Hecate is the Goddess of the dark of the moon, the black nights when the moon is hidden. She was associated with deeds of darkness, the Goddess of the Crossways, which was held to be ghostly places of evil magic, an Awful Divinity,
"Hecate of hell
Mighty to shatter every stubborn thing.
Hark! Hark! Her hounds are baying through the town.
Where three roads meet, there she is standing."
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"MATI SYRA ZEMLA" OR "MATKA", FOR SHORT, IS THE SLAVIC GODDESS OF THE EARTH. HER NAME TRANSLATES TO "MOIST MOTHER EARTH", AND DESCRIBES HER AS A FOREVER FERTILE, LIFE-GIVING FORCE. SHE IS NOT SEEN IN HUMAN FORM BUT AS THE EARTH ITSELF...ALTHOUGH IT IS BELIEVED THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES, SHE WILL TAKE HUMAN FORM. AND WHEN SHE DOES, SHE IS USUALLY PORTRAYED WITH BLACK SKIN WHICH ASSOCIATES HER WITH THE BLACKNESS OF THE FERTILE SOIL. MATKA IS BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST ANCIENT AND POWERFUL OF ALL OF THE EASTERN EUROPEAN DEITIES. IN FACT, MATKA IS SO POWERFUL THAT SHE SURVIVED INTO THE 20TH CENTURY DESPITE ALL ATTEMPTS OF THE CHURCH TO DO AWAY WITH HER.
SHE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL--THE PEOPLE, THE ANIMALS, AND ALL OF THE PLANTS OF THE EARTH. THE SLAVIC PEOPLE HAD A STRONG CONNECTION TO THEIR MOTHER GODDESS AND AN ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP THEY HAD WITH ALL THE OTHER GODS. THEY LOOKED UPON HER WITH A MIXTURE OF LOVE AND ADMIRATION, AND SHE WAS THE ONLY DEITY THEY ADDRESSED PERSONALLY. WHEN THE PEASANT PEOPLE SPOKE OF HER, THEIR EYES WOULD FILL WITH LOVE. THEY CALLED ON HER TO WITNESS PROPERTY DISPUTES AND SWORE BY HER NAME. OATHS AND MARRIAGES WERE CONFIRMED BY SWALLOWING A CLUMP OF EARTH OR HOLDING SOME ON THEIR HEAD WHILE THEY SWEAR AND OATH. HER AID WAS INVOKED DURING EPIDEMICS AND WHILE IN CHILDBIRTH.
MATKA IS ALSO VIEWED AS A CHAMPION OF JUSTICE AND A WISE PROPHETESS WHO ALLOWS HER PETITIONERS TO COME TO HER WITHOUT THE AIDE OF A PRIESTESS OR A SHAMAN. IT WAS SAID THAT SHE HELD ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AND WHEN ASKED, WOULD RELEASE THE SIGNS THAT COULD BE INTERPRETED.
WHEN THE SLAVS CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY, THE CHURCH ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFORM HER CHARACTERISTICS THE VIRGIN MARY, BUT THIS WAS NOT WHOLLY SUCCESSFUL, FOR DURING TRYING TIMES, THE PEOPLE WOULD REVERT TO THE WORSHIP OF MATKA. HER HOLY DAYS ARE MAY 1ST, JUNE 24TH AND AUGUST 1ST. A RITUAL TO HER TOOK PLACE ON THE FIELDS IN AUGUST. AT THIS TIME, A LIBATION OF HEMP OIL WAS POURED OUT ONTO THE FOUR DIRECTIONS...ACCOMPANIED BY A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF NATURE.
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"INARI" IS AN ANCIENT JAPANESE GODDESS OF NOURISHMENT; HER FIRST PLACE OF WORSHIP WAS INARI MOUNTAIN. IANARI IS A MYSTERIOUS GODDESS BECAUSE AT DIFFERENT TIMES SHE HAS BEEN DEPICTED AS A MALE AND OTHER TIMES AS A FEMALE. IN FACT, SHE WAS ORIGINALLY GENDERLESS, BUT AS TIME WENT ON, HER FOLLOWERS BEGAN TO ASSOCIATE HER WITH THE FEMALE BECAUSE OF HER STATUS AS A FERTILITY GODDESS, AND LATER, THE BUDDHIST TRADITION MADE HER INTO A MALE DEITY.
