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Three Drops From the Cauldron
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This is Poem 4 in the Taliesin-Ceridwen sequence, which is based upon the old Welsh story as found in early versions of the Mabinogion and elsewhere. In this piece young Gwion Bach receives his calling as a poet.


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This is Poem 4 in the sequence (an experiment in mythic reimagining) which began with the poem 'Gwion Bach'. 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)

 

 

 


Three Drops From the Cauldron - poem 4 Taliesin-Ceridwen sequence

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Reviewed by Robert Whitford
Reviewed on September 20, 2014
Skin absorption of an already heavily hallucinagenic compound. Visions are the fuel for the visionary. Most traditions of magic have their hallucinatory compounds. Magic is found in many cultures and magic goes along with visions. This gets better and better Ian. Bob

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on September 13, 2014

well done

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 13, 2014
An incident that portends much greater calamity than spilt potion.

Ron


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