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Chang’e: Chinese Goddess of the Moon

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Being the last full moon of the harvest season, I thought this would be a great time to talk about Chang’e, an important Chinese moon goddess. Chang’e is the focus of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon festival, which just passed in late September. Participating in the festival is fun alternative to a typical Sabbat celebration, but just learning about different moon goddesses from around the world can be a nice way to enrich your own practice.

The Legend of Chang’e

There are many versions of the following folktale. Below is my retelling of the most common translation, but if you know another version, by all means, share it!

Long before the oldest memory of the oldest man on earth, ten suns burned in the sky. But the light of heaven was too powerful for life on earth, causing the plants and people to whither and die.

A masterful archer named Hou…

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