Bsufnjt!

!
Artemis

Nppo!Hpeeftt!boe!Hpeeftt!pg!uif!Ivou!

!
Channelled and compiled by Elizabeth (Starlightowl) Hibel

This manual may be given to students but must be kept in its entirety
Nothing added or removed without the written permission of the
founder

The Moon is the celestial Mother

I am daughter of the Moon
Devoted to Artemis.
My blood is Amazon
My life is Amazon.
Servant to my Nation
and to my Sisters.
I am daughter of the Moon.

. Artemis was worshiped in most Greek cities but only as a

secondary deity.
However, to the Greeks in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey)
she was a prominent deity.
In Ephesus, a principal city of Asia Minor, a great temple
was built in her honour, which became one of the "Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World".

But at Ephesus she was worshiped mainly as a fertility

goddess, and was identified with Cybele the mother goddess
of eastern lands.
The cult statues of the Ephesian Artemis differ greatly from
those of mainland Greece, whereas she is depicted as a
huntress with her bow and arrows.
Those found at Ephesus show her in the eastern style,
standing erect with numerous nodes on her chest.
There have been many theories as to what they represent.
Some say they are breasts, others that they are bulls testes
which were sacrificed to her.
Which is the true interpretation remains uncertain, but each
represent fertility.

Artemis-Moon Goddess
Artemis: is the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt.
She is also one of the virgin goddesses, and She protects
women in labour, small children and wild animals.
As a virgin goddess, She, Hestia, and Athena are not
affected by Aphrodites (Greek goddess of love)
manipulations.
Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto (sometimes called
Letona) as well as the twin sister of Apollo.
Artemis is one of the principle Goddesses of Greek
mythology.
She was chief hunter to the Gods and Goddesses.
Goddess of hunting and wild animals especially bears.
Artemis was also the Goddess of childbirth, of nature, and of
the harvest.
As the Moon Goddess, she was sometimes identified with
the Goddess Selene and Hectate.
The Amazonian Moon Goddess, she was worshiped at
Ephesus, her entire torso covered with nurturing breasts.
Artemis' bow is symbolic of both the crescent Moon as well
as of inner self-esteem, of an exquisitely tuned inner
tension.

The Amazons(Moon-women), who were loyal to Her,

worshipped one aspect of Artemis(the New Moon phase).
. The sixth day of the New Moon was hers.
Acorns and wormwood were sacred to Her.

She rides her chariot across the sky and shoots her arrows
of silver Moonlight to the earth below.

Artemis myths
Actaeon: A legendary Greek hunter, son of Aristaeus and
Autono (who was the daughter of Cadmus).
Artemis turned Actaeon into a stag and he was chased down,
torn to pieces, and killed by his own hunting dogs.
According to one myth, She did this because Actaeon saw
Her naked while she was bathing in a stream near
Orchomenus.
Artemis, as a virgin goddess, was so pure that She allowed
no man to see her
In another myth, She did this because Actaeon boasted he
was a better hunter than even Artemis Herself.
Callisto: The daughter of Lycaon, was a follower of
Artemis.

One day, however, Zeus seduced Callisto, and Callisto

became pregnant with His child.
As Artemis requires the same chastity of Her followers that
she maintains herself, she punished Callisto by changing
her into a bear.
Zeus then prevented Callisto from being hunted to death by
setting her image in the stars.
Callistos child, Arcus, was saved.
The Greeks believed that Bast and Artemis were the same
Goddess.

Holy Days
Monday: Artemis is associated with Monday.
Festival of Diana: Roman holy day.
The Festival of Diana in Rome honoured Diana.
The Greeks and Romans considered Artemis and Diana to
be the same Goddess.
Celebrated on March 21, 1999.

March: Artemis is associated with March.

April: Artemis is associated with April.
Sagittarius Festival:
Greek holy day.
Sagittarius Festival, dedicated to Artemis/Diana, whom the
Greeks considered to be the same Goddess as Bast.
Celebrated on November 22, 1999.

Magickal information and Correspondences:

Symbols: Artemis is typically shown with a bow and arrow
(representing the rays of the moon).

Sacred candle color: silver and white

Planet: Moon \

Herbs (and foods) associated with Artemis:

almond

amaranth

cedar

cypress

daisy

10

date palm

hazel

honey

mugwort

myrtle

11

ox-eye daisy

silver fir

willow

12

Stones associated with Artemis:

silver:

Artemis may be thought of as the silver goddess.

She wore silver sandals, rode a silver chariot in the silver
moonlight, and kills with silver arrows shot from a silver
bow.
In fact, many dying women, as well as women in childbirth,
went to Artemis to ask for a quick, painless death from Her
silver arrows.

13

sacred animals:
Animals sacred to Artemis are:

deer/stags

Geese

wild dogs

fish

14

Goats

Bees

Bears

Keep in mind that since Artemis is the protectress of

animals, all animals can be considered sacred to her.

!
15

Buuvoofnfou!Q
Qspdfev
evsf
Uijt!jt!cz!op!
p nfbot!uuif!pomz!x
xbz!up!eep!ju-!ju!jjt!kvtu!uiif!xbz!J
J!ep!ju!
Preeparetheroombyd
dimmingtthelights,,playingssoftuninttrusivemu
usic,
lightacandleorin
ncenseetcc
R
Relax!!!!!
!!
Callin
nyourhelp
lpers,guid
des,God,G
GoddesseesorGodss,GreatSp
piritorwh
hoever
yourellateto(EsspeciallyG
GoddessA
Artemis)
andaskthem
mtohelpyoutobeeaclearp
purechann
neltosen
ndtheArteeois
attuneementto

ndtokeep
pyousafeefromalll negativeenergiesorunwan
ntedentitiies
.an

Statteyourinttention,th
hatistoa
attune
.totheeenergiesof
ofthe
God
ddessArteemis
Thenjjustrelaxa
andletth
heenergieesflow.
W
Whenyouf
feelthatttheenerg
gieshaved
diminished,thenyo
ouaredon
ne
Ifyou
uaredoingahandssonattun
nementgrroundyou
urselfandyourclien
ntand
giiveyourcllientagla
assofwatter
Reemembertothankyyourhelpeers

En
njoy!

starlighto
owl@yaho
oo.com.au
u
www.sstarlightowl.com

16

17