The Mother And Magick 
The Mother aspect of the Great Goddess is quite useful in specific types of Magick, even candle burning. Summer is the Mother's time of year, the Full Moon her monthly point of power.
Pagan holidays which honor the Mother are Beltane (May 1st), Summer Solstice, and Lammas (August1). She also rules the Winter Solstice (december 21) with the Maiden and the Crone.
The Christian harvest festival, synonymous with the pagan Lammas, has survived in some places and is making a come back in others.
The Mother type of Magick can be used, as can the Magick of the Maiden and Crone, with any meditation, Candle burning, seed planting, poppet Magick, or called upon in any general ritual.
The Mother's powers can affect everything from preparing for immanent childbirth to seeking spiritual direction.
She is the powerful will to live within humans, the re creative force that produces a new generation or new thoughts and goals. Following are examples of Rituals that fall within the Mother's domain:
1. Project fruition and completion.
2. When childbirth is near.
3. Strength to see matters through to the end.
4. Blessings and protection. This applies to females who are threatened by males.
5. Guidance in life decisions.
6. Marriage, or the contemplation of or desire for marriage.
7. Finding or choosing a mate or companion.
8. Gardening, the growing of any plant.
9. Choosing or accepting an animal. Protection of animal life.
10. Making choices of any kind.
11. Gaining or continuing peace.
12. Developing Intuition and psychic gifts.
13. Spiritual direction.
When calling upon the Mother during a Candle burning Ritual, choose a richly colored candle of the appropriate shade. Spend adequate time mentally pouring into the candle the problem you wish resolved or the protection you wish to happen.
You can even write this our on a small piece of paper to help clarify your desires.
Remember, do not use the Mother Goddess to cause harm to others; The payback can be heavy.
Try to time the Ritual for the Full Moon, as her powers are highest then.
Light the candle and place in a safe place to burn out.
If you have written your request on paper, burn it in a metal dish.
Another way to honor the Mother and symbolize her great powers of completion and fulfillment is to plant, tend, and harvest a small garden.
It does not have to be more than pots on a terrace; it can be herbs only.
Immersing yourself in this activity is a form of worship itself.
Feeding the birds and squirrels during the cold winter months is also a gratifying way of showing love and respect for the Mother and her creatures.
So is the patience and love we share with children, the elderly, and all those about us.
It is easiest to relate to and believe in the Mother aspect, since humans intimately know about mothers.
The Mother is comfortable and comforting when we need a sympathetic ear and a little nurturing. A mental conversation with her, or one aloud when you are alone, can bring an instant sense of warmth, love, and peace when nothing and no one else seems to help.
The Mother is the most understanding and forgiving of the triple Goddess aspects.
As the Maiden aspect blends subtly into the Mother and the Crone, so does the Mother blend with the other two. She is separate, yet part of all aspects of the Triple Goddess.
The Earth is a visible symbol of Her reproducing body, our home within her. Her power is boundless, as shown through the cycles of renewal in the seasons.
As Mother of all, She is our will to live, to accomplish, to reproduce, and to establish peace. She lives in all her creations and creatures, as we do in her.
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