{"id":6191,"date":"2011-12-01T01:10:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T06:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2011-11-25T01:58:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T06:58:40","slug":"gems-of-the-goddess-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/12\/01\/gems-of-the-goddess-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Gems of the Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goddess Of Goodness<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bona Dea is a Roman Goddess who\u2019s name actually means \u201cgood goddess.\u201d\u00a0 Her festival was held in December, where people would gather and feast in her honor.\u00a0 Roman\u2019s also called upon her for help with child birth, and encouraging a fertial womb.\u00a0 With her avid connecting to abundance and joyful giving, she was commonly worshiped among maids, and underclassmen.\u00a0 When sickness struck a village or individual, Bona Dea was called upon to grant healthiness.\u00a0 Snakes were associated with healing, so Bona Dea was often shown in art with snakes around her arms and a cornucopia with coins at her feet.<\/p>\n

She is the ultimate protector of women, and had women-only rituals preformed in her name.\u00a0 Men were forbidden to enter these rituals, and anything masculine in general was prohibited.\u00a0 Even speaking about masculine energy was not allowed.\u00a0 The workings of these rituals remain a mystery, but most likely concerned agriculture and fertility.\u00a0 Asking for protection could have also been involved, because she is known for guiding women through all phases of their life; maiden, mother, and crone.<\/p>\n

Bona Dea reminds us all of the true gift of giving.\u00a0 Being able to give is the best, most precious gift of all.\u00a0 When you give to someone, you also give to yourself.\u00a0 Its all part of the balance in life.\u00a0 That goes for receiving as well.\u00a0 You have to take in as much as you give out in order for it to have true meaning.<\/p>\n

CONNECTING WITH BONA DEA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This holiday season, try to get out in your local community and donate to a shelter or any other charity facility.\u00a0 Give anything you can, even if its just a few canned goods.<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Ritual:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go outside (preferably at night) with a penny in hand.\u00a0 Sit on the ground and think about what you want to get rid of this coming year.\u00a0 Make sure you purify the penny before you use it, with sage or some other cleansing herb of your choice.\u00a0 Bury the penny in the ground saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cBona Dea on this night <\/em><\/p>\n

Bring me blessings and good light <\/em><\/p>\n

Send me love, and love to share<\/em><\/p>\n

With healthy change for the year to bare<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Snakes, cornucopias, coins, gold, silver, vines, flowers, honey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goddess Of Goodness Bona Dea is a Roman Goddess who\u2019s name actually means \u201cgood goddess.\u201d\u00a0 Her festival was held in December, where people would gather and feast in her honor.\u00a0 Roman\u2019s also called upon her for help with child birth, and encouraging a fertial womb.\u00a0 With her avid connecting to abundance and joyful giving, she was commonly worshiped among maids, and underclassmen.\u00a0 When sickness struck a village or individual, Bona Dea was called upon to grant healthiness.\u00a0 Snakes were associated with healing, so Bona Dea was often shown in art with snakes around her arms and a cornucopia with coins at her feet. She is the ultimate protector of women, and had women-only rituals preformed in her name.\u00a0 Men were forbidden to enter these rituals, and anything masculine in general was prohibited.\u00a0 Even speaking about masculine energy was not allowed.\u00a0 The workings of these rituals remain a mystery, but most likely concerned agriculture and fertility.\u00a0 Asking for protection could have also been involved, because she is known for guiding women through all phases of their life; maiden, mother, and crone. Bona Dea reminds us all of the true gift of giving.\u00a0 Being able to give is the best, most precious gift of all.\u00a0 When you give to someone, you also give to yourself.\u00a0 Its all part of the balance in life.\u00a0 That goes for receiving as well.\u00a0 You have to take in as much as you give out in order for it to have true meaning. CONNECTING WITH BONA DEA This holiday season, try to get out in your local community and donate to a shelter or any other charity facility.\u00a0 Give anything you can, even if its just a few canned goods. Small Ritual: Go outside (preferably at night) with a penny in hand.\u00a0 Sit on the ground and think about what you want to get rid of this coming year.\u00a0 Make sure you purify the penny before you use it, with sage or some other cleansing herb of your choice.\u00a0 Bury the penny in the ground saying: \u201cBona Dea on this night Bring me blessings and good light Send me love, and love to share With healthy change for the year to bare\u201d SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER Snakes, cornucopias, coins, gold, silver, vines, flowers, honey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}