cosmology
Animism
The doctrine and worldview that natural phenomena, places, and objects possess inherent spirit, soul, or personality — and that the cosmos is populated by countless local, plural, embodied divine agents: kami in mountain and tree, sidhe in cairn and well, landwights in field and stone, nymphs in spring and grove, haltija in forest and lake, lares and penates in household and threshold, Iamblichean daemons in element and place. Distinct from monotheism (single transcendent God), pantheism (one underlying substance), and emanation_hierarchy (cascading single source); animism's signature is the plurality, locality, and embodied-in-landscape character of the divine.
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◆The Kalevala | Rune Ia
“OF WAINAMOINEN.
In primeval times, a maiden, Beauteous Daughter of the Ether, Passed for ages her existence In the great expanse of heaven, O'er the prairies yet enfolded.
Wearisome the maiden growing, Her existence sad and hopeless, Thus…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune Ib
“Surely would the winds destroy it, Far away the waves would wash it." Then the daughter of the Ether, Now the hapless water-mother, Raised her shoulders out of water, Raised her knees above the ocean, That the duck might build her dwelling,…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune Ic
“Wainamoinen, old and trusty, Lingering within his dungeon Thirty summers altogether, And of winters, also thirty, Peaceful on the waste of waters, On the broad-sea's yielding bosom, Well reflected, long considered, How unborn to live and fl…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune IIa
“'S SOWING.
Then arose old Wainamoinen, With his feet upon the island, On the island washed by ocean, Broad expanse devoid of verdure; There remained be many summers, There he lived as many winters, On the island vast and vacant, well consi…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune IIb
“Wainamoinen, old and trusty, Thought awhile, and well considered, How to kill the mighty oak-tree, First created for his pleasure, How to fell the tree majestic, How to lop its hundred branches.
Sad the lives of man and hero, Sad the homes…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune IIc
“Straightway to the oak-tree turning, Thither stalks the mighty giant, In his raiment long and roomy, Flapping in the winds of heaven; With his second step he totters On the land of darker color; With his third stop firmly planted, Reaches h…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune IId
“Down from heaven came the eagle, Through the air be came a-flying, That he might this thing consider; And he spake the words that follow: "Wherefore, ancient Wainamoinen, Hast thou left the slender birch-tree, Left the birch-tree only stand…”
◆The Kalevala | Rune IIe
“Here a few days pass unnoted And as many nights fly over.
When the seventh day had journeyed, On the morning of the eighth day, Wainamoinen, wise and ancient, Went to view his crop of barley, How his plowing, how his sowing, How his labors…”
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◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINa
“King Arthur was at Caerlleon upon Usk; and one day he sat in his chamber; and with him were Owain the son of Urien, and Kynon the son of Clydno, and Kai the son of Kyner; and Gwenhwyvar and her handmaidens at needlework by the window.
And…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINb
“And they had daggers with blades of gold, and with hilts of the bone of the whale.
And they were shooting their daggers.
“And a little way from them I saw a man in the prime of life, with his beard newly shorn, clad in a robe and a mantle…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINc
“The man looked upon me, and he smiled and said, ‘If I did not fear to distress thee too much, I would show thee that which thou seekest.’ Upon this I became anxious and sorrowful, and when the man perceived it, he said, ‘If thou wouldest ra…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINd
“Under this tree is a fountain, and by the side of the fountain a marble slab, and on the marble slab a silver bowl, attached by a chain of silver, so that it may not be carried away.
Take the bowl and throw a bowlful of water upon the slab…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINe
“So I returned along the road by which I had come.
And when I reached the glade where the black man was, I confess to thee, Kai, it is a marvel that I did not melt down into a liquid pool, through the shame that I felt at the black man’s de…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINf
“And Owain made it known to him, and said, “I am in quest of the Knight who guards the fountain.” Upon this the yellow man smiled, and said that he was as loth to point out that adventure to Owain as he had been to Kynon.
However, he descri…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINg
“And as long as thou concealest it, it will conceal thee.
When they have consulted together, they will come forth to fetch thee, in order to put thee to death; and they will be much grieved that they cannot find thee.
