Happy Friday the 13th! No that was not sarcastic, as I truly love this day and this post is all about the reasons why. This is a little bit of a different Femme Fatale Friday. Instead of simply writing about a specific female figure, character, or real-life woman, I am going to be discussing the concept of the Divine Feminine as it related to Friday the 13th! Many people only view this day as an unlucky day of the year, and one that should be avoided. In truth, this day began as one that was associated with the Divine Feminine, in particular in the Norse Pantheon Freya’s most sacred day is Friday the 13th, leading scholars to postulate that the Church began to demonize this day and the number 13, in general, to try to get Pagan women to stop worshipping the Great Goddess Freya.
Friday the 13th is a sacred day to Freya because her day of the week is Friday, which is confirmed as this is a day ruled by Venus, making it a Love Goddess day in general. Friday is actually named for Freya, or some say Frigg (who is Odin’s wife in Norse myth, however, many also argue that Frigg and Freya are in fact one in the same Goddess). I actually did a whole YouTube video talking about how they may be the same Goddess, I will link that at the bottom of the post. The number 13 is actively associated with the Divine Feminine because there are 13 moons in the lunar year. The moon cycles 13 times every 365 days of the year. We know that besides governing the tides of the ocean, also mirroring the connection between water and sacred femininity, the moon’s cycle can be said to mirror women’s natural menstrual cycles. In fact, many of us prefer calling our periods our moon blood or moon time, as it is more empowering and natural than saying period (which makes this time sound more unappealing even though it is something completely natural and important).
With the link between the number 13 and the moon, this day further links Venus and Moon energy on this day. It also can be said to be sacred to other Love Goddesses, like Aphrodite and Venus. With the lunar link of the sacred number 13, I see it as being easily linked to any Goddess with lunar ties, such as Morgan le Fay, Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd (especially in her nighttime owl form), Arianhrod, and many more. I only listed Celtic Goddesses above, but there are countless ones linked to the moon in cultures across the world, like of course Selene and Artemis in the Greek Pantheon. So, that is why I find that when Friday the 13th comes around I feel more empowered to be my best self, more nurtured by the universe, and more firmly seated in my femininity. It truly is the day of the Feminine Divine, and of embracing our own Inner Goddess, or in my case Inner Faery Queen Goddess! In this vein, I encourage my readers to use today to embrace their inner Divine Feminine, whether you are a woman or not (as we all have both masculine and feminine energy inside) instead of looking at Friday the 13th as a day to fear.
I hope you have enjoyed this slightly different Femme Fatale Friday post. What are your thoughts about Friday the 13th? Did you like this variation of the traditional Femme Fatale Friday post format? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Note: I wanted to also let my readers know that I will be streaming on my Twitch channel with a focus on Friday the 13th tonight at around 7:30 or 8 PM EST for anyone who wants to participate in the discussion on this subject in real-time! Link to my Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/avalonenchant
Further Reading/Watching
- Freyja, Lady, Vanadis: An Introduction to the Goddess by Patricia M. Lafayllve
- Fire Jewel: A Devotional for Freya compiled by Gefion Vanirdottir
- Blood and Roses: A Devotional for Aphrodite and Venus by Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- The Mythic Moons of Avalon by Jhenah Telyndru
- https://youtu.be/OFh-6Ru3xmg
White Rose of Avalon 
I did enjoy this. It’s one of my favourite topics, actually. Frigga, Freyja are among the dearest Goddesses in Asatru, although I just read a book “Odin’s Wife” by Richard Reaves which makes the case that Frigga is Mother Earth, Gaia and Freyja, Venus is her daughter. Anyway.
I wed my wife on a Friday 13. They say the English bride was adapted from a Scotch variant of Brigid. I couldn’t help but think when you mentioned the moon blood bits, there is an ancient image of the Devine Feminine which is rather sadly neglected today called the Venus of Laussel. Some have conjectured her horn has 13 notches as a means to tying women’s cycles and the moon. I try not to do shameless self promotion too often, but I think Venus Laussel may be a helpful key in tieing a lot of archetypes together. Anyway. I’ve gone on enough. I enjoyed this, long and short, and wish you a good Friday. May it bring great luck, as one would hope.
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Thank you so much for the support! It is awesome that you got married on a Friday the 13th! I definitely think there could also be links to Brigid/Bride (or her many different names). The concept of Freya being Frigg’s daughter is interesting, as it is never confirmed in myth who Freya’s mother was.
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The book makes a compelling case. Njörđr was King of Vanaheim, it follows he had a Queen. He originally wanted to bring Frey, but could not separate Freyja from him. If Frigga is Jörð and She is Nerþus (a feminine Njord) than it tracks. But the Äsir frowned on incest, and forbade it in Asgard. So it seems likely that Jord might have taken Odin for her husband to break the taboo. Frigga (dearest) may simply be Odin’s pet name for Jörðadis.
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I know I’ve skipped some bits, but you get the thinking behind it. Great book, worth the money.
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Definitely something I will look into! Thanks for the recommendation.
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My pleasure. Happy Friday.
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Happy Friday!
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