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The Goddess embodies and symbolizes the powers of birth, life, and death (rebirth), and as such, the powers of fertility. She is the supreme regulator, and it is she who controls the seasons, the cycles of nature, and the movement of the sun, moon, and all celestial bodies.

To set up an altar, first carefully select your altar tools, which include: Goddess and God symbols, wand, chalice or cup, bowl, athame (with dulled edges), incense holder, robe with ten-foot cord (optional), altar cloth, wine cup, three candle holders and three candles (white, green, and red).

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When we engage with the personal aspects of these energies—with their mythic, symbolic forms—we activate hidden powers in our own psyche. Then, these powers transform us.

The Irish myths revolve around the Tuatha de Danann, the “divine race” to which the Sun god Lugh and the triple goddess Brighid, among many others, belong. The Welsh myths inhabit a somewhat different world, with divine characters of their own, including the horse goddess Rhiannon, the giant king Bran, and the shapeshifting goddess Ceridwen.