{"id":7070,"date":"2012-09-01T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T06:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=7286"},"modified":"2012-08-29T10:50:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T15:50:49","slug":"moonowl-observations-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2012\/09\/01\/moonowl-observations-8\/","title":{"rendered":"MoonOwl Observations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortuna<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fortuna is a Roman goddess of luck, fortune, prosperity and fate who was at one time very popular.\u00a0 With Greek influence, Fortuna became Tykhe and was also a very popular deity there.\u00a0 She was even popular in Italy and she had more temples than any other God in that time.\u00a0 She was always afforded the most luxurious kinds of worship since people hoped it would bring them good fortune.<\/p>\n

She is usually depicted holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a ship\u2019s rudder in the other.\u00a0 Sometimes she is blindfolded or veiled and most of the time she is standing on or near a globe or wheel.\u00a0 The cornucopia is all about value, abundance and infinite supply.\u00a0 It symbolizes lush bounty that she can provide. The ship\u2019s rudder stands for her guiding mankind through the ups and downs, twists and turns of life. \u00a0\u00a0The globe shows her ability to oversee the world\u2019s activities and the wheel is symbolic of the many cycles of life and her ability to keep alive a fluid motion in the business of living it.<\/p>\n

Fortuna was worshipped by soldiers and royalty.\u00a0 She is also a patron of sailors as the overseer of all lucks facets. She is on the wheel of fortune tarot card and to this day many mention her without realizing who she is when they ask for help from \u2018lady luck\u2019. Obviously gamblers are fans of asking for her help.<\/p>\n

She favors the brave, but also the foolish and she rewards those who embrace life and go with the flow rather than fight it.\u00a0 Of course, she can also hand out bad luck, fortune and chance.\u00a0 A good, modern way to invoke Fortuna\u2019s help is to put almond oil or pineapple juice on the wheels of your vehicle (even if it\u2019s just a bicycle) as this will keep fortune \u2018rolling in\u2019. There is a hymn for Fortuna, although it focused more on her Greek name Tykhe.\u00a0 She was part of the Moirai (Fates) which is also mentioned in this hymn.<\/p>\n

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Turrent- crowned Queen, I sing<\/p>\n

Immortal Agathe Tykhe, Fortuna to the Romans<\/p>\n

Elder sidter of the Moiroi<\/p>\n

Goddesses three, who weave the threads of mortal lives<\/p>\n

Friend of all mankind<\/p>\n

Who bears the cornucopia and metes good and evil<\/p>\n

Rich and poor alike must deal with<\/p>\n

Your decrees, O Goddess.<\/p>\n

O primal One without parent, I pray<\/p>\n

Allow me to accept<\/p>\n

The twists and turns that Fate deals<\/p>\n

To see the opportunity in the tragedy<\/p>\n

And to understand what I am meant to do.<\/p>\n

Help me to make the right choices,<\/p>\n

Where my Fate depends on it.<\/p>\n

And to accept my lack of control,<\/p>\n

Where it does not<\/p>\n

Let me always act with honour<\/p>\n

Whatever you set before me<\/p>\n

Send me only hardships I can endure,<\/p>\n

And that will make me a better person<\/p>\n

This I pray, O Glorious Tykhe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fortuna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fortuna is a Roman goddess of luck, fortune, prosperity and fate who was at one time very popular.\u00a0 With Greek influence, Fortuna became Tykhe and was also a very popular deity there.\u00a0 She was even popular in Italy and she had more temples than any other God in that time.\u00a0 She was always afforded the most luxurious kinds of worship since people hoped it would bring them good fortune. She is usually depicted holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a ship\u2019s rudder in the other.\u00a0 Sometimes she is blindfolded or veiled and most of the time she is standing on or near a globe or wheel.\u00a0 The cornucopia is all about value, abundance and infinite supply.\u00a0 It symbolizes lush bounty that she can provide. The ship\u2019s rudder stands for her guiding mankind through the ups and downs, twists and turns of life. \u00a0\u00a0The globe shows her ability to oversee the world\u2019s activities and the wheel is symbolic of the many cycles of life and her ability to keep alive a fluid motion in the business of living it. Fortuna was worshipped by soldiers and royalty.\u00a0 She is also a patron of sailors as the overseer of all lucks facets. She is on the wheel of fortune tarot card and to this day many mention her without realizing who she is when they ask for help from \u2018lady luck\u2019. Obviously gamblers are fans of asking for her help. She favors the brave, but also the foolish and she rewards those who embrace life and go with the flow rather than fight it.\u00a0 Of course, she can also hand out bad luck, fortune and chance.\u00a0 A good, modern way to invoke Fortuna\u2019s help is to put almond oil or pineapple juice on the wheels of your vehicle (even if it\u2019s just a bicycle) as this will keep fortune \u2018rolling in\u2019. There is a hymn for Fortuna, although it focused more on her Greek name Tykhe.\u00a0 She was part of the Moirai (Fates) which is also mentioned in this hymn.   Turrent- crowned Queen, I sing Immortal Agathe Tykhe, Fortuna to the Romans Elder sidter of the Moiroi Goddesses three, who weave the threads of mortal lives Friend of all mankind Who bears the cornucopia and metes good and evil Rich and poor alike must deal with Your decrees, O Goddess. O primal One without parent, I pray Allow me to accept The twists and turns that Fate deals To see the opportunity in the tragedy And to understand what I am meant to do. Help me to make the right choices, Where my Fate depends on it. And to accept my lack of control, Where it does not Let me always act with honour Whatever you set before me Send me only hardships I can endure, And that will make me a better person This I pray, O Glorious Tykhe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"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-7070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7070","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\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}