And I will await thee…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINh
“And following the train, he beheld a lady with yellow hair falling over her shoulders, and stained with blood; and about her a dress of yellow satin, which was torn.
Upon her feet were shoes of variegated leather.
And it was a marvel that…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINi
“As it is, I will banish thee.” “I am glad,” said Luned, “that thou hast no other cause to do so, than that I would have been of service to thee where thou didst not know what was to thine advantage.
And henceforth evil betide whichever of…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINk
““My lord,” said he, “I know the meaning of all this, and my request is, that thou wilt permit me to throw the water on the slab, and to receive the first adventure that may befall.” And Arthur gave him leave.
Then Kai threw a bowlful of wa…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINl
““My lord Arthur,” said Gwalchmai, “here is Owain, who has vanquished me, and will not take my arms.” “My lord,” said Owain, “it is he that has vanquished me, and he will not take my sword.” “Give me your swords,” said Arthur, “and then neit…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINm
““Go with this,” said she, “and take with thee yonder horse and clothing, and place them near the man we saw just now.
And anoint him with this balsam, near his heart; and if there is life in him, he will arise through the efficacy of this…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINn
“And when they came near to the Earl’s army, they could see neither its extent nor its extremity.
And Owain asked the pages in which troop the Earl was.
“In yonder troop,” said they, “in which are four yellow standards.
Two of them are be…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINo
“And I told them that they two were not a match for him alone.
So they imprisoned me in the stone vault, and said that I should be put to death, unless he came himself to deliver me, by a certain day; and that is no further off than the day…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINp
“And the lion fought with the giant much more fiercely than Owain did.
“Truly,” said the giant, “I should find no difficulty in fighting with thee, were it not for the animal that is with thee.” Upon that Owain took the lion back to the Cas…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAINq
“And we were thrown into a state of stupor, and while we were thus, the demon who owns this Castle slew all our husbands, and took from us our horses, and our raiment, and our gold, and our silver; and the corpses of our husbands are still i…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCe
“And say that I will not come to his Court until I have encountered the tall man that is there, to revenge the injury he did to the dwarf and dwarfess.” And Owain went back to the Court, and related all these things to Arthur and Gwenhwyvar,…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCj
“And there was a knight riding proudly along the meadow, having raised the signal for battle.
And they encountered, and Peredur threw the knight over his horse’s crupper to the ground.
And at the close of the day, one of the chief knights…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCk
““Behold,” said he, “I am the knight through whom thou art in trouble, and he shall repent it, who has treated thee thus.” Thereupon, behold a knight rode up, and he inquired of Peredur, if he had seen a knight such as he was seeking.
“Hold…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCm
“And while thy speech and thy soft words last, a coat of thin linen were armour sufficient for thee, and thou wilt not need to break either lance or sword in fighting with the knight in the state he is in.” Then said Gwalchmai to Kai, “Thou…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCn
“And Peredur put on garments like those that Gwalchmai wore, and they went together unto Arthur, and saluted him.
“Behold, lord,” said Gwalchmai, “him whom thou hast sought so long.” “Welcome unto thee, chieftain,” said Arthur.
“With me th…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCo
“And Peredur and the maiden were placed together, and the two young pages served them.
And the maiden gazed sorrowfully upon Peredur, and Peredur asked the maiden wherefore she was sad.
“For thee, my soul; for, from when I first beheld the…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCr
“And being elated with the liquor, he said to the black man, “It is a marvel to me, so mighty as thou sayest thou art, who could have put out thine eye.” “It is one of my habits,” said the black man, “that whosoever puts to me the question w…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCs
“Thou seest the many lovely maidens that there are in this Court; thou shalt have her whom thou best likest for the lady of thy love.” “Lady, I came not hither from my country to woo; but match yourselves as it liketh you with the comely you…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCt
“And in the wood opposite he heard hounds raising a herd of deer.
And Peredur saluted the youth, and the youth greeted him in return.
And there were three roads leading from the mound; two of them were wide roads, and the third was more na…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCw
“And they went, together with the miller.
And Peredur went and sat down in the outer chamber of the tent, and she came and placed herself by his side.
And there was but little discourse between them.
