Goddess of Fire, Healing and Smithcraft

Pantheon: Celtic
http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/3221 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:09:54 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1640/t/WE-MIGRATEING-THIS-ENTIRE-SITE-TO-YUKU-AFTER-ALL-.html Well I paid for another year so this site will migrate with all the other EZboard sites to yuku . Which means as far as I know we can continue to post here and it will all move along with us . I'm sorry for any confusion my previous posts may have caused ... I'm still not sure how all this is going to work but I hope to see everybody there soon . feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1640 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:24:21 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1641/t/WE-RE-MOVEING-TO-YUKU.html ravensdreamwitches77.yuku.com/
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I won't be posting or adding anything more on this site hope to see you all at YUKU feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1641 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:58:17 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1642/t/The-New-Wiccan-Book-of-Law-by-Lady-Galadriel.html feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1642 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:07:22 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1644/t/What-is-Gaia-.html What is Gaia?

The Gaia Hypothesis proposes that our planet functions as a single organism that maintains conditions necessary for its survival. Formulated by James Lovelock in the mid-1960s and published in a book in 1979, this controversial idea has spawned several interesting ideas and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (twink14840) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1644 Sat, 09 Jul 2005 06:00:36 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1645/t/The-Triple-Goddess-.html The Triple Goddess:
Maiden, Mother, Crone
The image of the Goddess we revere in Wicca is based on the acient one whose worship can be traced to the paleolithic. Lets make clear that the use of the word image here is not of the usual religious icon, but of an archetype. The reason why I'm using a more prosaic word is simply because I don't want to confuse those... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (twink14840) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1645 Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:55:26 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1646/t/Gia-info.html Gaia, known as Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for "land" is ge or ga). She was an early earth goddess and it is written that Gaia was born from Chaos, the great void of emptiness within the universe, and with her came Eros. She gave birth to Pontus (the Sea) and Uranus (the Sky). This was achieved parthenogenetically (without male intervention).... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (twink14840) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1646 Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:50:55 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1643/t/ARIMID.html
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feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1647 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 20:02:20 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1648/t/The-Crone.html The Crone


She is called the Unavoidable, the Mystery of Mysteries. From Her, all things proceed, and to Her, all things must return. From Her cauldron, all life emerges. She is the night sky at the darkest moment of the dark moon and the barren earth at the dead of winter.

Her names are Hecate, Cerridwen, Morrigan, and Kali. She is dark Demeter and her darker daughter,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1648 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:15:19 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1649/t/GODDESS-s-2.html Amphitrite: The wife of Poseidon, and a sea goddess in her own right. When Poseidon wanted Amphitrite for his bride, she refused and hid herself. Poseidon sent a dolphin searching for her. The dolphin located her and delivered her to Poseidon. She was understandably annoyed, but Poseidon rewarded the dolphin by giving him a place in the heavens.
Aphrodite: the goddess of love and beauty, was... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1649 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:39:19 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1650/t/GODS-GODDESS-S-1.html GODS
Apollo: The God of healing and the arts. He is young and handsome. He carried a lyre, a bow, and arrows. He drives a golden chariot.

Anubis: The God of the dead. He has the body of a man and the head of a jackal. Sometimes he is shown as entirely jackal.

Balder A hero god, the god who dies and rises again.

Bragi it is Bragi's duty to prepare Valhalla for new arrivals.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ravenstardust) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1650 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:35:28 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1663/t/Goddess-Invocation.html
O Goddess, come to me!

Wrap your love around
me,
and sing in my heart.

Dissolve my fears
with glances,
guide me with your joy;

Wrap your love around
me,
and live in my heart.

--by Mystic

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1663 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:37:29 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1662/t/April-23-Goddess.html Peppercorn Ceremony (Bermuda)

Themes: Prosperity; Abundance; Love
Symbol: Blue

About Erzulie: This Haitian Love Goddess extends her beneficent springlike energy whenever we need it, especially when our pockets or hearts are empty. When life gets out of kilter, petitioning Erzulie sets everything back on track, slowly but surely. Blue is Erzulie's sacred color, and she's sometimes called "the loving one".

To Do... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1662 Fri, 23 Apr 2004 05:48:40 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1670/t/April-22-Goddess.html Sechselauten (Switzerland)

Themes: Spring; Protection; Overcoming; Kinship; Energy; Joy
Symbols: Birch; Bells

About Lada: Lada bursts forth from her winter hiding place today in full Slavic costume and dances with joy, grateful for spring's arrival. As Lada moves, her skirts sweep away sickness and usher in the earth's blossoming beauty. She bears a birch tree and flowers to honor the earth's fertility and to begin planting anew.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1670 Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:38:54 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1666/t/April-21-Goddess.html Taurus Begins (Various Locations)

Themes: Work; Patience; Strength; Courage
Symbol: Bull

About Tauropolos: No Goddess could better represent this date other than Tauropolos, the Cretan bull Goddess whose name literally means "Bull Lady" (and that's no bull!). Teaching us the virtues of diligence and the rewards of hard work, Tauropolos also has a strong connection to the fields (the plow) and the hearth, where food from... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1666 Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:35:06 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1667/t/April-20-Goddess-of-the-day.html Furukawa Matsuri (Japan)

Themes: Protection; Anti-theft
Symbols: Drum; Feathers

About the Tennin: These semidivine beings are a kind of angel in the Buddhist tradition. They like to make music, and their singing voices are as lovely as their stunning visages. Art renderings show them wearing feathered robes and sprouting wings a bit like oversized sylphs. On this day they join their voices to our celebration and wrap us in wings... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1667 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:15:43 GMT http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1668/t/April-19-goddess-of-the-day.html Bali Temple Offering

Themes: Thankfulness; Magic; Fertility
Symbols: A Pregnant Goddess; Round-shaped Fruit; Hibiscus; Yellow

About Rangda: A witch Goddess in Bali, Rangda takes on a function many witches throughout history, that of a woman's helpmate, especially in conception. To men, Rangda offers physical fertility or improved energy for magical workings.

To Do Today: Now that the earth is fertile, Rangda's power is even... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://ravensdreamwitches.yuku.com/topic/1668 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:12:58 GMT