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The
ritual uses of the Crown are myriad. Worn as a personal emblem of one's faith or tradition
or needed by a Priestess, Priest, or celebrant for a specific rite,
Sabbat or
Esbat,
our Crowns provide the wearer with the prefect image to honor their patron
and fulfill their role within the Circle. When a sincere person attends to
the voice of the Divine Within, there is no wrong way to hear.
In many
traditions, the Lunar Crescent Crown is worn by the Maiden. The Matron
is adorned by either the Full Lunar Crown or the Lunar Phase Crown.
The independent-minded, opinionated Crone wears a veil Crowned with whatever
she pleases--not uncommonly the Lunar Phase Crown or the Dark Lunar Crown,
as the mood takes her.
We invite you
now to peruse our ritual Crowns as they have been imagined by our artisans.
Seek with the eyes--listen with the heart.
She Who Rules
the Night is represented upon this Crown in Her full glory. Its lunar disc
is subtly textured; to view the inspiration for this effect, look to Her
silvery orb in the night sky.
This Crown is
a wondrous choice for the High Priestess conducting the Full Moon
Esbat. Its other ritual purposes are as
diverse as the Goddess' children. Women may find that this Full Lunar Crown aids
grounding while invoking the power of the Blood of the Moon. Men who seek
a balancing of masculine and feminine energies within themselves may invoke the
Mother's aid merely by placing the Crown upon their heads, with intent.
Persons who participate in oceanic rites might consider our Full Lunar
Crown for its association, from the dawn of legend, with the high tide and
its powerful magicks. If you are such a devotee and perchance find
yourself parted from the sea, let this Crown remind you that the sea is
never parted from you. The Goddess rules the tides of your blood as surely
as those of the deep waters.
After it is
cast, the bronze of this Crown is given a deep golden patina, then the disc
is softly burnished that it may reflect light without any loss of the
surface detail. The resultant hue is not unlike that of the harvest moon.
It is this technique that gives the disc of the Full Lunar Crown its liquid
sheen.
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