Paganism: A Great Sacrifice

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Paganism: A Great Sacrifice by Bernie Mann

As small as dust motes we may be in the luminescent eyes of the Goddesses, yet still do they listen, still do they reach out a hand to accept our gifts.

Our offerings are not mere tributes - they are our messages to them.

And, as such, it would be wise of us to take great care in what we say, for each divinity can be as easily offended as they are pleased.

As people of the Vale well know, for example, Druida, Goddess of Orchards, desires the sweetness of the fruit grown from a tree yet despises the taste of flesh.

So compose your offering with full thought of how its message shall be received.

Of course, the greatest offering of all is the one made on the First Goddess day every ten years, when a living messenger must be presented at the appointed place.

In the Vale, this is on the Festival Green, inside the magnificent Woodfellow.

A selected villager takes the role of Herald and becomes King or Queen for a day, using the ancient terms.

This is a moment of celebration, for they are about to embark on the most incredible adventure afforded to any Quillian. May you be blessed with this honour one day, too, on Summertide.