I've never told anyone this. Earlier this year I was going through a guided meditation where I was asked to go down into Mother Earth. It was beautiful forest, with plants I've never seen. Some of the trees had blue leaves. And I sat down at one point, and even though there were stones, it was very comfortable, even welcoming. And now, listening to you, I wonder if I was there. Thank you so much! I loved this!
My earliest ancestor on record came from Wales in the 1700s though most of my family names Ireland as our origin. I discovered your channel just today and I'm so grateful for your discussions about Welsh mythology and folklore. I can't wait to learn more!
We have Welsh stretching back to around 1700s (at least what we can find in the records), but our Irish line goes back super far! Thank you so much for your kind words- so happy the channel resonates with you 🙏🏼
Thank you for making this marvelous video! I really appreciate learning more about Annwfn. It's a name and a realm that has always haunted me and called to my heart and imagination, ever since I was a child. My own theory is that it is a very real place, located in another "loca" or plane of parallel existence and consciousness to our own experiential world. This is not to say that physically embodied people cannot or do not go there at times. I think that gateways or portals exist which may open only at certain times between the worlds, or perhaps they may be traversable if one knows the right form of magic, or is gifted with the visionary acuity to see the subtle world of energy, beyond the normal ken of mortals. I honestly think that there may be many worlds, accessible from different points on our planet, or perhaps there is one main "otherworld" that is a globally available cognate to our own. Native Americans, Africans and especially the Irish, all have rich folklore involving a parallel world, and all of the stories I've learned over the years have an eerie similarity when describing this world, and the methods by which it may be accessed. In our modern time, I'm sure you may be aware, great attention is being given to unexplained human disappearances, and in some of those cases the disappeared persons have returned to our world. They tell of lost time, or time distortion; they tell of suddenly finding themselves in unfamiliar terrain, with no visible pathway back to the place they had been only moments before crossing over. They tell of strange -looking animals and plants, or stranger still- of people unlike ourselves. They tell of people with strange clothing, speaking in strange tongues, and of people much taller or much smaller than most people are in our world. I believe it to be possible that these returnees from the otherworld, even the people who disappear and reappear on other continents, may in fact be experiencing visits to the same place that is known in Wales as Annwfn, and in Ireland as Tir na nOg. Or I could be totally off base, of course. (I also agree completely with your theory about vast subterranean worlds. That too may be the answer... or maybe both are true somehow? Lovely stuff, altogether. Thanks again. Beannachtai ort, agus Slan go foill. --Naomi
This is all very interesting to me I grew up in Wales and am thinking of moving back I feel like it’s my cynefin and I’m following the path to where it leads…
Not far from the shores of Llyn Brenig, a huge and breathtaking Ash tree grows from an ancient stone wall. The roots of the tree took the wall and encaged it, and over hundreds of years the stones have moved and eroded and been forced apart. You can look right through the cage of roots onto the misty hillside beyond. You could crawl through it with a little effort. But I wouldn’t dare to do that, because it feels like if you pass through that place then you might end up… elsewhere.
TIL, W is a vowel in Welsh, and Y might be one too. Welsh spelling has been doing my head in since I first saw it. I'm not from the UK, so I had no introduction to the language growing up. That's my excuse. I liked the video. Thank you. Subbed.
