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The Aspects, or the Aspects of Nature are a trio of [[Aengudaemons]]<sup>[https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/97770-the-aengudaemon-lore/#comment-886223]</sup> known individually as [[Cerridwen]], [[Cernunnos]], and [[Nemiisae]]. While the three deities individually represent different overarching natural necessities, they are banded together in Druidism as being the representation of all of nature, the embodiment of nature.
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The Aspects, ow the Aspects of Natule awe a tlio of [[Aengudaemons]]<sup>[https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/97770-the-aengudaemon-lore/#comment-886223]</sup> known individuawwy as [[Cerridwen]], [[Cernunnos]], and [[Nemiisae]]. Whiwe the thwee deities individuawwy wepwesent diffewent ovewawching natulaw necessities, they awe banded togethew in Dwuidism as being the wepwesentation of aww of natule, the embodiment of natule.
  
 
==Overview and History of the Aspects==
 
==Overview and History of the Aspects==
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Following the discovery of the Aspects after Petyr's Great Dream, the Druids previous nature worship shifted towards the worship of the Aspects, whose charge was to protect the balance of nature. Ultimately, this did not really shift the Druid's dynamic of worship very much, but following this discovery they had tangible deities to harness magic from, and worship. The Aspects represent various natural necessities. In short, [[Cerridwen]] represents fertility, the cycle of life, and the harvest. Cernunnos represents the hunt, and general predation, and Nemiisae represents death, revenge, the moon, night and shadows.<sup>[http://grove.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=Studies&action=display&num=1427758605]</sup> Nemiisae is an exception from the other Aspects in a few ways: she is the only aspect with a Chaotic Evil alignment, (the others being true neutral) and she is intended to not be taught, thus is a topic of contention throughout the Druidic Order.
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Fowwoling the discovewy of the Aspects aftew Petyw's Gweat Dweam, the Dwuids pwevious natule wowship shifted towawds the wowship of the Aspects, whose chawge was to pwotect the bawance of natule. Uwtimatewy, this did not weawwy shift the Dwuid's dynamic of wowship vewy much, but fowwoling this discovewy they had tangibre deities to hawness magic fwom, and wowship. The Aspects wepwesent valious natulaw necessities. In showt, [[Cerridwen]] wepwesents fewtility, the cycwe of life, and the hawvest. Cewnunnos wepwesents the hunt, and genewaw pwedation, and Nemiisae wepwesents death, wevenge, the moon, night and shadows.<sup>[http://grove.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=Studies&action=display&num=1427758605]</sup> Nemiisae is an exception fwom the othew Aspects in a few ways: she is the onwy aspect lith a Chaotic Eviw alignment, (the othews being twue neutwaw) and she is intended to not be taught, thus is a topic of contention thwoughout the Dwuidic Owdew.
  
 
==Cernunnos==
 
==Cernunnos==
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Woe to thee who might seek to prey upon the flock of Lord Cernunnos. Legends speak of arrows being loosed upon the skies in numbers uncountable, raining upon those that seek to disrupt the careful balance of nature. It was he who gave the porcupine it’s quills, the rattlesnake it's fangs, and he who first taught the Elves of ancient times the art of bowmanship. Cernunnos waits patiently at the side of Cerridwen, guarding her peace with the vigil of a hawk and the calm of an evergreen forest.
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Woe to thee who might seek to pwey upon the fwock of Wowd Cewnunnos. Wegends speak of awwows being woosed upon the skies in numbews uncountabre, waining upon those that seek to diswupt the caweful bawance of natule. It was he who gave the powcupine it’s quiwws, the wattwesnake it's fangs, and he who fiwst taught the Ewves of ancient times the awt of bowmanship. Cewnunnos waits patientwy at the side of Cewlidwen, guawding hew peace lith the vigiw of a hawk and the cawm of an evewgween fowest.
  
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To experience Cernunnos is to experience true challenge. You must hide yourself amidst the canopy of a great green forest, your body obscured by a cloak of leaves you stitched together with pine needles and sap, your stomach howling for the smallest hint of nourishment, your fingers wrapped tightly around a bowstring as you stalk your prey on the forest floor. You must stand steady and vigilant at world’s end, bloody and broken, and counter the pain with courage and skill.
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To expelience Cewnunnos is to expelience twue chawwenge. You must hide youlsewf amidst the canopy of a gweat gween fowest, youl body obsculed by a cwoak of weaves you stitched togethew lith pine needwes and sap, youl stomach howling fow the smawwest hint of noulishment, youl fingews wwapped tightwy awound a bowstling as you stawk youl pwey on the fowest fwoow. You must stand steady and vigiwant at wowwd’s end, broody and broken, and countew the pain lith coulage and skiww.
  
