“…BECAUSE THE EARTH IS SENDING UP DEITIES THAT ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO DESTROY THAT WHICH IS CREATING THE ATROCITY OF SUFFERING AND RAPE OF LIFE THAT IS CHRISTIAN-BASED SOCIETY.”
“In allowing her boundaries to be penetrated from within by an emerging Other, the Goddess demonstrated her true creativity. She became the universal Mother. This crucial moment of birth was synonymous with creation, according to the ancient concept. This was the moment when the Goddess (not the emerging God) said, ‘Let there be light,’ because the eyes of her newborn first perceived the light of existence, as he himself might become the light of fire or the sun. In the classical world, the Goddess had names like Juno Lucina or Diana Lucifera, the Bringer of Light. From her the biblical Yahweh copied his Fiat lux.
“The god’s birth was celebrated each year at midwinter. The nocturnal festival was known as the Night of the Mother to pre-Christian Britons, which may explain why Christmas Eve (the time of the actual birth) carried even more significance in Old England than Christmas Day. In Alexandria, the god’s birth was hailed by joyful shouts: ‘The Virgin (Kore) has given birth! The light grows!’ The naked image of the divine birth-giving Virgin was decorated with gold stars and carried seven times around the temple.
“Just as, in pagan belief, creation was a birth, so every birth was a new creation. Each year the Aeon or year-god was reborn from the eternally virgin, eternally maternal Goddess. Thus, at the mystic point of creation itself, the graphic symbol of the Mother became three broken lines, while that of her son-spouse was three solid lines.
“Male and female triangles, one separated, came together again in a very ancient figure that later rounded off to the mathematical symbol of infinity in so-called Arabic numerals, which were actually Hindu in origin. The two tangential circles or teardrop shapes of this sign meant the same as two tangential triangles: the two sexes in contact (Fig. 5). The female triangle above now took on the aspect of a nourishing breast, while the male received her nourishment.
“This was also taken as a sexual sign, in unconscious but nevertheless real recognition of the connection between adult sexuality and bond between mother and infant. According to Tantric symbolism, the female triangle was placed above the male, who then assumed all forms of relationship with her: offspring, twin, spouse, and eventually sacrificial victim, as he became the eternally dying-and-reborn god, similar to Osiris, Attis, Dionysus, Adonis, Orpheus, Yama, and so on. Therefore Tantric yogis and their shaktis (priestesses) favored female-superior sexual positions, which Vedic and Confucian patriarchs condemned because of their association with the Old Religion that they wanted to erase. Though this style of lovemaking was instituted by Shiva as Universal God and the original ‘daughters of the sages’ (shaktis), patriarchal Brahman priests insisted that it was a perversion” (p17-18).
Glyph from Barbara Walker‘s The I Ching of the Goddess
The Morrígan also known as the Phantom Queen, the Irish Goddess of war and death, member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She is the jealous wife to the Dagda, and is associated with the Banshee. As is the case with many Irish deities, she is one of the first expressions of what Christians refer to now as “the Trinity,” to Pagans she is a “Triple Goddess.” She is displayed here as having three heads; she is a shape-shifter, sometimes explained as three sisters all manifesting as the same entity. In Irish myth, she can also shift into the shape of a raven and her appearance on the battlefield would signal who would reign as victor. Other stories indicate that she would shift into any shape that would allow her to meet her ends. She is also the Goddess of prophecy and fate who knows exactly how the end of the world will occur, she will share it with you, for a price.
The Morrígan also known as the Phantom Queen, the Irish Goddess of war and death, member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She is the jealous wife to the Dagda, and is associated with the Banshee. As is the case with many Irish deities, she is one of the first expressions of what Christians refer to now as “the Trinity,” to Pagans she is a “Triple Goddess.” She is displayed here as having three heads; she is a shape-shifter, sometimes explained as three sisters all manifesting as the same entity. In Irish myth, she can also shift into the shape of a raven and her appearance on the battlefield would signal who would reign as victor. Other stories indicate that she would shift into any shape that would allow her to meet her ends. She is also the Goddess of prophecy and fate who knows exactly how the end of the world will occur, she will share it with you, for a price.
[ID: an image of the tri-spiral from Newgrange in the centre of the muted rainbow, aro ace, nblm, nblw, genderqueer, genderqueer guy, genderfluid, agender, demiboy and demigirl flags]
[ID as Gaeilge: pictúir de dearadh na dtrí bhís ó Sí an Bhrú ar na bratachaí bogha báistí, gan-ghnéas gan rómáns, neamh-dhénártha a mbíonn grá acu d’fhir, neamh-dhénártha a mbíonn grá acu do mná, inscne aiteach, leaid inscne aiteach, inscne-sholúbtha, gan inscne, leath-buachaill agus leath-cailín]
I am interested in finding a way to easily show my pride at being Irish and being queer so made these. I decided to use a shamrock, a Celtic knot and the tri-spiral design from Newgrange. I placed them in the centre, large, but also to the top right, small.
Having made them all I think my favourite is the small tri-spiral but I have queued all six designs up so you can use whichever you like.
If you do use my edit for something please let me know - I’d love to see. Credit however isn’t needed.
[ID: an image of the tri-spiral from Newgrange in the centre of the original rainbow, normal rainbow, gay man, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, nonbinary, asexual and aromantic flags]
[ID as Gaeilge: pictúir de dearadh na dtrí bhís ó Sí an Bhrú ar dhá bratach bogha báistí agus na bratachaí fear aerach, leispiach, déghnéasach, il-ghnéasach, trasinscneach, neamh-dhénártha, éighnéasach agus gan-rómáns]
I am interested in finding a way to easily show my pride at being Irish and being queer so made these. I decided to use a shamrock, a Celtic knot and the tri-spiral design from Newgrange. I placed them in the centre, large, but also to the top right, small.
Having made them all I think my favourite is the small tri-spiral but I have queued all six designs up so you can use whichever you like.
If you do use my edit for something please let me know - I’d love to see. Credit however isn’t needed.
Our new Maiden, Mother, Crone Plaques are beautiful Earthly representation of the feminine divine. This plaque shows the three stages of a woman’s life and depicts the Goddess in her three aspects as Maiden, Mother and Crone. The Maiden is full of life, sensuality and potential. The Mother is creativity, fertility and bringing forth life. The Crone is the attainment of wisdom gained from experience. Some refer to them by the titles Love, Life and Wisdom. Bring a little magick into any room by hanging this in your home or sacred space. Made from cold cast resin with a wooden finish. See the matching God Plaque
Here’s a sampling of my design, ‘Triple Goddess’! The Triple Goddess symbol as well as the moon phases are prominently displayed while featuring subtle shifts in the background (Rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus, and astrological charts are all present).
Was so smitten that I got to contribute to this fabulous collection. It boasts 37 unique designs in addition to some really cute new sticker/ products as well.
If you’re new to @thewashistation let me give you a quick run down: - Flat rate shipping - Buy 6 items, get 1 for $1 (you can mix and match tapes and stickers!) - Newsletter subscribers & Discord members get 10% off - Option to add a cute lil freebie sticker to your cart!
✨This moonstone wand may not look like much to you, but I worked with this stone all day yesterday. We are in the waning moon phase currently, which represents Hecate in the Triple Goddess symbolism. She came through to me last night and told me she doesn’t understand why I go by the name “Jess” when “Jessica” sounds much more powerful. I thanked her for showing up for me and she laughed and said “You’ll see…” in true Crone fashion. Harness some moon medicine for yourself; grab some moonstone and set your intentions. It was a magickal experience.
