The Morrigan

Merry Meet and Bright Blessings.  Those of you who are just starting out have you got a calling from  your Goddess or God?  Still waiting for the sign?  It can take some time for that to happen, it took months before my Goddess' and God called to me.  I work with The Morrigan, Danu, Hecate and The Horned God.  I thought this morning I would do a piece on The Morrigan. For me she is the Maiden aspect of the three, Mother, Maiden, Crone. 
She is a warrior Goddess known for war and battle, the cycle of life and death, wisdom, prophecy, magick and the land. Her name Morrigan means great queen the word Mor means great and Rigan means Queen.  It is said that she is one of the Tuatha de Danann. She is a Celtic Goddess.  She is always shown with a crow and she is known to shape shift into a crow. 
  Things that are associated with Morrigan are:
Weapons: Spears, Swords, Magick, Shield, Shape-shifting. 
Other: Death, Rebirth, Cycle of Life, Fate, Battle, Skulls, Blood, Prophecy, Sovereignty, and Land. 
Animals: Crows, Ravens, Vultures, Eels, Wolves, Cows, and Horses.
Colors: Red, Black, White, Purple, and Dark Blue.
Stones: Obsidian, Rubies, Jet, Amethyst, Garnet, Blood Stone, Clear Quartz,
Symbols: Three Interlinking Lines, Or Inverted Triangle. 
Herbs and Plants: Blackthorn, Belladonna, Juniper Berries, Night Shade, Dragon's Blood, Mugwort, and Yew.
Moon Phases: New, Dark, Waning. 
Regions: Fords, Rivers, Lakes.
Season: Autumn, Samhain.
Food: Mead, Milk, Whiskey, Apple, Water, Red Colored Foods.
Elements: Fire and Water.
Festival: January 7, Feast of Morrigan. 
Morrigan teaches us how to fight, she challenges us, tests and encourages us to take action in our lives, to become stronger, to create change in our lives and to release what no longer benefits us, to fight for what we believe in and to stand up for ourselves, to change our fate or accept it. 

Morrigan Ritual:
Gather :
1 small red chime candle
Cauldron
Anthame
Black Obsidian Stone
Small glass of red wine
incense of dragon blood mixed with juniper berries
on a piece of paper write down what it is you need to be strong or stand up for, or protect. Perform this ritual on the waning moon. 
Set up your altar how you wish, cleanse yourself and your space, cast a circle, Light the candle and incense, take the black obsidian in hand, with paper of intention nearby, hold the stone over the candle flame and invoke the Goddess Morrigan:
Dark Mistress of Battle and Strife
I invoke you on this waning moon night
Lend me your strength to end my battle within
Empower me great Goddess help me to win
Ancient woman, I hear your battle cry
Help me be rid of these negativities tonight!
Now read what you wrote on your paper, place obsidian on altar. Take anthame and make an X over the paper, burn it  in the candle flame and place in cauldron. Imagine your problem dissipating like the smoke, meditate, take the wine and hold it up and thank Morrigan for her help. Take a sip of the wine place on altar, open your circle and ground, let candle burn down completely. Take wine and pour outside on the ground as an offering. Keep obsidian in your pocket or nearby you when you need strength, Don't forget to journal everything, bury ashes from paper outside. 

  credit for above picture https://lkburke29.deviantart.com/art/The-Morrigan-Goddess-with-Raven-410925872