Frau Holle also called Hulda is in old German Mythology the goddess of the dead. She plays a prominent part in German folk-lore and superstition. In stormy nights she can be often heard flying through the air, accompanied by weird spirits and witches. On such occasions it is dangerous for ill-doers to be abroad, as they will surely meet with severe punishment; while to the good she frequently appears as a benefactor. Her particular season is winter; when it snows she is shaking her featherbed.)
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Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences
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SRECHA is the Serbian Goddess of fate and spinning. She spins the thread of life, as an assistant to the great Goddess Makosh. Her role is the same as the Slavic Goddess Dolya, bringing luck to those Makosh smiles upon, except that she was also responsible for protecting the flocks and fields of farmers. Her name is also seen as SRECA, SRETJA, and SRETYA.
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"IXCACAO" IS THE MAYAN GODDESS OF THE CACAO TREE AND THE CHOCOLATE THAT IS MADE FROM THE THE FRUIT OF THAT TREE. SHE HAD HUMBLE, BUT HONORABLE ORIGINS AS AN ANCIENT FERTILITY GODDESS. SHE WAS AN EARTH GODDESS IN A MATRIARCHAL SOCIETY WHERE WOMEN GATHERED THE CROPS AND SAW TO IT THAT EVERYONE WAS FED. BANISHING HUNGER AND PROVIDING FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF HER PEOPLE WAS HER DIVINE RESPONSIBILITY.
ACCORDING TO MAYAN CREATION MYTH, THERE WAS A GREAT FLOOD, DEVASTATING DROUGHTS AND EARTHQUAKES THAT DESTROYED THE GODS' PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A RACE OF HUMANS THAT WOULD LOVE THEM AND SING SONGS ABOUT THEIR GLORY. AFTER ALL, THE HUMAN RACE HAD BEEN DECIMATED BY CATACLYSMIC EVENTS BEFORE... THIS WASN'T THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY THE GODS TO REPOPULATE THE WORLD WITH HUMANS WHO, LIKE THEM. COULD THINK AND SPEAK, CREATURES WHO WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO THEM, AND HONOR AND PRAISE THE GODS FOR GIVING THEM THEIR LIVES. SHE WAS OFTEN INVOKED IN PRAYER ALONG WITH THE "CORN MOTHER", THE "RAIN GOD "AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL DEITIES. A PRAYER QUOTED FROM AN OLD MAYAN LEGEND TO PROMOTE A GOOD HARVEST IN TIMES OF HUNGER GOES:
"IXCANIL, GODDESS OF SEED, HEAR ME."IXTOQ, GODDESS OF RAIN, HELP ME."IXCACAU, GODDESS OF CHOCOLATE, SEE MY TEARS AND COME TO MY AID."
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BEIWE IS A SCANDINAVIAN SUN GODDESS, AND THE SAMI PEOPLE OF FINLAND WORSHIPPED HER AS THE GREAT GODDESS OF THE SPRING AND MENTAL CLARITY. SHE IS THE POWER OF THE SUN AND FERTILITY; IT IS BEIWE WHO ENABLES THE PLANTS TO GROW, AND, HENCE, ENSURES THE SURVIVAL OF HUMANITY.
HER SACRED ANIMAL IS THE REINDEER, AND ACCORDING TO THE FOLKLORE, IT BELIEVED THAT SHE TRAVELS THROUGH THE SKY EVERY SPRING ACCOMPANIED BY HER DAUGHTER, BEIWE-NEIDA. THEY RIDE IN AN ENCLOSURE MADE OF REINDEER ANTLERS, BRINGING THE GREENNESS OF DEVELOPING LIFE TO THE ARCTIC SPRING AND THE LIGHT TO THE LANDSCAPES AFTER THE HARSH NORTHERN WINTERS WHICH ARE DOMINATED BY THE SNOW.
BEIWE CHASES AWAY THE WINTER AND RESTORES THE SANITY OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEMSELVES IN THE DARKNESS OF THE SEASON FOR SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW DEITIES WHO IS INVOKED FOR THE RELIEF OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND AS SUCH, IS A PATRON OF THOSE OF US WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. ALTHOUGH I REALLY HAVEN'T DONE MUCH STUDY ON IT AND CANNOT SAY FOR SURE, I CAN IMAGINE THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION IN NORTHERN SCANDINAVIA SINCE THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF LIGHT FOR UP TO 22 HOURS PER DAY. MYSELF, ALTHOUGH NOT THRUST INTO TOTAL DARKNESS FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, I TEND TO SUFFER FROM SADD IN THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH. IF ANYONE KNOWS THE RATES OF DEPRESSION IN THE NORTHERN AREAS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
SO, WE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A REALITY TO THE FEELING OF BEING MORE OPTIMISTIC WHEN THERE IS A RAY OF SUNSHINE; PERHAPS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE TRADITIONAL LIGHTING OF BONFIRES IN WINTER IS TO CREATE WARMTH AND LIGHT.
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