She comes whether or not you are ready and she leaves on time
Resonance
Those beginning before sunrise those who keep a dawn practice
Symbols
Dawn lightSaffron robeDewTorch
Mythology Summary
Aurora is the dawn in Latin - the common noun and the goddess at once, the first light of the day, who lives in the poets far more than in any cult. Roman poets gave her the Greek Eos's rosy fingers, her horses and her lovers, and it is Greek poetry that supplies almost all of her story. The Roman goddess who did have a dawn cult was Mater Matuta, and the two are not the same figure.
Modern Practice
Aurora is called on at first light, at the start of a working, and by anyone whose practice is kept before the world wakes. Her practice is the hour itself: be up, be ready, and let the day start on purpose.