Sabbats/ Esbats/ Goddesses /

The Sabbats:



Yule: Celebrated at the Winter Solstice, Yule is the celebration of the Goddess giving birth to the God.

Imbolc: Celebrated on February 2, it is the time when the first plantings of spring crops occur. It is also considered to be a time of spiritual cleansing and renewal of vows.

Ostara: Celebrated at the Spring Equinox in March, this sabbat represents a new beginning partly because it marks the beginning of longer days and shorter nights. It also marks the union of the God and Goddess and therefore symbolizes fertility.

Beltane: Celebrated on May 1, it represents the end of the planting season and the beginning of harvesting. It also represents fertility, as the celebration often involves loosened rules for fidelity.

Litha: Celebrated at the Summer Solstice, this sabbat represents the peak of the God's strength. It may involve lighting large bonfires to ward off evil spirits.

Lughnasadh: Celebrated on August 1, this is a time when the Goddess turns over control to the God. It is a time of feasts and craft festivals.

Mabon: Celebrated at the Autumn Equinox, Mabon represents the balance between light and dark, as it is the day that nights start becoming longer than days. It is officially the Pagan day of Thanksgiving.

Samhain: Celebrated on Halloween, Samhain means the end of summer and the beginning of winter. On this night, the dead are said to be able to communicate with the living in order to be with and celebrate with their families.


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Esbats -

Esbats are the celebration of the Moon each month usually at her peak of power each month. The 13th Moon is Blue Moon -second phase.

January - Wolf Moon -family, relationships

February - Chaste Moon

March - Seed Moon,

April -Hare Moon

May - Dyad Moon

June - Mead Moon

July -Wort Moon

August - Barley Moon

September - Harvest Moon

October - Hunters Moon

November- Snow Moon

December - Oak Moon

Blue Moon






Goddess Names -just a few! We will add to this list as time goes on -if you have any comments or would like information on a particular subject please let us know


Amaterasu: Sun Goddess. Represents light pysical and metaphorical, she shines her light on hidden things and protects against deception. Symbols include the mirror, she peels away masks exposing folly and injustice. Origin Japan.

Andraste: Earth Goddess. Patron goddess of Boudicca, protector of animals and woodland. She is an independent fiery goddess who is protective, fiery when in defense of those who ask for her help. A goddess who would be a natural choice for those fighting enviromental issues and animal rights. Origin Ancient Britain.

Annis: Goddess of the travelling people. Goddess of fortune, prophecy and herbs. Annis is the keeper of ancient wisdom and defends the rights of refugees, a staunch protector of human rights. her symbols are the wheel, crossroads and road sign. Origin Egypt

Arhiannrod: Goddess of stars and moon. Connections, magic, paradoxes. Origin Wales

Artemis/Diana: Goddess of the waxing moon, her symbols are waxing crescent moon, the bow and she-bear. Origin Greece and Italy

Athena: She is the goddes of wisdom learning and communication, science, writing, crafts, patron of clear thinking, protector of hearth and home, her symbol is the owl and equilateral triangle. Associated with the spiral. Origin Crete

Aphrodite: Goddess of love, sexuality, beauty, he senses,romance. Born from the sea she is a sea goddess. She rules the emotions, symbols include the rose, morning dew, myrtle and rosemary, closely associated with flowers and herbs and scallop shells. Origin Asia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy

Astarte/Ishtar: Love and sexuality she is associated with dance beauty and allurement. Primal mother and is also associated with the heavens and the earth. representative of marriage between the spirit and the senses. Symbols are star and serpent. Origin Asia

Baubo: Goddess of comedy, laughter connected with Sheelagh-na-gig of ireland she is the crone goddess, she is anarchic, pokes at authority, you could describe her as the mickey taker, reducing power by laughing at artifice or pumped up self delusion. Sje os a wise old fool with method in her madness.

Bel/Sol: Sun goddess patron of light, warmth, poetry, success. Deity of good health connected with water at times and healing springs. Bels symbol is the sun burst. She represents the sun and the sunny disposition we meet in others. The inner light that brings joy and happiness. Origin Britain.

Brighid:Popular goddess, midwife, prtoector of women, children, healer and patron of smiths, inspiration for poets or those who are artistic and creative. Fire deity, the dandelion is her symbol. She has many healing springs and shrines in the British isles. She is celebrated at Imbolc. Origin Ireland

Bloddueuth: Goddess of springtime and flowers. Green Woman. Spirit of vegatation and growth, see her in the garden, the window box or green wood. her symbol is a hoop of spring flowers.

Cassandra: Goddess of truth, the voice of reason. heard on the wind and in wind chimes. Patron of women who have been raped and not believed. She is the spirit of stories and hidden messages in dreams. Origin Greece/Africa

Changing Woman -Earth And Sky Goddess Origin Navajo Indian

Chantico -Hearth Goddess - Aztec

Cliodna -Goddess of Beauty -Celtic

Concordia -Goddess of Good Relationships -Roman

Copper Woman - Goddess of Wealth -Pacific Norhtwest indian

The Dagda -Father God -Celtic

Damona -Goddess of domestic animals -Celtic

Danu - Universal Mother Goddess -Celtic

Demeter - Earth Mother -Greek

Diana - Triple/Lunar Goddess -Roman

Durga -Great Goddess -Hindu

Epona - Horse Goddess -Romano-Celtic

Esmerelda -Goddess of Love and Emeralds -Incan

Freya -Great Goddess -Norse

Gaia -Mother Earth -Greek

The Graces -Goddesses of gracefulness -Greek

Hecate -Triple Lunar Goddess -Greek

Hera -Great Goddess -Greek

Inanna -Great Goddess of Love and War -Sumerian

Ishtar -Goddess of love -Sumerian

Jara-Household Goddess -Hindu

Kwan Yin - Goddess of Copmpassion -Chinese

Lady of the Lake -Sovereignty Goddess -Celtic

Lakshmi -Goddess of Love and Wealth -Hindu

Ma'at - Goddess of Social Order -Egyptian

Minerva -Goddess of Wisdom and War -Roman

Nike -Goddess of Victory -Greek

Nimue -Goddess of Enchantment- Welsh

Olwen -Flower Goddess -Celtic

Osiris -Goddess of re-birth -Egyptian

Otter Woman -Water Goddess - Cood Indian

Pandora -Goddess of blessings -Greek

Parbati -Fertility Goddess -hindu

Persephone -Maiden Goddess -Greek

Rhea- Earth Goddess - greek

Rhiannon -Horse Goddess -Celtic

Salmon Woman -Sea Goddess - Samish indian

Sasthi -Goddess of Children -Hindu

Shekinah -Goddess of Wisdom -hebrew

Tana -Star Goddess -Etruscan

Venus -Goddess of Love -Roman

Vesta - Goddess of the hearth

The Zorya -triple Goddess of Dawn, Sunset and Midnight -Slavic