ApplesWhite flowersHoneySweet musicPoems of loveTime kept at a river source
Invocation Approach
Tone
Young and hopeful
Address
AengusÓengus ÓgYoung Son
Relationship
The lover who comes in a dream
Warning
He offers desire and does not manage its consequences
Resonance
Lovers poets dreamers those seeking a sign
Symbols
SwanFour white birdsBru na boinneRiver boyne
Mythology Summary
Aengus is the son of the Dagda and Boann, conceived and born within one lengthened day and fostered by Midir at Brí Léith; he wins Brú na Bóinne from his father by asking for it as a day's and a night's dwelling. Aislinge Óenguso, 'The Dream of Aengus', tells of his love for Caer Ibormeith, whom he finds as a swan and joins as a swan. He is Mac ind Óc, 'the young son', the persuasive and beautiful figure of the Mythological Cycle.
Modern Practice
Called on for love, for dream-work, and for the courage to follow a desire that has been shown rather than argued. Beltane and the Boyne at Newgrange are the usual anchors, and the practice is attention to dreams and honesty about what one wants.