GIRDLE OF THE GODDESS
In the language of Theodomy, the twelve signs of the zodiac are further divided into 36 primordial energies of the divine feminine, called the Girdle of the Goddess. This Girdle of the Goddess vibrates with the various energetic aspects of the Goddess, who both surrounds and permeates the cosmos.
When Travellers (see Facets) move through these primordial energies, their resonance responds and changes (either in a challenging or harmonious way) based on the primordial energy in which they find themselves.
As living creatures, we feel the primordial energies of the Girdle of the Goddess and the vibrations of the Travellers in our lives based on which primordial energy (and Traveller) is active in particular areas of our lives – indicated by the Chambers of the Soul.
The Girdle of the Goddess pours out the energies.
The Chambers of the Soul receive and contain them.
The Travellers add dynamic depth to our experience of life.
The 36 Primordial Energies are below.
See also Girdle of the Goddess
for various posts with deeper explorations
Anat
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Virgin, Warrior Maiden
Keywords: will, fight, fierceness, selfishness, strength, life, sexuality, passion, defence, retribution, aggression, violence, power, autonomy, champion, impulsiveness, loyalty
Macha
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Warrior Goddess (Queen) “mighty one”
Keywords: might, power, sovereignty, war, fertility, protection, victory, success
Zoe
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Goddess of Life
Keywords: life, spirit, spiritual power, fiery breath of life
Hathor
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Earth Mother
Keywords: mother, nurturance, milk, fertility, childbirth, children, women, health, beauty, joy, music, dance, love, romance
Cybele
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Earth Mother, Mother of the Gods
Keywords: nature, wilderness, protection, defence, fertility, sexuality, indulgence
Akka
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Ancestress, Mother of the World
Keywords: fertility, protection, children, childbirth, physical, body, creation, female spirit
Blodeuwedd
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Maiden (Femme Fatale)
Keywords: creation, spring, beauty, flowers, independence, breaking free, cleverness, manipulation, curse, betrayal, transformation, death, owl
Etain
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Goddess of Love and Transformation
“shining one”, faery, butterfly, swan, apple blossoms, transmigration of souls, shapeshifting, (magic)
Keywords: love, beauty, youth, transformation, rebirth, wholeness, spiritual awakening, breakthrough
Iris
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Messenger
Twin to Arke and sister to the Harpies, spanning sea and sky, serves the divine nectar
Keywords: communication, link between above & below / divine & mortal, light, swiftness, duality, shapeshifting, cleansing, renewal, rainbow
Frigg
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Great Goddess, Queen, Mother
Keywords: fertility, family, home, love, marriage, solstice axis, fate, prophecy, women
Danu
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Great Goddess, Ancestral Mother
“flowing one”, skilled in magic, wind, music, poetry
Keywords: matriarch, female principle, source, womb, fertility, abundance, esoteric wisdom, magic, inspiration, faery, water and rivers
Mut
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Primeval Mother, World Mother
Mother of the cosmos-born of none; both female & male Keywords: primeval, life and death, grandmother, vulture, creation, waters, protection, bonding, rebirth, transformation
Rhiannon
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Great Queen
Keywords: confidence, nobility, sovereignty, philosophy, big picture, justice, truth, transformation, beauty, divination, duality (life/death, guilty/innocent), otherworldliness
Bast
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Life, Vitality, Protector
Keywords: life, joy, vitality, health, celebration, play, music, dance, protection, cats (animals), women, fertility, birth
Maeve
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Warrior Queen “she who intoxicates”
Keywords: strength, will, competition, fierceness, ambition, cunning, promiscuity, intoxication, fairies, magic, protection
Airmid
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Maiden, Healer
Keywords: herbs, healing, earth, organization, synthesis, knowledge, skill, intuition, instinct, compassion, care, heal/harm – medicine/poison balance, loyalty
Gula
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Great Goddess, Healer “great physician”
