{"id":590,"date":"2023-02-19T21:29:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T03:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/?p=590"},"modified":"2023-02-19T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T03:52:27","slug":"the-divine-by-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/the-divine-by-design\/","title":{"rendered":"The Divine by Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"590\" class=\"elementor elementor-590\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ed9136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ed9136\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60e5ad5\" data-id=\"60e5ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35f96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e35f96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been working with five of the Welsh Goddesses: Rhiannon, Ceridwen, Branwen, Blodeuwedd, and Arianrhod. One of my primary goals while working with them has been to create a doll for each of them. So far, I\u2019ve got two of them finished. They\u2019re similar in design, because I want to have some continuity between all of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-244f9cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"244f9cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6b7c71\" data-id=\"f6b7c71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8d93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first completed doll is the Horse Goddess Rhiannon. As you can see, she is clothed in gleaming gold, just as she is in her tale. I&#8217;ve given her a sun face. This is for two reasons: (1) among other things, Rhiannon is also a Sun Goddess, and (2) she\u2019s the daughter of Heueyd Hen (Eueyd uab D\u00f4n), who is the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Ogma Grianainech (Sun-Faced or Shining, Radiant Countenance). Atop her golden hair, she wears a bejeweled crown and starry-spangled white bridal veil. We often forget that Rhiannon was a bride, but actually, her getting married is the impetus for her entire story. In her left hand, she holds a horseshoe, prongs pointing downward to pour forth good luck on whatever she does. In her right hand, she holds a sheaf of oats and sunflowers. Around her neck is a garland of roses, just like a winning horse would wear; and in the center of her chest is a red, bejeweled heart, symbolic of the love she shows to everyone. Around her waist is a chatelaine with four gold keys that spell out LOVE, and also with her three blackbirds. Finally, she wears a silver spiral triskelion.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cae53b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cae53b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bd52e1\" data-id=\"9bd52e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6debe0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6debe0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rhiannon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-594\" alt=\"The Goddess Rhiannon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rhiannon.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rhiannon-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Rhiannon Doll.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b04409b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b04409b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ba2f4\" data-id=\"29ba2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd4703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd4703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe second completed doll is the Creatrix Goddess Ceridwen. She is clothed in sparkling black to represent the Nothingness as it was before she birthed the Cosmos and its song of <i>awen<\/i> from her Great Cauldron. As you can see, I\u2019ve given her a dual face. This is the equinoctial balance between day (and the Conscious) and night (and the Unconscious), and thus symbolic of her children Creirwy (Sacred Egg) and Morfr\u00e2n (Sea Crow), respectively. Atop her long black hair with its single white streak, Ceridwen wears a witch\u2019s hat, representing the fact that she\u2019s called a sorceress or a witch. In her left hand, she holds a small cauldron, from which <i>awen<\/i> pours forth in the form of triple sunbeams (gold) and triple moonbeams (purple). In her right hand, she holds a sheaf of grains and flowers. Around her neck is tied her witch\u2019s cape; and in the center of her chest is a lavender, bejeweled heart, symbolic of the mother\u2019s love she shows to her children. Around her waist is a chatelaine with a sow (with which she&#8217;s often associated), a shock of wheat (representing her son Taliesin), and the animals she shapeshifts into in her tale: a hen, an otter, and a greyhound. There will be a hawk charm (the fourth animal), as well, but it hadn\u2019t yet arrived when I took this photo. Finally, she wears a silver spiral.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef8e629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef8e629\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07602d8\" data-id=\"07602d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d64af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12d64af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ceridwen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-623\" alt=\"My Ceridwen Doll.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ceridwen.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ceridwen-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Ceridwen Doll.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47346a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47346a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a05bce6\" data-id=\"a05bce6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fc90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1fc90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019ve been having a great deal of fun crafting my dolls, along with designing an altar for each, as well. Creating a devotional project like this is always a wonderful means of getting to know the Divine and to work closely with them.<\/p>\n\nBlessings!<br\/>\nAPs Rhianwen Bendigaid\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been working with five of the Welsh Goddesses: Rhiannon, Ceridwen, Branwen, Blodeuwedd, and Arianrhod. One of my primary goals while working with them has been to create a doll for each of them. So far, I\u2019ve got two of them finished. 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