And Peredur took his leave, and went t…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCx
“And her figure was very thin and spare, except her feet and her legs, which were of huge size.
And she greeted Arthur and all his household except Peredur.
And to Peredur she spoke harsh and angry words.
“Peredur, I greet thee not, seein…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC|
““I will give thee,” said the King, “my daughter in marriage, and half my kingdom with her, and the two Earldoms as a gift.” “Heaven reward thee, lord,” said Peredur, “but I came not here to woo.” “What seekest thou then, chieftain?” “I am s…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC}
“And he destroys the branches of the best trees in the forest, and he kills every animal that he meets with therein; and those that he doth not slay perish of hunger.
And what is worse than that, he comes every night, and drinks up the fish…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale GERAINT THE SON OF ERBINc
““From this place,” said she, “we shall hear when the dogs are let loose.” And thereupon, they heard a loud noise, and they looked towards the spot whence it came, and they beheld a dwarf riding upon a horse, stately, and foaming, and pranci…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale GERAINT THE SON OF ERBINd
“And the road they took was below the palace of Caerlleon, and across the ford of the Usk; and they went along a fair, and even, and lofty ridge of ground, until they came to a town, and at the extremity of the town they saw a Fortress and a…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale GERAINT THE SON OF ERBINq
“Then the maiden looked steadfastly upon them; and when they had come near, she heard them say one to another, “Behold, here is a good arrival for us; here are coming for us four horses and four suits of armour.
We shall easily obtain them…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN|
“Then the Little King said to Geraint, “Now will we go towards my own Court, to take rest, and amuse ourselves.” “Not so,” said Geraint, “we will first journey for one day more, and return again.” “With all my heart,” said the Little King, “…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN}
“And Geraint called for his horse and his armour, and he accoutred both himself and his horse.
And all the hosts went forth until they came to the side of the hedge, and the hedge was so lofty, that it reached as high as they could see in t…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENb
“Then said she unto him, “I declare to thee, that it is thy destiny not to be suited with a wife until thou obtain Olwen, the daughter of Yspaddaden Penkawr.” And the youth blushed, and the love of the maiden diffused itself through all his…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENe
“I seek it from Kai, and Bedwyr, and Greidawl Galldonyd, and Gwythyr the son of Greidawl, and Greid the son of Eri, and Kynddelig Kyvarwydd, and Tathal Twyll Goleu, and Maelwys the son of Baeddan, and Crychwr the son of Nes, and Cubert the s…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENf
“(They were men of Caerdathal, of Arthur’s kindred on his father’s side.) Dirmyg the son of Kaw, and Justic the son of Kaw, and Etmic the son of Kaw, and Anghawd the son of Kaw, and Ovan the son of Kaw, and Kelin the son of Kaw, and Connyn t…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENg
“During his whole life, a blade of reed grass bent not beneath his feet, much less did one ever break, so lightly did he tread.) Teithi Hên the son of Gwynhan (his dominions were swallowed up by the sea, and he himself hardly escaped, and he…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENh
“Garanwyn the son of Kai, and Amren the son of Bedwyr, and Ely Amyr, and Rheu Rhwyd Dyrys, and Rhun Rhudwern, and Eli, and Trachmyr (Arthur’s chief huntsmen).
And Llwyddeu the son of Kelcoed, and Hunabwy the son of Gwryon, and Gwynn Godyvro…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENj
“Gwenllian Deg the majestic maiden.
Creiddylad the daughter of Lludd Llaw Ereint.
(She was the most splendid maiden in the three Islands of the mighty, and in the three Islands adjacent, and for her Gwythyr the son of Greidawl and Gwynn th…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENk
“And the second and the third day they journeyed, and even then scarcely could they reach so far.
And when they came before the castle, they beheld a vast flock of sheep, which was boundless and without an end.
And upon the top of a mound…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENl
“And Kai snatched a billet out of the pile.
And when she met them she sought to throw her arms about their necks.
And Kai placed the log between her two hands, and she squeezed it so that it became a twisted coil.
“Oh woman,” said Kai, “i…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENn
“And Kilhwch caught it and threw it vigorously, and wounded him through the eyeball, so that the dart came out at the back of his head.
