Name: Modron Name meaning: Divine Mother Home: Wales, Cotswolds, Cirencester, region of Hadrian’s Wall Power: Harvest goddess, mother goddess, fertility deity, abundance, healing Meaning: fruition of the harvest, the autumn equinox, equality of day and night / light and dark Symbols: grain, nuts, leaves, acorns, wreaths, apples, grapes, wine, gourds, cornucopia, marigolds Folk customs: harvest… Continue reading Fae Friday: Secrets of Harvest Goddess Modron
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Mythic Monday: 5 Harvest Festivals with Candles, Corn, and Camaraderie
August festival themes include: celebration of harvest, parade of lights, and travel of souls from their earthly incarnation to the afterlife and subsequent journeys back to the land of the living. The latter could represent a soul’s presence in the lives of loved ones and also a soul’s rejuvenation into other forms. Green Corn Ceremony… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 5 Harvest Festivals with Candles, Corn, and Camaraderie
Mythic Monday: Virgo the Virgin by Flossie Benton Rogers
On the Wheel of the Year, we now approach the rejoicing of harvest time and the autumn equinox. The constellation on the horizon is Virgo, from the Latin word for virgin. Its image is that of a goddess holding a palm branch in her right hand and a sheaf or ear of wheat in her… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Virgo the Virgin by Flossie Benton Rogers