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Arianrhod (aree AN rod), whose name means "Silver Wheel", is a Goddess of fertility, the full moon, the stars, regeneration, and reincarnation, whose pathway is an eternal quest or thread that has no beginning or end.
The spirit of Arianrhod is a symbol of prophecy and dreams.
As a meditative glyph, She provides a glimpse of both the past and future, but the traveler must follow the Spirit of Arianrhod with an open heart and mind.
She controls the time dimension that allows access to the whirlpool of Creation; an enigmatic vision of the universe as perceived by the Celts.
She is the personification of the ever-turning Wheel of the Year. This wheel was also known as the Oar Wheel, a ship that carried dead warriors to the Moon-land (Emania).
She is a primal figure of female power and authority and is considered an Ancestral Goddess of the Celts.
The key to the nature of this Goddess is that She is a weaver, in control of the interactions of human lives and of the matter of creation itself. In Irish tradition we find that the Goddess of the Land of Erin may manifest as a weaver. She lives in a stellar realm, Caer Arianrhod - otherwise known as the Corona Borealis, with her female attendants and there she decides the fate of the dead. The Corona Borealis is the self-same constellation that is associated with Ariadne, a Greek resonance of Arianrhod.
She is a very sexual Goddess and mates freely with any man she chooses, whenever she chooses, as her body is hers to do with, as she wants. For this reason she is often in open rebellion against patriarchal society. Many believe that her myths represent the shift from the time of Celtic women's full freedom to that of male centered clans and male domination of women.
Arianrhod is keeper of the circling Silver Wheel of Stars, a symbol of time and karma. Call on Arianrhod to help you with past life memories.
In the Avalonian Tradition Arianrhod corresponds with Fire Elementals and the 3rd (heart) chakra.
Her symbols include:
Weaving
A Silver Wheel
The Moon
The Stars
The Corona Borealis
Seasonal Rites: Fertility, Reincarnation, Regeneration
The Cycle of Birth/Death/ReBirth