The Goddess
From Hairfish Graphics...of the Pagan Kind
What Wiccans believe in regards to deity can be different. What I mean is there is no one way for Wiccans to believe. We are generally called Polytheistic which means we believe in more than one deity. It seems that most Wiccans believe in a God and a Goddess. Those who honour specific Gods and Goddesses (e.g. Aphrodite, Bacchus, Isis, Diana etc...) tend to think of them as aspects of the God or Goddess, not as separate Gods and Goddesses. Some, including me, think of the God and Goddess as one full being, not as two separate beings. To me, it makes sense to call them God and Goddess because we are used to putting things into male or female categories. This is changing slowly but is still a prevalent way of understanding things.
This page is about the female aspects of deity.
The Goddess is normally portrayed by a moon:
The Symbol for the Goddess
is the full moon with the two half moons on
each side.
© 2003 Kathleen Garber
Although I tend to subscribe
to different patheons, I really like Egyptian.
My favourite goddess is Isis. She is the goddess of motherhood and magic.
A flash film about Goddesses. 10 Minutes long, need Shockwave to play. Could be better quality but still worth a watch.
The Charge of the
Goddess is attributed to Doreen Valiente,
a student of Gerarld Gardner. The poem, originally found in the
Gardnerian
Book of Shadows, is now loved by all witches as a statement of
our
reverence for the Goddess and Nature.
A small essay
written by a fellow Wiccan. A must-read. Very meaningful and easy
to relate too.
The Goddess comes to us in
three froms. The Maiden,
The Mother and The Crone. Each has something special about her.
Find out more by clicking on the link.
The Three Ladies by Colleen Criswell
Used with permission. A beautiful short story about the Triple Goddess.
Goddess Songs/Poems/Chants/Invocations
Just what is says!
Ameth's Myth Page - Greek Gods and Goddesses [outside link]
A list of Greek Gods and
Goddesses and who they were/are
and what they are in charge of.
Devotion [outside link]
Lots of cool information on Gods and Goddesses
Goddess Prose Poem and Images[outside link]
Part of the Karrie Ann
Alrich official site. Note: Contains basic nudity, if you
are offended by women's bare chests, do not click on the link.
The Goddess at Open Sesame [outside link]
A bunch of questions and
answers about the Goddess including such things
as "Is there a limit to the Power of the Goddess?",
"Do Witches worship a
higher being?" and "Did a diety create us?"
Meeting The Goddess [outside link]
- from The Dance
(Yes, I know it's not 2000 anymore)
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