Volcano Goddess Necklace

From the beginning of time, volcanos have been worshipped by the people. They are seen as doorways into the Great Mother. In the fiery cauldrons of her womb she regenerates the dead. The dead are said to live on in the fire of the volcanos, never dying but in a state of bliss until they are reborn.

In Europe, the volcano goddess who kept the souls of the dead was called Hel. She was absorbed into the christian mythology and she became the fiery realm of hell. In this later mythology the souls were no longer in bliss and her realm became a place of punishment and eternal doom. As the pagan deities were diabolized, some medieval authorities declared that volcanos were entrances to eternal punishment.

The ancestral fire goddess in Japan is called Mother Fuji. People still make pilgrimages to her holy body, the volcano Fujiyama.

In Mother Africa, the volcano goddess is called Osa. She is a dynamic goddess who creates storms when she ruffles her skirts. When she uses her whip, she causes thunder and lightning. Snakes are her animal powers and her hair is the rainbow.

In Hawaii, where all the earth that rises above the ocean is of volcanic origin, the volcano goddess is called Mother Pele. She also keeps the souls of the dead in her volcanic afterworlds. It is said that sometimes she walks along secluded roads as an old wise woman with long flowing white hair. If we stop to give her a ride, we are inviting the Goddess herself into our circle. A friend of mine who has long white hair and lives on Hawaii said that when she walks the back country roads, many of the local people are afraid of her.

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