I'm looking for anyone who has experience of Nodens in any of his forms/names, be it 'hands-on', historical, ritual, mythological, handed-down lore, etc.

Personal gnosis and experience is particularly welcome - I'm far more likely to pay closer attention to the personal stuff than to other sources. Speculation is also cool.

Caerthan

Did this by chance arise out of the recent C5 programme "Julius Caesar and the Druids"?

I had a quick look during the programme - Wiki had a good amount of academic info but I didn't look into the more personal experience

No, I didn't catch this programme. I so rarely watch tv I never see anything advertised

I've had a close association with him for many years, but never come across anyone with the same connection. I'm keen to compare notes, as it were



Aye, there's a few sites with good academic info. Also some interesting conjectural comments. I guess it's the personal experience I'm really after.

Ta, Pomona!

Caerthan

The one time I visited the one site which is clearly associated with him, in the UK, I got ill.

One experience, an amazing Severn Bore. Somehow events conspired that there was no one else around despite it being a spectacular bore on a beautiful evening.

It's not hard to imagine him riding up the Severn sometimes. . . . . .

Hello !

Robert Cochrane (aka Roy Bowers) weaved "Node/Nodens" into his Mythology, stating that the God resided in a Castle under the depths of the Sea, laying towards the West.

Cochrane goes on to report that Node was a complex God of Paradise and brings rest, sleep, and achievement at the completion of our labours.

He also describes Node as "Noble, ever fighting against evil, and is equivalent to King Arthur. He is also the God of the Sea" and see's him as an important aspect of our spiritual growth.

Cochrane concludes by describing Node's appearance: "He should be seen as a mature man, with golden light playing from Him, and a lion at His feet. Eyes that
are wise and sad. He is the King of all true wisdom".

It's just Roy's particular take on this enigmatic Deity, but does yield interesting results if approached in the correct manner.

Thanks for that, tubals_forge. I'm not a student of Cochrane's, so that was interesting and informative.



Interesting! In my experiences with him, he's most definitely "westerly"

Caerthan

for all intents and purposes, Nodens, Lludd and Nudd are one and the same in terms of linguistic development of the name.

have limited experience of him myself though he is someone who is of interest.

http://www.celtnet.org.uk/gods_n/nudd.html has good inof if you are after general stuff.

I always thought that Nodens was supposed to be the Romano British cognate of Nuada?

I was actually just looking at this stuff this morning with regards to Brigantia and came across this :

http://www.roman-britain.org/places/cockersand_moss.htm