“A cursed ungentle son-in-law, truly!
As long as I remain alive, my eyesight will be the worse.
Whenev…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENo
“And these are Nynniaw and Peibaw whom God turned into oxen on account of their sins.” “It will be easy for me to compass this.” “Though thou get this, there is yet that which thou wilt not get.
Seest thou yonder red tilled ground?” “I see…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENp
“It is needful for me to wash my head, and shave my beard, and I require the tusk of Yskithyrwyn Penbaedd to shave myself withal, neither shall I profit by its use if it be not plucked alive out of his head.” “It will be easy for me to compa…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENq
“Throughout the world there is not a leash that can hold him, except the leash of Cwrs Cant Ewin.” “It will be easy for me to compass this, although thou mayest think that it will not be easy.” “Though thou get this, there is yet that which…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENr
“It is not possible to hunt the boar Trwyth without Gwynn the son of Nudd, whom God has placed over the brood of devils in Annwvyn, lest they should destroy the present race.
He will never be spared thence.” “It will be easy for me to compa…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENt
““Do with it as it seems good to thee, and as thou wouldest if it were thine own.” Then Kai polished one half of the blade and put it in his hand.
“Will this please thee?” asked he.
“I would rather than all that is in my dominions that the…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENu
“Seek not therefore to do me harm.” Said Arthur, “Not to injure thee came I hither, but to seek for the prisoner that is with thee.” “I will give thee my prisoner, though I had not thought to give him up to any one; and therewith shalt thou…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENv
“Nevertheless, I will be the guide of Arthur’s embassy until you come to the place where is the oldest animal in this world, and the one that has travelled most, the Eagle of Gwern Abwy.” Gwrhyr said, “Eagle of Gwern Abwy, we have come to th…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENw
“Said Arthur, “Which of the marvels will it be best for us now to seek first?” “It will be best to seek for the two cubs of Gast Rhymhi.” “Is it known,” asked Arthur, “where she is?” “She is in Aber Deu Cleddyf,” said one.
Then Arthur went…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENx
“Were he alive, thy death he’d be.
And thereupon Kai was wroth, so that the warriors of the Island could scarcely make peace between Kai and Arthur.
And thenceforth, neither in Arthur’s troubles, nor for the slaying of his men, would Kai c…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWENy
“And thence he sent Menw the son of Teirgwaedd to see if the precious things were between the two ears of Twrch Trwyth, since it were useless to encounter him if they were not there.
Albeit it was certain where he was, for he had laid waste…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWEN{
“And he slew Huandaw, and Gogigwr, and Penpingon, three attendants upon Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr, so that Heaven knows he had not an attendant remaining, excepting only Llaesgevyn, a man from whom no one ever derived any good.
And together with…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWEN|
“Twrch Trwyth went from there to between Tawy and Euyas, and Arthur summoned all Cornwall and Devon unto him, to the estuary of the Severn, and he said to the warriors of this Island, “Twrch Trwyth has slain many of my men, but, by the valou…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale KILHWCH AND OLWEN}
“And Kacmwri caught her by the hair of her head, and dragged her to the earth from off Hygwyd, but she turned again upon them both, and drove them both out with kicks and with cuffs.
And Arthur was wroth at seeing his two attendants almost…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE DREAM OF RHONABWYa
“Madawc the son of Maredudd possessed Powys within its boundaries, from Porfoed to Gwauan in the uplands of Arwystli.
And at that time he had a brother, Iorwerth the son of Maredudd, in rank not equal to himself.
And Iorwerth had great sor…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE DREAM OF RHONABWYc
“And three nights before the end of the battle of Camlan I left them, and went to the Llech Las in North Britain to do penance.
And there I remained doing penance seven years, and after that I gained pardon.” Then lo!
they heard a mighty s…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE DREAM OF RHONABWYh
“And Arthur looked at Owain and said, “Forbid thy Ravens.” “Lord,” answered Owain, “play thy game.” And they played.
And the knight returned back towards the strife, and the Ravens were not forbidden any more than before.
