Goddess Iunstir Linked to the Planet Venus

 

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"A team of researchers led by Daniel Iborra Pellín, from the University of Alicante, has presented new evidence about the name and worship of the Iberian Dea Mater, the chief female deity of the Iberians during the Iron Age. According to the study published in the journal Complutum, this deity, a symbol of fertility and associated with the planet Venus, was known as Iunstir, a name that reveals cultural and religious connections with other Mediterranean civilizations."

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Happy Solstice

Solstice Blessings!  May all your wishes come true

and may peace prevail in the new year.

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Hecate torch motif found on Turkish Temple columns

 

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"Recent excavations at Lagina are part of the "Heritage for the Future Project," which focuses on the sanctuary's ceremonial gate and entrance structure. According to Prof. Dr. Bilal Söğüt, the team discovered a Hecate torch motif on a column and Corinthian capitals dating from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Notably, a figurative Corinthian column capital from the 2nd century AD was unearthed for the first time."

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Full Moon Blessings

 

Blessings of the Long Night's Moon in Gemini.

May Her healing rays bring peace and clarity.

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News: Mother Goddess inscription deciphered

 

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"A centuries-old mystery surrounding a 2,600-year-old inscription on the Arslan Kaya (“Lion Rock”) monument in western Turkey has been resolved. Professor Mark Munn of Pennsylvania State University has deciphered the weathered text, identifying the word 'Materan,' a reference to the Mother Goddess of the Phrygians. Located in the Phrygian highlands near Lake Emre Gölü, the Arslan Kaya monument is carved into a volcanic rock formation approximately 15 meters high. Its façade features reliefs of lions, sphinxes, and geometric patterns, with a niche containing the eroded figure of Materan...The goddess’s image, flanked by lions and accompanied by sphinxes, symbolizes protection and power, key themes in Phrygian cosmology." 

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Happy Full Moon

 

May the Full Moon in Taurus bring you strength

and grounding in the beauty of the Earth Mother.

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Prayer to Hecate

 

"Yes, lend me your hand I pray and reveal to me the pathways of Divine Guidance that I long for. Then shall I gaze upon that precious Light whence I can flee the evil of our dark origin. 

Yes, lend me your hand I pray - and when I am weary, bring me to the haven of piety with your winds.  Hail, many-named mother of the Gods, whose children are fair. Hail, mighty Hekate of the Threshold."

(Proclus Diadochus Hymn, trans. Vogt; marble relief from Crannon, Thessaly, 4th century BCE. The British Museum.)

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Dia De Los Muertos

 

As we remember those who have gone before,

we wish you and your ancestors many blessings.

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Happy Full Moon

 

Blessings of the "Moon of the Falling Leaves" in the sign of Aries.

May we release that which no longer serves with grace, 

allowing space for future renewal.

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