Morgana Le Fay - I

This is my article dedicated to the amazing queen of witches, deva of the Blue ray, and character from the Celtic legend of king Arthur.

Who was Morgan Le Fay?

   The links to the name of Morgan Le Fay are traced back to the old British – Celtic and Irish legends. First her features can be recognized in the face of powerful goddess of Death, darkness and destruction –Morrigan (with her totem symbol crow). She was also blended in the names of Lady of the lake and Nimue or Vivienne. In many ways she is connected with water nymphs, underworld, esoteric knowledge and magic. She was also shown as fatal woman (similar to Ishtar - Inanna), who had ability to attract lovers in her trap of sorcery.

Connections with Morrigan ~

   Goddess of fate, war and death (similar to Ishtar, Rhiannon), she was also ruling the earth and responsible for fertility. She was very powerful Triple Goddess in many Celtic myths. Her symbolic animal was crow, often seen in battle field near the dead soldiers.

Mysterious enchantress ~

   Morgana Le Fay was believed to be even historical figure, who lived in time of kind Arthur. She was great enchantress, and possessed many spiritual talents and magic power. She was known as “wise” woman (or witch), that can influence environment and things in her favor. In the story of King Arthur, Morgana appears as an evil character, daughter of Queen Igreine and King Gorlois (her first husband), she was also a half-sister of Arthur. Morgana felt hatred to her brother, visible in all legends.

According to legend by Thomas Malory (1415 – 1471), Morgana was unhappily married to King Urien. She has also many lovers, and was great temptress (she attracted Merlin with his own power).

Connection with Merlin ~

   The famous magician Merlin fell in love for Morgana, in her appearance as “Lady of the Lake” near fountain. Some stories give light and make parallel between Morgana and Lady of the lake Nimue, who kept the magical sward Excalibur in her kingdom in bottom of the lake, before giving it to king Arthur through Merlin` s magic.

Merlin was in the trap of his fatal love to Morgana (Lady of the Lake), so he didn’t hesitate to make her close student in art of magic, and entrust her great esoteric power. She was his scribe and his lover too. Morgana then used his own teachings against him, abandoned his love and closed him in a glass tower.

Affection to Lancelot ~

   The story of her strong unrequited love to hero Lancelot sounds very similar to the myth of Inannas love to Gilgamesh. Both Lancelot and Gilgamesh didn’t fall in her trap of sorcerer and fatal woman. That` s why the love of Morgana was without end, unmanifested. Morgana managed to keep Lancelot closed in prison with her magic spells power. But not for too long. After he gets ill and near to die, the sorcerer releases him, which shows the depth and purity of her feeling.

Morgana as beautiful witch ~

   Her main characteristic was her appearance as a witch possessing great magical power. She could transform herself into any animal (specially black crow, or horse). She became Queen of island Avalon, where she moved to live with other women, according to the legends. The final myth shows Morgana as one of the three ladies covered in black hoods, who took the body of the dead Arthur to the island Avalon.

Until today she plays role in witch craft pantheon and loved by many people, who are inspired by art of magic. She was symbol of high magician, enchantress and fatal woman, who will make all her sexual desires fulfilled. 

Morgana as Fairy Queen ~

   In later days, the legends of Morgana make focus on her magical powers and ability to work with natural elements. Her natural connection to earth lows, specially in island Avalon (place in border between life and death), made her famous as Fairy Queen. There are reasons for that – she was working her witch spells, herbal potions and essences with help of fairies that lived with her on Avalon. In old folklore of Britanny, special kind of fairy spirits were called “mari-morgans”. 

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[ nina Lea-nura * ]