A Cambrian Collection

[Ci Celli Ddu]

What is The Mabinogion (http://www.mabinogion.info/)

The First Branch: Pwyll Prince of Dyfed (http://www.mabinogi.net/pwyll.htm)
The Second Branch: Branwen daughter of Llŷr (http://www.mabinogi.net/branwen.htm)
The Third Branch: Manawydan son of Llŷr (http://www.mabinogi.net/manawydan.htm)
The Fourth Branch: Math son of Mathonwy (http://www.mabinogi.net/math.htm)

The Ordeal of Lleu as Shamanic Initiation (http://www.elfhill.com/leighann/writings/lleu.html)

The Welsh Kingdoms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CymruMap.PNG)

Cad Goddeu/The Battle of the Trees (Wiki) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cad_Goddeu)

The battle is between Gwydion (the Celestial House of Don) and Arawn (Hades/the House of Llyr)) representing the duality of Welsh cosmology. Air + Fire = Don (Celestial); Water + Earth = Llyr (Underworld). Other correlations for Don vs Llyr are: Oak vs Alder, Eagle vs Raven

The Battle of the Trees (English) (http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/t08.html)

Cad Goddeu (original Medieval Welsh text) (http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/t08w.html)

Gwydion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwydion):
The name Gwydion stems from the root "Vid/Uid" ("Gwydd" in Modern Welsh) meaning "knowledge","trees" or "forest". Gwydion is likely related to the Celtic god Mercury Uiducus/Vidicus, as Gwydion may be derived from *Uidugenos, which then in archaic Welsh is Guidgen, found in the Harleian 3859 genealogies: "Lou hen map Guidgen" (i.e. Lleu the Old, son of Gwydion) in the Brycheiniog list. The name means "one born of wood/knowledge." In the tale Math fab Mathonwy Lleu is Gwydion's nephew, son of Gwydion's sister Arianrhod, but there's an underlying implication that Gwydion is the unnamed father, and this act of incest was probably cleaned up by the monks who recorded the tale. Lleu derives from the god Lugus, chief god of the Celts in Roman times, who was also equated with Mercury. There's definately a male trinity happening in the tale:
Math the uncle of Gwydion, Gwydion the uncle of Lleu, and Lleu himself. Math is also a sorcerer, more powerful than Gwydion. He hears all things spoken. His name derives from the old word "matu" meaning "bear", which links him to the later figure Arthur (arth=bear).

Preiddeu Annwn/The Spoils of Annwn (wiki) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preiddeu_Annwn)

In the Arthurian cycle, Arthur represents the Celestial/Terrestrial and in this poem sacks Annwn (Hades).

Preiddeu Annwn Text and Translation (http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/annwn.htm)

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Through the following means can a man or a woman win the love of the one they desire. If a husband has left his wife or a wife has left her husband, you can through these means make them come back.
Write the names below with blood as was previously instructed under the character which is on the page for:

Sarabotas, King

Officers:

Amabiel. Aba. Abalidoth. Flaf.

Fold the paper and take seven new pins and pierce through the paper here and there seven times and leave the pin in the last one. Repeat this every night for seven nights (until all seven pins are used). And keep the paper with the pins in it until your wish has been won. Because the effect will follow over much time (ie Because the results take time to manifest). Remember you are to beseech the spirits every night for them to fulfill your wish. And after getting your wish throw the paper with the pins into the fire.

(symbols)

The Angels of Friday: Anael, Rachiel, Sachiel.

Source: extracts from the Llyfr Cyfrin ('Secret Book', grimoire) of the Dyn Hysbys ('Knowing Man', warlock) of Denbighshire (early 19th century), pgs 185-186
(This book was in the possession of Miss Llinos Davies in 1977)
taken from Bosse-Griffiths, Kate (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/abcde/griffiths_kate.html), Byd y Dyn Hysbys (http://www.ylolfa.com/dangos.php?ISBN=086243243) (Y Lolfa (http://www.ylolfa.com/index.php?lang=en&PHPSESSID=95b0fb490e0d44b15311b2b6eec35c8d) 1977) ISBN 086243243

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The place of summoning must be pure and clean with a cloth spread on the floor or on a table one foot's distance from the circle on the floor; and a neatly roasted chicken or some other bird and a jug or small white vessel filled with clean running water (ie from a source of clean running water) and half a pint of cream of milk in a vessel. These will make them (the Fair Folk) more familiar and more friendly (disposed) to doing your will.
These things, namely the vessels, should not touch the circle. Before summoning them you must wash yourself and be spotlessly clean.

Sit at the table or some other place and place over it a white cloth hanging one foot's length over the table and summon the spirits which have been placed in authority over the others, the ones called Meiob and Oberion. And these have seven sisters namely Sibia, Reflilia, Forta, Folla, Affritia, Julia, Benula. These have many legions of serving spirits wandering here and there and who are keepers of hidden treasure. And through the above guidance they can be brought out but summon them as follows. Call the spirits together: "I adjure you and command you the earthly spirits who are foremost in governance of the fair folk namely Miscob (note the spelling discrepency) and Oberion in the name of the Almighty god Jehova and his only born son Jesus Christ etc.

Now the means of controling the aforementioned spirits: "I summon and earnestly beseech you spirits Meiob and Oberion to order the seven sisters Sibia, Restilia (more changes in spelling), Fora, Folla, Offrita, Julia, Bonulia to appear clearly in gentleness and good will or send someone under your governance to our yearning and to defend us in our Desire in any way they can. In this I trust and beseech and implore as you are all servants to the highest..."

Disbanding the summoned spirits

...let the summoned spirit or spirits be released quickly and in peace and tranquility..."God's peace and goodness be between you and me as servants to the highest." And thus the first of these to be practiced seven nights from the waxing of the moon, and start on the eighth night, namely the night after the moon's change. And on the eighth night call nine times in the hour and begin at elleven o'clock because they usually appear at that time and they are free to pass bounderies.

Source: extracts from the Llyfr Cyfrin of the Dyn Hysbys of Denbighshire (early 19th century), pgs 185-186
(This book was in the possession of Miss Llinos Davies in 1977)
taken from Bosse-Griffiths, Kate (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/abcde/griffiths_kate.html), Byd y Dyn Hysbys (http://www.ylolfa.com/dangos.php?ISBN=086243243) (Y Lolfa (http://www.ylolfa.com/index.php?lang=en&PHPSESSID=95b0fb490e0d44b15311b2b6eec35c8d) 1977) ISBN 086243243

NB

Sibia, Reflilia, Forta, Folla, Affritia, Julia, Benula.

Sibia, Restilia, Fora, Folla, Offrita, Julia, Bonulia

These seven sisters are very similar to those found in a (pre-Christian?) Latin spell:

Conjuro vos figores
Septem sorores estis
Una dictur Ilia
Alia Reptilia
Tertia Folla
Quarta Suffugalia
Quinta Affrita
Sexta Filia
Septima Loena vel Ignea

(I conjure ye cold spirits/ Seven sisters are ye/ The first is called Ilia/ The second Reptilia/ The third Folla/ The fourth Suffugalia/ The fifth Affrita/ The sixth Filia/ The seventh Loena or Ignea)