@@Pushing_Pixels I'm from Wales and my parents are Welsh, but we come from an area where isn't widely spoken or taught unfortunately, so I'm learning it all as an adult instead of as a child 😮💨
I don't really have a theory of what Annwfn really is, but I had never even heard of Annwfn until I saw this video, and immediately it hit me that this fits with the lore of a story I've been working on recently. It is a fan-fiction, Power Rangers, but it is a whole new team that gets their powers from the creatures of the Chinese Zodiac (dragon, tiger, horse, hare, rat, dog, monkey, snake, ox, ram, boar, and rooster; yes, there will be 12 Ranger total), but these creatures are "spirit beings" that give them a fraction of their own magical powers, and the Rangers fight against an evil demonic sorcerer with an army of demons and undead. The thing is, the 12 Zodiac creatures and the demons they fight are all spirit beings that come from the Spirit Realm, which is meant to be a magical, parallel dimension to our own, where souls go when they die, but is also inhabited by these spirit beings, and the realm itself looks very much like the Mortal Realm, and regions of the Spirit Realm correspond to regions of the Mortal Realm (for example, the region corresponding to Asia looks very much like Asia in terms of geography and the cities look like those of Asia several hundred years ago), and it is implied in the story that many of the myths and legends about supernatural creatures and people is from the mortals trying to explain and interpret what they saw when they had encounters with these spirit beings or somehow traveled to the Spirit Realm, as there are hidden portals between the realms. I plan on having the Rangers not only fight against demons, but also meet and interact with other spirits, even famous creatures and people of various mythologies from around the world, and also make several visits to the Spirit Realm in different parts of the world; so the whole story, which is turning out to be a very long and complex one, is just a chance for me to express my love of Power Rangers as well as incorporate my knowledge and love of all kinds of mythologies. So, I think I will incorporate the legend of Annwfn as being how mortals many centuries ago in the region that became Wales interpreted the Spirit Realm and the spirits they encountered, and be the name that that region of the Spirit Realm is referred to. So thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it and it has proven most helpful and inspiring. 😁
@@LordOwenLongstrider I used to LOVE Power Rangers as a kid! I watched it almost religiously for years 😂 thank you for sharing some of your lore, I love to hear it and it's lovely to see you've been inspired by Annwfn
@@the_liminalwitch Awesome! 😁 Yeah, every-so-often I'll do a little research into various mythologies from around the world, mostly watching videos similar to yours, to find new things to incorporate into the story, mainly creatures that the Rangers could encounter, and notable figures of legend that they encounter, as friend or foe. Right now it is mostly just world building, so I can make sure the lore is consistent, but I am almost done with the first portion of the story, which I'm planning to finish, edit, and then post online for others to read, sometime next year, before moving onto the next portion. 😁
I truly feel that Annwfn was likely a term to describe many things, all at the same time. For example, Annwfn being a term to describe the soul journeying into the inner parallel realms in which non-mortal spirits reside. This both encompasses journeying through the self into another world. Whether we choose to go to other spirit realms or we're innitiated by spirit, or unintentionally taken there. I have experienced both, but haven't experienced any physical beings or buildings so I can't touch on that.
I agree- I think it's a term to describe many things all at the same time too 🙏🏼 I had one physical experience in 2021 (I think 😂) that ended up meeting a forest spirit- but still to this day mulling over that whole thing
This vid was awesome!!! Thank you. I've watched your friends channel and she is lovely as well as you. I've just started my journey with Cerwidwen and Cernunnos, so far it's been interesting because I've wanted to connect with what I like to term as The Wild Father and The Wild Mother and they were who showed up. I am very interested in seeing the unfolding of your channel as well as her channel you both seem to have a great deal to offer. Many blessings and I hope you have a good day.
Me and my friend have known each other in real life for practically a decade now! Been on similar paths for a long time, which is nice 🙏🏼 so grateful you've resonated with both our channels- we are both on Instagram too!
Of course I know. I was doing camping in the north of France, spending days alone in the wilderness near the coast. If you can meditate you may "see" and "hear" a lot of little folk and strange creatures. Then as you open up some may come to your dreams and further guide you. Annwn is a name for antoher frequency of what we call reality, like variations between the notes in the partition.
@@Richard-p9x I think there's deffo some parallels that can be drawn- I honestly think it depends on how you look at it! This is one of the things that makes Annwfn so interesting and mysterious. Though it is classically like a 'fantasy world', so many people have various interpretations of it that really reflects their own subconscious and way of thinking
Do you have any recommendations for books that you have personally read or have been told of that were good about goddess Cerwidwen? Also do you know of any good books that are specifically about the place that your vid is about?