Keywords: medicine, healing, therapy, wholeness, restoration, regeneration, vegetation & fertility, sickle & scalpel, vast, dog
Ariadne
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Priestess, guide
“most holy”, star at the center of the earth, married to transcendence, dance of life and death
Keywords: sacredness, sacrifice, center, labyrinth, spiral, guide, dance, path there and back, synthesis, union with divine, transcendence
Harmonia
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Divine Partner
Keywords: harmony, balance, partner, commitment, union, beauty, love, eternity, (necklace)
Freya
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Goddess of Love, Death and Magic
Keywords: love, beauty, sexuality, desires, prosperity, magic, sorcery, shapeshifting, flight, travel, shamanism, Otherworld (necklace)
Branwen
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Sovereign Consort
“white raven”, gentleness, peace-seeking, forgiveness, persecution, composure, tragedy, sorrow, messages, birds, prophecy, new beginnings, freedom, heartbreak
Keywords: love, beauty, sovereignty, union, isolation, strength, endurance, suffering, communication, release, peace
Nephthys
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Dark Goddess, Shadow
“mistress of the house”, “lady of the mansion”– house/mansion being the link to the heavens, darkness transitional death experience, that balances Isis light, setting sun
Keywords: death, transition, blurred boundaries, twilight, darkness, mysticism, protector of souls, necessity, hawk
Ereshkigal
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Dark goddess, Shadow
Keywords: death, shadow, transformation, occult, sex, power
Persephone
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Mistress(Goddess) of the Underworld(Maiden)
Keywords: Underworld, death, cycles, duality, sharing, split loyalties, pomegranate, women, agriculture/vegetation, (abduction, rape), survival
Feronia
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Liberator (of slaves or what enslaves us)
Fire & coals: fires beneath the earth’s crust, heat of the earth and life
Dual nature – she is untamed, wild, and potentially dangerous yet she frees slaves and gives or restores civil rights
Keywords: freedom, health, vitality, recreation, abundance, fire, coals, restoration, regeneration, woodlands, open country, solitary, wild
Epona
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: General, War Leader
Only Celtic goddess worshipped in Rome/Gaul, related to Macha, Rhiannon, Etain
Keywords: equines, cavalry, battle, protection, fertility, land, providence, journeys, otherworld (psychopomp), keys, dreams, messenger
Artemis
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Wild Maiden
Keywords: freedom, autonomy, wilderness, hunting, archery, animals (dog, stag, bear), protection, midwifery, women & girls – fierce protectress of the womb, moon
Holle
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Elder Crone
Keywords: Industriousness, domesticity, fairness, rewards/gifts earned, guidance, judgment
Rhea
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Elder Mother
Keywords: time, flow, ease, shifts, generations
Cailleach
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Hag / Crone
Keywords: challenges, storms, change, ancestors, ancient, creatrix
Pandora
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: First Woman (ancestor)
Keywords: hope, potential, possibility, curiosity, being gifted, beauty, warnings
Brigid
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Powerful woman
Keywords: inspiration, innovation, poetry, craft, creativity, vital energy, healing, survival, endurance, tenacity
Saga
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Storyteller
Keywords: sharing, storytelling, history, seeing, prophecy, knowledge, gossip
Neith
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Creatrix / Tomb
Keywords: creation, birth, death/funerary, weaving, war, hunt, wisdom, decisions
Arianrhod
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Cosmic Centre
Keywords: centre, reincarnation, time, fate, destiny, weaving, magic
Nammu
ARCHETYPE/ENERGY: Creatrix, Mistress of the Cosmic Ocean
Keywords: creation, womb, vessel, primeval, totality, source
NEXT… CHAMBERS OF THE SOUL
Theodomy is a modern progression of western esoteric teachings, where the old gods have been forgotten and the Goddess desecrated. Should a seeker feel called by other faces of the gods and Goddess, they should feel free to explore but Theodomy asks that they be mindful and respectful of cultural sensitivities, especially where the gods and Goddess are still being honoured and worshipped today.