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The Tylwyth Teg Files: Other Examples
Miscellaneous Citations
Background
These are a variety of miscellaneous examples from various sites and sources online. The YTT URLs are current as of 20 Aug 2001. Only representative quotes are cited, but each of these pages has been archived for further study.
The Examples
Here they are, with likely more to come....The Alexandrian BOS
The Original - http://www.omphalos.net/bosh/thelaws.html1. The Law was made and ordained of old.
2. Law was made for the Wicca, to advise and help in their troubles.
3. The Wicca should give due worship to the gods and obey their will, which they ordain, for it was made for the good of Wicca as the worship of the Wicca is good for the gods. For the gods love the brethren of Wicca.
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/WORD/WORDCH08.html
THE LAWS OF THE CYMRYThese Cymry laws have appeared in several versions. Some are as valid today as a hundred years ago. Others, we use as a guide.
1. The law was created and ordained of old by the gods.
2. The law was created for the Cymry to advise and help them in times of troubles and in their daily lives.
3. The Cymry must give due worship to the gods and obey their will, which is ordained. The worship of the gods is needed to strengthen their power. As the worship of the Gods is good for the Cymry, so it is good for the gods to give their power to the Cymry, for the gods love the Cymry.
Earthshamans' Herbology Lesson
The Original - http://members.tripod.com/earthshamans/lesson12.htmHistorically, plants have been the primary source of medicine for people of every culture. Healing plants were mentioned in the Bible, and in other historical literature. Plants that were used as medicines were referred to as herbs over 4000 years ago by European and the Mediterranean cultures, hence the word herb, being a derivation of herbe and the Latin word, herba.
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/herbology.html
Historically, plants have been the primary source of medicine for people of every culture. Healing plants were mentioned in the Bible, and in other historical literature. Plants that were used as medicines were referred to as herbs over 4000 years ago by European and the Mediterranean cultures, hence the word herb, being a derivation of herbe and the Latin word, herba.
Phil Hansford's Magick 101 Course, Copyright 1986
The Original - http://www.omphalos.net/files/magick/MAGICK06.TXTA psychic who can see the aura is supposed to be able to determine that persons emotional state. Thus psychic frauds can have a marvelous time with auras. One deluded psychic taught a class I attended in which he performed instant psychoanalysis on the basis of the supposed aura. It was obvious that he was actually observing after images from the students clothes!
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/WORD/WORDCH06.html
A psychic who can see the aura is supposed to be able to determine that persons emotional state. Thus psychic frauds can have a marvelous time with auras.One deluded psychic taught a class I attended in which he performed instant psychoanalysis on the basis of the supposed aura. It was obvious that he was actually observing after images from the students clothes! "
Britannia.com's "The Sacred Places of Wales"
The Original - http://www.britannia.com/wales/sacred/sac12.htmlThe ambition of King Edward was to unite the whole of the island of Britain under his kingship, and this meant he had ultimately to conquer Wales and Scotland. Prince Llewelyn had somehow manage to form a unified Wales under his leadership, but faced formidable problems in holding together all the quarrelsome parts of his kingdom. This mean that Edward's task was much easier than perhaps expected, considering the early defeats that the Welsh armies inflicted upon the invading English, not used to fighting in mountainous terrain. There was much resistance to Llewelyn's authority among many of the minor Welsh princes (forever quarreling among themselves) as well as from the semi-independent lords of the Marches.
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/tylluan.html (near bottom)
The ambition of King Edward was to unite the whole of the island of Britain under his kingship and this meant he had ultimately to conquer Wales and Scotland. Llewelyn's own formidable problems made the task a much easier one than was perhaps expected, considering the early defeats that the Welsh armies inflicted upon the invading English, not used to fighting in mountainous terrain. Resistance to Llewelyn's authority also surfaced among many of the minor Welsh princes as well as on the Marches.
WITCHES' ESBAT by Robert Cochrane/Roy Bowers, Copyright 1964, 1965
The Original - http://1734.net/magick/news/free/stores/reading_room/1734/witches_esbat.html or http://www.metista.com/1734/witchesesbat.htmlIT IS COLD, the damp grass steaming mist upwards to the moon as we walk across the fields to the caves. Across the hills, somewhere towards the west, a dog fox barks defiance at we intruders of the night world. In the silent world of Hecate, a billion insects spin their small webs of destiny. We feel like invaders from a more brilliant age, treading carefully, threading our way in silence past the still hedge rows. The cauldron in Peter's haversack rings faintly as one of the knives strike against it. He stops and shifts the weight slightly, then points upwards towards the looming hill. The wind clatters a few leaves upon the trees as we begin the ascent to the caves.