And when they had…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE DREAM OF RHONABWYk
““Rhonabwy,” said Iddawc, “would it not be wrong to forbid a youth who can give counsel so liberal as this from coming to the councils of his Lord?” Then Kai arose, and he said, “Whosoever will follow Arthur, let him be with him to-night in…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDa
“Pwyll Prince of Dyved was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved; and once upon a time he was at Narberth his chief palace, and he was minded to go and hunt, and the part of his dominions in which it pleased him to hunt was Glyn Cuch.
So he s…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDb
““Show me how I may.” “I will show thee.
Behold thus it is thou mayest.
I will make firm friendship with thee; and this will I do.
I will send thee to Annwvyn in my stead, and I will give thee the fairest lady thou didst ever behold to be…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDd
““Lord,” said they, “thy wisdom was never so great, and thou wast never so kind or so free in bestowing thy gifts, and thy justice was never more worthily seen than in this year.” “By Heaven,” said he, “for all the good you have enjoyed, you…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDe
“Let us go towards the palace.” So to the palace they went, and they spent that day.
And the next day they arose, and that also they spent until it was time to go to meat.
And after the first meal, “Verily,” said Pwyll, “we will go the sam…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDh
“Then Gwawl the son of Clud set out to the feast that was prepared for him, and he came to the palace, and was received there with rejoicing.
Pwyll, also, the Chief of Annwvyn, came to the orchard with his hundred knights, as Rhiannon had c…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVEDk
“And the penance that was imposed upon her was, that she should remain in that palace of Narberth until the end of seven years, and that she should sit every day near unto a horseblock that was without the gate.
And that she should relate t…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYRd
““Llassar Llaesgyvnewid; he came here from Ireland with Kymideu Kymeinvoll, his wife, who escaped from the Iron House in Ireland, when it was made red hot around them, and fled hither.
And it is a marvel to me that thou shouldst know nothin…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYRe
“And thus was the banquet carried on with joyousness; and when it was finished, Matholwch journeyed towards Ireland, and Branwen with him, and they went from Aber Menei with thirteen ships, and came to Ireland.
And in Ireland was there grea…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYRh
“And then he sang an Englyn:— “There is in this bag a different sort of meal, The ready combatant, when the assault is made By his fellow-warriors, prepared for battle.” Thereupon came the hosts unto the house.
The men of the Island of Irel…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYRi
““And take you my head,” said he, “and bear it even unto the White Mount, in London, and bury it there, with the face towards France.
And a long time will you be upon the road.
In Harlech you will be feasting seven years, the birds of Rhia…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYRj
“And there they remained fourscore years, unconscious of having ever spent a time more joyous and mirthful.
And they were not more weary than when first they came, neither did they, any of them, know the time they had been there.
And it wa…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRb
“And they began to make the circuit of Dyved, and to hunt, and to take their pleasure.
And as they went through the country, they had never seen lands more pleasant to live in, nor better hunting grounds, nor greater plenty of honey and fis…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRc
““By Heaven,” said Pryderi, “it is not my counsel that we should quit the town, but that we should slay these boors.” “Not so,” said Manawyddan, “for if we fight with them, we shall have evil fame, and shall be put in prison.
It were better…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRd
“And some of the dogs ran before them and came to a small bush which was near at hand; but as soon as they were come to the bush, they hastily drew back and returned to the men, their hair bristling up greatly.
“Let us go near to the bush,”…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRe
““Oh, my lord,” said she, “what dost thou do here?” And she took hold of the bowl with him; and as she did so her hands became fast to the bowl, and her feet to the slab, and she was not able to utter a word.
And with that, as it became nig…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRf
“And thus passed the seasons of the year until the harvest came.
And he went to look at one of his crofts, and behold it was ripe.
“I will reap this to-morrow,” said he.
And that night he went back to Narberth, and on the morrow in the gr…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRg
“And if thou doest right, thou wilt not meddle with the creature, but wilt let it go.” “Woe betide me,” said he, “if I would not hang them all could I catch them, and such as I have I will hang.” “Verily, lord,” said she, “there is no reason…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRh
“It has been robbing me, and I am inflicting upon it the doom of a thief.” “Lord,” said he, “rather than see thee touch this reptile, I would purchase its freedom.” “By my confession to Heaven, neither will I sell it nor set it free.” “It is…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MANAWYDDAN THE SON OF LLYRi
“And the third night came unto me my wife and the ladies of the Court, and besought me to transform them.
