The
Birth of Cywarch merch Dalon
And
it came to pass that Dalon ap Landu and Sequoia became not
just friends but lovers as well. Such was the lust they
had for each other that it is said they ran through the
entire Kama Sutra in a day, and that their lovemaking was
heard in the trees named for the Dryad for days on end,
prompting Fae and Human alike to hide their virgins in caves
(some of whom experienced great adventures - but thats another
story for another time).
Gods,
it would seem, need not come up for air, nor food, nor rest.
But
all good things do come to an end. Dalons condom broke.
At
first the two gave this no notice, happily carrying on and
on and on and on.......
Then
Sequoia said, "My breasts seem bigger, and their kind
of sore too."
Dalon exclaimed, "Your breasts aren't the only thing
-- you're getting fat - but how can this be? Neither of
us has eaten for months! Look at me! I'm practically skin
and bones!"
And
indeed, Sequoia seemed to be getting bigger even as they
spoke.
"It
must be," said Sequoia, "That I am with child
- YOUR child!"
"If
so," mused Dalon, "Than this child shall be a
God!"
It
was a few days prior to the great feast of Lugh, in the
year we now call BGR 01, that Sequoia and Dalon discovered
their condition. The child grew daily, much faster than
human or beast or Fae. Only in Science Fiction have you
seen such speedy gestation.
Now
it did come to pass, that on the great feast of Mabon, on
the Equinox of Autumn, the Druids gathered in the great
forest of the Redwoods, to celebrate their communion with
Dalon, and there was much feasting, and partying, and there
was much rejoicing. The Archdruid had just begun the rite
of the waters of life..........
Now,
Dalon and Sequoia were in attendance at this gathering,
yea, even at the very ritual we speak of, and lo, she was
great with child. At the same moment, the very moment, that
the Server was getting ready to pour the waters of life
into the chalice, it was at this moment, that Sequoia' s
water broke. Some say, and it may be true, that she grabbed
for a vessel to catch her waters and came upon the chalice
on the Druids altar, and so it was Sequoias birthing waters
that the Archdruid consecrated, and that the Druids partook
of that night. All this may very well be, for the Server
noticed that the chalice was already full, and so presented
it to the Archdruid not giving this another thought.
Within
the hour the time came. The Goddess gave birth to a Goddess.
Her skin was light green, like the spring foilage, and she
had a purpleish hue round about her. Most striking, she
came forth from the womb with a full head of shocking red
hair, and as is usual with newborns, she was very sticky.
Her
very presence affected everyone around her in the most peculiar
way. People were suddenly happier, giddier, very relaxed,
even mello and, in about an hour, hungry, some crying out.
"Where's the feast!"
Dalon
was ecstatic, he had never fancied himself a father, yet
here amongst the Druids, was his new born daughter. And
Sequoia said, "See how green she is! And the red hair!"
! Let us name her Cywarch."
And
so it was that during the festival of Mabon, at the Autumnal
Equinox, after the Solar Eclipse, and the new year of the
Hebrews 5767, and before that of the old Reform 45, there
was born a Goddess, the daughter of Sequoia and Dalon ap
Landu. She was called Cywarch merch Dalon, and her parents
rejoiced with the Druids.
And
Dalon said, "Today is the birthday of my child, and
the birth of a new epoch of Druidism. I proclaim therefore
that Reformed Druidism shall now spread throughout the Earth,
and it shall be spread upon my daughters wings, as she shall
be the patron of the Gaian Druids, and she shall guide and
nurture the Gaian Reform. And the Druids shall gather each
year at this time, in forests and Groves across great Gaia,
and celebrate this, the feast of Cywarch."
And
so was born unto the Earth, the Reformed Druids of Gaia.
