We can't go deeper in the wisdom of our gods and goddesses,
but we'd like to share with you something about them and their aspects.
We hope that this will help you understanding our old
and not so lost tradition!

 

The Feminine Forces: We can found it in the Earth and the Moon. She is the Lady of the Woods, the Mother Nature and the White Lady of Purity. She is the four seasons, the woman in each one of us.
 

Elves see the Feminine Divine Power as a Fourfold Goddess, something close to the Celts point of view. We can find Her, naturally, as a Four in One, like the four phases of the Moon. She is the braid in the hair of all Elven women:
The Lady- Purity
The Mother- Fruitfulness
The Enchantress
The Crone- (or Old Mother) She who begin the last travel

This Fourfold Goddess can be found in the seasons, or changes of Nature. 

Spring- The Lady- She who creates- blooming.
The Lady is :
A free spirit, active being, natural, instinctive, psychic, open minded, individual.
She is called Heriavitë.

Summer- The Mother- She who give food- fruits and flowers.
The Mother is :
Receptive, rational, mature, philosopher, giver of foods and advices, reflection of the inner balance and of the individual energies.
She is called Táratári, or Kementári

Falls- The Enchantress- She who is all mighty.
The Enchantress is:
Transformation, control, psychic, open and free. She gave all what she could give. Now, she is one again with herself, but she is always here for us.
She is called Amilaquantë.

Winter- The Crone- She who waits- descent, last days, waiting for spring and the return of life.
The Crone is:
Reflective, devotional, sedative, intuitive, introspective, spiritual, reflection of the individual energies.
She is called Valainalairë.

Elves do not see Winter as the end of life. More, they do not even see Death! Death is more like an end of something and the beginning of something else. Winter is something more like Death...stagnation, waiting, sleeping...but spring always follows. So is life!

Understanding those archetypes and living by them is understanding life its'elf, and, living life its'elf too!

The Masculine Forces: We can found it in the Fire of the Sun and the far and shy light of the star far away. This is the Light and Shadows. He is the warrior, the king, the knights, who defend and give advices, who protect and guide. But also he is the shadows, the dept, the sage and the mage.

There are principaly two forces, split in two again:

Light/the Day/King and Warrior /Summer or light side of the seasons/Oak King
Shadows/the Night/Wizard and Guide/Winter or dark side of the seasons/Holly King

 The Lord of Light is: compassion, fertility, growing. Rational, physical, it is the powerful guardian of the tribe, a warrior of the light, the Sun and purity and justice.
Split again, we find the Knight and the King. The first one is the protector of justice and truth, defender of innocence and purity. The King is the protector of light, heritage, life as a hole, a clan. The King think as a long term, a life long time. The Knight live in the now and for the Self.
The Knight is called Roquenon.
The King is called Arianon.

The Lord of Shadows is: inaction, introspection. Intuitive, the kingdom of spirits and inners'elf. He is the mystic, the contemplative thinker, who teach, tell the ancient tales. He is the guardien of wisdom and magic. He teach the tradition and protect our blood heritage (tradition, customs...).
Split in two, we find the Wizard and the Prince of Darkness and Shadows. The Wizard is a guardian of wisdom, secret, magic and use it for the good of all. We could say that he is Gandalf or Merlin! The Prince of Darkness and Shadows use magic too, and he knows almost everything the Wizard knows, but he use his powers for himself. The Mage, or the Wizard plans to the now and live in the present moment. The Prince plans for tomorrow, for a life long future.
The Wizard is known as Istarion.
the Prince of Darkness and Shadows is known as Haryon Mórë.

Understanding those archetypes and living by them is understanding life its'elf, and, living life its'elf too!

 

  

 

Amuldëa

 Other Title: Lady of the Night, Maiden Under the Stars, Daughter of the Moon, She who dance for the spirits, Enchantress of Darkness
Aspect: Lady (dark)
Alignment: Earth - Moon
Moon Phases: First Quarter, New Moon (when working with her in magic or ritual)
Season: Falls and Winter
Totems: Raven, Snow Tiger, White Wolf
Symbols: Apple, Raven Feather, Crane Bag, Staff, Cauldron, Bones Divination's Tools
Sacred Sites: Cave, hollows in woods, inner wood lake
Wisdom: She is the death dancer, in the sense of eternity. She is the dark magic, the dance of extasy and meditation. She is a seeress and dance for visions and wisdom. She communicate with the spirits of anything and know how to talk the language of the Night and the Shadows. She teach trance, works with the spirits, invoke them and communicate with them. Her role is the protect and take care of the spirits. She knows when the Great Travel will take us in it boat and she will show us the ways.
 

