Cerridwen & the Disappearing Chef

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I've got this lovely little pendant from the Unicorn of Cerridwen. Who's 
Cerridwen? I hear you cry, and why should I give a rat's ass? Good points, one 
and all. Cerridwen is an Irish Goddess assiciated with all kinda magical 
aspects, most notably wisdom, like the the Hebrew Goddess Sophia. 
Cerridwen's the keeper of the cauldron of wisdom, let us bow before the 
source of all that is silver-tongued:

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/godsandgoddesses/p/Cerridwen.htm

As regards that rat's ass question, Cerridwen is associated with the pig, Tommy 
boy's favorite farm animal:

          The Cauldron of Knowledge:
          Cerridwen's magical cauldron held a potion that granted knowledge 
          and inspiration -- however, it had to be brewed for a year and a day 
          to reach its potency. Because of her wisdom, Cerridwen is often 
          granted the status of Crone, which in turn equates her with the 
          darker aspect of the Triple Goddess.

          As a goddess of the Underworld, Cerridwen is often symbolized by a 
          white sow, which represents both her fecundity and fertility and her 
          strength as a mother. She is both the Mother and the Crone; many 
          modern Pagans honor Cerridwen for her close association to the 
          full moon.

In the process of looking up Cerridwen I stumbled into this wonderful review of 
Against the Day:


          . . . .For me the most fun part of the book was the 
          Yashmeen-Reef-Cyprian menage. I enjoyed the frank 
          exploration of sexuality and its part in pushing people 
          toward spiritual revelation. The climax of that story I 
          found to be quite moving, but again, due to the speed 
          with which I was reading it  and trying to balance it all 
          with the Yuletide festivities surrounding me, I feel I 
          missed something. Still, I identified a great deal with 
          Cyprian's story and his realization of falling out of the 
          relationship with the other two. . . .

http://disappearingchef.blogspot.com/2006/12/7-wands-cerridwen-hawk-thomas-pynchons.html  

I didn't sense Cyprian feeling the loss of Yashmeen & Reef as much as 
Yashmeen & Reef feel the loss of Cyprian. It was the sense of Cyprian's
spiritual Gnosis/Terror that was resonating which brings us back to. . . .