“Oonagh’s themes are fairies, nature, devotion and relationships. Her symbols are all fairy plants, silver and dew. This ancient Irish Queen of the Fairies is also a potent Goddess of magic. In Irish legends, Oonagh is a faithful wife and the most beautiful of all Goddesses, having long silky hair and a robe of silver and dew. Today She brings the fey into our lives to remind us of the unseen worlds and to awaken the child within each of us that dares to dream and wish.
Sometime in November, the people of ancient Ireland celebrated a day for the ‘wee folk’ known as the Lunantishees. This was a time to revel in fairy folklore and superstition. We can honor Oonagh and Her children by following suit. Today wear green, which is a favorite fairy color. Don some pleasant-sounding bells that tinkle lightly when you walk. Fairies love this sound. Or, carry a staurolite stone, also known as the fairy cross. This stone not only brings luck but also helps in controlling elemental beings such as the fey.
To see fairies today, find a four-leafed clover and lay seven kernels of grain beneath it. Or go to an area where oak, ash and thorn trees grow together. This is said to be sacred ground for both the fey and Oonagh.
If you’re concerned about fairy mischief, wear red for protection. Or, carry some flint as the Irish did to keep fairies at arm’s length.”
Patricia Monaghan tells us that Oona (pronounced OO-nuh) was “the most beautiful of Ireland’s fairy queens. She was said to have golden hair so long it swept the ground; She flew through the earth robed in gossamer silver bejeweled with dew. Oona lived with the fairy king Finnvara [High King of the Daoine Sidhe] who was constanly unfaithful to Her with mortal women; She retained, nonetheless, an even, benevolent termperament” (p. 239 – 240).
Judika Illes adds that “Oonagh is a Goddess of love and protectress of young animals. Oonagh may also have influence over the realm of death. She is Mistress of Illusion and Glamour: Her silver gossamer dress appears to shimmer with diamonds, but it’s really sparkling dew. Oonagh’s blessings are invoked to find true love and to experience romantic happines.
Manifestation: Oonagh is described as so beautiful that no one (at least no mortal) can look at Her without being awed and amazed.
http://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/goddess-oonagh/