And I transformed them.
Now she is pregnant.
And had she not been pregnant thou wouldst not have been able to overtake her; but sinc…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYa
“THIS IS THE FOURTH PORTION OF THE MABINOGI Math the son of Mathonwy was lord over Gwynedd, and Pryderi the son of Pwyll was lord over the one-and-twenty Cantrevs of the South; and these were the seven Cantrevs of Dyved, and the seven Cantre…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYb
“Swine are they now called.” “Who owneth them?” “Pryderi the son of Pwyll; they were sent him from Annwvyn, by Arawn the king of Annwvyn, and still they keep that name, half hog, half pig.” “Verily,” asked he, “and by what means may they be…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYf
“Now these three, such are they:— The three sons of Gilvaethwy the false, The three faithful combatants, Bleiddwn, Hydwn, and Hychdwn the Tall.” Then he struck the two with his magic wand, and they resumed their own nature.
“Oh men,” said h…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYi
“Lo, I hear the tumult of the men approaching.” “I will do so, gladly.” So she armed him fully, and that right cheerfully.
“Hast thou finished arming the youth?” said he.
“I have finished,” she answered.
“I likewise have finished,” said G…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYk
““By making a bath for me by the side of a river, and by putting a roof over the cauldron, and thatching it well and tightly, and bringing a buck, and putting it beside the cauldron.
Then if I place one foot on the buck’s back, and the othe…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYl
“Said the man of the house to the swineherd, “Well, youth, hath thy sow come in to-night?” “She hath,” said he, “and is this instant returned to the pigs.” “Where doth this sow go to?” said Gwydion.
“Every day, when the sty is opened, she g…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale MATH THE SON OF MATHONWYm
“And they passed through the river Cynvael, and went towards a court that there was upon the mountain, and through fear they could not proceed except with their faces looking backwards, so that unawares they fell into the lake.
And they wer…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIGd
“Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?” “Ha, lords,” said the maiden, “I will not deny what ye say, neither wil…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYSa
“Beli the Great, the son of Manogan, had three sons, Lludd, and Caswallawn, and Nynyaw; and according to the story he had a fourth son called Llevelys.
And after the death of Beli, the kingdom of the Island of Britain fell into the hands of…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYSb
“And by the common counsel of the nobles, Lludd the son of Beli went to Llevelys his brother, king of France, for he was a man great of counsel and wisdom, to seek his advice.
And they made ready a fleet, and that in secret and in silence,…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYSc
“And last of all, after wearying themselves with fierce and furious fighting, they will fall in the form of two pigs upon the covering, and they will sink in, and the covering with them, and they will draw it down to the very bottom of the c…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYSd
“And a fierce encounter was between them, so that the glittering fire flew out from their arms.
And at the last Lludd grappled with him, and fate bestowed the victory on Lludd.
And he threw the plague to the earth.
And after he had overco…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINa
“In times past there lived in Penllyn a man of gentle lineage, named Tegid Voel, and his dwelling was in the midst of the lake Tegid, and his wife was called Caridwen.
And there was born to him of his wife a son named Morvran ab Tegid, and…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINc
“Elphin of notable qualities, Be not displeased at thy misfortune; Although reclined thus weak in my bag, There lies a virtue in my tongue.
While I continue thy protector Thou hast not much to fear; Remembering the names of the Trinity, Non…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINg
“And so, when the bards and the heralds came to cry largess, and to proclaim the power of the king and his strength, at the moment that they passed by the corner wherein he was crouching, Taliesin pouted out his lips after them, and played “…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINh
“I have been with my Lord in the manger of the ass: I strengthened Moses through the water of Jordan; I have been in the firmament with Mary Magdalene; I have obtained the muse from the cauldron of Caridwen; I have been bard of the harp to L…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINi
“The names of the three springs From the midst of the ocean; One generated brine Which is from the Corina, To replenish the flood Over seas disappearing; The second, without injury It will fall on us, When there is rain abroad, Through the w…”
◆The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESINm
“containing the Graal in Welsh, as early as the time of Henry I.
