March Full Moon Altar: Cerridwen

Cerridwen, the ancient Celtic goddess of rebirth, renewal and transformation, is honoured this month. Her symbol of power is the Cauldron, which represents the Divine Feminine's womb of existence from which all things come and to which all things return. Two other cauldrons are on the altar as well, together with a Wand, the symbol of the Divine Masculine involved in Cerridwen's ceaseless stirring of the sacred Cauldron.

This powerful representation of Cerridwen is by Paul Borda of Dryad Design. I bought it shortly after moving to Edmonton 25 years ago in a little pagan shop which no longer exists. I love her vigorous, muscular arms and how the artist has unmistakably presented her Cauldron as a Womb symbol.

My maternal grandmother gave me this little brass cauldron when I was a child. She bought it on a trip back to her homeland of Switzerland. Cauldrons have long been symbols of plenty in European culture, sort of like cornucopias. The beeswax candle cauldron in the previous photo I bought recently from a local artisan. I purchased the wand from a local crafter as well a few years ago. It is made from a windfall-harvested tamarack twig adorned with copper wire, a feather, a couple of small shells and pine cones, with a tiny quartz crystal at one end. The blue-and-gold celestial placemats I've had seemingly forever!

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks 2023]