Post No. 846 - A new “Patron” Deity: The Morríghan

I sometimes read the waffle for newbies about “how to choose a Patron Deity”, and think “it must be nice to do that” ... or to be so arrogant as to think that you do.

My experience of “Patron” Deities is more like Richard Bach’s experience of writing a book, which he described in words to the effect that a book was a massive thing that broke through the wall of his house and said it wouldn’t rest until Mr Bach had set it down in writing, on paper. Patron Deities are, for me, a massive presence that insists I BELONG to them, and they will not back off until I acknowledge being their property.

I serve them, and, as a result, get their help on occasion, not the other way round.

Actually, that’s a little stronger than it really is (and I can accept guides based on finding out who your Patron Deity is – all of mine are continuing relationships begin in past lives of mine … which is quite a long time ago, in the case of Yemaya and Gyhldeptis) – Sekhmet tried a few years ago to get me to agree to me working with Her as a Patron Deity, but, because of her blood thirstiness (the legends talk of Her slaughtering people in defence of “Ancient Egypt”  and only being able to be stopped and brought back under control by being made drunk … which is an action – the getting her drunk, I mean - little along the lines of the function of the Summer Court in the Dresden Files. This risk of Sekhmet getting out of control and causing indiscriminate damage is why I’ve not thought of using Her when considering actions to end the wars in the Middle East: there is a need to be careful in such actions, lest one makes things worse), I declined.

At the time I had a friend (hi N), who I’ve subsequently lost contact with, who found that Sekhmet helped her with anger, so I also knew that Sekhmet had Her less bloodthirsty, downright benevolent purposes, and thus could potentially help me to be more rational and objective about - and less damaged by my responses - to injustice: I didn’t think, however, that I could accept the risk / price.

Since then, however, The Morríghan has been “nudging” me, but my perspective on the Great Queen has been warped by some very sloppy writing about her. I saw her as a harbinger of death, someone who actually caused death for no particularly good reason – until last night, when we (my partner, her other partner, and myself) watched the (low budget – it’s not a Hollywood production – thank the Goddesses and Gods!) film “The Spirit of Albion” (only $9 to download – well worth that) and I realised her function around death is more along the lines of the Valkyrie, or one of my other Patron Deities, Yinepu (known to most by His Greek name, Anubis), and has a function more along the lines of the spirit rescue work that I do – including, perhaps, dealing with uncooperatives.

I also came across, in my research last night, the concept that She is connected to sovereignty, particularly personal sovereignty, and I am prepared to admit that that could be of use to me.

In terms of the research, some of the most useful sites – for me – that I’ve found so far are:

• http://www.corupriesthood.com/the-morrigan/;
• http://www.corupriesthood.com/the-morrigan/morrigans-call/;
• http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2015/07/09/your-goddess-is-not-a-fad-but-you-may-wish-she-was/ (I’ve posted that article before);
• http://godsandradicals.org/2015/03/27/morrigan-queen-of-the-witches/;
• http://darkgoddessmusings.blogspot.com.au/; and
• Damh the Bard’s song “The Morrigan” (is this the world we want to have?).

I also want to buy – when we’ve got this move (delayed again … SIGH – which is because the builders who have been mucking the landlords about in regard to their new home, which they have to move into before we can move into their current place, have done the wrong thing by them YET AGAIN … ) done - “The Book of The Great Queen: The Many Faces of the Morrigan from Ancient Legends to Modern Devotions”, by Morpheus Ravenna.

As a first step, I’ve made what is technically a blood sacrifice to The Morríghan: a drop of my blood (obtained using my blood test kit – no knives) on a tissue, burned in a candle flame, in acknowledgement of this bond.

(And why is Sekhmet drawing closer?)

I may post more on this – and , in the course of finishing yesterday’s book review, I found fairly complete notes for another book review and two more posts, so may have other posts as well.

[1] BPM = Balanced Positive (spiritually) Mature. See here and here for more on this.
[2] Please see here, here, here and my post "The Death of Wikipedia" for the reasons I now recommend caution when using Wikipedia. I'm also exploring use of h2g2, although that doesn't appear to be as extensive (h2g2 is intended - rather engagingly - to be the Earth edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy").

[3] I apologise for the formatting: it seems Blogger is no longer as WYSIWYG as it used to be, and there are a lot of unwanted changes to layout made upon publishing, so I often have to edit it immediately after publishing to get the format as close to what I want as possible.

Love, light, hugs and blessings

Gnwmythr, Pagan Energy Worker, Wéofodthegn

(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear"; ... aka Bellatrix Lux … aka Morinehtar … would-be drýicgan or maga ... )

My "blogiography" (list of all posts and guide as to how to best use this site) is here, and my glossary/index is here.

I started this blog to cover karmic regression-rescue (see here and here), and it grew ... See here for my group mind project, here and here for my "Pagans for Peace" project (and join me for a few minutes at some time between 8 and 11 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate-clear for peace), and here for my bindrune kit-bag. I also strongly recommend learning how to flame, ground and shield, do alternate nostril breathing, work with colour, and see also here and be flexible.

The real dividing line is not between Christianity and Islam, Sunni and Shia, East and West. It is between people who believe in coexistence, and those who don’t.

Tom Fletcher, Former UK Ambassador to Lebanon

• If your “gut” (your instinct/intuition) is telling you something is wrong, but logic and the available evidence is saying otherwise, the proper conclusion to draw is that you need better, more personally credible evidence. Your “gut” could be wrong, right, or missing the nuances / “shades of grey” . So could the available evidence.
• All of the above - and this blog - could be wrong, or subject to context, perspective, or state of spiritual evolution ...

Tags: about me, being in service, paths, Patron Deity, The Morrigan,

First published: Sunnudagr, 27^th March, 2016

Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Sunday, 27^th March, 2016