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Deer is associated with Diane the Moon Goddess and ancient celebrations of cycles of renewal.
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New Moon is the time of renewal, beginnings and youth.
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Deer is sacred and lunar in ancient and present cultures.
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The ancient Great Mother is lunar. We once held the moon in deep reverence. Moon is the time keeper of cycles. Recent translations of Sumerian cuneiform from 3000BCE tell the story of an annual lunar event of fertility between the Goddess's (Inanna) Priestesses and the Goddess's consort, the Bull of Heaven, to assure the greening of the land. Bull heads and bovine horns are moon symbols. The priestesses were called red heifers. |
Butterfly has long been a symbol/metaphor of transformation.
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The big cats were depicted in Neolithic and Bronze age art associated with Great Mother as protector as she gave birth to all life. The python was revered as part of the natural cycles of death and renewal,and associated with intuition and seeing. Birds of all sorts were sacred symbols of the great Mother. Vulture was the purifier who cleaned the bones for burial and rest before new beginnings. |
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