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Erlan
Sep 18, 2000 22:26

The Morrighan

A little lesson as we approach the ending summer season in preperation for Samhain. The Morrighan is the Goddess of renewal. She is also known as a Goddess of Battle. With this she is also playing the role of the triple Goddess, Nenhaink Badbh and Macha. It is said that you will see a crow over the battlefields as she scavenges the dead. That crow is she. As many of the Celtic Goddesses, she is similarly connected with sexuality and fertility. She meets with the Dagda on the eve of Samhain and mates with him. Their meeting and joining marks the coming together of the powers of the Celtic world and the ending of the summer season. As she mates, her battle side is put aside and as the mate of the father of the Gods, she prepares th eland for germination and preparation of winter. The Sheela na Gig, a carved figure is assiciated with the Morrighan. She is often shown as a hag with a mocking face and both hands opening her distended vulva. This particular Sheela makes the connection between the tomb (death) and life, or the essential threshold between the worlds. It is on this eve that the doors open between the worlds as we will gather together to welcome the wisdom of winter. It might be interesting to have carved statues around the camp area this year. I encourage you to try and make a Sheela na Gig in the image of the Morrighan out of any material that you want ot work in. They will be blessed and put in strategic places around the fire site. With that and the Dagda, more stoking might not be needed. Until Samhain Erlan Nordenskol, your Druid