2005-09-09 - 6:57 PM

the goddess boann can give gifts of poetic inspiration and powerful spiritual insight. the essence of boann is present in all rivers and some consider the best place to pray to her a riverbank.

boann is one of the most powerful and most chronicled goddesses of the celtic tradition. it was boann who first released the waters of poetry and the salmon of wisdom into the world. during the deed she was overwhelmed by the waters of segais (the otherworldly well). She injured her eye, her hand and her foot.
poets long for her kiss, and all poetry finds its ultimate source in boann.

the waters from the well of segals created the river boyne in Ireland, on whose banks sit the mighty mounds of bru na boinne, cnogba,and dubgad where some of the gods were said to live. boann herself was said to have lived in the bru na boinne with her husbands lkmar, and later the dagda himself.

boann is the mother of aenghus mac og or aenghus "son of youth" "son of the dagda" who was born during the course of one day. nine months all in one day.

boann can be a great ally for poetic composition and many other forms of artistic expression, invoking or singing boanns name while sitting next to a river or stream can be a very powerful and inspiring experience. clear the mind , open the soul, and listen to the music of boann playing from the waters. you will always go away a new person.

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