Honestly the BEST book about Cerridwen specifically would be Cerridwen by Kirstoffer Hughes in my opinion. The whole book is about her 🙏🏼 Another book that will help you understand Annwfn better would be Welsh Witchcraft by Mhara Starling. She is a Welsh witch who grew up in North Wales on Ynys Môn where and she grew up with the tales of the Mabinogi- she's an amazing source for Welsh Folklore from a more experienced mind!
If you want to break down the oldest accounts rationally, Annwfn is depicted as a parallel universe where the laws of physics are different, and no entropy exists. Every bulding is described as always looking freshly made and entire fortresses can shift between realities, so it's def not a state of mind or a distant place. Yes, it is referred to as "underground" but it has a sky and ancient rituals show us they saw it as a literal world orientated upside down below us. In other words, it is close but different.
Oh yeah of course, this would be the rational way of looking at it and I think this holds a lot of value when it comes to exploring Annwfn- but I do think we should all take some time out to research & digest it for ourselves and see what it brings to the surface within our own hearts and minds too, mixed in with the traditional accounts
@@the_liminalwitch Indeed, I am just very keen to get as much from the original sources as possible. Personal interpretations are fine, but some modern academic or popular interpretations do seem a bit dubious.
@@edwardlecore141 of course, I understand that 🙏🏼 there definitely needs to be healthy discernment in what we are discussing and sharing, this is why I make sure to just mention 'its just a theory' if I wander off topic a bit haha, but I think there's a balance between imagination and actual accounts and personal experience yano? But deffo agree with you 🙏🏼
@@Raven74947 I'm very familiar with Missing 411! I wouldn't say Annwfn is connected to Missing 411- that's more centered around National Parks. I could see a theory being strung together like that, but Annwfn is very exclusively a land tied to Wales, not anywhere else in the world
@@the_liminalwitch it's more than just national parks. But, why did they choose those locations for national parks? Why do most people in those books disappear near a body of water? Or in an ancient forest?
@@Raven74947 oh don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to this theory, would just like to hear more. There's a few theories I enjoy as to why the national parks exist!
@@R4t10n4L even lots of us in Wales can't pronounce it. It's a real shame that out language and culture has been so badly effected by colonization honestly 😔 but we should always encourage others and our fellow countryman who struggle with the language! I am Welsh but so bad at speaking Welsh, but still I try 😂
After eight years in Denbighshire it has become less intimidating to pronounce place names and personal names. Welsh language feels like an extension of the places, like the perfect sounds have been laid on the streams and stones and the people of the place have gifted us with them. I suppose this is a feature of ancientness.
Not far from the shores of Llyn Brenig, a huge and breathtaking Ash tree grows from an ancient stone wall. The roots of the tree took the wall and encaged it, and over hundreds of years the stones have moved and eroded and been forced apart. You can look right through the cage of roots onto the misty hillside beyond. You could crawl through it with a little effort. But I wouldn’t dare to do that, because it feels like if you pass through that place then you might end up… elsewhere.
I've never told anyone this. Earlier this year I was going through a guided meditation where I was asked to go down into Mother Earth. It was beautiful forest, with plants I've never seen. Some of the trees had blue leaves. And I sat down at one point, and even though there were stones, it was very comfortable, even welcoming. And now, listening to you, I wonder if I was there. Thank you so much! I loved this!
This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
Thanks for referring to my channel! This mythology is making a comeback and I'm glad to be a part of it 🧙🏼♀️
Mmmm 100% 🙏🏼 excited to see where the mythology is in terms of the collective consciousness in the next few years
@@the_liminalwitchI just found your channel and now I see you know Jung too! Definitely subscribing now. Thank you for the content
@@Stormymaya thank you so much for being here!
