A Lugh Myth for Lughnasad
For Lughnasad, I would like to offer a link: A Lugh Myth, by Todd K. Herriott
... for the rest, please click A Lugh Myth by Todd K. Herriott.
In the early days of our ancestors, long before humans became separate from nature, the peoples of northern Europe lived in harmony with the land. Cultivation of the Great Mother for food was not yet know to these first peoples. They fed from the wild berries in the forests and ate from the roots of certain plants, but they had long relied upon the hunt to provide them with sustinence. Tribes hunted the wild stag to feed themselves and provide food for the winter. The hunt of the Stag was a very important aspect of these first peoples' lives. Before the men and women ventured into the woods, they would ask the Spirit of the Great Mother to allow them to be successful in their hunt. They would then ask the Spirit of the Stag to offer himself up to them, so that they might have food and survive. The Spirit of the Stag would appear unto them, and tell them how to hunt that they might be successful. The men and the women would then go off in search of the Stag. When he gave of himself, they would honor him with prays and thanks and to the Great Mother for her protection and guidance.
As time went on, and the first peoples prospered under the care of the Great Mother and the warmth of Her Sun, the tribes grew in number and spread out over the land. The hunt continued year after year to support them as the Stag offered himself up to them for food. Soon, though, there became too many of the first people to feed from the hunt alone, and they grew fearful. The Stag could only provide so much food for the people, and He knew that soon, He would not be enough. The peoples knew no other means of food except for the hunt and they cried out to the Great Mother and Her Sun to bring food to them. They begged Her to bring more Stag to them, or to show them other ways to provide for them. With each hunt, they sent out prayers and pleas, hoping that She might hear them and answer. Still, they feared what might come of them when the dark winter would come over the land.
... for the rest, please click A Lugh Myth by Todd K. Herriott.
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