My wife found her patron deity in such a way. To die off the old and carry forth into the new all that is well. how do i ask her to be my deity?” your blog is the first i found and i learned enough to make me want to study more of her (and her sisters) story, thank you!Maiden will place basket of small journals on altar for all sisters.
Athena, a New Moon Warrior Maiden who inspires courage, strength, and valor, the Sea Goddess Metis, a Full Moon Mother of wisdom who, in later mythical tales, conceived Athena from Zeus and Medusa, Dark Moon Goddess and Crone. I’m Athena! The Great God Pan Himself gave Her the hounds. Right after She was born, Artemis helped Leto give birth to Her twin brother Apollo. Many of these messages are symbolic in nature, rather than actual “Hey! As primitive tribes believed the menstrual blood of a woman could turn a man to stone so shall the demons of self die in Her presence. Physical and Mental Abusei have always loved medusa and her stories.. now growing into Wicca. Serpent-haired Medusa ruled over the regenerative mysteries … There are numerous ways to find your patron deity.
A lot of people will say that you have to let it come to you. Artemis is the ancient Greek Goddess associated with wild nature, witchcraft and women’s mysteries.
She has a chariot which is drawn by stags.REALM – Wild groves and forests, freshwater lakes, marshes, springs, streams, riversSACRED SITES – The Arcadia region of Greece, the Island of Letos, and DelosTREES – Walnut, willow, cedar, myrtle, fir, oak, wild fig, bay laurelANIMALS – All wild animals, bees, bears, boars, deer, dogs, dolphins, goats, fish, wolves, and catsOFFERINGS – Offerings on behalf of wild nature and animals, honey cakes. Well not exactly. Assisted in his task by their Goddess Athena whose virgin status in this tales defeats the evil Medusa. jasper-pagan-witch . Artemis is also able to take the lives of animals and people and is the Gatekeeper who decides who lives and dies.In Her Moon Goddess aspect, she carries torches or has stars circling Her head. And there is some organization to the rambles. Artemis was born on the Island of Delos, the illegitimate daughter of Zeus and Leto.
Witchcraft & Deity – How to Begin Connecting With Deity in Your Practice Published by Sarah on March 24, 2019 March 24, 2019. There was a time long ago when Medusa’s people worshiped Her as a Goddess. I also carry an owl keychain. Who would have thought? Meditate—they say if praying is talking to a God, meditation is listening. When I once tried to describe Labyrinths to someone they said "Ohh labyrinths like a Mandala, right?"
Lookit me!” kind of things. Athena transformed Medusa and Her sisters into ugly hags, winged monsters with glaring eyes, huge teeth, protruding tongues, brazen claws, and serpent locks.
Artemis as Mistress of the Hunt protects the wilderness and sacred hunting rituals. I know quite a lot of people who found theirs in dreams, visions or during meditation.
Riding large vigorous horses they forcibly married the Amazon Moon Priestesses and took over the rainmaking rites of the sacred horse cult through the birth of Pegasus.This is only one of many stories that appear all over the Mediterranean Crescent around this time, a testament of transition of Goddess worship to God. Medusa, receiving the majority of Athena’s wrath, became the most terrifying of the three.
It depends on what you want from her and your own abilities.Isn’t she the Goddess of Protection i.e. Athena, a New Moon Warrior Maiden who inspires courage, strength, and valor, the Sea Goddess Metis, a Full Moon Mother of wisdom who, in later mythical tales, conceived Athena from Zeus and Medusa, Dark Moon Goddess and Crone.
The Moon is Her spinning wheel upon which She spins the fate of human beings. Follow. In this story it is Poseidon’s rape of Medusa in the form of a stallion that tells the story of the first wave of invading Hellenes from Greece. Goddess Medusa’s snake locks and head are carried on upon Her shield and Her breast-plate is made of goatskin reflecting the shape shifting abilities of Goddess Metis.Earlier tales of Medusa, dating from the seventh century BCE tells of small, slender mare-woman who, although masked with a Gorgon’s Head, shows none of the frightful aspects of the classical Gorgon.
For some deity is the presence of the divine in the natural world, in the sprouts shooting from the ground at spring and the leaves blanketing the earth come autumn.
All three aspects of Goddess Anatha worshiped by the Libyan Amazons as Serpent Goddesses of female wisdom. Medusa, wise crone who holds the secrets of sex, divination, magic, death and renewal we seek the truth. The Gorgon mask then turned into the portrait of horror, fear, and rage frozen on the faces of these warrior women resulting from their forceful violation.It is in all these tales we seek Goddess Medusa as we turn towards the Wheels end. Hence the death of Medusa became a worthy heroic quest for the patriarchal solar heroes.This classic Greek myth is also infused by patriarchal-dominated invaders of mainland Greece. As far as Athena, one of her symbols is the Owl and she is a good deity to turn towards for wisdom.
Unfortunately in contemporary times we seemed to have developed two perspectives about magic: White Magic is good and Black... Horoscopos is Greek for "I watch that which is rising". It is easy to connect to deity or if you’re atheist, gain witchcraft level hypergratitude, if you understand that you are already connected to deity or the Universe. Pray for answers to come to you. Eclectic "Freestyle" Witch of over 30 years. Masks of glaring eyes, bared fanged teeth and protruding tongue that shall cast out the doubt and demons of self.In day of old these mask held the secret of the blood mysteries that gave women their healing powers and tonight we shall seek to heal self.
Pray for signs or more specific signs.