The three-fold archetype known as the Triple Goddess comes from ancient Pagan traditions and embodies the Maiden, Mother, and Crone. These three aspects line up with phases of the Moon – waxing crescent, full moon, and the waning crescent, as well as the three stages of a woman’s life – youth, adulthood, and elder years. While we move through these phases linearly, each facet of the Triple Goddess also represents qualities in everyone, inner parts of us, applicable at different times in our lives.
Here at SG this year, we created a Triple Goddess Harvest series with kits and rituals to honor all three: The Maiden for Lammas, the Mother for Mabon, and the Crone for Samhain. Life phases are stereotyped in different ways, especially here in the Western world. For example, the maiden or youth is glamorized, while the crone is often overlooked or shunned. The truth is, each of these archetypes can be seen as compasses to our cycles – where we are and what’s the best way to celebrate, honor, and move forward. How can we see the beauty in all the phases? In this blog, Embracing Your Maiden, Mother, and Crone, I’m celebrating them all.
Embracing Your Inner Maiden
Stones: Yellow Aventurine to empower you. Golden Quartz to magnify prosperity.
Herbs/Oils: Rosebud to bring forth happiness and good luck. Myrtle, the emblem of fertility and purity embodying maiden energy. Pau d’Arco Bark to bring strength and positivity.
Moon: Waxing Moon
Goddess: Persephone
The Maiden archetype aligns with the waxing phase of the moon and represents the youthful chapter of a woman’s life. She’s also represented by the dawn and Lammas, the first harvest celebration of the season, honoring the goddess Persephone. Persephone is the maiden and personifies joy, freedom, life, and every flourishing seed. She’s also a symbol of integration and a powerful role model of what it means to embody your full self, light and shadow united. We celebrate the inner maiden anytime we’re engaged with new beginnings, enthusiasm, or creativity. She represents potential, self-confidence, exploration, and wonder.
When we’re feeling unmotivated or overworked, the Maiden reminds us that we wake up every day to a new beginning, and we can start our day over anytime we like. A lot of magic can get kicked up when we see projects, relationships, or situations from a new perspective or in a new light. You might be surprised by how invigorated and fresh you feel when you embrace your inner maiden!
Embracing Your Inner Mother
Stones: Cat’s Eye for intuition and harmony. Citrine for mental clarity and money magic.
Herbs/Oils: Shredded B Caapi to awaken motherly instincts. Olive Leaf to enhance fertility and desire. Corn Silk to bring protection and luck.
Moon: Full Moon
Goddess: Demeter
The Mother archetype is symbolized by the full moon and represents adulthood in a woman’s life. She aligns with the day, and Mabon, the celebration of the second harvest, and honors the Goddess Demeter. Mabon, in the Northern Hemisphere, is also known as the Autumnal Equinox and on this day, daytime and nighttime are equal in length. Demeter is associated with agriculture, the harvest, and fertility. She’s also considered to be an Earth and a Mother Goddess. We celebrate the inner mother when we’re nurturing and compassionate. She represents manifestation, superabundance, and the kind of enduring love we should all know from our mothers, and hold for ourselves and each other.
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