SRS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Immanence, Coven, Structural Analysis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Goddess is the main focus for most neo-pagans, feminist wiccans and dianics. Luna the moon is the most important manifestation of the goddess. Goddess is immanent present within she is in the world and in all creatures and things in the world. The native traditions is embedded in place-names, buildings, ceremonies, and names of saints and folk spirits. In rome it was time of purification and spring house cleaning and feast of lupercalia. Brigid (bride) was the daughter of dagda, a major god in celtic pantheon. Candles are blessed in both church and coven, to assure for the light of the coming year. Imbolg is the time when the first lambs are born, the first milk comes from the ewes, but it"s not yet time to plant, it is an in-between time where fertility is initiated. Around march 21, the spring or vernal equinox. The equinox is also the time when death and resurrection are celebrated.