Today's Goddess: Fauna

Faunalia (Rome)

Themes: Fertility; Nature; Divination

Symbols: All Forest Items.

About Fauna: In Roman mythology, Fauna is the consort to Faunus, whomthis date venerates. With Faunus, she protects the woodlands and plants thatlive there. While her role in stories seems minor, Fauna's power lives on inbotanical terminology, her name having been given to vegetation.

To Do Today: Faunus was a woodland god like Pan, who sends messagesthrough the forests for those who know nature's omens and signs. If at allpossible, go to a natural location today (even a park or a quiet tree in yourneighbourhood will do) with a small libation of wine or milk, both of which arecustomary. Pour this on the ground, focusing your intention to learn more aboutnature's messages to us. Then spend at least twenty minutes observing. Takenotes as you do. Do the tree's leaves seem to talk? Do they move in a specificway?

Are birds takingflight? Where do they go? Do they drop any feathers on the ground? Do anyanimals appear unexpectedly? If so, what does the creature do, and where doesit go? All of these things, and other similar experiences, can carry a signmeant to help you today or in the days ahead. To interpret what you see,consult any good folklore or superstition collection, like the VictorianGrimoire, or another book, Future telling, which discusses natural harbingers.

From "365Goddess" by Patricia Telesco and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast Archives