AS A FEMALE, SHE APPEARS AS A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN WITH LONG FLOWING HAIR. SHE IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A WHITE FOX. SHE USUALLY HOLDS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING IN HER HANDS: SHEAF OF RICE, SICKLE, SWORD, OR A JEWEL. SHE IS A MAIDEN IN THE SPRING WITH THE PLANTING OF THE RICE; SUMMER SEES HER AS THE MOTHER NURTURING HER GROWING GRAIN, AND WITH THE HARVEST IN THE FALL, SHE BECOMES THE CRONE. AS A GOD, INARI IS REPRESENTED BY AN OLD MAN WITH A BEARD.
INARI IS CONNECTED WITH MANY THINGS. SHE IS THE PROTECTOR OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND RICE...AS WELL AS A HEALING GODDESS. SHE IS THE "KAMI "OF LUCK AND TRANSFORMATION AND HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO GRANT WISHES AND DESIRES. INARI HAS RESPONSIBILITY OVER BOTH REAL AND SPIRIT FOXES, AND IT IS SAID THAT THE WHITE FOX WHO ALWAYS APPEARS WITH HER IS A MESSENGER; INARI HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO SHAPECHANGE INTO A FOX.
A SHRINE TO INARI CAN BE FOUND IN MANY JAPANESE TOWNS AND HOUSEHOLDS. NOT ONLY DOES EACH SHRINE HAVE A FOXHOLE, BUT THESE SHRINES ARE ALSO GUARDED BY STATUES OF FOXES...DIVINE MESSENGERS FROM INARI.
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YAMBE-AKKA is the Sami Goddess of the underworld. She is represented as an old crone, and the trembling of her hands is what causes earthquakes. Yambe-akka shepherds the souls of the dead to the underworld. She is featured in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series as a Goddess of death of witches, who brings joy along with death. Yambe-akka's name, which means "old woman of the dead," is also seen as YABME-AKKA, JABME-AKKA, JAMEAKKA, JABMEKS, JABMI-AKKO, or JAMI-AJMO-OLLMAJ.
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The CAVE is a cavity inside the earth which may be either natural or artificial in origin. Natural caves come into existence by the action of water or tectonic displacement. Both natural and artificial caves have served humankind in various capacities since time immemorial.
Caves are ambiguous spaces, offering both protection and shelter but can also trap and imprison. Because of its location within the earth, which many cultures have identified as female, the cave has been identified as the womb of Mother Earth, and associated with birth and regeneration. Although sacredness may have been invested in many other natural forms and objects (such as trees, mountains, etc.) during the prehistoric period, the earliest known sacred places are naturally-formed caves, such as that at Lascaux in France. In various cultures, caves have been location for the celebration of diverse cults and mysteries, and this was most likely the case at Lascaux.
Natural caves have long been a focus of veneration and appear frequently in both mythological and religious stories. The Greek god Zeus was born in a cave on Mount Ida (or Mount Dikte) on the Island of Crete. When excavated in this century, both caves were filled with votive offerings. Sacred caves are found throughout Greece, such as the Corycian Cave at Delphi sacred to the nymph Corycia and Pan. Rites associated with the Phrygian Mother Goddess Cybele took place in caves.
The Neoplatonist Porphyry (234-305 CE) explains that before there were temples, religious rites took place in caves. In this sense, it may be argued that temples in ancient Greece and Rome were in some respects man-made substitutes for the cave. It can be pointed out that the cella or naos of a classical temple was not provided with windows, so that the interior space was dark and cave-like (cf. the Athenian Acropolis). One set of doors provided the only access and the only source of natural light. The doors would have been opened on religious occasions, and perhaps at times when the location and angle of the sun (and because the temple was so oriented in the first place) permitted sunlight to penetrate directly into the otherwise dark interior space (such as occurs at Abu Simbel and Newgrange).
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AWAEH YEGENDJI is an Iroquois Goddess known as MOTHER SWAN. She is a wise old crone who lives in the forest with her three beautiful daughters. Worried that she will have no one to care for her in her old age, she urges her daughters to seek worthy mates. All three attempt to seduce Big Earth's son, and he eventually chooses both the eldest and the youngest to be his wives.
