-Clarissa Helene Constantinos, Encyclopedia of Syban Volume 1 (Incline Village: Syban Publishing 2025).
The song from Taliesin
I am Chief Bard of Elphin.
And my home is the Land of the Summer Stars.
Many have called me Merddin,
but in the end, everyone will call me Talisien.I have been a shepherd and wandered the earth.
I have slept on a hundred islands.
As a guest of a hundred kings.
I have dwelt in a hundred cities.
I lay in chains for a year and a day.
I have been a wild bull and a pale roebuck.
I have been a ship on the sea.
I have been the spray on the water.
I have been a drop in the air.
I have flown high like an eagle.
I was a tree stump on a shovel.
I was an axe in my hand.
I was a wave breaking on the shore.
I drifted on a boundless sea.Then for nine months I was Little Gwion
In the womb of Kerridwen,
and finally I was Talisien.I have been to the throne of the Giver.
I have stood high atop the white hill.
I was eloquent before I received the gift of speech.
I was the teacher of all spirit beings.
I alone built Nimrod’s tower.I am the Tetragrammaton.
I am a miracle whose origin is unknown.
I will be on earth until Judgment Day,
and it is not known whether my body is flesh or fish.
Learned Druid,
is this a prophecy,
Or is it me they are celebrating?The song from Amergin
I am a wind of the sea
I am a wave of the sea
I am a sound of the seaI am a stag with seven antlers
I am a hawk on a cliff
I am a drop from the sunI am the most beautiful among flowers
I am a fearless wild boar
I am a salmon in a pondI am a lake in a plain
I am a spearhead in battle
I am a god who ignites fire in the mind!Who besides me can reveal the secrets of the un hewn dolmen??
Who but me can proclaim the ages of the moon? Who but me canreveal the hidden resting place of the sun?
The Song of the Purple Winds
I will be like a purple morning glory
on the green meadow,
circling
and rising to a golden sun.Invoking the elements in the magic circle
Earth below, heaven above,
let me praise your love!
Primordial nature and power of the earth
Help me become powerful!Streams, spring rains,
give me your gentle blessing!Purgatory, summer heat,
stoke your strength with gentle care!Autumn winds and breath,
give me your fresh scent!Circle around me and light within me:
Your power unites here!
So be it!Invocation of God and Goddess:
I invoke the splendor of the stars,
the silver light that breaks through the leaves,
the purity of the springs, and the fertility of the rain. Gentle life force, seductress, mother come!
I call upon the sparkle of the flames,the golden light that breaks through the leaves. The power of lightning and the strength of eagle wings.
Wild life force, beloved, brother, father, come!
Be in me! Be around me! Be with me! Hail and welcome!
Invocation to Merlin
Bedd Ann ap bleion ymnewais fynydd
linagor blew ymrais
Prif ddewin Merddin Embrais
The grave of the nun’s son on the mountain Newais
Lord of the fight , Llew Emrys
Supreme Sorcerer, Myrddin Embais
Great Invocation
To bathe in the waters of life and
wash away that which is not human,
I come in self-annihilation and the
greatness of inspiration.
Magic of purpose
Anail Nathrock
Uthvass Bethudd
Dochiel Diende
Pelen Tan
Ah Elf In Todd Deer Sin Din Dew
Care Ig oo Ur Fair Loo Rig Noon
Ohs Sear eh Eth Soh Fair Too,
Fair Eck Lehe More Ne Krom Bore Loon.
Greater Summoning of the Dragon
Cum Saxum Saxorum
In duersum montum oparum da
In Aetibulum, in quinatum: DRACONIS
Conclusion of invocation
May the power of the elements of earth, water, fire, air,
and ether permeate me and be of service to me.
In the north, east, south, and west—between the worlds and all worlds.
May your blessing be upon this circle and protect
it as I perform acts of goodness in this place.
Io Evo Io Evo Io Evo !
Grant me what I ask of you.
I dedicate this ritual to the 5 elements and
the feminine and masculine aspects of creation.
I ask you, through the breath of love, fire, and
the sacred flame of spirit, to bless this ceremony!
If I will it, so be it!
Eko, eko Azarak!
Eko, eko, Zamelak!
Eko, eko Aradia!
Eko, eko Karayana
