Tending the Cave (or Stone; 20)
Next up on the monthly devotional calendar....Morrighan. In some ways, she is what started this. I had wanted to figure out a way to honor her monthly as I honored Bridhe. But what could I "tend" the same way I tended Bridhe's flame? I had some ....vision? Meditation? Something... where she was standing in front of a cave on a darkened, cloudy, windy night. Trees were bare, but not from the season. Fast forward to my current 'Four Treasures of Ireland' fixation and voila! Morrighan (to me) fits here with the Stone of Destiny, with her connection to sovereignty and what not. This is the South altar, and due to the focus on the stone (and cave) it's also my Earth altar. (I know, I know...I've completely fubared the "traditional four quarters!") Even with the green cloth (which you can't really see), I associate Morrighan with Red. There's a huge ceramic goblet for her, other candles of red, white, and black, a couple of figures, ...