THE
IRISH COW GODDESS
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Boann,
the White Cow
Boann was paramour of the Dagda, the All-Father, the Great God,
and mother of Onegus (Aengus), the Mac Og.
Boann
was the wife of Nechtain, but came from the south to the
house of Elcmar, a Chieftain of the Tuatha De Danann and
lord of horses, and Dagda desired carnal union with her.
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Elcmar
was dispatched on a long obscure errand by the Dagda and making
nine months seem like one day, the Great God prolonged his absence
while he seduced Boann. In the meantime, with Elcmar absent,
Onegus was conceived and born. He was called the the Mac Og,
the Young Son, for his mother said, "Young is the son who
was begotten at break of day and born between it and evening.:
Boann,
the Cow Goddess, became a cult figure of some importance among
those late arrivals, the Celts, and was worshipped as a Cow-Goddess
by them. Her cult-center was at Bru-na-Boann, the great neolithic
cemetery of tombs and tumuli in the Boyne Valley.
BOANN
PATHWORKING
Travel
through the dolmen, into the land of Faery and there, in a deep
and fertile valley of Westmeathe. Ireland snakes the Boyne river.
Majestic, sapphire water, laden with trout, it flows through
the green pathwork valley, moving before the mighty Bru na Boyne,
Newgrange.
Torches
flicker around the Bru na Boyne, beckoning, pulling, calling
for entrance.
Down
the long dromos (entrance passage) the light body moves.
Damp earth, quiet solace, penetrating deepness of earth. Touching
the triple spiral etched into the last orthostat before moving
into the tholos (central chamber.
Above
corbelled stones reach up. To the right, a decorated alcove
with concave basin stone, smooth, worn, inviting. To the left,
an alcove, containing very few decorations, quiet, peaceful,
meditative. Directly infront, an alcove and directly to its
left a perfect triple spiral carved into the sandstone.
From
behind, the echo of chanting can be heard down the dronos. Turning
to face it and the last of the fading sunlight as it melts from
the sky, lingering twilight, casting shadows, glowing silver
light muted, pulling, luring, seductively catching the light
body and gently tugging it back down the passage and out into
the night to see the horns of the Bo Donn rising in the east.
The
voices of unseen beings, pay homage. The words lift you into
the silver moon beam.
"Adorable
Boann, Kindly Bo Find of all creatures, Goddess of love and
laughter, we are orphaned of Thee! We have turned away from
Thy joy which calls us through Nature to return again to Thy
beautiful bounty. Bestow on us happiness and love; health and
abundance."
Before
you is Boann. She gives oracle:
"Because
you ask Me for these gifts, you shall receive them! For long
hard centuries you, my dear human children, have sought knowledge
and authority, strength and sanctity, believing that these hardly
won gains will make you as the Deities! But though it is well
to be powerful, without love and happiness you are as nothing.
And this love is not some strange and terrible passion that
could tear you assunder, as it does when suppressed or misused:
rather it is the kindly benevolence that not only seeks the
gook for others - but also for oneself! For who would be the
victim of another's immolation? True friendship and marriage
are to share good things such as abundance, laughter and peace.
For in the past you clever and hard-working ones have travelled
the earth making converts to your puritanical civilization,
but have made millons wretched and uprooted them from their
own way of living.
"It
is not for nothing that I am depicted with the solar disc between
the horns of a cow! Do not despise me in this form, for as a
cow I have four legs and can stand in my sleep, whereas the
walking two-legged human suffers from unbalance! I give my milk
generously and have the wisdom to stay where I am, either eating
grass or meditating, which is what you call chewing the cud!
You run around too much in your minds and with your bodies.
Be peaceful. Be happy. And in this way you will, through gentleness,
find power; through stillness, achieve progress, and by living
fully each moment, gain abundance for all time. Know that I
myself manifesting in this animal form derive My strength and
health from killing and eating my fellows. You petition Me for
health. Do likewise. Be Happy! For if you are happy now -- you
are happy forever. To rejoice in the Eternal Now is my secret.
My Love abideth, for it is the Love of the All-Mother."
Boann
shines brilliantly, merging with the light body, together, one.
Resting peacefully, chewing the cud, open, receive personal
divine guidance.
Beloved
One, when you have naturally returned from your audience with
Boann, be sure to give thanks to Her for the personal divine
guidance you were given.
