Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is going to focus on Celtic Goddesses whose energy is in line with the Springtime in some way. I have chosen seven of my most beloved favorites to focus on here in this post! I will explore the connections to Spring for each Goddess in Her own specific section. Without further ado, let’s look at Celtic Goddesses to celebrate in Spring!
BLODEUWEDD
~Of course, the first Celtic Goddess of Spring I had to focus on for this post is Blodeuwedd! As Her Priestess, I know deeply that her connection to the rebirth and renewal energy of this season of Spring is very profound. After all, she is the Maiden Made of Flowers, the Flower Bride, the May Queen, and eventually the High Queen and the Owl Goddess! In the Spring, her Flower aspect of softness and new birth at the beginning of the life cycle of the year comes to the forefront. She is right now the fertility of the land made manifest, the Sovereignty Goddess whose marriage to a King grants him his right to rule!
GUINEVERE
~Guinevere is a Goddess of Sovereignty who gives Arthur his right to rule as King, much like Blodeuwedd. She is the Representation of the Land Herself, making the marriage to the King, and when her love is not returned in kind, his right to rule is forfeit! As for her Spring associations, the most obvious is that she is always seen as a Lover in the most famed versions of the legends, with romance always being at the forefront of the story of Guinevere. She is also deeply entwined with Spring’s energy because she is always depicted as ‘going a-Maying’ in the most famous tellings of the Arthuriad! This is her special time to embrace the height of Spring on Beltane in celebration with Her Handmaidens! I also personally perceive Guinevere as an aspect of Blodeuwedd, making her even more firmly a Spring Goddess.
ISEULT
~Iseult is a Goddess of Healing whose story is forever entwined with the energy of True Love! She is another Goddess who I personally perceive to be an aspect of Blodeuwedd, given that Iseult, Guinevere, and Blodeuwedd are all Sovereignty Goddesses whose marriage cements a King’s right to rule and who fall in love with another during their marriage. What sets Iseult apart is the fact that she was known as a famed healer, who used her skills to heal Tristan in the past, and even after their love affair was found out, she was sent for to heal him one last time, only to sadly not arrive in time. At least, that is one variant of the legend. Other variants have Tristan and Iseult dying at the same time and being buried next to one another with trees planted above their graves, which grew together representing their love. As a hopeless romantic that is my favorite ending for the pair! Iseult is a Springtime Goddess in her very romantic and love-centered nature, but also due to her connection to Blodeuwedd’s Flower Goddess energy.
RHIANNON
~Rhiannon is a Horse Goddess deeply entwined with the cycle of life, death, and rebirth with her Birds of Rhiannon capable of lulling the living to sleep and raising the dead. She is also a Sovereignty Goddess deeply connected to all forms of Love. In Rhiannon, there is the nature of romantic love with her early courtship with Pwyll, maternal love with her trials until she regained her son Pryderi, and love of self due to her ability to hold her head high even as she endured unjust punishment! Her energy is deeply connected to Beltane, as her son is often said to have been born then, and that shows her as a true Springtime Goddess of the Fertile Land made manifest!
MAEVE
~Maeve is a Goddess of Sexuality and War in equal measure. She is another Goddess connected to the energy of Beltane, with the fertile rites of sexuality being celebrated truly embracing her overwhelming energy! Even at her most warlike, Maeve is still forever seen to be full of sexual energy, with her name even meaning ‘she who intoxicates’. Maeve is the honeyed embodied sensuality that shows herself true to her namesake beverage, Mead!
MELUSINE
~Melusine is a Faery Queen Goddess known to famously have mothered bloodlines in both French and German legends. She is deeply connected to Avalon, having been raised there after her father’s betrayal of her mother. Melusine is connected to Spring energy in my perception, due to her deeply fertile nature as a Well Maiden and Mermaid Goddess. Her waters are forever fertile, as is her imagination in dreaming up great architectural feats of beauty (as she is known to have designed many castles)! When her own husband betrayed her trust by spying on her on Saturday, the day of the week she spent in Mermaid form, she left him to return to Avalon. Yet she still continued to come to her children to teach them, and mourned their losses, as they were not immortal as she is!
MORGANA
~I could not finish this post without including my own Matron Goddess, Morgana, whom I am blessed to be a Priestess of! Morgan le Fay is not just a Goddess of Magick and the Waning Half of the Year, for she is a Great Goddess. Morgana’s Springtime energy is that of the Faery Enchantress mixing potions and creating herbal blends to enchant the senses. Her Spring magick is also that of the Faery Lover, embracing the sexuality of the season beautifully!
~I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at seven Celtic Goddesses whose energies are aligned with Spring. Who is your favorite Celtic Goddess with Spring energy? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Note on Image: The image at the top of the post is a lovely image of the Lady of Avalon. I found the image on https://www.pinterest.es/pin/305752262173967320/.
Tarot Note: I have a page offering tarot and oracle readings for those interested in these services! I am very happy to be offering these readings to my treasured readers at White Rose of Avalon! Link to page: https://whiteroseofavalon.life/tarot-and-oracle-readings/
Further Reading
- Your Goddess Year by Skye Alexander
- The Romance of the Faery Melusine translated by Gareth Knight
- Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
- Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth
- The Mabinogion translated by Sioned Davies
- Once and Future Queen by Nicole Evelina
- Blodeuwedd: Welsh Goddess of Seasonal Sovereignty by Jhenah Telyndru
- The Irish Queen Medb by Lora O’Brien
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