My earliest ancestor on record came from Wales in the 1700s though most of my family names Ireland as our origin. I discovered your channel just today and I'm so grateful for your discussions about Welsh mythology and folklore. I can't wait to learn more!
We have Welsh stretching back to around 1700s (at least what we can find in the records), but our Irish line goes back super far! Thank you so much for your kind words- so happy the channel resonates with you 🙏🏼
Beautiful video, thank you for sharing.
@@The_Wild_Witch thank you so much for watching
Thank you for making this marvelous video! I really appreciate learning more about Annwfn. It's a name and a realm that has always haunted me and called to my heart and imagination, ever since I was a child.
My own theory is that it is a very real place, located in another "loca" or plane of parallel existence and consciousness to our own experiential world. This is not to say that physically embodied people cannot or do not go there at times. I think that gateways or portals exist which may open only at certain times between the worlds, or perhaps they may be traversable if one knows the right form of magic, or is gifted with the visionary acuity to see the subtle world of energy, beyond the normal ken of mortals.
I honestly think that there may be many worlds, accessible from different points on our planet, or perhaps there is one main "otherworld" that is a globally available cognate to our own. Native Americans, Africans and especially the Irish, all have rich folklore involving a parallel world, and all of the stories I've learned over the years have an eerie similarity when describing this world, and the methods by which it may be accessed.
In our modern time, I'm sure you may be aware, great attention is being given to unexplained human disappearances, and in some of those cases the disappeared persons have returned to our world. They tell of lost time, or time distortion; they tell of suddenly finding themselves in unfamiliar terrain, with no visible pathway back to the place they had been only moments before crossing over. They tell of strange -looking animals and plants, or stranger still- of people unlike ourselves. They tell of people with strange clothing, speaking in strange tongues, and of people much taller or much smaller than most people are in our world.
I believe it to be possible that these returnees from the otherworld, even the people who disappear and reappear on other continents, may in fact be experiencing visits to the same place that is known in Wales as Annwfn, and in Ireland as Tir na nOg. Or I could be totally off base, of course. (I also agree completely with your theory about vast subterranean worlds. That too may be the answer... or maybe both are true somehow?
Lovely stuff, altogether. Thanks again. Beannachtai ort, agus Slan go foill. --Naomi
I became aware of Annwn / Annwyn /Annwfn through the 2005 film "The Dark" starring Sean Bean. Definitely worth a watch. Real hidden gem of a film.
@@RunninWithScissors this film has been on my list for quite a while now!
This is all very interesting to me I grew up in Wales and am thinking of moving back I feel like it’s my cynefin and I’m following the path to where it leads…
Not far from the shores of Llyn Brenig, a huge and breathtaking Ash tree grows from an ancient stone wall. The roots of the tree took the wall and encaged it, and over hundreds of years the stones have moved and eroded and been forced apart. You can look right through the cage of roots onto the misty hillside beyond. You could crawl through it with a little effort. But I wouldn’t dare to do that, because it feels like if you pass through that place then you might end up… elsewhere.
How beautiful 🙏🏼 this definitely sounds like a portal to me!
TIL, W is a vowel in Welsh, and Y might be one too. Welsh spelling has been doing my head in since I first saw it. I'm not from the UK, so I had no introduction to the language growing up. That's my excuse.
I liked the video. Thank you. Subbed.
