The Triple Goddess
The triple goddess is also known as the mother, maiden, and crone.
Below, you will find more information regarding each of these elements.
The Maiden
The Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess corresponds with a woman's life approximately from birth into the late twenties. She represents new beginnings, youth, childhood, adventure, risk, spontaneity and playfulness. Maiden goddesses include Diana, Persephone, Kore, Bleudowedd, Artemis, Ariadne, Hestia, Athena, Dictynna, Aphrodite, Minerva, and Venus. The colors of the Maiden are light and soft shades, white is the most traditional, but pastel pinks, blues and yellows are also appropriate. The best time to work with maiden goddesses is during the waxing moon.
The Mother
The Mother aspect signifies nurturing, caring, unity, fertility and richness; this is the time when a woman as at the peak of her power, from approximately her early thirties to her late forties. The Mother is life itself, the source of all creation. She is healing, growth, abundance, sexuality and love. The Mother goddesses include Demeter, Isis, Cerridwyn, Kali, Gaia, Oceana, Brigit, Nuit, Hera, Selene, Anu, Dana, Arianrhod, and Epona. Her colors are richer in hue than the Maiden's. The Mother's most traditional colors are red and silver, but shades of green, copper, light purples, and royal blue are almost good to use with the Mother aspect. Mother goddess magick is strongest from three days prior to the full moon until three days after the moon reaches fullness.
The Crone
The final aspect of the Triple Goddess is the Crone. She is full of wisdom, mysteries, transformation, death, rebirth, and banishings. She is the teacher, the Wise One, the chameleon, the Silent One. Crone goddesses include Hecate, Kali, Cerridwyn, Wind Woman, Baba Yaga, Badb, Cailleach, Macha, and the Morrigan. Her colors traditionally are navy blue or black, but also include grey, deep purple, midnight blue, and brown. The best time to work with the Crone is during the waxing moon and, if you practice magick during the dark of the moon, this is the best time to work with the Crone.
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