The Witch's and Druids Den

Atîr Raton (Generous father)

Deep within Dubnos (Underworld) sits, Sucellos, with his great mallet in one hand and an overflowing cup in the other at his feet lays his hound guarding the gates of Antumnos (Otherworld). He shakes the earth from within as he slams his mallet down, shifting and bringing forth gifts from within Dubnos.

Some say we all are decided from his workings within Dubnos, rising from the darkness into the light of Sonnos (Sun). He is our father from which we came.

Friend to the common folks, teacher of the ways of shaping the land under our feet, Protector to the land for which Nantosueltâ gives, and Destroyer to those that would do us harm within our boundaries that he showed us how to make with his grapes of plenty.

Sucellos, The Good Striker

• Attributes: Sucellos, whose name means “The Good Striker,” is often depicted with a long-shafted hammer or maul, symbolizing his role as a craftsman, a provider, and a guardian of various domains. He embodies the principles of fertility, agriculture, wealth, and protection.
• Connection to the Earth: Sucellos’s domains include the earth, the harvest, and the chthonic realm. He is seen as a protector of the land and the people, ensuring agricultural prosperity and safeguarding the boundaries between the physical and spiritual worlds.

Hammer: Protection, creating, renewal, destruction.
A Pot/Olla/Barel: Providence, feast, wealth, celebration
Dog: Underworld, guardian, loyalty, companion.
Raven: Divine messenger, deep mysteries, wisdom, light.
Grapes: abundance, transformation, fertility.

Matîr marâ (Great mother)

At the end and beginning of the soul’s birth into the body, Nantosueltâ is there with her great house on a pole as her ravens fly around at the well of Dubnos and taking our hand as she guides us into the light of Sonnos and the blooming valleys at our exit. Out from her cornucopia pours the waters of renewal that bring life to the gifts from within Dubnos.

Our great mother brings life from the darkness. Giving us prosperity in life and guiding us in death. She has gifted us the knowledge of domestic living, gifting us prosperity and well-being, and teaching us the ways of life and death. One can hear her voice in the winds flowing over the valleys and rivers.

Nantosuelta, She of the Sun-Warmed Valley

• Attributes: Nantosuelta, whose name means “She of the Sun-Warmed Valley,” complements Sucellos’s attributes with her own unique qualities. She is often depicted with symbols such as a long pole with a house on it, a cornucopia, a patera, a beehive, and ravens, signifying her roles as a goddess of prosperity, domesticity, and the otherworldly.
• Connection to the Earth and Sun: Nantosuelta’s name invokes images of warmth and fertility, emphasizing her association with the sun and its life-giving energies. She is regarded as a guardian of the land’s bounty and the well-being of households.

Raven: Divine messenger, profound mysteries, wisdom, light, ancestral memories, healing, a transformation of difficulties into blessings, change in consciousness.
Dove – Ascension devotion, divinity, holiness, sacrifice love.
House – Secure foundation, the self, domesticity.
Saucer/ Pot– Providence, feast, wealth, celebration, abundance.
Cornucopia – abundance and nourishment, symbolizes perpetual replenishment in both the mental and spiritual realms.