@@Pushing_Pixels I'm from Wales and my parents are Welsh, but we come from an area where isn't widely spoken or taught unfortunately, so I'm learning it all as an adult instead of as a child 😮💨
I don't really have a theory of what Annwfn really is, but I had never even heard of Annwfn until I saw this video, and immediately it hit me that this fits with the lore of a story I've been working on recently. It is a fan-fiction, Power Rangers, but it is a whole new team that gets their powers from the creatures of the Chinese Zodiac (dragon, tiger, horse, hare, rat, dog, monkey, snake, ox, ram, boar, and rooster; yes, there will be 12 Ranger total), but these creatures are "spirit beings" that give them a fraction of their own magical powers, and the Rangers fight against an evil demonic sorcerer with an army of demons and undead. The thing is, the 12 Zodiac creatures and the demons they fight are all spirit beings that come from the Spirit Realm, which is meant to be a magical, parallel dimension to our own, where souls go when they die, but is also inhabited by these spirit beings, and the realm itself looks very much like the Mortal Realm, and regions of the Spirit Realm correspond to regions of the Mortal Realm (for example, the region corresponding to Asia looks very much like Asia in terms of geography and the cities look like those of Asia several hundred years ago), and it is implied in the story that many of the myths and legends about supernatural creatures and people is from the mortals trying to explain and interpret what they saw when they had encounters with these spirit beings or somehow traveled to the Spirit Realm, as there are hidden portals between the realms. I plan on having the Rangers not only fight against demons, but also meet and interact with other spirits, even famous creatures and people of various mythologies from around the world, and also make several visits to the Spirit Realm in different parts of the world; so the whole story, which is turning out to be a very long and complex one, is just a chance for me to express my love of Power Rangers as well as incorporate my knowledge and love of all kinds of mythologies. So, I think I will incorporate the legend of Annwfn as being how mortals many centuries ago in the region that became Wales interpreted the Spirit Realm and the spirits they encountered, and be the name that that region of the Spirit Realm is referred to. So thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it and it has proven most helpful and inspiring. 😁
@@LordOwenLongstrider I used to LOVE Power Rangers as a kid! I watched it almost religiously for years 😂 thank you for sharing some of your lore, I love to hear it and it's lovely to see you've been inspired by Annwfn
@@the_liminalwitch Awesome! 😁 Yeah, every-so-often I'll do a little research into various mythologies from around the world, mostly watching videos similar to yours, to find new things to incorporate into the story, mainly creatures that the Rangers could encounter, and notable figures of legend that they encounter, as friend or foe. Right now it is mostly just world building, so I can make sure the lore is consistent, but I am almost done with the first portion of the story, which I'm planning to finish, edit, and then post online for others to read, sometime next year, before moving onto the next portion. 😁
Great content. Subbed.
@@dejahdanger appreciate this, thank you
I truly feel that Annwfn was likely a term to describe many things, all at the same time.
For example, Annwfn being a term to describe the soul journeying into the inner parallel realms in which non-mortal spirits reside. This both encompasses journeying through the self into another world.
Whether we choose to go to other spirit realms or we're innitiated by spirit, or unintentionally taken there.
I have experienced both, but haven't experienced any physical beings or buildings so I can't touch on that.
I agree- I think it's a term to describe many things all at the same time too 🙏🏼 I had one physical experience in 2021 (I think 😂) that ended up meeting a forest spirit- but still to this day mulling over that whole thing
This vid was awesome!!!
Thank you.
I've watched your friends channel and she is lovely as well as you.
I've just started my journey with Cerwidwen and Cernunnos, so far it's been interesting because I've wanted to connect with what I like to term as The Wild Father and The Wild Mother and they were who showed up.
I am very interested in seeing the unfolding of your channel as well as her channel you both seem to have a great deal to offer.
Many blessings and I hope you have a good day.
Me and my friend have known each other in real life for practically a decade now! Been on similar paths for a long time, which is nice 🙏🏼 so grateful you've resonated with both our channels- we are both on Instagram too!
Of course I know. I was doing camping in the north of France, spending days alone in the wilderness near the coast. If you can meditate you may "see" and "hear" a lot of little folk and strange creatures. Then as you open up some may come to your dreams and further guide you. Annwn is a name for antoher frequency of what we call reality, like variations between the notes in the partition.
@@FrenchBasicsStream mmm this is deffo another way to see it. I love all the interpretations people have for it
@@the_liminalwitch
Is this the same as DMT space?
