Baltic mythology – Moonzie Momma

From The Goddess Companion June 21

An folklore-style illustration split into two contrasting weather halves. On the left, a group of Lithuanian villagers in traditional clothing stand knee-deep in a flood under a heavy raincloud, holding baskets. On the right, another group stands in a dry, cracked landscape next to a burning pine forest. In the center, a radiant, golden-haired woman representing the Sun Mother (Saule) dances on a green hill wearing silver shoes and traditional dress, holding a sun staff. Above her, a personified wind figure blows storm clouds away from the flooded side toward the burning forest side. Traditional Baltic geometric borders frame the image, which includes text snippets from a Lithuanian folksong.

~ June 21 O mother sun! Come to us here!O father cloud! Go to them there!Over there the forests are aflame, and we are drowning in water here! O brother wind, blow these clouds away!O sister clouds, rain on our neighbors!We have had enough of rain.Come back to us, mother […]

From The Goddess Companion April 9

A watercolor illustration of the Lithuanian sun goddess Saule sitting in a blooming spring meadow, plaiting a straw sieve that holds shimmering rainwater. Beside her stands her young daughter, dressed in a translucent veil of dew and a wreath of green leaves.

April 9 What is my goddess making?Saule is plaiting a sieve, a basket in which to sift the spring rain.Look! Her little daughter is dressed in a garment of dew. Her fair hair is hidden beneath a white veil and over the veil is a wreath her mother wove of […]