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What inspired you to look into this theme?

I've always been really interested in mythical and magical things and especially mythology about different types of Goddesses so when I got the chance to choose my own theme/ project I thought of doing lunar deities however as all my past pieces of work have been all cute and magical I thought it was time to move away from that and focus on making a garment inspired by someone so I chose t to delve deeper into lunar deities and from this research it then lead me to choose two deities to look into Chang'e the Chinese moon goddess and Hecate the goddess of the moon and crossroads.

What is a lunar deity?

A lunar deity is a God or Goddess of the moon, sometimes as personification. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending on the culture it comes from. Lunar deities usually link to a form of moon worship which can be found in most ancient religions.

What is Moon worship?

Moon worship is basically the worship of the moon, many cultures there are many different depictions of moon gods and goddesses from Dianna and Selena in greek mythology to Mawu in African mythology. The reason as to why they were worshipped is still unknown like many religions however the moon has a strong connection to a lot of things for instance the tides etc

Why are the moon phases important for moon worship?

The moon holds a huge amount of significance throughout moon worship and the moon phases have different meanings as different phases of the moon have different spiritual power/omens for instance the full moon is when the moon is most powerful and a lot of pagan witches use this time to make moon water, cleanse there space an let go of all negative and all that isn't in their highest good however other pagan witches believe that the power of the full moon is to be harvested and used to manifest what ever you want into your life and to help heal you . From researching about the moon I've found that to different groups of people the moon can be many things and i would like to look into that more and see where that can take my designs.

Secondary Research-Lunar deities

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