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BAT is the Egyptian cow Goddess of fertility, also called BATA. Her name means "female spirit" or "female power." She is depicted in human form with the ears and horns of a cow, which grow from her temples rather than the top of her head, and face inward (in contrast to the horns of the cow Goddess Hathor, which face outward). In some depictions, her ears take the form of stars and there are stars attached to the tips of her horns and the top of her head, symbolic of her role as the celestial cow, giver of life through her milk.
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ITUANA is the Brazilian Goddess of the afterworld. She lives at the end of the Milky Way, which is seen as the milk from the breasts of this great mother. Ituana looks after the souls of the dead who have passed into the afterworld, sending them back to earth to be born again. Ituana's name means "mother scorpion."
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ANANKE (pronounced a-NAN-kee) is the Greek Goddess of necessity. She is one of the first Goddesses, coming into existence at the beginning of time as a snake-like being, entwined with the God Khronos. Ananke and Khronos surrounded the primal egg and divided it into the earth, the heavens, and the seas. Together they created Khaos (Goddess of the air), Aither (God of light), and Erebos (God of darkness). In later mythology, Ananke was said to be the mother of the Moirae (the Fates).
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IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, THE "WAVE MAIDENS" ARE THE NINE DAUGHTERS OF THE "RAN" AND "AEGIR", THE GOD AND GODDESS OF THE SEA. THEIR NAMES ARE POETIC TERMS FOR THE MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OCEAN WAVES:
* "DROFN (" FOAM FLECK)"
* "BL'oDUGHADDA (THE ONE WITH BLOOD-RED HAIR THE COLOR OF THE WAVES AFTER A NAVAL BATTLE)"
* "BYLGJA (TO BILLOW, OR BIG WAVE)"
* "DUFA (THE PITCHING WAVE)"
* "HEFRING (THE SURGING WAVE)"
* "HIMINGLAEVA (THE WAVE THAT REFLECTS THE LIGHT OF THE SKY, TRANSPARENCY OF WATER)"
* "HRONN (THE WELLING WAVE)"
* "KOLGA (THE COOL WAVE)"
* "UNN (THE FROTHING, WAVE)"
THE SAILORS ARE ALL EAGER TO ESTABLISH A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS OF THE OCEANS BECAUSE, IT IS SAID THAT IF THEY SUCCEED, THEY CAN BE ASSURED A SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL VOYAGE WITH THESE POWERFUL GODDESSES PROTECTING AND GUIDING THEM. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THE SAILORS FAIL TO GAIN THEIR APPROVAL, THEY CAN EXPECT GALE WINDS AND A RAGING TEMPEST THAT WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE THEIR DEATH AT SEA. AND WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT THESE LOVELY GODDESSES PREFER FUN AND POSITIVE WORKINGS, BE ASSURED THAT THEY WILL NOT HESITATE TO SET UPON THEIR ENEMIES WITH ALL THE FURY THE SEAS CAN POSSESS.
THE WAVE MAIDENS ARE THE MOTHERS OF THE GOD, "HEIMDALL," AND THE LOVERS OF "ODIN. "ACCORDING TO THE TALE, IN THE COURSE OF A WALK ALONG THE SHORELINE, ODIN BEHELD THE NINE BEAUTIFUL WAVE MAIDENS AS THE SLEPT ON THE WHITE SAND. AND HE MARRIED ALL NINE OF THEM AT ONCE. IN TIME, THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY GAVE BIRTH TO HEIMDALL, THE WHITE GOD WHO STOOD GUARD OVER THE ENTRANCE OF THE FORTRESS OF THE GODS.
