Every spring, when March rolls around, I spend a couple of weeks focusing my devotions on the Goddess Hreðe. We don’t know very much about Her. We’ve only a couple of lines from Bede to guide us, but those lines are intriguing and Her presence is amazing. She’s an Anglo-Saxon Goddess. Etymologically, Her name may mean “Victorious One,” or “Famous One.” Beyond that, we only know that Bede associated Her with March. That’s it. Personally, as I wrote in a previous article about Her, I know this Goddess by feel, by the pressing momentum that for me defines Her presence. When I sense Her, I sense also a tumble of rushing winds, a gaiety, and a fierceness. Because I was born at the tail-end of March, it seems right and proper to honor Her at this time. I try to do something a little different for Her every year, so this year, I am beginning my month-long honoring of Her by creating a set of Adorations, which I shall now share with you. It’s not March quite yet, but we’ve only one more day to go.
31 Adorations to Hreðe
I adore You, Victorious One.
I adore You, Famous One.
I adore You, Goddess of the lion winds of March.
I adore You, Herald of Spring.
I adore You, Untamed.
I adore You, Proud.
I adore You, never forgotten.
I adore You, friend of Eostre.
I adore You, Who will not be bound.
I adore You, Who can never be captured.
I adore You, friend of the winds.
I adore You, Racer.
I adore You, Dancer.
I adore You, Laughing Whirlwind.
I adore You, Fierce One.
I adore You, Irresistible One.
I adore You, Warrior
I adore You, Friend of children.
I adore You, Friend of farmers.
I adore You, Who steals away the chill of the land.
I adore You, Who delights in wild places.
I adore You, Patron of those born in the sign of Aries.
I adore You, Who opens the way.
I adore You, Far-sighted One.
I adore You, Implacable One.
I adore You, Never Still.
I adore You, Goddess of gaiety.
I adore You, Goddess of raw, chilly places.
I adore You, Who delights in Her solitude.
I adore You, Who delights in freedom.
I adore You, Who delights in the seasons
and never-ending inevitability of change.
Hail to You, Hreðe. Hail Goddess of the whirlwind. Hail Goddess of March, Who prepares the way for Ostara’s blessings.
(I’ll be posting more about this Goddess as the month of March progresses. I was delighted to see Her name coming up for discussion on a couple of different mailing lists. It makes me happy to know that others are honoring Her too).
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