Celtic Dragons
Dragons were quite popular in ancient Celtic lore and, lucky for us, they are now becoming popular in our modern world. So many kids are obsessed with dragons that bookstores are having a hard time keeping shelves stocked with dragon books like the Wings of Fire series.
This is not a fluke. The goddess energy is rising and with it, dragons are coming to the forefront of human consciousness.
Dragons have long been connected with feminine power, fertility and goddesses – from Quan Yin to Tiamat in other cultures to Queen Maeve, Melusine and The Cailleach in the Celtic culture.
The dragon is a potent symbol of fertility in the Celtic world and is strongly connected with the energy field of planet Earth. Legends tell us the first dragons were conceived from the original spark of life on Earth and their energy paths (known as ley lines or dragon lines) still form a web around our planet. In other lore, our entire universe was birthed from a cosmic dragon egg.
Elemental Dragons
Dragons of the four elements and their associations:
- water dragon – emotion and passion
- earth dragon – treasure, power and riches
- air dragon – insight, clarity, thought and imagination
- fire dragon – courage, vitality and enthusiasm
Celtic Goddess of Dragons
Queen Maeve
Queen Maeve is warrior goddess and goddess of the land. She is connected with the dragon energy of Earth’s fertility. Like Brigit (see next section), her power rises in the Spring and fades in the Autumn.
As goddess of the land, she is strongly connected with Sovereignty, which is another name for the goddess of the land. In ancient times, the king had to ritually marry Sovereignty in order to rule his kingdom.
Maeve is known for her great beauty, sexual prowess and for being the greatest of all Irish warriors.
The Cailleach
The Cailleach is known as a powerful crone goddess. She is connected with a dragon called a Beithir in Scottish lore. Like the Cailleach, the Beithir can only be killed by cutting off its head and moving it far away from the body.
The Cailleach, or “Veiled One,” rules over the winds and winter. Though she is mainly known as the goddess of winter and associated with destruction, she is also a creator and patron of animals, especially wolves.
The Cailleach and Brigid (Brigit) are two sides of the same being. They each rule over half the year. On Samhain, or October 31st, the Celtic year ends and winter begins, marking the return of the Cailleach. She transforms into Brigid at Beltane, or May 1st.
Melusine – Serpentine Goddess
Melusine is a dragon goddess in Celtic French lore. She’s guards sacred wells and rivers. As a shape shifter, she can appear as a mermaid, dragon or serpent.
Some claim that she is an ancestral deity of royalty in England, France and Jerusalem.
Prehistory of Dragons
Various cultural legends tell us that our universe was created by a dragon goddess. At first, she was all that existed. Then she created a mate by cloning herself and together they birthed the universe. I suppose we will never know for sure how our universe came about, but I like to think that dragons were a part of it.
What do you think?
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