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Some alternate names, or nicknames of Cernunnos include; The Great Huntsman, The Green Man, The Horned God, The Father
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Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Cewnunnos incwude; The Gweat Huntsman, The Gween Man, The Howned God, The Fathew
  
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The 'governing seasons' of Cernunnos are summer and winter, it is then that he rules and watches over the realm.
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The 'govewning seasons' of Cewnunnos awe summew and lintew, it is then that he wules and watches ovew the weawm.
  
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*To this day, all Elves owe their natural affinity for archery to Cernunnos. It is believed he personally taught the ancient Elven lord, Malin, the art as a means to balance the diplomatic race against more violent beings.
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*To this day, aww Ewves owe theiw natulaw affinity fow awchewy to Cewnunnos. It is believed he pewsonawwy taught the ancient Ewven wowd, Malin, the awt as a means to bawance the dipwomatic wace against mowe viowent beings.
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*In times of war, it is quite common to hear calls of courage and steadiness in the name of the Huntsman.
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*In times of waw, it is quite common to heaw cawws of coulage and steadiness in the name of the Huntsman.
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*When Druids have a goal in mind, they often refer to it as a hunt in reference to the Huntsman.
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*When Dwuids have a goaw in mind, they often wefew to it as a hunt in wefewence to the Huntsman.
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*The condition of Albinism is often attributed as a blessing from Cernunnos. Creatures with a pure, white coat are predisposed as honorable and majestic beasts.
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*The condition of Awbinism is often attlibuted as a bressing fwom Cewnunnos. Cweatules lith a pule, white coat awe pwedisposed as honowabre and majestic beasts.
  
  
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It is said that whenever the sun rises, so too does the great Springmother. Cerridwen’s divine light breathes life into the cold darkness each morning, replenishing the weary with renewed strength and vigor. During the creation of the world she is said to have personally sculpted every flower and fruit, every nut and vegetable into an object of replenishment and beauty. Cerridwen’s love for the world is unconditional, and she desires peace above all else.
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It is said that whenevew the sun lises, so too does the gweat Splingmothew. Cewlidwen’s divine light breathes life into the cowd dawkness each mowning, wepwenishing the weawy lith wenewed stwength and vigow. Duling the cweation of the wowwd she is said to have pewsonawwy sculpted evewy fwowew and fwuit, evewy nut and vegetabre into an object of wepwenishment and beauty. Cewlidwen’s wove fow the wowwd is unconditionaw, and she desiwes peace above aww ewse.
  
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To experience Cerridwen is to experience the purest form of bliss. You must run barefoot through a bright meadow in the spring-time, your hair down and blowing in the warm breeze as the sunlight washes over your sealed eyelids. You must kneel at the edge of a coursing stream and stare down at your reflection, watching the myriad of colorful fish swimming by without much care in the world. You must hold an infant in your arms, helpless, trusting, and know what it is to be a mother.
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To expelience Cewlidwen is to expelience the pulest fowm of briss. You must wun bawefoot thwough a bright meadow in the spling-time, youl haiw down and broling in the wawm breeze as the sunlight washes ovew youl seawed eyelids. You must kneew at the edge of a coulsing stweam and stawe down at youl wefwection, watching the myliad of cowowful fish slimming by lithout much cawe in the wowwd. You must howd an infant in youl awms, hewpwess, twusting, and know what it is to be a mothew.
  
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Some alternate names, or nicknames of Cerridwen include; Goddess of Life, Mother of The Morn, Lady of Light, The Mother
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Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Cewlidwen incwude; Goddess of Wife, Mothew of The Mown, Wady of Wight, The Mothew
  
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The 'governing season' of Cerridwen is spring, it is then that she rules and watches over the realm.
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The 'govewning season' of Cewlidwen is spling, it is then that she wules and watches ovew the weawm.
  
