Merlin
Merlin is the Welsh prophet and enchanter who advises kings, raises and is undone by Nimue, and ends in a cave or a tower out of time. He is the old way's last counsellor, and his story is what happens to wisdom that belongs to the trees rather than the court.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mercury
Offerings
- Offerings
- IncenseHoneyFlowersWritten words
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- MyrddinMerlin AmbrosiusThe Enchanter
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The EnchanterThe ProphetKeeper of the Prophecy
- Symbols
- FeatherWind
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneWild propheticAddressMerlinThe EnchanterThe ProphetRelationshipThe counsellor who lives in the wood and tells the truth anywayWarningHe is taken by a woman he taught and that is the storyResonanceCounsellors those who have retreated into the wild
- Modern Practice
Merlin is called on for prophecy, for counsel given truthfully, and by those who have left the world to keep their sight. His practice is the wood, the cave and the written prophecy.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- ProphecyEnchantmentThe wildCounselShapeshiftingThe old wayThe cave
- Mythology Summary
Merlin is the Welsh prophet and enchanter who advises kings, raises and is undone by Nimue, and ends in a cave or a tower out of time. He is the old way's last counsellor, and his story is what happens to wisdom that belongs to the trees rather than the court.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsYellowWhitePale blueScentsLavenderFennelFrankincenseMetalsQuicksilverTinAnimalsSerpentSwallowFox
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