Pagan protection sigils3/15/2024 As I mention in the Gorgon’s Guide to Magical Resistance, popular mythology says that Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters – the only one that wasn’t immortal. Some say Athena cursed her with hair of snakes for this whereas others say the change was a gift of protection from the goddess. ![]() Medusa is linked to Athena as she a priestess in Athena’s temple when she was raped by Poseidon. Almost as if Athena was saying, “close, but look deeper.” Looking Deeper, into Stone However, thinking about Athena brought Medusa to mind. I’m quite familiar with Athena but she also didn’t feel like the answer I was looking for in regards to our gallery altar. I could write almost a whole book about that. It’s fascinating how things that have directly led to the advancement of humanity intellectually, spiritually, and physically are often relegated to “decorative” (non “useful”) or not-as-important because they were done largely by women. That’s quite a loaded set of words that makes some implied judgements about the arts – and who does them. But then there was Athena, listed at the top as “goddess of the arts and crafts.” Looking a little deeper into that I found her described as a “patron of useful and decorative arts and sciences” (among her many other attributions such as the goddess of war and of wisdom). ![]() So I did what any modern Witch would do and googled “goddess of the arts.” Which yielded some of the results I had already thought about but weren’t the right fit. I work with a wide variety of deity and spirits, and there’s no single one that I consider personally in that specific context. You would think as an artist that I would have a specific deity already in mind, but it wasn’t that easy or obvious. But we also needed something or someone to represent the arts. Considering that the location of the altar was decided during a discussion of Fortuna (goddess of fortune and prosperity), that was a given. So with that major part taken care of, the next question is deciding who or what goes on the altar. Especially since the altar needs to work with the revolving exhibitions plus the space is used constantly for classes, workshops, rituals, and other special events.Ī few weeks ago, we found just the right spot that satisfies our needs. But it has taken us awhile to decide where the altar needs to be and what goes on it. Our one-year anniversary will be this coming March, which is very exciting!Įven before opening, one of the things we knew we wanted to have in the space was an altar. ![]() Some background to our story: I am the curator of a relatively new esoteric art gallery called Third Sanctum located in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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