NINE WAVE MAIDENS LYRICS
"NINE WAVE MAIDENS"
"GIANT BEAUTIES"
"SOUNDLY ASLEEP ON MIDGARD SANDS"
"
"SOMEONE IS WALKING"
"HUNGRY EYES GAZING"
"THE GUARD OF THE SKY BEHOLDING THEIR PRIDE"
"
"CALLING THE WAVES"
"PLAYING IN THE SHALLOWS"
"WHAT WILL THEY WANT"
"A SEAFARER'S HEART"
"COME RAIN, COME SHINE"
"THE PATIENCE NEVER BREAKING"
"OH HOW THEY BLIND A TRAVELER'S HEART"
"
"ATLA, SINDUR, EGIA, ULFRUN"
"NEVER PROFOUND"
"NEVER ALONE"
"
"HEIMDALL BORN WAS HE OF MOTHER'S NINE"
"HEIMDALL SON IS HE OF SISTERS NINE"
"
"CALLING THE WAVES"
"
"PLAYING IN THE SHALLOWS"
"WHAT WILL THEY WANT"
"A SEAFARER'S HEART"
"COME RAIN, COME SHINE"
"THE PATIENCE UNBREAKABLE"
"OH HOW THEY BLIND A TRAVELER'S EYE"
"
"CALLING NINE WAVES"
"SINGING IN THE SHADOWS"
"WHAT ELSE DO THEY HAUNT THAN A LONELY MAN'S HEART"
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"SIDURI" IS THE BABYLONIAN GODDESS OF IMMORTALITY AND WISDOM. SHE GUARDS THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARDEN OF THE GODS, ENSURING NO MORTALS ENTERS THE FORBIDDEN PARADISE. SHE DISTRIBUTES THE WINE OF IMMORTALITY TO THE DIVINE AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SACRED WATERS OF THE SEA.
SHE LIVES IN A TAVERN ON THE SHORE OF THE SEA, BEYOND WHICH IS THE "LAND OF LIFE". ALSO CALLED SIDURI SABITU OR THE INN-KEEPER, SHE IS REFERRED TO IN THE "THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH "AS "THE REFRESHER" OR "THE GIRL WHOSE DRINKS REFRESH THE SOUL." SHE ADVISES GILGAMESH TO GIVE UP HIS QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATH OF HIS COMPANION, ENKIDU. ON FIRST SEEING HIM COMING TOWARDS HER TAVERN, SIDURI BARRED THE DOOR TO GILGAMESH, BECAUSE OF HIS UNKEMPT APPEARANCE. WHEN HE TOLD HER HIS IDENTITY AND OF HIS TRAVELS TO FIND THE IMMORTAL HUMAN UTNAPISHTIM, SHE INVITED HIM IN AND SHARED HER WISDOM:
"YOU SHALL NOT FIND THE LIFE YOU SEEK,"FOR AT THE CREATION OF MANKIND"THE GODS ALLOTTED DEATH TO MEN."THEY RETAINED LIFE IN THEIR OWN HANDS."GILGAMESH, LET YOUR BELLY BE FULL,"MAKE YOU MERRY BY DAY AND BY NIGHT."MAKE EVERYDAY A DAY OF FEASTING AND OF REJOICING"DANCE AND PLAY, BY DAY, BY NIGHT,"LET YOUR CLOTHES BE SPARKLING AND FRESH"WASH YOUR HAIR"BATHE YOUR BODY"ATTEND TO THE BABE WHO HOLDS YOU BY THE HAND"TAKE YOUR WIFE AND LET HER REJOICE IN YOU."FOR THIS IS THE LOT OF MANKIND TO ENJOY BUT IMMORTAL LIFE IS NOT FOR MEN. FROM THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH, TABLET X"
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"AOIFE" (INCREDIBLE BEAUTY) WAS A FIERCE SCOTTISH WARRIOR GODDESS; SHE WAS CALLED THE "PRINCESS OF THE ISLE OF SHADOW". SHE WAS A CELTIC QUEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SCOTLAND. HER RIVAL WAS" SCATHACH" (SOME SAY THEY WERE SISTERS) AND THE TWO OFTEN CLASHED. ACCORDING TO LEGEND, BOTH OPERATED A SCHOOL ON THE ISLE WHERE THEY TRAINED WARRIORS, BUT "AOIFE'S" SCHOOL WAS MUCH LESS SUCCESSFUL.
