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| The New Morrigan Statue |
This year Deer Camp had a group shrine that was well populated for the first time. I initially set it up with my primary Gods--Set, Sekhmet, and Wepwawet--and a little section for the Venus of Willendorf who I honor as a Mother Earth Goddess and the Sorcerer of the Cave of Three Brothers who I honor as a Horned Earth God. Ben then contributed statues of Hekate and Hermes.
But my girlfriend did not have a statue of her Goddess--the Morrigan--to put on the shrine. I started looking for one as a gift, and she started bidding on one at the silent auction.
Then came the Magickal Gift Exchange, in which you wrap a gift, put it on the ground, and somebody else picks it up to keep. We all walk around the circle and I pick up one that stuck out to me for whatever reason.
We all sit down and open our gifts, and I could immediately tell when I looked inside it was a statue. I silently hoped "please, please be The Morrigan." I'm not super familiar with The Morrigan so when I saw the statue I thought "I... think that's her?" I sneaked a peek at the base, and yup, that's exactly who she was! So she went right to my girlfriend and then right on the shrine.
I don't have any lesson or anything here... I just really like this memory and wanted to share it!
Happy trails,
-- Setkheni-itw
