Sheela na Gig
Sheela na Gig appears to be a grotesque and swollen woman, her head
is large with huge staring eyes looking straight at you. Her legs
are thin and wide apart, bent at the knees. Most images of Sheela
na Gig are found in medieval Christian churches all over Europe. It
is said that she is there to keep evil spirits away, but there may
be a deeper and more positive significance. She is the Earth Mother
who gives and receives life back to herself, a figure of change and
transition. Sheela na Gig is believed to be the Celtic goddess of
creation and destruction.
Sheela na Gig's appearance can differ, she can represent fertility
and look youthful or withered like an old infertile hag. She represents
the extremes of birth and death. She is the mother who nurtures
and devours all nature at the same time.
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