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Home List of Contents Links Contact The Labyrinth of the Heart Invocation to Nimue.
Nimue, Dark One, Lady of magic and enchantment,
Nimue, who inspired the Wise One, be with us. © Daniel Cohen (This was written after one of Hugh Lupton and Eric Maddern's storytelling retreats —see Links. We were asked to create an invocation of a god or goddess of the British Isles, and I felt called on to invoke Nimue, who is conventionally portrayed as Merlin's lover and betrayer, but I see her differently. Where Nimue, also known as Vivienne, placed Merlin has several variants; I chose to see him enclosed in a tree. I also wrote a story about Merlin, which included this and another poem.) Home List of Contents Links Contact The Labyrinth of the Heart Image: Merlin and Vivien © Lancelot Speed
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