DESPITE CONFLICT BETWEEN SHE AND "CUCHULAIN", THE TWO PRODUCED A SON NAMED "CONLA. " LEGEND HAS IT THAT "CUCHULAIN" LEFT "AOIFE "BEFORE FINDING OUT SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND, WHEN HE WAS LEAVING HER, HE AVE HER LITTLE GOLDEN RING. "AOIFE "RAISED "CONLA "IN SECRET, TRAINING HIM IN THE DARK ARTS AND COMBAT, AND WHEN HE WAS OLD ENOUGH, SHE SENT HIM OUT INTO THE WORLD TO SEEK HIS DESTINY...GIVING HIM THE RING AND TELLING HIM NEVER TO TURN HIS BACK WHILE IN COMBAT. THE LAD FOLLOWED HIS MOTHER'S ADVICE ALTHOUGH IT LED TO HIS DEATH AT THE HANDS OF HIS FATHER WHO WAS UNAWARE THE THE BOY WAS HIS SON. BY THE TIME HE SAW THE RING, IT WAS TOO LATE.
OTHER SOURCES PLACE HER AS A CONSORT OF THE SEA GOD "MANANNAN" OR ONE OF HIS SONS, AND SAY SHE STOLE THE" ALPHABET OF KNOWLEDGE" FROM THE DEITIES TO GIVE TO HUMANKIND. FOR THIS TRANSGRESSION, ALONG WITH HER GENERAL MEANNESS, SHE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A CRANE BY THE ELDER DEITIES. SOME LEGENDS SAY SHE HAUNTS THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THIS FORM TO THIS DAY, OTHERS THAT SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY HUNTERS.
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SESHAT is the Egyptian Goddess of writing, measurement, libraries, and archives. She kept the records of the ruling king, tracking the length of their reigns and transcribing their speeches. She was also the "mistress of builders", and assisted with measuring the boundaries of temples and other sacred structures. She is described as either the daughter or wife of Thoth, a moon God who was later credited with inventing writing. She is depicted in human form with a headdress featuring a seven-pointed star and a set of downward facing horns, which may have originally been a crescent moon. She holds a palm leaf rib on which she records the passing of the years. Another of her names was SAFEKH-AUBI, which means "She Who Wears the Two Horns" and relates to the horns on her headdress.
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IN MUCH OF ASIA, RICE IS CONSIDERED THE EMBODIMENT OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO DISLIKES BEING MAN-HANDLED. MEN ARE PERMITTED TO PREPARE THE LAND, BUT IT IS WOMEN WHO HAVE TO PLANT AND COOK THE RICE. AT HARVEST TIME, THE PREGNANT EARTH MOTHER IS DELIVERED.
"DEWI NAWANG SASIH "IS THE RICE GODDESS OF INDONESIA; SHE IS THE GODDESS WHO TAUGHT THE PEOPLE TO COOK RICE. LEGEND HAS IT THAT SHE TAUGHT THE WOMEN TO PUT ONE GRAIN OF RICE IN THE BOILING POT, AND IT WILL SWELL AND THEN DIVIDE AGAIN; THE POT WILL SOON BE FULL OF RICE. HER ONE RESTRICTION WAS THAT 'NO MAN SHOULD TOUCH THE UTENSILS'. THUS, THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA WERE ABLE TO EAT VERY WELL....UNTIL....A KING WHO THOUGHT THAT HE WAS ABOVE THE LAW INTENTIONALLY TOUCHED A POT. THE GODDESS, IN DISGUST, DEPARTED FROM THE EARTH, AND SINCE THAT TIME IT TAKES A WHOLE BUNCH OF RICE TO FILL A POT BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THE GRAINS SWELL, THEY NO LONGER DIVIDE AND REPRODUCE.
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Sventevith, Svetovid, Suvid, Svantevit, Svantovit, Svantov'it, Swantov'it, Sventovit, Zvantevith, 'Swietowit, 'Swiatowid, Sutvid, Vid and, incorrectly, 'Swiatowit, is the Slavic deity of war, fertility and abundance, sometimes referred to as Beli (or Byali) Vid, Beli = white, bright, shining. He always carries his sword (sometimes bow) in one hand, and in the other a drinking horn. Svetovid had a white horse which was kept in his temple and taken care of by priests. It was believed Svantevit rode this horse in battle. The horse was used for divination. Victory in battle, merchant travels and a successful harvest all depended on Svantevit. Many of modern researchers see Svetovid as a Rugian counterpart of the all-Slavic Perun common in Slavic mythology.
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In Aztec mythology, Yacatecuhtli ("He Who Goes Before"; alternately Yiacatecuhtli) was the patron god of commerce and travelers, especially merchant travelers. His symbol is a bundle of staves.
