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Brigid $103.00
DD-141BG
*original carved in mahogany*
Brigid, one of the most popular Celtic Goddesses is a vast deity and can assist her devotees with nearly anyendeavor. She is depicted here as the three sisters or three of the many aspects of this Goddess: Midwife – healer/nurturer/herbalist, Blacksmith – keeper of fire/craftswoman/transformer and Poetess –bringer of wisdom/guidance/prophecy. The three who-are-one stand on a crescent-shaped base. Symbols of her worship are hidden throughout the piece – Brigid’s cross; the flaming arrow; Brigid’s bed; the bush near her sacred wells, which are tied with prayers and wishes on scraps of cloth, to mention a few. Many of the names she is known by encompass the base, even one written in ogham.
Available Finishes: Stone and Wood
Size:10 3/8” x 8 ½” x 5 ½”

Chalice and Blade $39.50
DD-153CB
*original carved in mahogany*
The Chalice and the Blade represents the conjunction of divine male and female energies, also know as the Great Rite. This image may also be familiar as Excalibre and the Holy Grail. The pentacle placed on the chalice symbolizes the active nature of the feminine energy, and the crescent on the blade or Athame represents the masculine energy as passive on the internal planes. A common salutation in Witchcraft, the phrase “Blessed Be” seals this sacred image. The ribbon spirals down the piece to symbolize the energy generated during this rite, creating a vortex of rebirth. May this energy bless your home with the harmoniously balanced energy of active and passive, masculine and feminine, yin and yang.
Available Finishes: Stone and Wood
Size:13” x 4 ½” x ¾”

The Guardian $60.00
DD-151GR
*original carved in butternut*
The Guardian was inspired by a wood print of an Etruscan guardian spirit in Raven Grimassi’s book “Italian Witchcraft.” It is believed that these house deities called Lasa or Lare, served as the precursor of the “Watchers” or “Watchtowers” of the four elements. Carved over doors or beds, in Etruscan times, these figures acted as protectors and messengers of the Gods. It is believed that artists used these images as reference for our concept of angels. Those with eyes in the wings were of the highest level, much like archangels. This Guardian represents all four elements and carries aspects of both male and female. On its sword is written “Defensor” in Theban script. Its wings spread to encompass the dwelling in which it is hung. This watchful being embodies the security and comfort of divine blessing. May the Guardian bring safety and security to your home and family.
Available Finishes: Stone and Wood
Size:5 5/8” x 10 3/8“ x 2”

Lilith $72.50
DD-147LL
*original carved from butternut*
This image of Lilith is based largely on a Sumerian clay tablet relief from 2000 BC. She wears the horned crown that marks her as a Goddess not a demon in Sumerian mythology. Lilith appears in Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Canaanite, Persian, Hebrew, Arabic and Teutonic mythology. She is also known as Adam’s “first wife” who refused to “lie beneath.” In the oldest mythologies she is a Goddess and in later stories she is demonized. Lilith is a motherless form of the divine feminine even known to some as the wife of Yahweh. As the embodiment of the neglected, outcast and rejected aspects of the Great Goddess she calls women to rise up in strength to reclaim their own divinity.
Available Finishes: Stone and Rosewood
Size:11 ¾” x 5 ¾“ x 5 ¼”

Original designs by artist Paul Borda
Dryad Design, Ltd.