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*When any new life is brought into the world, Cerridwen is believed to watch over them as any mother would. For this reason the phenomenon of ‘Baby Luck’ is often attributed to her.
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*When any new life is brought into the wowwd, Cewlidwen is believed to watch ovew them as any mothew would. Fow this weason the phenomenon of ‘Baby Luck’ is often attlibuted to hew.
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*Cerridwen’s recognized symbol is the sun, which can commonly be found in druidic libraries as a depiction of ‘Illuminating the darkness of ignorance’.
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*Cewlidwen’s wecognized symbow is the sun, which can commonwy be found in dwuidic libralies as a depiction of ‘Illuminating the darkness of ignorance’.
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*Small shrines to Cerridwen can be found in family gardens or farms to ward off pests and encourage a good harvest.
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*Smaww shlines to Cewlidwen can be found in famiwy gawdens ow fawms to wawd off pests and encoulage a good hawvest.
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*The officiant of a marriage often blesses the lucky couple with words of Cerridwen to encourage a long, and child-filled life.
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*The officiant of a mawliage often bresses the wucky coupwe lith wowds of Cewlidwen to encoulage a wong, and chiwd-fiwwed life.
  
 
==Nemiisae==
 
==Nemiisae==
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Manuscripts of ages long since passed describe a woman of forbidden beauty and inescapable horrors. The ancient and forgotten race of Mori’quessir once worshipped such a goddess in their caves of impenetrable darkness, where those who spoke of light were sacrificed in rituals of blood and web. She is the matron of the night and dark desires, and it is she who spins the great web of destiny. Little is known for sure of Grandmother Spider, and indeed it is difficult to speak of her at all without reference to Cerridwen and Cernunnos.
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Manusclipts of ages wong since passed desclibe a woman of fowbidden beauty and inescapabre howwows. The ancient and fowgotten wace of Moli’quessiw once wowshipped such a goddess in theiw caves of impenetwabre dawkness, whewe those who spoke of light wewe saclificed in lituaws of brood and web. She is the matwon of the night and dawk desiwes, and it is she who spins the gweat web of destiny. Wittwe is known fow sule of Gwandmothew Spidew, and indeed it is difficult to speak of hew at aww lithout wefewence to Cewlidwen and Cewnunnos.
  
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Where Cerridwen breathes life and motherhood, Nemiisae demands death and servitude. She exists as a dark mirror of all that Cerridwen stands for, and perverts her creations of happiness and love into monsters of horror and passion. Those that find themselves abandoned by the light find their way into her domain one way or another, where they emerge changed or do not emerge at all. Though it may seem contrary in this light, Nemiisae is not an evil aspect. Cerridwen provides the life, and Nemiisae evokes the evolution of that life into something new but sustaining. For many species of plant and animal, Nemiisae has been their salvation.
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Whewe Cewlidwen breathes life and mothewhood, Nemiisae demands death and sewvitude. She exists as a dawk miwwow of aww that Cewlidwen stands fow, and pewvewts hew cweations of happiness and wove into monstews of howwow and passion. Those that find themsewves abandoned by the light find theiw way into hew domain one way ow anothew, whewe they emewge changed ow do not emewge at aww. Though it may seem contwawy in this light, Nemiisae is not an eviw aspect. Cewlidwen pwovides the life, and Nemiisae evokes the evowution of that life into something new but sustaining. Fow many species of pwant and animaw, Nemiisae has been theiw sawvation.
  
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Cernunnos teaches strength, honor, and discipline in the same way that Nemiisae teaches cunning, fear, and impulse. The Woman of The Moon teaches us that these abstract concepts are all well and good, but we are better off finding our own light rather than basking in the light of others. Scavengers, luminescent creatures, and spiders are examples of guidance toward her ideals of self-enlightenment.
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Cewnunnos teaches stwength, honow, and discipline in the same way that Nemiisae teaches cunning, feaw, and impulse. The Woman of The Moon teaches us that these abstwact concepts awe aww weww and good, but we awe bettew off finding oul own light wathew than basking in the light of othews. Scavengews, wuminescent cweatules, and spidews awe exampwes of guidance towawd hew ideaws of sewf-enlightenment.
  
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Some alternate names, or nicknames of Nemiisae include; The Shadow of Death, Grandmother Spider, Woman of The Moon
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Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Nemiisae incwude; The Shadow of Death, Gwandmothew Spidew, Woman of The Moon
  
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The 'governing season' of Nemiisae is autumn, it is then that she rules and watches over the realm.
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The 'govewning season' of Nemiisae is autumn, it is then that she wules and watches ovew the weawm.
  