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Daughter of Jupiter and Lustitia, Pax was a minor Roman goddess whose cult was active during the reign of Augustus. Little of her cults practices and beliefs have survived, but we do know she was honored with several feast days and festivals. Her festivals are January 3, January 30 and July 4.
She is often depicted holding an olive branch and a cornucopia. The olive branch is the symbol of both peace and serenity. The dove returned to Noah after the flood bearing an olive branch in its beak symbolizing the end of the tempest and the flood. "Holding out an olive branch" is a way people say "Lets make peace."
The cornucopia is the symbol of plenty and good harvest. Pax is sometimes depicted holding one. The symbology is that peace brings prosperity and a time of growth. Pax thus is the Goddess of Peace and Prosperity. She tells us that one brings the other.
While history gives us little to work with to understand Pax, nevertheless our hearts tell us a lot. We all search for Peace. In the 1960s the Peace Movement in the United States brought an entire generation to understanding how important peace is to all of us. We in the US today have our peace symbol, just as Pax was the symbol for the Romans.
Perhaps it is time to once again seek out Pax and honor her. She brings messages of hope, peace, and good fortune. She can be honored with a small altar that holds white candles and if you have an olive tree, some branches from it. If you don't have one, olive colored stones such as Peridot are perfect. A peridot held in your hand will often be highly effective in bringing you a sense of peace. Try it.
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"FREYA, QUEEN OF THE VALKYRIES"
"COLORS: RED -PHYSICAL LOVE; BLACK-PROTECTION"
"INCENSE/OIL-ROSE, SANDALWOOD, MINT"
"SYMBOLS: CAT, BOAR, FALCON, HORSE, SWORD"
"STONES/METALS--AMBER, EMERALD, JADE, MOONSTONE, COPPER"
"PLANTS-ALDER, BIRCH, ELDER, MINT, ROSE, THYME, FEVERFEW"
"DAY-FRIDAY"
Freya is the most beloved of the Nordic Goddesses. She was especially revered by women. They called on her to assist with affairs of the heart. She is the daughter of Njord and the sister of Frey. It is said that She once had a husband named Od, but She somehow lost him and cried golden tears for him. Little is known of him so no one knows how he disappeared.
Freya rode on a chariot pulled by two black cats. She sometimes wears a magnificent cloak of falcon feathers as she flies down deep into the Underworld to seek information for her role as seer. And, according to Norse legend, after battles, She and Her warrior maidens would ride helmeted and armed into the battlegrounds to select the most handsome of the fallen warriors to dine with Her in Her banqueting hall.
The Norse dwarfs were noted for their fine necklasses made of amber, and Frey was determined to own one, but the only way She could do so was to sleep with each of them. So, although She found them distasteful, She slept Her way to one of the necklasses. Golden ambers are sacred to Her and are sometimes described as the tears she shed when she lost Od.
Freya was not only a warrior goddess, but was also revered as a goddess of sexual pleasure and was said to sleep with everyone--gods, mortals, and giants. However, She is sometimes viewed as another aspect of Frigg, a beloved wife or spouse, and as a mother. as well as a family and earth goddess. She was mistress of the home crafts and her symbols were the spindle and the distaff. Her sacred animals were the ram, spider and heron.
Take time to think about whether you are living your own life to the fullest or whether it has become a routine without imagination for you. Think about Freya's wonderful cape made of falcon feathers and her necklasses of amber. Decide on a piece of clothing or jewelry that speaks of freedom for yourself. Perhaps invite others to a freedom meal and share your emblams with wine and laughter.
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"ASASE YAA" IS THE ASANTE EARTH GODDESS WHO IS RECOGNIZED AS A SOURCE OF TRUTH; HER FOLLOWERS SHOW HER RESPECT WITH A DAY OF REST FROM TILLING THE SOIL ON THURSDAYS. IN FACT, SHE IS A DAILY PART OF LIFE FOR THE GUYANESE WHO STILL PRACTICE THE OLD SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. BEFORE A FARMER BEGINS TO TILL THE GROUND, HE MUST ASK FOR HER PERMISSION. SHE IS THE OLD WOMAN OF THE EARTH WHO IS PERSONIFIED AS THE MOTHER OF HUMANITY WHO SUPPLIES HER CHILDREN WITH LIFE AND EMBRACES THEM AGAIN AT DEATH. SHE IS PARTNERED WITH THE SKY GOD, "ONYAME".
