Overview: In the flow of healing waters and the urgent cry of the Earth, we hear the voice of the Celtic mother goddess Modron, also known as Matrona.

A goddess of fertility, abundance and healing, but also of grief and loss and ancestral wisdom, she is still present, although hidden, in today’s world.

Verdict: Here within the acutely written pages of Pagan Portals - Modron: Meeting the Celtic Mother Goddess, we find the myths of Modron in the tales of the Mabinogi, the Welsh Triads and modern tales of Avalon, and her image and veneration in the ancient religions of Celtic Gaul, where she first emerged as a river goddess.

Furthermore, we can trace echoes of her in ancient Indo-European texts and possibly even further back to the agricultural myths of the Neolithic. She is even present in the stars.

As we quickly learn, in Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona (Divine Mother) was the goddess who gave her name to the river Marne (ancient Matrŏna) in Gaul. The Gaulish theonym Mātr-on-ā signifies Great Mother and the goddess of the Marne has since been interpreted to be a mother goddess, with the name of the Welsh mythological figure Modron, mother of Mabon, itself derived from the same etymon (and Mabon has a cognate in Gaulish Maponos).

Author Kelle is a neurodivergent writer of Traveler heritage who is a long time pagan who holds postgraduate degrees in Feminist Theology and Creative Writing, and her work here in this brand new Pagan Portal prose is one dutifully sculpted, impassioned, and always wholly informative (without being weighed down with connotationally shrouded mysteries) throughout.

The lore of the Celtic mother goddess Modron is expertly brought to the fore here and most certainly reveals to us a lot more about the elusive goddess. Broken into two Parts, the first three chapters focus on Meeting the Great Mother, the latter Working with Modron; where these five chapters within serve as a collectively insightful, and clearly distinct reveal of just exactly who Kelle wishes us to get to know better.

Ergo, Modron - Meeting the Celtic Mother Goddess takes a deep dive into this often overlooked goddess who has inspired our modern myths, combining solid academic research with suggestions for personal practice and ritual, from a modern day dedicant and scholar of Goddess veneration. Modron is emerging from the depths.

And so the question is: Will you answer her Call?

About the Author - Kelle BanDea is a neurodivergent mother of three with Traveler heritage. She is a writer, psychotherapist, member of the Druid Network, and a trained spiritual celebrant. You can find more of her work at kellebandea@substack.com. She lives in Warwickshire, UK.

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