Chapter 4 : What Is Goddess?
Christian and other Abrahamic faiths have been trying to make goddess nonexistent for centuries. Our society is a patriarchy. The Goddess can be seen as a single being or as a polytheistic way as in many separate goddess. You can see her as many faces but all one being. You can also see her as the thought form. Being energy created by the thoughts of many people over time, or as an archetype.
Goddess is typically associated with the moon.
The Triple Goddess
The triple Goddess is either one goddess made of three goddesses , or three separate goddesses. The concept has roots in Celtic & Greek pantheon.
First Crescent (Left) ~ The Maiden Goddess ~
She is youth, inspiration, new beginnings, growth, and optimism. Any goddesses with these attributes is considered a maiden goddess. Her color is white.
Examples of the Maiden: Hathor , Egyptian goddess of love, music, and sex.
Athena , Greek goddess of War and Wisdom.
Diana , Roman goddess of the Moon
Artemis , Greek goddess or The Moon and Hunt.
Hestia , Greek goddess of Hearth and Home.
The Middle Moon ~ Mother Goddess~
She represents fertility, protectiveness, motherhood, home, and sexuality. Her color is Red.
~Danu
Examples Of the Mother Goddess : Isis , Egyptian goddess of magick.
Demeter , Greek Goddess of the Harvest.
Gaia , Greek goddess & titan of the earth.
Hera , Greek goddess of marriage and childbirth.
Frigg , Norse goddess of Marriage , Physical love, and Children.
Third Crescent ( Right) ~ Crone Goddess~
She represents wisdom, endings, prophecy, sorrow, and death. Her color is Black.
Examples of the Crone Goddess : Sekhmet , Egyptian goddess of War and Fire
Hel , Norse Goddess of Death.
Cerridwen , Celtic goddess of Wisdom.
The cycle Maiden , Mother , and Crone plays out not only in the lives of women , but every month in the waxing and waning of the moon. Which is sacred to the Goddess.
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