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'Gwion Bach' is the first poem in the Taliesin-Ceridwen sequence. The sequence is a re-imagining of the symbolic dimension to the old Welsh story - as found in the Hanes Taliesin for example. Many modern commentators see the Taliesin-Ceridwen-Cauldron story as a profound meditation on ancient Celtic understandings of creativity.

'Gwion Bach' (Poem 1 of the Ceridwen-Taliesin Sequence') copyright Ian Irvine (Hobson) 2014, all rights reserved. To Read Poems in sequence: 1) Qwion Bach, 2) Ceridwen Initiates, 3) Before the Influx of Visions, 4) Three Drops from the Cauldron, 5) The World Rushed in (The Awen), 6) The Chase Across time (Part 1), 7) The Chase Across Time (Part 2), 8) Tending the Grove and 9) Would you like to read about the poem's background in legends and myths? If so, go to the Hanes Taliesin. Image, John William Waterhouse, The Magic Circle, 1886. Image is in the common domain.
Gwion Bach - The Taliesin-Ceridwen Sequence

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Reviewed by Robert Whitford

Reviewed on September 20, 2014

Magical cauldrons being one of the chief magical tools in ancient welsh mythology, the training of a wizard would be appropriate. I am somewhat familiar with Taliesin in the mythology, but not with this particular tale. I look forward to a great retelling here Ian. Bob

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on August 26, 2014

An eerie tale and one that I lack understanding enough to interpret. Left me wondering about a boy left for a year and a day to fend for himself in the wilderness. But it may be more symbolic than real.

Ron

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