2. Assignment for next class:
Pick a symbol for the Goddess and Gods to connect
with in the path working.
Learn about that symbol
draw a picture or print one up, bring it with you
We will discuss the symbols
They symbol will be main focus of out pathworking
3. Reminder: The
number 3 is sacred
and should always be
honored in magick
and everyday life.
In the Woodland
Tradition we honor the
path of the ancestors by
embracing that which
can aid us in our
modern lives and keep
us connected to the
divine. We also share a
deep connection the
Great Mother
(Danu, Earth, Gaia).
She is seen as a
constant, to be
honored at every
ritual, spell and
celebration.
4. Total of 9 #3 Goddesses, 3 Gods, 3 Ancestors (later class)
Goddesses Gods
The Morrigan Dagda
(triple goddess) Cernunnos
Cerridwin
The Green Man
Brigid
(triple aspects)
5. The Morrigan (Great Queen)
Triple Goddess
Macha
Badba
Anu
Called: War
Goddess, Raven Women
6. Badba
Dark Goddess/ Prophetess
Battle, death and rebirth
(War Goddess)
Symbol: Hooded crow
New Moon
Time: Winter and Samhain
Colors: Red and White
Aspect: Crone
7. Macha
War Goddess of
Sovereignty & Sacrifice
Symbol: Horse
Time: Harvest &
Lughnasadh
Full Moon
Aspect: Maiden
Colors: Harvest colors
8. Anu (Morrigu/ Nemain)
Goddess of
Fertility, abundance, and
health
Symbol: Cow/ Swan
Aspect: Mother /
Ancestors of all Gods
Earth (Danu)
Color: Earthy
Time: Litha
Emerald, Bloodstone, M
oonstone
9. Cerridwen (Keeper of the Cauldron)
Goddess of
Transformation, knowledge, ma
gick
Underworld Goddess/ Divine
Feminine and Crone
Black Raven
Full Moon
Colors: Silver and black
Stone: Agate
Regeneration, rejuvenation, enc
hantment, inspiration, prophecy
, and witchcraft
10. Brigid (Triple Fire)
Fire of Spirit (Poetry)
Fire of Life (Healing)
Physical Fire (Craftsmanship)
Time: Imbolc
Colors: Green
Cattle
Hearth and home,
childbirth and Fiery
arrow (warrior)
11. Dagda (The Good God)
All Father
God of
Time, Magick, Sex, and
Crops (food)
Partner: The Morrigan
Time: Winter
Loves
fighting, singing, women
, laughter, sex, sports
and games
12. Cernunnos
God of Fertility, the
Hunt and Dying (sings to
comfort them)
7 Aspect:
Virility, Power, Strength, S
urvival, Masculinity, Weap
onry and sexuality (and
lust)
Protector of the Forrest
Guide for the Dead
13. The Green Man (Jack in the green)
God of the Woodlands
Spirit of the forest
Cycle of life
(birth, death, rebirth)
Fertility
Lord (giver) of Life
Time: Spring/ Beltane
Green Knight