#iris #fauxflora #flowers #boxhaul #summer #midsummer #litha #bealtainne #ostara - ☽ ✧ - Δ - ✧ ☾ - Symbolic of Midsummer, the Greek Goddess Iris, Rainbows, the Underworld and even royalty, these were fabric made iris stems bought late last year. Magickly, iris flowers.. ... were decoration fauna I was drawn too. Specifically for my Midsummer Litha decor to find out that Iris is the goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the Olympian gods. I already associate both Summer Bealtainne and Midsummer Litha with the Rainbows especially with summer rains and the Sea. The Goddess was described as the handmaiden and personal messenger of Hera. Iris is a goddess of the sea and sky, her father Thaumas 'the wondrous' a marine-god, and her mother Elektra 'the amber' a cloud-nymph. The Rainbow has strong paternal ancient connections in the Anglo and Norse and on the maternal Druidry as veils between worlds, which I travel as a priestess now. The Goddess Iris uses her pitcher to scoop up water from the ocean and carry it into the clouds, even to collect water from the River Styx with her pitcher. The River Styx is a shadowy river separating the world of human beings from the underworld. Many Greeks viewed Iris as an important link between mortals and the realm of the gods. There is magick in the flower however blooms may not always be available. It is enough to have the faux blooms as symbolic decor for some of the turns of the seasonal wheel. The Iris if grown will be in full bloom at Midsummer Litha, this falls on the 21st of December in the Southern hemisphere and the 21st of June in the Northern respectively. Specific flower colors also attach further meanings to the Iris;
I bought these as part of my first box haul for Samhuinn season gone in 2018, I scored these faux long stemmed Irises made of fabric. They were on clearance for something like 20 cents and are perfect for Midsummer Litha tide. From the chapter 'faux fauna' The Iris is also symbolic of;
By Druid & Witch of the old ways, And Priestess of the Morrigan, Ravenmor Fox Thank-you, don’t forget to save and share. Some more related post links are below Don’t miss a vlog post on youtube by signing up to the channel. Vlogs from all of the sister sights are posted there © January 1st 2019-01-01
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