Ariën

Other Title: Lady in the Sun, Spirit of Fire, Lady in the Golden Ship
Aspect: Lady (light)
Alignment: Fire - Sun
Moon Phases: as she is aligned with the Sun, there is no Moon Phase for her.
Season: Summer
Totems: Phenix, Imrais-Nimphrais (a unicorn made of fire with wings)
Symbols: Balefire, Candles Lamp, Sun, all yellow flowers, golden falls leaves, gold.
Sacred Sites: East and West sea shore.
Wisdom: In love with fire, she agreed to sail in the air and take the charge of the Golden Ship who become the Sun. She have with Her the Last Fruit of the Golden Tree, who burn in Her hands.

 Cleowyn

Other Title: The Healer, The one who touch with compassion, Sweet Healer Mother
Aspect: Mother
Alignment: Water
Moon Phases: Full Moon
Seasons: Spring and Summer
Totems: Butterfly, Dragonfly, Dove, White Horse
Symbols: Mead Cup, White flowers, Snow Flower, White feathers, Stars, Pearl and Crystal
Sacred Sites: Water Springs, Wells, Crystals Caves
Wisdom: .She is an healing goddess and is related with everything that linked with the mother. She's the one who is there when an elf is being born. She helps the young mother delivering the baby. She's also the one who listen when one is in sorrow or feels the Elven Exile emotions.

Varda



Other Title: Elbereth, Tinalle, Gilthoniel, Elentari, Fanuilos.
Aspect: Mother
Alignment: Fire and Air (Light)
Moon Phases: Full Moon
Totems: White Fan, Unicorn, Dove
Symbols: Star, Moonstone, Star shaped Flowers, Apple Blossoms, Silver, Moon Water
Sacred Sites: Groves in wood, Night Sky.
Wisdom: She created all the stars in the sky with the water that was on plants, trees, leaves and flowers. She gave lights to the fruits that was in the Two Trees, in the beginning of the world. She's the Creatrix, she's the spirit in light and represent the Elven Ideal.

Estë



Other Title: Lady of the Last Sleep, Lady of Meditation and Contemplation, The one who give Eternal Sleep, Lady of High Healing.
Aspect: Crone
Alignment: Water and Earth
Moon Phases: Dark Moon
Season: Winter
Totems: Owl
Symbols: Grey Veil, Candle, Bonzai, Malas, Black and Grey Pearls, Obelon, Amethyst, Black Tulip
Sacred Sites: River, Water Falls, Zen Garden, Lagoon, Forest at dawn.
Wisdom: In the Elven Tradition, it is not important to the Crone to "be" and "look" old. It is something deeper in the soul...the body do to take age...She let our spirits take calm and deep breath. She's there when our last travel takes an end. She's the guardian of the Eternal Garden and let us heal our deeper wounds and sicknesses. If not in Her Garden, She stop time, in order to let us heal ourselves.

Farrelon

Other Title: Deer King, The Brilliant, The Eternally Young
Aspect: Oak
Alignment: Fire and Earth
Sun Phase: Light
Seasons: Spring and Summer
Totems: Deer, Bear, Falcon
Symbols: Spear, Bow, Athame, Sword, Oak, Red Wine
Sacred Sites: Forest
Wisdom: He is the one who reach exaltation in the hunt and he practice what elves calls "The Wild Hunt", which consist of killing a Deer with our bear hand and revive it with our breath. Each year, at Beltain, an Elf take this hunt in honour of Farrellon, and then meet his Lady in the Holy Cave...this ritual regenerate the Earth.