AS THE EARTH MOTHER, SHE IS IN CHARGE OF CONTROLLING THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL, ENSURING A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST, AND ACTING AS THE WOMB OF THE EARTH. HER SACRED DAY IS THURSDAY. FARMERS SACRIFICED COCKEREL TO ENSURE GOOD HARVEST. SHE IS ALSO GODDESS OF DEAD AND TRUTH. SHE IS NOT A DEITY OF WITH SHRINES OR PRIESTESSES AND OFFERINGS SO THAT SHE MAY HELP THE CROPS TO GROW ARE LEFT ON THE GROUND IN HER HONOR.
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In Mexica mythology the Tzitzimime were once stars but were cast out to become lords of the dark underworld, and were a danger both at night and especially during an eclipse. Each dawn and dusk they would battle the sun. The end of the Azteca fifty-two year cycle a time of even greater anxiety for if the new fire was not successfully drilled, the terrifying Tzitzimime star demons would reassert their control over the world. It was prophesized that these star demons would descend to earth and devour the few humans who survived the destruction of the Mexica world and universe when it ended in earthquake and famine.
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Although the majority of Muslims are meat eaters, there is also widespread remembrance of Muhammad's warning, "Do not allow your stomachs to become graveyards!" For this reason, meat is used in moderation in many traditional recipes. Many Sufi tariqats prohibit meat-eating during retreats. The Qadiri shaikh Abdul Karim Jili, commenting on Ibn Arabi's advice to avoid animal fat during retreats, stated that "animal fat strengthens animality, and its principles will dominate the spiritual principles."
The 15th Century poet Kabir, whose Sufism represented a fusion of principles from both the Islamic and Hindu traditions, unequivocally condemned meat eating, characterizing it as the ultimate failure of compassion, deserving of eternal punishment; he stated that even the companionship of meat-eaters was harmful to the soul. In a gentler tone, the 20th century Sri Lankan Qadiri teacher Bawa Muhaiyaddeen also encouraged vegetarianism, stating that arrogance, haste and anger may decrease by elimination of meat from the diet. He taught that consumption of meat promotes the development of animalistic qualities, whereas consumption of plant and dairy products promotes peaceful qualities; and noted that Islamic rules pertaining to animal slaughter have the effect, if properly observed, of reducing the number of animals killed for food. Bawa put these principles into daily action, preparing many impromptu meals for his community and guests, typically in 15-gallon quantities.
The Chishti Inayat Khan, who introduced Sufi principles to Europe and America in the early part of this century, expressed similar concerns. He observed that vegetarianism promotes compassion and harmlessness to living creatures, and that a vegetarian diet aids in the purification of the body, the opening of the channels of breath and refinement of spiritual faculties. He also taught that meat can be a medicine, and can help some people to withstand the struggle of life in the material world. Therefore, each spiritual seeker should be guided by a teacher in the choice of diet, a decision also inevitably influenced by the regional climate and food supply.
Credit: Serving the Guest: A Sufi Cookbook
Moreover, if one carefully observes the eating habit of Prophet Muhammad and all other God sent and chosen personality, God's peace be upon them all, none of them were fond of meat. Rather they all took minimal mean, mostly depended on non-meat food source. Jesus Christ ate mostly fish, not meat. Prophet Muhammad liked milk, honey, dates and some gentle natured vegetables; didn't like to take even onions or garlic at all (which is a hindu vegetarian practice, interestingly). If one has to categorize, Prophet Muhamamd was a semi-vegetarian. Likewise, Buddha was a complete vegetarian.
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PIETAS (pronounced PIE-eh-tass) is the Roman Goddess of devotion. She represents both devotion to the Gods and to one's own family. She was often featured on coins, symbolizing both the devotion of the Roman state to its people and of the people to the state. Pietas is usually depicted standing next to an altar fire, with her hands lifted in prayer. In some depictions, she holds a patera (a ritual dish) or a censer. In still others, she either holds a baby or stands with children at her sides. Pietas' name means "duty."