@@Richard-p9x I think there's deffo some parallels that can be drawn- I honestly think it depends on how you look at it! This is one of the things that makes Annwfn so interesting and mysterious. Though it is classically like a 'fantasy world', so many people have various interpretations of it that really reflects their own subconscious and way of thinking
Do you have any recommendations for books that you have personally read or have been told of that were good about goddess Cerwidwen?
Also do you know of any good books that are specifically about the place that your vid is about?
Honestly the BEST book about Cerridwen specifically would be Cerridwen by Kirstoffer Hughes in my opinion. The whole book is about her 🙏🏼
Another book that will help you understand Annwfn better would be Welsh Witchcraft by Mhara Starling. She is a Welsh witch who grew up in North Wales on Ynys Môn where and she grew up with the tales of the Mabinogi- she's an amazing source for Welsh Folklore from a more experienced mind!
@@the_liminalwitch yep I watch her too!! Thank you for the recommendations.
Many Blessings
This is similar to Aboriginal Australian Dreamtime. A realm of the Gods with passages from our realm.
If you want to break down the oldest accounts rationally, Annwfn is depicted as a parallel universe where the laws of physics are different, and no entropy exists. Every bulding is described as always looking freshly made and entire fortresses can shift between realities, so it's def not a state of mind or a distant place. Yes, it is referred to as "underground" but it has a sky and ancient rituals show us they saw it as a literal world orientated upside down below us. In other words, it is close but different.
Oh yeah of course, this would be the rational way of looking at it and I think this holds a lot of value when it comes to exploring Annwfn- but I do think we should all take some time out to research & digest it for ourselves and see what it brings to the surface within our own hearts and minds too, mixed in with the traditional accounts
@@the_liminalwitch Indeed, I am just very keen to get as much from the original sources as possible. Personal interpretations are fine, but some modern academic or popular interpretations do seem a bit dubious.
@@edwardlecore141 of course, I understand that 🙏🏼 there definitely needs to be healthy discernment in what we are discussing and sharing, this is why I make sure to just mention 'its just a theory' if I wander off topic a bit haha, but I think there's a balance between imagination and actual accounts and personal experience yano? But deffo agree with you 🙏🏼
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What you speak of is a place. It has many names. It is not safe for humans.
Ever heard of the Missing 411 books? If not, check it out.
@@Raven74947 I'm very familiar with Missing 411! I wouldn't say Annwfn is connected to Missing 411- that's more centered around National Parks. I could see a theory being strung together like that, but Annwfn is very exclusively a land tied to Wales, not anywhere else in the world
@@the_liminalwitch it's more than just national parks. But, why did they choose those locations for national parks? Why do most people in those books disappear near a body of water? Or in an ancient forest?
@@Raven74947 oh don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to this theory, would just like to hear more. There's a few theories I enjoy as to why the national parks exist!
The problem is no one outside Wales knows how to pronounce it
@@R4t10n4L even lots of us in Wales can't pronounce it. It's a real shame that out language and culture has been so badly effected by colonization honestly 😔 but we should always encourage others and our fellow countryman who struggle with the language! I am Welsh but so bad at speaking Welsh, but still I try 😂
Welsh is an intimidating language. It looks like English if the letters were scrambled, and half the vowels were removed.
After eight years in Denbighshire it has become less intimidating to pronounce place names and personal names. Welsh language feels like an extension of the places, like the perfect sounds have been laid on the streams and stones and the people of the place have gifted us with them. I suppose this is a feature of ancientness.
Not far from the shores of Llyn Brenig, a huge and breathtaking Ash tree grows from an ancient stone wall. The roots of the tree took the wall and encaged it, and over hundreds of years the stones have moved and eroded and been forced apart. You can look right through the cage of roots onto the misty hillside beyond. You could crawl through it with a little effort. But I wouldn’t dare to do that, because it feels like if you pass through that place then you might end up… elsewhere.
You look like you could be my cuz
Haha where are you from?
@the_liminalwitch I'm from Jerome idaho USA