As a result of reading an article by William Sayers the other day (from Emania 20 [2006], "Portraits of the Ulster Hero Conall Cernach: A Case for Waardenburg's Syndrome?"), and going from an excellent idea by erynn999, I would like to pose a question and perhaps make a suggestion for the consideration of those who might be interested.

( The Watchman Device...or something else? )

I was reading a book about the Norns, and the author referred to an Irish creation myth where the first man was created from an alder tree and the first woman was created from a rowan tree. As fascinated as I was by this, I have never heard it anywhere else. Can anybody direct me to this myth?

nota bene: I'm posting this here because I was asked to by several people, and because it would be ironic to talk about other people's fear of posting in the community if I'm afraid to say it in public myself.

It seems like my post with the Brighid imagery struck a real chord with people. One of my friends went as far as to call me this afternoon and thank me for addressing the concept of deity yoga in a CR context. The person has been doing work of this sort for a while but, as with so many things in CR, didn't dare mention it in public for fear of being taken to task over it. I don't like the stifling atmosphere that has been created around CR, where people are afraid to say anything that could possibly be construed as "not Celtic" because they know they are going to be hassled over it.

( An orthodoxy of fear has already evolved )