Kellon



Other Title: The One Who Listen, Sensible Beauty, Eternal Pilgrim
Aspect: Lady
Alignment: neutral
Moon Phases: New Moon
Season: neutral
Totems: Snow Owl, Church Owl, Swan
Symbols: Lotus, Cloak/Cape, Crystal Tears, Diamond, Silver Ring, Black Veil
Sacred Sites: Cemetery, All sacred and natural sites
Wisdom: She's the one who seek the truth and cry in compassion for every elves who is know to the Other Side. She listen all our prayers and takes our hands at night and whisper in our ear: "You will come back". As a seeker of the Truth, she help us in our awakening and transformation, a painful time for all Elves. She knows that...as she was, in the past, with us on this side.

Leollyn

Other Title: The Fire Dancer, Sparkling Fire, Telperion
Aspect: Oak
Alignment: Fire and Moon
Sun Phases: Light
Season: Summer
Totems: Lion, Black Horse
Symbols: Sparkling of fire (you know, the one we puts on birthday cakes?), Moon, Red Candle, Incense, Flags and ribbons, Kite (all things that dance in the wind or the sun)
Sacred Sites: Steps
Wisdom: He was in deep love with Arien. In the Beginning, there were two ships, one for Arien (who became the Sun) and one for Telpe (who became the Moon), but the two were of the same power. He was so in love with Her that He follows Her course in the sky. In those time, there were no nights. Soon, He understand, and decided, for the love of Arien, to reduce His power and let Her shine stronger in the sky. He is the god of Love, Dance and...yes...sex.

Tufyl

Other Title: Shadow of Mine, Lord of Dept, Eternal Sorrow, Melancholia, The One who Saw the Rainbow
Aspect: Holly
Alignment: Water and Fire (dark)
Sun Phases: Shadow
Season: neutral
Totems: Black Panther, Black Wolf, Scorpion, Snake, Dark Dragon
Symbols: Tobacco, alcohols, Onyx, Smoked Crystal, Rainbow, Snake's tooth
Sacred Sites: Swamps
Wisdom: Well, this god is not easy. He is at first a Dark Elf, and he saw something when he decided to get out of his realm. Since then, he's trying to see it again...but he can't see it again because he absorbed a part of it.
He is the one who brings sorrows, sadness, forgetfulness. He is a god of negativity. He whisper in our ears things that supposed to help us...but it never will help us. It is dangerous to listen too much of him.

Yvanna



Other Title: The Beautiful Green, Green Crowned, Kementari
Aspect: Mother
Alignment: Earth
Moon Phases: Full Moon
Season: Summer and Harvest Season
Totems: Cow, Butterfly, Cats, Fan, Horse (brown)
Symbols: Vine, Apple, Pear, Milk, Wine, Mead, Honey, Cornucopia, Bee
Sacred Sites: Garden, Forest
Wisdom: She give birth to all plants, fruits, flowers and trees. Her greatest creation was the Two Trees. She's a goddess of fruitfulness, forest, gardening, birth/fertility and all motherhood. One of the greatest of all goddesses.

 

Vitraya



Other Title: Magnificent Beauty, Lady of Eternity, Sweet Touch of Love, Sweet Smile
Aspect: Lady
Alignment: Air
Moon Phases: First Quarter
Season: Spring
Totems: All white animal, including albinos. Swan, Dove, White Fan
Symbols: White Rose, Lilly, Magnolia, Lucky Clover, Crystal Sculpture in the form of Swan.
Sacred Sites: Garden with spring
Wisdom: She's the most beautiful  of all goddesses. She's the incarnation of rare beauty, perfect beauty. She's the renaissance, spring time. She's the fragile life and the ecstasies of beauty and perfection.

Yew



Other Title: Uncle Yew, Old Father, The Very Sage Man
Aspect: Holly
Alignment: Earth
Sun Phases: Shadow
Season: Winter
Totems: Raven, Owl, Wolf (grey)
Symbols: Book, Staff, Crystal Ball, Runes' Bag, Yew Tree, Writing Feather
Sacred Sites: Groves
Wisdom: He's the teacher, and can be a "twin brother" of Wodan, or Odin and Merlin. He know almost everything, but never tell them at once. He's more a poet and a "riddler" than a good teacher, but his wisdoms are great. He love runes and cards games and he is a great philopher and companion when we take the time to know him and listen to him wile playing a good card game.