Chomse, Artemis, Hecate, Diana, Geifjon, Gerd

 

As a prelude to the vast natures shown here for Goddesses and Gods I'll say that the basic meanings and relations are what's most important in basic comparison.

That is; mostly female in nature and most dealing with the swift and direct application of force (implied) like in the shooting of an arrow directly to the target.

You might ask why it's a female nature holding the bow and arrow.

How it relates to the moon and its planetary influences and, in relation, what a planetary influence is anyway.

A lot of this work needs to be initially suggested so that the individual (your) curiosity can think about it prior to defining things more specifically, later on.

I believe that, aside from a brief period of confusion, this will help.

So I won't be elaborating on the thousand stories that are associated with each of these to keep things more along the lines of basic importance concerning the essential issues.

Chomse: This Egyptian God has a few other names, one being Khonsu. 

The names are not as vital to this information as the fact that the association to the moon or Luna is important. 

In hieroglyphs this God is shown with an orb over its head. The orb (circle) represents the moon.

Artemis: This Greek Goddess is also associated with Luna and depicted with the crescent moon over head, not unlike Chomse/Khonsu but was also pictured with bow and arrows

as a part of her attire. Known as a daughter of Zeus and associated with the hunt, fertility, childbirth and the land itself.

Hecate: A Greek Goddess that was fabled as the mother of Artemis. She is the most noted for works dealing with associations in magic.

She shows ties to a great many things in the dealings of everyday life in the Greek period.

Doorways, ghosts, witchcraft, dogs, crossroads and childbirth are amongst her many associations. 

She could be seen as the sorceress of the times. You might say the female aspect of Hermes and one of the first noted witches.

One technique in moon-working is raising the right hand to the moon as it is just beginning to wax and calling to lunar energies to assist in the

oncoming of something desired and this is done three times over the first three days of the waxing moon or in reverse you can use the energies

during the opposed cycle of the moon to assist in the departure of something you want out of your space.

The word used can vary by practitioner but will sound something like; "As the moon waxes to full may also my own knowledge (wealth, health,

etc) increase in strength and fullness."

Now this is the basic concept and if you get serious about this you should write and memorize your incantation for possible future usage by yourself and others.

Diana: A Roman Goddess that was known as The Goddess of the hunt and often depicted with a bow and arrow in her hand.

Initially she was known only for this association and as time went on her evolution became much like the relations to Hecate with the knowledge of magic and witchcraft being

acknowledged and she's still the focus of a variety of cults today.

Known as the separator of the light from the darkness. Also, again, in direct association to the moon, Luna.

Geifjon: Known as the Norse patron of the virgin. The word Geifon/Geffjon itself meaning giver.

She has associations to a great many stories of the times and deals with fertility of the land and it's cultivation as well.

Having relationships with luck and wealth.

She was known to have been the wife of Skyld, son of Odin and fabled to have created many landmarks in the area of Sweden. 

Where there are still monuments erected for her standing today particularly in Denmark, Copenhagen.

Gerd: Also associated to magic in the female nature a Norse goddess of giant nature and fabled to be of great beauty.

She is fabled to be the wife of Frey and endowed with great beauty.

Directly associated with the element of the Earth and fertility she also deals with the illumination of mankind through her powers and caring for the abundance of the lands.


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