Themes:  Fertility; Youthfulness; Abundance; Energy; Beauty; Instinct

Symbols:  Late-blossoming Flowers; Forest Plants

About Maid Marian:  A predominant figure in the Robin Hood tales, Maid Marian is most certainly a remnant of the ancient youthful goddess, who blossoms with late summer's abundance, inspires fertility, reawakens our instincts, and exudes energy just when our resources seem all but gone.

To Do Today:  The horn dance dates back to Norman times as a remnant of an ancient fertility and hunting festival.  Today it remains as a reenactment of Robin Hood stories, complete with hobby horse and deer horn for Maid Marian's fertility, rock candy for life's sweetness, and a little brandy to keep things warm!  Should you want physical fertility, you can dance with a broom instead.  Eat a bit of candy and drink brandy (brandy-flavored candy is also an option) to encourage sweet love and passion to flow in your life!

To draw Maid Marian's presence to any effort today, bring late-blossoming flowers into your home, office, or any place you visit.  If you get organic ones, nibble on a rose.  Digest the goddess's beauty within so it will manifest without.

Finally, wear shades of forest green, the traditional color for Robin Hood's clan, so you can figuratively accept a spot beside Maid Marian as an ally who fights against injustice and stands firm for good causes.

By Patricia Telesco~From "365 Goddess"