I had hoped to have added this to the present collection; but the death of Col.
Vaughan, to whom I applied, and other subsequent circumstances, have prevented me from obtaini…”
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◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Life and Philosophy of Pythagorash
“This fifth element, or ether, was called by the Hindus akasa .
It was closely correlated with the hypothetical ether of modern science, and was the interpenetrative substance permeating all of the other elements and acting as a common solv…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryd
“For the third time I asked my question and he answered, 'I am as swift as human thought.' 'You shall serve me,' I replied.
This spirit was faithful for a long time, but to tell you how he served me is not possible in a document of this len…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Elements and Their Inhabitantsa
“FOR the most comprehensive and lucid exposition of occult pneumatology (the branch of philosophy dealing with spiritual substances) extant, mankind is indebted to Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), prince…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Elements and Their Inhabitantsd
“Each species moves only in the element to which it belongs, and neither of them can go out of its appropriate element, which is to them as the air is to us, or the water to fishes; and none of them can live in the element belonging to anoth…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Elements and Their Inhabitantsf
“By this it is not meant that they themselves are of such disposition, but rather that they have special control over elements of similar consistency.
The gnomes marry and have families, and the female gnomes are called gnomides .
Some wea…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Elements and Their Inhabitantsg
“Some inhabit waterfalls, where they can be seen in the spray; others are indigenous to swiftly moving rivers; some have their habitat in dripping, oozing fens or marshes; while other groups dwell in clear mountain lakes.
According to the p…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Elements and Their Inhabitantsi
“In his editorial notes to the Occult Sciences of Salverte, Anthony Todd Thomson says: "The Fayes and Fairies are evidently of Scandinavian origin, although the name of Fairy is supposed to be derived from, or rather [is] a modification of t…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | American Indian Symbolisma
“THE North American Indian is by nature a symbolist, a mystic, and a philosopher.
Like most: aboriginal peoples, his soul was en rapport with the cosmic agencies manifesting about him.
Not only did his Manidos control creation from their e…”
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◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1f
“Fire for men | is the fairest gift, And power to see the sun; Health as well, | if a man may have it, And a life not stained with sin.
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◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1g
“The stanza-form is so irregular as to show either that something has been lost or that there have been interpolations.
The manuscript indicates no lacuna; Gering fills out the assumed gap as follows: "Certain is that which is sought from r…”
◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1i
“50 Foul scorn was my meed | from the crafty maid, And nought from the woman I won.
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Though glad at home, | and merry with guests, A man shall be wary and wise; The sage and shrewd, | wide wisdom seeking, Must see that his speech…”
◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1j
“On his ring swore Othin | the oath, methinks; Who now his troth shall trust?
Suttung's betrayal | he sought with drink, And Gunnloth to grief he left.
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It is time to chant | from the chanter's stool; By the wells of Urth I was,…”
◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1k
“I saw a man | who was wounded sore By an evil woman's word; A lying tongue | his death-blow launched, And no word of truth there was.
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I rede thee, Loddfafnir!
| and hear thou my rede,-- Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy ga…”
◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1l
“| and hear thou my rede,- Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: I bid thee be wary, | but be not fearful; (Beware most with ale or another's wife, And third beware | lest a thief outwit thee.) [129.
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◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1m
“I ween that I hung | on the windy tree, Hung there for nights full nine; With the spear I was wounded, | and offered I was To Othin, myself to myself, On the tree that none | may ever know What root beneath it runs.
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◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1n
“Knowest how one shall write, | knowest how one shall rede?
Knowest how one shall tint, | knowest how one makes trial?
Knowest how one shall ask, | knowest how one shall offer?
Knowest how one shall send, | knowest how one shall sacrifice…”
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◆Adapa and the Food of Life | Section 1a
“ADAPA AND THE FOOD OF LIFE .
