by FianaSidhe

Mother's Day is not just a Holiday to celebrate your mother or your motherhood. It can also be a time to honor and thank the Mother Goddess. Mother Goddesses are usually associated with grains and fruit, The Earth, The Full Moon, Water, Fire, creativity, fertility and protection.

On Mother's Day, take time to honor the Mother Goddess for the things that she has given you. Thank her for your creativity. Thank her for the food you have to eat and for the safe places you have in your life. Thank her for your children, your mother and your other family members.

You can do a full ritual to honor her, or just honor her in simpler ways. Light red candles all around your home, the color red is associated with the Mother Goddess, as is the element of fire. Relax in a warm bath and feel her warmth all around you. Water is sacred to the Mother Goddess because it is associated with floating in the womb. If you know where there is a well, go to it, and toss silver coins in it; this was done in ancient times to honor Mother Goddess, such as Bridget. Silver coins were used, because silver is a mineral associated with the Mother Goddess in her Full Moon aspect.

Arrange a cornucopia or fruit basket, to honor the Mother Goddess and the effects she has on the Earth--harvest, and fertility. Items you can place on your altar to honor the Mother Goddess are Elder Flowers, The Empress Tarot card, A Shield to represent her protective nature, Geodes to represent the womb, Amber which was believed to contain the essence of life and therefore was sacred to the Mother Goddess, coral which was also believed to contain the essence of life and was used to guard children, and Stones with holes in them which were used in healing rituals for children.