Sublime

Rituals simply focus energy.

Most people associate Paganism with either rustic witchcraft or the myths of the gods of Olympus as recorded by Hesiod and Homer.

Wiccans call on Gaia to assist in various forms of divination. She is also invoked for magic involving transformation of all kinds, and bringing creative projects to fruition, along with abundance and prosperity.

MOON PHASE New Moon Crescent Moon First Quarter Moon Gibbous Moon Full Moon Disseminating Moon Last Quarter Moon Balsamic/Dark Moon CORRESPONDING GREAT DAY Yule (Winter Solstice) Bridget's Day (February 2) Hertha's Day (Spring Equinox) Beltane (May Day) l.etha's Day (Summer Solstice) Lughnassad (First Week of August) Hellith's Day (Fall Equinox)

Another thing to keep in mind as you contemplate your options is the idea of “pairing” gods and goddesses who would not have been well matched in their original cultures. Those who follow a duotheistic Wiccan path will often worship a specific male and female aspect of the God and Goddess as personal patron deities.

Placement of the candles, like the placement of everything else on the altar is purposeful. Some traditions keep the two candles together at the northernmost point of the altar, while others place the Goddess candle on the left side and the God candle on the right. Many traditions also recognize the other ritual tools as being representative of

The Celtic Sun god Belenus, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely known deities in Europe. An even older goddess, Innana spread through space and time across Mesopotamia and into Greek civilization, where she became Aphrodite.

Danu is the mother monad of all Goddesses and Gods. Bel or Belenus is the first monad to stem from Danu. The Dagda is the second monad, Bridget the third monad, and Llyr the fourth monad to arise. Local deities often embodied solar, lunar, stellar, elemental (earth, air, fire, water), and Otherworldly energies, e.g., the solar Goddess Bridget, the

Being Irish, I don’t dismiss the belief in love charms, magic herbs, and divination, for I know there’s more to this world than we’ll ever hope to understand.