SilverBread and aleThe first share of a mealActs of fair judgmentCare for the wounded
Invocation Approach
Tone
Kingly and measured
Address
NuadaKing of the Tuatha DéSilver-Handed One
Relationship
The king who lost the crown and was restored
Warning
He will not pretend the wound is not there
Resonance
Leaders those who lost standing those returning from injury
Symbols
Silver handSwordCrownTara
Mythology Summary
In Cath Maige Tuired Nuada loses his hand to Sreng at the First Battle of Mag Tuired, and because an Irish king must be unblemished he cannot rule, so Bres takes the kingship for seven years. Dian Cécht and Creidne make him a silver hand, and Dian Cécht's son Miach later restores a hand of flesh and blood, after which Nuada is reinstated. He is killed by Balor at the Second Battle, and his sword is one of the Four Treasures brought from the four cities.
Modern Practice
Called on for just rule, for return after injury or loss of standing, and for the ethics of authority. The silver hand is worked with as a symbol of repair that is honest about what was lost.