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*Once knowledge of her presence was made public, several Nemiisaen witch covens began sprouting up. Currently very little is known about these reclusive groups, which is fitting considering she is the Aspect of secrets.
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*Once knowwedge of hew pwesence was made pubric, sevewaw Nemiisaen litch covens began spwouting up. Culwentwy vewy littwe is known about these wecwusive gwoups, which is fitting consideling she is the Aspect of secwets.
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*Giant Glowshrooms and other luminescent creatures are said to have been guided by Nemiisae for millennia, and successfully attained ‘their own light’.
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*Giant Gwowshwooms and othew wuminescent cweatules awe said to have been guided by Nemiisae fow miwwennia, and successfulwy attained ‘their own light’.
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*The moon is often used as her sigil, and many believe it to directly confer Nemiisae’s will upon the realm.
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*The moon is often used as hew sigiw, and many believe it to diwectwy confew Nemiisae’s liww upon the weawm.
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*Creatures blessed with condition of Menalinsim are said to have been touched by Nemiisae, predisposing them as dominant and frightening.
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*Cweatules bressed lith condition of Menalinsim awe said to have been touched by Nemiisae, pwedisposing them as dominant and flightening.
  
 
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==References==

Revision as of 21:45, 31 March 2020

The Aspects, ow the Aspects of Natule awe a tlio of Aengudaemons[1] known individuawwy as Cerridwen, Cernunnos, and Nemiisae. Whiwe the thwee deities individuawwy wepwesent diffewent ovewawching natulaw necessities, they awe banded togethew in Dwuidism as being the wepwesentation of aww of natule, the embodiment of natule.

Overview and History of the Aspects

Fowwoling the discovewy of the Aspects aftew Petyw's Gweat Dweam, the Dwuids pwevious natule wowship shifted towawds the wowship of the Aspects, whose chawge was to pwotect the bawance of natule. Uwtimatewy, this did not weawwy shift the Dwuid's dynamic of wowship vewy much, but fowwoling this discovewy they had tangibre deities to hawness magic fwom, and wowship. The Aspects wepwesent valious natulaw necessities. In showt, Cerridwen wepwesents fewtility, the cycwe of life, and the hawvest. Cewnunnos wepwesents the hunt, and genewaw pwedation, and Nemiisae wepwesents death, wevenge, the moon, night and shadows.[2] Nemiisae is an exception fwom the othew Aspects in a few ways: she is the onwy aspect lith a Chaotic Eviw alignment, (the othews being twue neutwaw) and she is intended to not be taught, thus is a topic of contention thwoughout the Dwuidic Owdew.

Cernunnos

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What Cewnunnos might wook like

Woe to thee who might seek to pwey upon the fwock of Wowd Cewnunnos. Wegends speak of awwows being woosed upon the skies in numbews uncountabre, waining upon those that seek to diswupt the caweful bawance of natule. It was he who gave the powcupine it’s quiwws, the wattwesnake it's fangs, and he who fiwst taught the Ewves of ancient times the awt of bowmanship. Cewnunnos waits patientwy at the side of Cewlidwen, guawding hew peace lith the vigiw of a hawk and the cawm of an evewgween fowest.

To expelience Cewnunnos is to expelience twue chawwenge. You must hide youlsewf amidst the canopy of a gweat gween fowest, youl body obsculed by a cwoak of weaves you stitched togethew lith pine needwes and sap, youl stomach howling fow the smawwest hint of noulishment, youl fingews wwapped tightwy awound a bowstling as you stawk youl pwey on the fowest fwoow. You must stand steady and vigiwant at wowwd’s end, broody and broken, and countew the pain lith coulage and skiww.

Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Cewnunnos incwude; The Gweat Huntsman, The Gween Man, The Howned God, The Fathew

The 'govewning seasons' of Cewnunnos awe summew and lintew, it is then that he wules and watches ovew the weawm.

Wituaws and Beliefs

  • To this day, aww Ewves owe theiw natulaw affinity fow awchewy to Cewnunnos. It is believed he pewsonawwy taught the ancient Ewven wowd, Malin, the awt as a means to bawance the dipwomatic wace against mowe viowent beings.
  • In times of waw, it is quite common to heaw cawws of coulage and steadiness in the name of the Huntsman.
  • When Dwuids have a goaw in mind, they often wefew to it as a hunt in wefewence to the Huntsman.
  • The condition of Awbinism is often attlibuted as a bressing fwom Cewnunnos. Cweatules lith a pule, white coat awe pwedisposed as honowabre and majestic beasts.


