Goddess: Luna (Roman) 30 March — Festival of Luna. The Roman festival of Luna, goddess of the full moon whose temple on the Aventine his was focus of worship on this day. She is identified with Selene (Greece) and also with Diana (Rome). Many ancient pagan practices feature a Moon Goddess. In addition to Selene and Diana, they include Isis and Hathor (Egypt), Astarte (Phoenicia), Ishtar (Babylonia), Artemis and Hecate (Greece), In China, the moon is the force behind all things that are Yin, or Feminine. In Alchemy, Luna is the name of the pure, white elixir that could transmute base metals in pure silver. Moon Song —by DJ Conway I raise my arms in greeting As She slips up through the night, The rounded Moon of Mystery, A glowing silver disk of light.  My spirit answers to Her call And longs for wings to fly That I might seek Her secret place Whose symbol is the sky?  A place of hidden secrets,  Of sacred Mysteries old, A place I knew in other times, In temple wisdom no more told.  I struggle to remember All the things I learned before, The forgotten Mysteries of the Moon, The Goddess and Her lore.  Although my arms reach skyward, I turn inward toward Her voice. I tread the inner labyrinth, Trusting in my choice. "Seek not without, but deep within." The words are soft and clear. "Keep faith with Me for thirteen months, The Mother's Sacred Year."  I watch Her through Her cycles, As I did in lives before, And follow down Her moonbeam path To the secret, inner door.   Sources: Drury, N: The Watkins Dictionary of Magic. Watkins Publishing, London, 2005. Farrar J and Farrar S: The Witches' Goddess. Phoenix Publishing, New York, 1987. Pennick, N. The Pagan Book of Days. Destiny Books, Rochester, NY, 2001. Page last updated 28 Mar 2006 Website Design and Myths & Magic logo by Míchealín Ní Dhochartaigh Copyright © 2006 Ireland's OWN All Rights Reserved.