Saule

Culture: Baltic (Lithuanian/Latvian)   Also spelled: Saulė   Domain: The sun, warmth, nurturing care

Saule is a beloved sun goddess of Baltic mythology, understood as warm, nurturing and maternal, journeying across the sky each day in a chariot or boat and caring especially for orphans in folk tradition; her worship remained genuinely important in Baltic folk life for many centuries.

Associations

The sun's warmth, maternal nurturing, daily care, protection of the vulnerable.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Support orphaned or vulnerable children through real charitable action
• Spend deliberate time in warm sunlight
• Keep amber, a stone strongly associated with Baltic sun worship, on the altar
• Research her continued importance in Lithuanian and Latvian folk song traditions

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.