Boann – Goddess of Flow and Winter’s Hidden Light

“Though frost may crust the banks, I run on—singing beneath the ice.”

When November lies heavy upon the fields and the river mist clings low to the reeds, the Goddess Boann moves quietly through the sleeping land. Her current hums beneath frost and stillness, carrying the pulse of life through the dark heart of winter.

She is the spirit of enduring motion—the hidden flow that reminds us that even when the surface stills, the world below continues to breathe.

Boann is not merely river or goddess—she is memory itself, the song of movement that keeps the land from forgetting its light.

The Well of Segais and the Birth of the Boyne

Long ago, in the lore of the Tuatha Dé Danann, there stood the Well of Segais—a source of sacred knowledge surrounded by nine hazel trees whose nuts held the secrets of poetry and prophecy. None were to approach it save the chosen keepers.

But Boann, whose heart burned with curiosity and courage, came to the well seeking truth.

When she walked sunwise around it, the waters rose in a great surge of light and power, bursting forth and following her path through the land—becoming the River Boyne (An Bhóinn).

In that moment, her transgression became transformation.

She who defied the boundary of wisdom became its very embodiment—her spirit scattered through every ripple and eddy, gifting Ireland the river that still bears her name.

To the witch and poet, Boann is the keeper of inspiration (imbas), of flow, and of rebirth through daring.

Boann’s Lesson for Mid-November

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