We Honor Her

Eclipse

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:33:23 GMT

Posted by: ysabetwordsmith

The partial lunar eclipse is visible from the road by my house. :D It looks like a big white cookie with a bite out of it tonight.

EDIT 8/27/26 -- I went back out and looked at the moon again. A crescent of light is left.

EDIT 8/27/26 -- Only a tiny bit of light remains on the moon. Most is black or dark red. I took a dime out to charge with lunar eclipse energy, and a bottle of water to become moon water.

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Ostara

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:38:59 GMT

Posted by: ysabetwordsmith

Ostara is coming up. Here are some resources...

6 OSTARA SPELLS FOR RENEWAL, GROWTH AND SPRING EQUINOX MAGIC

Gods and Goddesses of Ostara -- Wicca Magazine

Ostara Correspondences -- Pagan Pages

Ostara Recipes

Preparing for Ostara

A Theatrical Ostara Ritual -- Pagan Song

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Happy Beltane!

Sun, 01 May 2022 00:28:59 GMT

Posted by: ysabetwordsmith

Happy Beltane to everyone celebrating it. We did a feast this afternoon and have a bonfire planned for evening.

What are other folks doing for this sabbat?

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winter is coming!

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:56:12 GMT

Posted by: rio_luna626

Hey lovely goddess-folks!

As we head into the holiday season, and the Winter Solstice, I would like to ask: which Goddesses come forward for you during this time of year?

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Goddess of Love

Thu, 31 May 2018 18:44:51 GMT

Posted by: rio_luna626

Hope everyone is having a beautiful springtime!

In May, with spring's awakening and Beltane, our thoughts turn to the pleasures of love, play and sensuality. Many Goddesses signify the erotic spark. My own matron, Ochun, is known for her joyful sexy vibe and her ability to join the whole world together in pleasure and love.

WHo are your favorite Goddesses of love, sex and pleasure?

Here are some images I associate with Aphrodite.
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/aphrodite-jessica-allain.jpg

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Morning Folks! New Admin here!

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:03:57 GMT

Posted by: rio_luna626

Hi folks, I have taken over as admin for this page and I just wanted to say hello!

I'm rio_luna626, I've been following Goddess spirituality for over 30 years. In that time I've studied the Divine Feminine in many traditions and contexts.

I'd like to start by giving a shout-out to my matron Goddess, the beautiful Oshun, the Orisa of rivers, sexuality, sensuality, healing, and creativity. She comes from the Yoruba people of West Africa, in what is now Nigeria, she is the patron spirit of Cuba. Honored in many different Ifa-derived religions (Lucumi, Candomble, Umbanda), she is revered as the spirit of beauty, of pleasure, of dancing and art, of delicious food, and of healing.

Tell us about YOUR matron Goddess? Which Goddess guides your way in the world?

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1536&bih=760&ei=llXfWtvUDcPisAWVm5iYDw&q=Oshun&oq=Oshun&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1878.2965.0.5552.7.7.0.0.0.0.89.347.5.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..2.5.346.0..35i39k1.0.jlpfPeVb11k#imgrc=x0h-2i6f-tJs3M:

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Hello

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 22:27:45 GMT

Posted by: elle

Does anyone want to take over running this page? No one seems to want it to close, but no one seems interested in actually posting and I don't really have the time right now. I could just leave it "as is" but that annoys me when I look at my profile and see dead communities just sitting there. So, I'm happy to pass the baton to someone else if they'd like to give a go at injecting life and interesting stuff back into this community.

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Beltane

Tue, 02 May 2017 19:26:56 GMT

Posted by: elle

I'm a day late and a dollar short, but despite this, I hope everyone has had a wonderful Beltane! How did you celebrate?

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Easter/Ostara

Sun, 16 Apr 2017 10:12:08 GMT

Posted by: elle

As seems to happen nearly every year around this time, articles abound about the Pagan origins of Easter and it's associations with Ishtar, Inanna, Eostre...insert-goddess-of-choice.

What I've found interesting is that now mainstream media are catching on (prime example - Country Living's recent article "So where exactly does the 'Easter bunny' come from?"), the trend amongst Pagans is to debunk the information we've been sharing round for decades as completely false and lacking any historical context (please read lizwilliams excellent interview with Adrian Bott recently published on the Wild Hunt - "UK Pagans respond to questions on the origins of Easter and Ostara").

Personally, I approach this trend with a sense of dubiousness. Whilst I appreciate that someone has taken the trouble of researching and fact checking and want to put things straight, I also wonder what the motivation is in doing so. Are they simply trying to be "more Pagan than thou" about it all.

In the Avalonian tradition that I've practiced and taught for over 10 years now, we traditionally honour the spring time goddess as Artha; a goddess which, while not wholly made up, has more origins in general myth and unverified personal gnosis, than actual historical fact, and I've always been very up front about this when teaching about this goddess. Despite this though, the connections we make with this goddess work, and the mythological weaving of her story also work and I, and many others, have found spirit and meaning in this.

I don't have a problem with fact checking (Liz's article above actually encourages people to fact check on their own) or making light that some things (festivals, deities, etc.) are modern interpretations rather than historical traditions or reconstructions. I do have some issue with those who would utilise debunking as a way to invalidate the ideas and traditions of others. So when it comes to the latest spate of articles, I tend to read them with a critical eye and a healthy dose of scepticism as to the motivation behind it while trying to be open minded to learning something new.

I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts about this and how you experience it yourself. I appreciate some of us are in different countries, and sometimes that can lend to differing experiences and views. So please do share! And Happy Easter if you are celebrating it!

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Anyone here?

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:13:02 GMT

Posted by: elle

I haven't been using DW the past several years so I was surprised to log in and find that Heather had deleted her account and made me administrator of this group. There seem to be quite a few people on it. If folks are still about and interested in this group, I'll keep it up, otherwise if everyone has scattered and there is no longer interest, I shall delete the group.

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