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He (Ea) granted him a wide ear to reveal the destiny of the land, He granted him wisdom, but he did not grant him eterna…”
◆Adapa and the Food of Life | Section 1b
“Adapa, For whom art thou clad in a mourning garment?" In the country two gods have vanished; therefore am I clad In mourning garments." "Who are the two gods, who have vanished from the land?" "Tammuz and Gishzida." They looked at one anoth…”
◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet III — The Expedition against Humbaba | Tablet III, Section 1a
“THE THIRD TABLET.
THE EXPEDITION TO THE FOREST OF CEDARS AGAINST HUMBABA.
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◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet III — The Expedition against Humbaba | Tablet III, Section 1b
“Proffereth nothing of substance thy courage—I, I'll be thy va ward!
’Tis thine own mouth shall tell thou didst fear the onslaught (of battle), (I, forsooth), if I should fall, my name will have stablish’d (for ever).
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◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet III — The Expedition against Humbaba | Tablet III, Section 1c
“I (forsooth) dread him, and (yet) to [(the depths of the) Forest] I'll take [me] .
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may thy god (so) [protect] thee, Bringing thee back [(safe and)] sound to the walls of [broad-marketed] Erech." 35.
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◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet IV — The Arrival at the Gate of the Forest | Tablet IV, Section 1a
“THE FOURTH TABLET.
THE ARRIVAL AT THE GATE OF THE FOREST.
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◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet IV — The Arrival at the Gate of the Forest | Tablet IV, Section 1b
“[Be brave(?)] and resist!
O my comrade, together We will go down—let the combat [in no wise diminish(?)] thy courage!
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◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet V — The Fight with Humbaba | Tablet V, Section 1a
“THE FIFTH TABLET.
OF THE FIGHT WITH HUMBABA.
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Stood they and stared at the Forest, they gazed at the height of the Cedars, Scanning the avenue into the Forest: (and there) where Humbaba 5.
Stalk’d, was a path, (and) straight were his t…”
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◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XVII — How by Enmity and Friendship the Virtues of Things Are to be Tried and Found Out | Chapter XVII, Section 1a
“CHAPTER XVII.
How by Enmity and Friendship the Virtues of Things Are to be Tried and Found Out .
In the next place it is requisite that we consider that all things have a friendliness and enmity amongst themselves, and every thing hath so…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XVII — How by Enmity and Friendship the Virtues of Things Are to be Tried and Found Out | Chapter XVII, Section 1b
“When Sappho writes to Phaon: To Birds unlike oftimes joyned are white Doves; Also the Bird that’s green, black Turtle loves.
Again, the whale and the little fish, his guide, are friendly.
Neither is this amity in Animals amongst themselve…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XVIII — Of the Inclinations of Enmities | Chapter XVIII, Section 1a
“CHAPTER XVIII.
Of the Inclinations of Enmities .
On the contrary, there are Inclinations of Enmities, and they are, as it were, the odium, and anger, indignation, and a certain kind of obstinate contrariety of nature, so that any thing sh…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XVIII — Of the Inclinations of Enmities | Chapter XVIII, Section 1b
“Amongst birds, also, some are at perpetual strife one with another, as also with other animals, as jackdaws and owls, the kite and crows, the turtle and ring-tail, egepis and eagles, harts and dragons.
Also amongst water animals there is e…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XXIV — What Things Are Lunary, or Under the Power of the Moon | Chapter XXIV, Section 1b
“But most Lunary of all is the two-horned beetle, horned after the manner of a bull, which digs under cow-dung and there remains for the space of twenty-eight days (in which time the Moon measures the whole Zodiac), and in the twenty-ninth d…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LV — How Auspicias Are Verified by the Light of Natural Instinct, and of Some Rules of Finding It Out | Chapter LV, Section 1c
“Many, being much moved with these words, went to see, and so it was, as Apollonius said, at which they much wondered.
Phorphyrius, the Platonist, in his third book of sacrifices, saith that there is certainly a swallow language, because ev…”
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◆The Kojiki: The Beginning of Heaven and Earth | Section 1
“p. 15 RECORDS OF ANCIENT MATTERS [SECT. I.—THE BEGINNING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.] The names of the Deities 1 that were born 2 in the Plain of High Heaven 3 when the Heaven and Earth began were the Deity Master-of-the-August-Centre-of-Heaven, 4…”