| ~According to Wikipedia "The fertility goddesses are the female deities to watch over and promote fertility, pregnancy, and birth in many polytheistic cultures.
~ Ancient Fertility Rites have included the honoring of fertility gods and goddesses in many ways and ceremonies.
~Fertility Goddess statues and carvings were often placed near the couples bed or on the family altar with suitable offerings that would ask the fertility goddess to work in their favour
~ It is amazing to see how many common archetypal forces are present in the fertility images of many different cultures all over the world and indeed the ancient religions and spiritualities
~ It is interesting to look at the many ways on how to invoke a fertility goddess, how to create a ceremony that is right for your particular situations
~ There are many fertility symbols that can be added to your ritual as well as accompanying fertility herbs for smudgning and burning incense to enhance the athmosphere of conception
~ Here I will look at the different ancient fertility goddess that have been known throughout the cultures and then investigates practical ways on how to incorparate their specific task for a modern approach to goddess appreciation
African Goddesses of Love and Fertility
Acua'ba
African Fertility Goddess
~ African Goddess Acua'ba is the primal mother to the Ashanti people of Guana.
~ Acua'ba is the symbol of welcome
~ A godess statue or carving is placed above the door of a dwelling
~ Young Maidens receive an Acua'ba wood or clay statue at the age of first menstruation from an elder mentor as a sign of welcoming her into her motherhood role in the tribe.
Photo of a Beautiful African Fertility Goddess- a real pregnant african woman in all her pregnant beauty - what an amazing shot
Ala
African Fertility Goddess
~An Ibo of Nigeria goddess of fertility who also rules the Underworld
~ In Ala 's womb are said to rest the souls of the dead
~ Her fertility symbol is the crescent moon
~ This ancient fertility goddess is depicted as a seated woman holding a small child in her arms.
~ Ala is the daugther of Chuku
Lisa
African Goddess of Fertility
~ Goddess Lisa is depicted as a chameleon
~ This deity is associated with the moon, night, motherhood, gentleness, forgiveness, joy, rest, and fertility.
Minona
Fertility Goddess
~African Goddess is known as a Protector of women of Benin
~ Minona goddess grants fertility to women and the fields.
~ Her fertility Symbol is Palm Kernel with which she can divine the future
Muso Koroni
Ancient Goddess of Fertility
~ Muso Koroni is aWest African goddess of fertility
~ this fertility goddess is mainly worshipped in Mali.
~ She is beautifully pictured as a woman with many breasts
~ She is known as the mother of all things
~ Muso Koroni is also a goddess of transfromation who takes the form of a black panther each month and uses her claws to make women menstruate.
Nyame
~ Ancient Ashanti earth mother who is the deity of death.
~ This is a nurturing goddess to work with when you have suffered a miscarriage or the death of an unborn baby or even a child
~ She provides a place for her children in her womb, the earth, when they die.
Oshun
African Fertility Goddess
~ Oshun is an African goddess who represents the joy of being female.
~ She resides over the earth's waters.
~ Oshun is a goddess of barren women, pregnant women, and women with female problems, such as infertility, miscarriages and difficult pregnancies.
~ An aspect of Oshun is that of a seductress , comfortable in her own sexuality and who delighted in her body and her erotic nature.
~ In the Nigerian town of Oshogbo a special annual festival paying homage to the goddess of fertility.
~ The Oshun festival has become the central pillar of the traditional religion of one of Nigeria's main ethnic groups, the Yoruba.
~ A virgin specially selected by the gods carries sacred objects down to the river Oshun which the goddess of water is believed to inhabit African Fertility Dolls
Fertility Dolls
african fertility doll picture
~ African fertility dolls play a big part in African culture.
~ African villagers pray to this type of fertility doll to ask for healthy babies to be born.
~ They will invoke and pray to the Fertility Goddess for personal health and fertility as well prosperity and health to the villagers with whom they share life
view different types of fertility dolls
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