BLACK ANNIS
The third aspect of the goddess, in the time of winter. She is the Hag, or Crone, the Death figure and war bringer. This particular version of her, clawed out the caves for herself with her long sharp fingernails. In the Celtic Pantheon there are many different goddesses of war and death, including the Morrigan.
In the background of the picture there is a sword symbolising the war aspects and she has a fire, fire festivals being very important in Celtic worship. In this picture the fire is left a startling nuclear white, to refer to modern practices of war. There is nothing hanging from the top of the picture, as the 3rd version is the blasted dead flower - nothing is left.
All images and text Copyright © 2003 Caroline Blackburn.