The sovereignty of the land taken willingly or not
Warning
She is the light and the light can be taken by force and returns it
Resonance
Those keeping the midsummer fire those who love the land
Symbols
FlameSpear
Mythology Summary
Aine is the Irish goddess of the midsummer sun and of Knockainey hill, who is pursued by a mortal king and takes her revenge, and who is also the queen of the local sidhe. She is sovereignty in its double form: given, taken, and answered.
Modern Practice
Aine is honoured at midsummer with fire on the hill, and at the wells named for her. Her practice is the bonfire and the careful refusal: what is freely given is hers to give.