About a year ago, I wrote a series of two posts to correct misconceptions concerning the Goddess Morrigan. Unfortunately, the original versions of these posts have been lost. However, I will (to the best of my ability) recreate the originals, discussing as much of the original content as possible. In addition, I will add a third post to the series that comes from recent research I have been conducting to combat the Indo-European grift/psyop.
In this first of several posts, I will discuss how YouTubers and Twitter (X) Pagans, intentionally or not, distort who the Morrigan is, what she means to Celtic polytheism, and how we can combat this misinformation.
The Morrigan is Not a Goddess of Death & War
One of the most disheartening and frustrating aspects for someone trying to explore Celtic polytheism is the constant comparisons between Celtic (and indeed all Northern European polytheism) with the Greco-Roman paganism, or worse Hinduism. This misinterpretation stems from the Romans equating various Northern European Gods with their God Mars.
The particular relationship between Xiwangmu and the Jade Emperor somewhat mirrors the relationship between the Morrigan and The Dagda.
In more modern times, I’ve heard various YouTube “Celtic Pagans” and “Druids” equate the Morrigan with Hecate or even the Hindu Goddess Kali. This latter comparison comes directly through the Indo-European grift. This is something I will discuss further in a future post. For the moment, it is enough to understand that in Celtic Briton and Ireland, our ancestors looked at the Gods and Goddesses differently than the Mediterraneans and Hindus looked at their Gods and Goddesses. I will go even further and say that our ancestors had a much deeper and complex understanding of the Gods and Goddesses than the Indo-Mediterraneans had.
While I will not go into all the connections here and there are too many, in a future post I will discuss in detail the similarities and connections between the Morrigan and the Taoist Goddess Xiwangmu. The particular relationship between Xiwangmu and the Jade Emperor somewhat mirrors the relationship between the Morrigan and The Dagda. Taoism, like true Northern European polytheism, has a much deeper, refined, and complex understanding of deities than the Indo-Mediterranean religions.
The Morrigan, like Xiwangmu, is a complex and often misunderstood deity. The Morrigan rules over fate and destiny and life and death. She is also the sovereign Goddess of the Brittonic and Irish Celts. There is even evidence to suggest that Danu is really the Motherly aspect of the Morrigan. Thus, to reduce the Morrigan to a simple “Goddess of Death and War” shows no understanding about the nuances and complexities of Celtic polytheism.
The Morrigan’s Connection to Men
Many, if not all, YouTube pagans consider the Morrigan as primarily a Goddess for women. While I do not argue that the Morrigan doesn’t concern herself with women, in the mythology we see that the Morrigan almost always interacts with men. This indicates that she has at least as much contact with men as she does women.
It is my firm belief that the Morrigan will interact with any of her children, regardless of if they are male or female. However, it seems clear that she often seeks out men to work directly with.
Many YouTube pagans give the impression that the Morrigan is almost off limits to men. This is completely and entirely wrong. These same people often make claims that the Morrigan is somehow a feminist icon who would readily support their modern, left-wing agenda. Which leads us to the final point for this first post.
The Morrigan is Not Woke
After the second battle of Mag Tured the Morrigan made three prophecies. In the second prophecy, she made the very unwoke statement; “I shall not see a world that will be dear to me … Women without modesty, Men without valor.” She then goes on to condemn many of the perversions we see in our modern world. These are not the words of a woke modern feminist icon. These are the words of a true Goddess intent on guiding her children through this life.
Like Xiwangmu, the Morrigan embodies femininity while at the same time overseeing dark aspects of life such as death, fate, and prophecy. These are aspects of a true mother Goddess. The Morrigan takes no delight in the death of her children. She will be there to take them from this life and onto the next life (true reincarnation, not the cartoonish version of Hinduism). This is a dark moment, but it is also the proper moment for our Mother to be there.
It is our duty as children of the Morrigan to correct these lies and misconceptions being spread online about her.