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Aradia (Altar of the Goddess) is the Italian Goddess of the Witches. She is the daughter of the Moon Goddess, Diana. According to Charles Leland in his "Aradia: Gospel of Witches", Diana divided Hersey to create the Darkness and the Light (Lucifer). Please note that this is not the Lucifer of Christianity, but a Sun god. She then used magic to charm and seduce Lucifer; this is how Aradia was conceived. Diana, deciding that She liked magic and wanting to develop it, disguised Herself as a mortal woman and went to Earth in order to teach both magic and sorcery. When Diana discovered that the people of the Earth were going through some very hard times, She taught the people magic so they could protect themselves, and eventually, She became so powerful, that She could no longer stay hidden. It was for this reason that She taught Aradia all about witchcraft.
Now, when Aradia had been taught to work all witchcraft, and how to destroy the evil race (oppressors), She (imparted it to Her pupils) and said unto them:
"CHARGE OF ARADIA"
"WHEN I SHALL HAVE DEPARTED FROM THIS WORLD,"
"WHENEVER YE HAVE NEED OF ANYTHING,"
"ONCE IN THE MONTH, AND WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,"
"YE SHALL ASSEMBLE IN SOME DESERT PLACE,"
"OR IN A FOREST ALL TOGETHER JOIN"
"TO ADORE THE POTENT SPIRIT OF YOUR QUEEN,"
"MY MOTHER, GREAT DIANA, SHE WHO FAIN"
"WOULD LEARN ALL SORCERY YET HAS NOT WON"
"ITS DEEPEST SECRETS, THEN MY MOTHER WILL"
"TEACH HER, IN TRUTH ALL THINGS YET UNKNOWN."
"AND YE SHALL BE FREED FROM SLAVERY,"
"AND SO SHALL BE FREE IN EVERYTHING,"
"AND AS THE SIGN THAT YE ARE TRULY FREE,"
"YE SHALL BE NAKED IN YOUR RIGHTS, BOTH MEN"
"AND WOMEN ALSO; THIS SHALL LAST UNTIL"
"THE LAST OF YOUR OPPRESSORS SHALL BE DEAD;"
"AND YE SHALL MAKE THE GAME OF BENEVENTO"
"EXTINGUISHING THE LIGHTS, AND AFTER THAT"
"SHALL HOLD YOUR SUPPER THUS."
"FROM "THE GOSPEL OF WITCHES" BY CHARLES LELAND"
"TO BLESS A SPECIAL CANDLE FOR SPELLWORK, TAKE A HAND-DIPPED BEESWAX CANDLE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR PURPOSE. ON THE NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON, WHEN THE MOON IS VISIBLE IN THE SKY, EITHER GO OUTDOORS OR LOOK AT THE MOON THROUGH THE WINDOW. HOLD THE CANDLE IN BOTH HANDS AND PRESENT IT TO THE MOON SAYING:"
"HAIL ARADIA, QUEEN OF LIGHT;"
"STAND I NAKED IN THY SIGHT;"
"MAY THIS CANDLE BLESSED BE;"
"DIANA AND HECATE."
(Note: the phrase 'stand I naked' does not mean 'without clothes'. It actually refers to being vulnerable and in need of the assistance of the Triple Moon Goddess)
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The Earth Mother, Ceres, is the Roman name of the Greek Goddess, Demeter. She is the goddess of agriculture. The ancient tale of her stolen daughter (Persephone) helps to explain the cycles of seasonal change. During the period that she was sorrowfully searching for her abducted daughter, she was so stricken with grief, that she struck the Earth barren...the winter months. And once she finds her daughter...and for the six months that her daughter remains with her each year, the Earth is fruitful....the summer and the autumn.
There are other cycles which we, as women, experience...the Moon...our biological cycles. Ceres represents these cycles that we experience ans woman...and allows us to accept the ebbs and flows graciously. Working with Ceres' energy helps one to feel more centered, calm, and connected with the Earth. Are you taking good care of yourself?
Take some time out to look after yourself for a change. Make a list of activities that relax you. Indulge in whatever you want to do. We need to allow ourselves some time each day to rest and relax in our own unique way. It may be something like taking a walk in nature or quietly listening to our favorite music...or maybe it is doing nothing at all. Having the courage not to let the demands of others interfere with our special times is being a good friend to ourselves.
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