played a big part in this ( read Stan Gooch's ' Secrets of the ancient religion'). But through the ages we have now been left with the dominance of a  patriarchal 'one god' Sun worship. The bottom line being that we have, to a large extent, religious intolerence as opposed to spiritual tolerence.
Taliesin saw this coming! He ridicules the 'monks and priests' for their lack of universal knowledge as his home is the 'Summer Stars'. He is telling us that he is a 'Stellar Being' and looks down on both Sun and Moon. Both are necessary for the Earth to function as it does. This is not a competion! We both have a male/female side (just look at the Ying Yang symbol and REALLY work with it!) and the cycle cannot be broken.
The author of the  poem (if he is Taliesin) is lamenting the onslaught of the 'New Religion' as he, a prophet and seer, foresees the problems that will result.
There is a lesson to be learned. One must journey through the Underworld as it holds important knowledge for all of us. Don't go there if you are not willing to bring something of value back! It is a testing place as it should be. It is only with this seed of knowlege that one can ripen in the sun. Then one can aspire to the 'Stella World' where our 'True Will' is forged.
Seek and find, then rise above, for we are 'Stardust.'
B.C.

The Shining Ones

Well today was a bit of a shock to the system as I trundled back into work after a week off. Have been working on my 'Keys to the Kingdom' (see previous blog) so was not looking forward to stepping back into the mundane world and the 5.30 alarm call. But duty bound, up I got (after many a snooze) and faced the inevitable. As usual, the first hour of work saw me adding things to my prority list rather than ticking any off. The usual grey start to the day..........and THEN...they were there. 'The Shining Ones' ...and I realised the lucky part of my job and why I went into it in the first place. These remarkable 'wee things' are the FUTURE. Twenty years surrounded by them has filled me with a lot of joy. We need to guard this future and treat them well. This is everyone's responsibility as I am sure we all want the future to be bright.
Shine on 'wee things!'

The Keys to the Kingdom

After a mostly successful creative type of day, albeit with a little frustration along the way, I'm chilling with a glass of wine. I have managed to ignore a mountain of work on my week off and have touched base with all that is magical in my life. These are the Keys to my Kingdom. We all have them but I can't help reflect on the fact that they often get lost or misplaced. Usually as a result of the mundane world taking a hold. But I am also refreshed to know that one can always find them again. I believe in astrology, numerology and Lexigrams too. These are also Keys that I have found along the way that give one an inkling of what it is one choses to do in this life before crossing the sea/river of forgetfulness.
   And as for the Kingdom,  that is one's own personal Sovereignty. One must guard it well as there are many usurpers who would take it away. They are usually those who only care for themselves. With Sovereinty comes responsibility. If one flouts this the Wasteland is never far behind. There are many examples of this through history and in the world today. It is becoming more important than ever that people find the Keys to their Kingdom. To quote, I think the Templars, 'Work on thyself and serve the world.'
Best wishes,
B.C.

Take a look in the mirror

While having a whiskey nightcap with my missus last evening we got into an interesting discussion on past lives and the romantic way in which they are often portrayed. For eample, if I had a pound for every 'former temple priestess' out there I would be shopping at Harrods. Anyways, this subject came up once when I was on a hedgewitch course in Glastonbury a few years back and I put forward the point that if we live through lives to further our soul's development then I must come to the fact that in earlier lives I probably did bad things. Maybe even very bad things. Did I steal? Kill? Murder?  Probably is the answer if one is honest.
So let's be frank and not put 21st century values on times gone by as they really often are inappropriate. As for my fellow hedgewitchy compadres they found this very hard to take. I don't think I was flavour of the month that day. But truth is not a flavour, especially with regards to spiritual and magical matters. It requires courage.
One of the many adages that was left to us in Celtic literature is 'to live life courageously.'
So maybe we all need to take a look in the mirror.

10% inspiration and 90% persperation

I am not much of a sweater but I could change the title of this blog to 90% frustraion. That's how I feel today after working hard on the mundane part of the creative process. I'm just about winning but I now feel quite drained. But that is the crux. The imagination is the future but to bring it into the present is not always easy. It's the hard yards so to speak. So if anybody else out there is feeling as I do, please don't give up as the future is in our hands and we must make it ourselves. Don't wait around for anyone else to do it because we all have one, if not all three of the drops from Cerridwen's Cauldron. She watches us with hope. Always.

 Writing a book? Recording a song? Painting a picture? Starting a business? Creating a dance?
Do the workout and get sweaty! The world is our oyster so get in quick .Before I eat them all.
Yours with love,
B.C.