Goddess: Oonagh Lunantishees(<WBR>Ireland)
Themes: Fairies, Nature, Devotion, Relationships Symbols: All Fairy Plants, Silver, Dew
About Oonagh: This ancient Irish Queen of the Fairies is also a potent Goddess of Magic. In Irish legends, Oonagh is a faithful wife and the most beautiful of all Goddesses, having long silky hair and a rove of silver and dew. Today, she brings the fey into our lives to remind us of the unseen worlds and to awaken the child within each of us that dares to dream and wish.
To Do Today: Sometime in November, the people of Ancient Ireland celebrated a day for the "wee folk" - a time to revel in fairy folklore and superstition. We can wear green, which is a fairy favorite color. Don some pleasant sounding bells that tinkle lightly when you walk. Fairies love this sound. Or carry a staurolite stone, also known as the fairy cross. This stone not only brings luck bit also helps in controlling elemental beings such as the fey.
To see fairies today, find a four leaf clover and lay seven kernels of grain beneath it. Or go to and area where oak, ash, and thorn trees grow together. This is said to be sacred ground for both the fey.
If you're concerned about fairy mischief, wear red for protection. Or, carry some flint as the Irish to keep fairies at arm's length.
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