According to Jan Morris, Iolo Morganwg did in fact creat what is now called "The Awen" as a symbol for the Gorsedd Cymru, the secret society of Welsh poets, writers, and musicians that he claimed to have rediscovered, but in fact created himself. Morganwg explained the symbol as follows, "And God vocalizing His name said /|\, and with the Word all the world sprang into being, singing in ecstasy of joy /|\ and repeating the name of the Deity." Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155.
According to Jan Morris, Iolo Morganwg did in fact create what is now called "The Awen" as a symbol for the Gorsedd Cymru, the secret society of Welsh poets, writers, and musicians that he claimed to have rediscovered, but in fact created himself. Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155. Morganwg, whose own beliefs were, according to Marcus Tanner, beliefs were, "a compound of Christianity and Druidism, Philosophy and Mysticism." Marcus Tanner (2004), The Last of the Celts, Yale University Press. Page 191. explained the Awen symbol as follows, "And God vocalizing His Name said /|\, and with the Word all the world sprang into being, singing in ecstasy of joy /|\ and repeating the name of the Deity." Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155.
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Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155. Morganwg, whose own beliefs were, according to Marcus Tanner, beliefs were, "a compound of Christianity and Druidism, Philosophy and Mysticism." Marcus Tanner (2004), The Last of the Celts, Yale University Press. Page 191. explained the Awen
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