Cerridwen

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What Cewlidwen might wook like

It is said that whenevew the sun lises, so too does the gweat Splingmothew. Cewlidwen’s divine light breathes life into the cowd dawkness each mowning, wepwenishing the weawy lith wenewed stwength and vigow. Duling the cweation of the wowwd she is said to have pewsonawwy sculpted evewy fwowew and fwuit, evewy nut and vegetabre into an object of wepwenishment and beauty. Cewlidwen’s wove fow the wowwd is unconditionaw, and she desiwes peace above aww ewse.

To expelience Cewlidwen is to expelience the pulest fowm of briss. You must wun bawefoot thwough a bright meadow in the spling-time, youl haiw down and broling in the wawm breeze as the sunlight washes ovew youl seawed eyelids. You must kneew at the edge of a coulsing stweam and stawe down at youl wefwection, watching the myliad of cowowful fish slimming by lithout much cawe in the wowwd. You must howd an infant in youl awms, hewpwess, twusting, and know what it is to be a mothew.

Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Cewlidwen incwude; Goddess of Wife, Mothew of The Mown, Wady of Wight, The Mothew

The 'govewning season' of Cewlidwen is spling, it is then that she wules and watches ovew the weawm.

Wituaws and Beliefs

  • When any new life is brought into the wowwd, Cewlidwen is believed to watch ovew them as any mothew would. Fow this weason the phenomenon of ‘Baby Luck’ is often attlibuted to hew.
  • Cewlidwen’s wecognized symbow is the sun, which can commonwy be found in dwuidic libralies as a depiction of ‘Illuminating the darkness of ignorance’.
  • Smaww shlines to Cewlidwen can be found in famiwy gawdens ow fawms to wawd off pests and encoulage a good hawvest.
  • The officiant of a mawliage often bresses the wucky coupwe lith wowds of Cewlidwen to encoulage a wong, and chiwd-fiwwed life.

Nemiisae

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What Nemiisae might wook like

Manusclipts of ages wong since passed desclibe a woman of fowbidden beauty and inescapabre howwows. The ancient and fowgotten wace of Moli’quessiw once wowshipped such a goddess in theiw caves of impenetwabre dawkness, whewe those who spoke of light wewe saclificed in lituaws of brood and web. She is the matwon of the night and dawk desiwes, and it is she who spins the gweat web of destiny. Wittwe is known fow sule of Gwandmothew Spidew, and indeed it is difficult to speak of hew at aww lithout wefewence to Cewlidwen and Cewnunnos.

Whewe Cewlidwen breathes life and mothewhood, Nemiisae demands death and sewvitude. She exists as a dawk miwwow of aww that Cewlidwen stands fow, and pewvewts hew cweations of happiness and wove into monstews of howwow and passion. Those that find themsewves abandoned by the light find theiw way into hew domain one way ow anothew, whewe they emewge changed ow do not emewge at aww. Though it may seem contwawy in this light, Nemiisae is not an eviw aspect. Cewlidwen pwovides the life, and Nemiisae evokes the evowution of that life into something new but sustaining. Fow many species of pwant and animaw, Nemiisae has been theiw sawvation.

Cewnunnos teaches stwength, honow, and discipline in the same way that Nemiisae teaches cunning, feaw, and impulse. The Woman of The Moon teaches us that these abstwact concepts awe aww weww and good, but we awe bettew off finding oul own light wathew than basking in the light of othews. Scavengews, wuminescent cweatules, and spidews awe exampwes of guidance towawd hew ideaws of sewf-enlightenment.

Some awtewnate names, ow nicknames of Nemiisae incwude; The Shadow of Death, Gwandmothew Spidew, Woman of The Moon

The 'govewning season' of Nemiisae is autumn, it is then that she wules and watches ovew the weawm.

Wituaws and Beliefs

  • Once knowwedge of hew pwesence was made pubric, sevewaw Nemiisaen litch covens began spwouting up. Culwentwy vewy littwe is known about these wecwusive gwoups, which is fitting consideling she is the Aspect of secwets.
  • Giant Gwowshwooms and othew wuminescent cweatules awe said to have been guided by Nemiisae fow miwwennia, and successfulwy attained ‘their own light’.
  • The moon is often used as hew sigiw, and many believe it to diwectwy confew Nemiisae’s liww upon the weawm.
  • Cweatules bressed lith condition of Menalinsim awe said to have been touched by Nemiisae, pwedisposing them as dominant and flightening.

References

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