Re: The Cailleach, Blodeuwedd and Connections
Searles

Mon May 11 02:45:11 1998
Lugh did marry the two sisters, Buí and Nás who were the daughters of a king that I think is "Red Rury," the King of the Dead.  I believe that Buí was also the wife that was indicated by the first use of Ogha (which was a warning that seven attempts would be made to steal her away to the Otherworld).*p*There is also "Slieve na Cailleach" which is amountaine with a passage grave on it that has many important solar and lunar orientations.  I'll research this and post more another day.*p*Your insights and imbas are blessings in a world that would make dog food of race horses.  I sometimes wonder if expediency is a god or a goddess to modern life.  Maybe we could all take a lesson from the Cailleach in how to experience seven periods of rejuvination from our miseries?*p*Searles*p*Topaz Owl wrote,*br*: *br*: Topaz Owl wrote,*br*: : Okay...I am working on this far-fetched idea concerning a *br*: : relationship/correlation between the Irish/Scottish *br*: : Cailleach and the Welsh Blodeuwedd. *br*: :*br*:*br*: In following my Imbas, these are some correlations that I *br*: have come up with...very loose and not totally convincing, *br*: but this is all I can find: *br*:*br*: Blodeuwedd is the wife of Lleu Skillful Hand. The Cailleach *br*: Beara is said to have been also named Bui' (yellow) and is *br*: said to be the wife of Lugh Lamfada with this name. There is *br*: obviously a correlation between Lleu and Lugh that has been *br*: remarked upon by better scholars than I, and so it is no *br*: stretch of the imagination to find a correlation between *br*: their wives as well. *br*:*br*: The Cailleach Beara also called Duineach *br*: ("strong"). The Book of Lecan says she had seven *br*: youthful periods, marrying seven husbands and having fifty *br*: foster-children who founded many nations, "...so that *br*: every husband used to pass from her to death of old *br*: age..." *br*:*br*
Re: The Cailleach, Blodeuwedd and Connections
Topaz Owl
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Sun May 10 19:48:30 1998