The Pregnant Goddess: Your Guide to Traditions, Rituals, and Blessings for a Sacred Pagan Pregnancy

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Miroslav Verner, "A Statue of Twert (Cairo Museum no. 39145) Dedicated by Pabesi and Several Remarks on the Role of the Hippopotamus Goddess". Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Alterumskunde 96 (1969): 53. Inari Ōkami, deity of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, and industry; this deity is of ambiguous gender and may be portrayed as male, female, or ambiguous Faience hippopotamus statuettes like this one were placed in tombs and temples to help the deceased be successfully reborn into the afterlife. Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum. Horst Beinlich, Das Buch vom Fayum: zum religiösen Eigenverständnis einer ägyptischen Landschaft. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1991), 99. Just like any Wiccan ritual/spell/celebration/general rule: go in with an open heart and an open mind.

Estsanatlehi is the fertility goddess of the Navajo people, the Native Americans of the Southwestern United States. She was likely the most powerful deity in the pantheon, as she possessed powers of self-rejuvenation. She’s also the mother of the war god Nayenezgani and the consort of the sun god Tsohanoai. As a benevolent goddess, she’s believed to send the rains of summer and warm winds of spring. Olympic diver and TV favourite Tom Daley strutted his stuff on the carpet with an impressive one-shoulder outfit, looking confident as he sashayed his way out of a waiting car.Meanwhile, the Vogue London event even saw US actor Cole Sprouse arrive in a smart dark suit and cravat tied together with what looked like a broach, throwing his aarms open as he reached the carpet. Since the power of the sun is at a peak, the morning of Litha is thought to be the best time to harvest summer herbs. If you have a herb garden, spend some time there and enjoy the extra energetic boost of midsummer. Pinch, Geraldine. A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Ancient pagans marked other midsummer holidays as well. Athenian Greeks marked their new year at midsummer with Panathenaia, a celebration of the goddess Athena.

Prema, goddess who made the bride submissive, allowing penetration; also an epithet of Juno, who has the same function [17] Taweret’s cult had a long history and popularity in ancient Egypt and she was a loved patron of women. Her worship dates as early as 2600 BC, making her one of the oldest goddesses. Her form shows us an important connection that the ancient Egyptians had with the nature around them. Hippos were viewed as dangerous - and thus revered. Xōchiquetzal Xochiquetzal, also known as Ichpōchtli ( “maiden”), was one of the major goddesses of the Aztec mythology and connected to fertility, beauty, childbirth, and female sexual power. She was a protector of women, prostitutes, young mothers, and pregnant women. From prehistoric times around 2500 BCE until 200 CE, Anat was regarded as the fertility and war goddess of the Phoenicians and Canaanites. The center of her cult was at Ugarit, as well as at corn-growing coastal regions of the eastern Mediterranean. She’s also called the mistress of the sky and the mother of the gods. A temple was dedicated to her at Tanis, an ancient city in the Nile River delta, and she’s featured in the Tale of Aqhat. 4- Telepinu godThere is a connection to the Phoenician goddess of pregnancy Dea Gravida. [12] In mythology [ edit ] Taweret's image served a functional purpose on a variety of objects. The most notable of these objects are amulets, which protected mothers and children from harm. Such amulets, appearing before 3000 BCE, were popular for most of ancient Egyptian history. She also consistently appeared on household furniture throughout history, including chairs, stools, and headrests. [9] Apotropaic objects became popular in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BCE) and are thought to have been used in rituals related to pregnancy and birth. As is aforementioned, ivory wands and knives showing long processions of deities became widely used in this period. These objects have been shown on tomb paintings in the hands of nurses and wear patterns on the tips indicate that these nurses likely used them to draw protective patterns in the sand. Taweret is featured on almost all known wands, as her powers were invoked particularly to protect children and their mothers. The other deities are almost exclusively deities that accompany the mature sun god in his nightly journey through the dangerous Amduat (underworld). Taweret's inclusion among this company suggests a protective solar role. This is supported by later Ptolemaic (c. 332–30 BCE) conceptions of the goddess, which state that she reared – and in some traditions, birthed – the young sun god (cf. Metternich Stela). [18] a b c d Culican, William (1969). "Dea Tyria Gravida". The Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology. 1 (2): 35–50.

Osiris, god of the afterlife, the dead, and the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River

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Inanna/ Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, justice, and political power. Her symbols were lions, doves & the 8-pointed star, wife of Dumuzid Whether for “a year and a day” or “as long as love shall last,” Midsummer is an auspicious time to begin a partnership or marriage. Souza, G. B., Turley, J. S. (2016). The Boxer Codex: Transcription and Translation of an Illustrated Late Sixteenth-century Spanish Manuscript Concerning the Geography, Ethnography and History of the Pacific, South-East Asia and East Asia. Brill.