The Triple Goddess image is a powerful symbol in modern neopaganism and Wicca, representing the three primary aspects of the feminine divine and the cycle of life through the phases of the Moon. It’s most often visualized as:
🌒 Maiden – Waxing Moon
🌕 Mother – Full Moon
🌘 Crone – Waning Moon
 
🔮 Symbolism of Each Aspect
🌒 Maiden
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
Represents: Youth, new beginnings, purity, independence, excitement and potential
Element: Air
Season: Spring
Deities Often Associated: Artemis, Persephone (before the descent), Brigid (young aspect)
🌕 Mother
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Represents: Fertility, creation, nurturing, power, fulfillment and growth
Element: Water
Season: Summer
Deities Often Associated: Demeter, Isis, Gaia, Danu
🌘 Crone
Moon Phase: Waning crescent
Represents: Wisdom, transformation, death and rebirth, endings, introspection
Element: Earth
Season: Autumn/Winter
Deities Often Associated: Hecate, Cerridwen, Baba Yaga, Kali (in her destroyer aspect)
 
🔥 Spiritual Meaning
The Triple Goddess represents the cycles of womanhood (maidenhood, motherhood, elderhood), the life cycle (birth, life, death) and the natural rhythms of the Earth and Moon. She's revered as a full embodiment of the feminine divine — not in fragments, but in wholeness.