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/tylluan.html (bottom of the page)
A DYNION MWYN FULL MOON RITUALIt was cold and damp. A foggy Mist spiraled around our bodies as we moved swiftly across the field toward cave. Somewhere towards the west, a dog barked defiantly as we intruded into his world. In this silent world of Cerridwen, a million insects crawled over the grass and hedges and we felt like invaders as we quietly threaded our way through this noisey world of chirps and chitters. The cauldron in Jacobs' haversack rang faintly as one of the Athames struck against the side. He stopped and shifted the weight slightly, then pointed upwards along a path that wound towards the looming hill. The wind scattered a few leaves from the trees as we begin the climb to the cave.
Ye Olde DragonQuest Page, Article by Andrew South
The Original - http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Portal/7471/DQ/rmsu/dqfey.htmlTHE COLLEGE OF FEY MAGICSThe College of Fey Magics is the wild form of magic practised by beings that dwell in places where magical forces are concentrated. Known collectively to humans as "fairies" or "faerie folk", these creatures include brownies, dryads, elves, fossergrims, leprechauns, nixies, nymphs, pixies, satyrs and sylphs. These beings tend to be highly reclusive, and typically have little truck with mankind and other such races. Many of the Faerie Folk are merely shy, but others seem to actively dislike humans, and will go out of their way to make their lives miserable. This gulf between the Faerie Folk and humankind means that adepts of this College are almost exclusively Faerie Folk. Unless a suitable reason can be found, the GM should ensure that player character membership in this College is limited to the races listed above.
The Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/bos039234/bos09.html
[NOTE: This page was current as of 06 Aug 2001, but has since been moved or removed.]
The following document was collected and prepared by Taliesin enion Vawr Sept 12, 1982 for a workshop describing the fairie folk and their powers.FAERIE MAGICKAL POWERS
Fey Magick is the wild form of magick practised by the Faerie Folk of Y Tylwyth Teg and bestowed upon them by the beings that dwell in places where magical forces are concentrated. Known collectively to humans as "fairies" or "faerie folk", these creatures include brownies, dryads, elves, leprechauns, nixies, nymphs, pixies, satyrs and sylphs. These beings tend to be highly reclusive, and typically have little to do with mankind and other such races. Many of the Faerie Folk are merely shy, but others seem to actively dislike humans, and will go out of their way to make their lives miserable. If one acquires these powers, he or she is doubly blessed, once by Dynion Mwyn and once by the Folk.
Robert Gunn's Welsh History Page, 1997-99 RMG
The Original - http://members.aol.com/skyewrites/cymru.htmlThe Cymry or Cymru -- The WelshThe Copy - http://www.tylwythteg.com/dynionmwyn/dynionmwyn23.html
From the desk of -- Skyelander@Scotlandmail.com
The history of early medieval Wales is bedeviled by the lack of contemporary written and pictorial sources. As a result there are long periods of time where we know little or nothing about large areas of Wales.
This problem is compounded by the tendency of some of the earlier modern historians to retrospectively apply evidence from later medieval. Wales e.g. the Laws of Hywel Dda (died 949) which first occur in thirteenth century copies of twelfth century manuscripts. While most historians agree that these laws must contain an element of earlier material, it is difficult to assess the precise amount. It is virtually impossible to tell which laws are twelfth century and which are earlier.
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THE CYMRYThe history of early Wales is bedeviled by the lack of contemporary written and pictorial sources. As a result there are long periods of time where we know little or nothing about large areas of Wales. This problem is compounded by the tendency of some of the earlier modern historians to retrospectively apply evidence from later medieval Wales, which first occur in thirteenth century copies of twelfth century manuscripts.
There was also a tendency among some earlier historians to apply the contemporary evidence from other Celtic nations to the Welsh, wrongly believing that there was a "common" Celtic society sharing the same attitudes and institutions. The Celtic peoples considered themselves to be individual tribes, and not part of some greater "Celtic" nation. The Welsh thought of themselves as Cymry or Britons. The Irish thought of themselves as Gael, etc.
To understand Welsh Witchcraft, it is therefore necessary to understand the heritage and culture of the Welsh prior to the thirteenth century.
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And Last But Not Least
See the sourcecode of this page: http://www.tylwythteg.com/plagerize.html.Here is a bit of commentary by a Faery Gold correspondent:
** As is often the case, I view the source code for YTT web pages. The "PLAGERIZE" page mentioned above contained the following information (in the original coding, the character "<" has been replaced by "[" in the quotation, in order to not confuse HTML mail readers):"[base HREF="http://www.pagan.drak.net/caeravalon/"> [meta name="description" content="A Celtic-based Coven located in Toronto, Canada offering open circles for all the Pagan festivals."> [meta name="keywords" content="Wicca, church, coven, goddess, pagan, Celtic, Eclectic, spirituality, ritual, ministry, Canada, Ontario, Toronto, religion, witchcraft, witch, god, education, spells">"
Now why on earth would a page written by a "legal representative" (who can't spell the word "plagiarize") for a church in Georgia, USA contain source code from a coven in Toronto, Canada? I'll leave that to you to chew on.