KRISTOFFER HUGHES (Isle of Anglesey, Wales) is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order, a Mount Haemus Scholar, and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He is a teacher, writer, workshop leader, and guest speaker at Pagan conferences, camps, and festivals throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America. Kristoffer has also contributed to Welsh and English television and radio. He s the author of four books and the creator of the Celtic Tarot. www.AngleseyDruidOrder.co.uk
As a first language Welsh speaker, Hughes's intimacy with this original, Middle Welsh source material has enabled him to speak with authenticity and authority about a Goddess who has been both misunderstood and misrepresented for a millennium.-Liz Riley Jones, author of the Hiraeth Trilogy A thrilling and deep immersion into the mysteries of Ceridwen and the Bardic tradition that has the power to transform the reader with its inspiration and its scholarship.-Philip Carr-Gomm, author of Druid Mysteries By offering so much of his personal experience, research and knowledge, Kristoffer opens a doorway to that sacred place where the worlds of humankind and deep mystery meet.-Lisa & Anton Stewart, authors of Simply Wicca This book will help you to discover a sacred relationship with the keeper of the cauldron, a story as relevant to us today as it was in the past.-Adrienne Piggott, lead singer of Spiral Dance An extraordinary, breath-taking experience channelling Cerridwen's solicitous energy-a journey for the mind and soul.-Caryl Bryn, award-winning author of Hwn ydy'r Llais, tybad? Kristoffer brings Cerridwen into the present where she touches not only the world around her, but also those who reach out to her.-Jean (Drum) Pagano, Archdruid ADF While taking care to present the historical sources, Kristoffer Hughes has also conveyed his own deep insight into this ancient, yet perpetually new, mythology. Read it, learn from it, and enjoy it.-Dr. Gwilym Morus-Baird, Celtic scholar Kristoffer has given us all the elements we need in order to enter into a meaningful relationship with Cerridwen, inviting the Awen which that relationship brings.-Tiffany Lazic, author of The Great Work As a first-language Welsh speaker, a native of Anglesey and a practicing druid with over twenty years of involvement with Taliesinic mysteries, Hughes offers a unique perspective and a vision that is simultaneously profound and accessible.-Will Parker, author of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi Hughes retrieves gems of wisdom to form a well-researched portrait of Cerridwen and one that is rich in mythology, language, and landscape. What is offered here is a sophisticated exploration of Cerridwen that seamlessly bridges the gap between scholarly inquiry and experiential gnosis.-Olivia Church, author of Isis: Great of Magic This is the book Cerridwen devotees have been waiting for. ... If you want to meet Cerridwen, drink from her cauldron, and be inspired by the Awen, this is the book for you.-John Beckett, author of The Path of Paganism Kristoffer Hughes dives deep, both into the academic and the mystical aspects of Cerridwen. ... We begin to learn how to traverse the language of the ancient bards in order to explore at a deeper level some of the original heartland of British myth and magical practice.-Cerri Lee, Pagan artist Magic lies within this book. With every page you will walk in the footsteps of the Bards who knew Her, and know Her still. Then, seated before the great Cauldron, you will meet with Cerridwen Herself-Muse, Goddess, Keeper of the Cauldron, Inspirer of Bards and Mother of Awen.-Damh the Bard, Pagan musician and Pendragon of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.