AfricanandAfrican Originated Deities

Bro Nick D [Alun Mandulu Bess El]

[Beginners guide to the African metaphysical world and reality]
Remember: like in any researching or studying, reading and writing is a must. This alone, what you are reading at this moment being also written
in small print because it is symbolic to what must be known about metaphysics, metaphysical science, alchemy, history, culture. Everything
known to man today came from Africans, any spirituality, every religion, every concept known to the natural earth and its original people. As of
today, it is a known fact that every religion on earth was either a plagiarized or stolen concept of the ancient black Africans and our mythologies
included. Metaphysics or Spiritual Alchemy to our ancestors was just a common way of living and is known as the battery behind our cultures.
Study and read into everything because of the recent diaspora of our people, not only did they steal us as a global entity but they also stole the
cultures, sciences, and mythologies in which things where placed into to teach Africans. LEAVE all and any SPOOKISMS or negative views
based on white European supremacy about African magic. In the media and European western religion they tell you that anything African is evil
or wrong and to stay away from it, simply for the reason of they completely know that they are your enemy and this spiritual science is a tool that
can destroy them. So of course, the enemy will tell you its wrong. Now here are some interesting sights into the world of metaphysics to get
acquainted with but majority of the search must come from inside of you for no Ones spiritual journey is the same and cannot be lead into their
OVERSTANDING. P.E.A.C.E.
7 BASIC CHAKRA SYSTEMS
A Chakra is a Sanskrit word that literally translates as "wheel" or "disk". It is a NILE VALLEY concept of
AFRICAN origin that chakras are treated as "energy vortexes", and their sacred balance is crucial to our
physical,mental,emotional, and spiritual well-being. There are a total of 7 chakras in the BASIC chakra
system but as a historical fact it is over 1000 in the body alone. Each of these seven chakras, are located
in different areas of the body. Here is a list of the sevenchakras with their locations and a brief
description of what they are responsible for.



The Crown Chakra: Located at the top of the head. The crown chakra is linked to understanding, cosmic
consciousness, and ability to eventually achieve enlightenment.

The Third Eye Chakra or Pineal Gland: Located at the middle of the forehead. The third eye chakra is
directly linked to an individuals clairvoyance or psychic abilities and intuition. It is activated by drinking
of water, since 75% of the body is water and being acknowledgeable of yourself as a global universal
entity. Europeans cannot access the pineal gland because of non-melaninated skin and its
predisposition of crystallization in the womb. Therefore they have no rhythm, or universal balance.

The Throat Chakra: Located at the throat. A person with a strong and balanced throat chakra will have
good communication skills and creativity.

The Heart Chakra: Located at the center of the chest, a person with a healthy heart chakra will have a
strong ability to love his or herself as well as others. It is also the center of hope and compassion.

The Solar Plexus Chakra: Located at the solar plexus. This chakra is the center of energy, vitality, desire,
and power.

The Sacral Chakra: Located just below the belly button. This chakra is the source of emotions, sexuality,
and intimacy.

The Root Chakra: Located at the base of the spine. This is where your survival instinct comes from. It is
also a source of security and grounding.

For more info in the chakras and metaphysical teaching, check out the works of some our
greatest teachers, Dr. C. Freeman El, Bobby Hemmitt, Bro Panic Demonium, Dr. Delbert Blair,
Malachi Z York. Also further overstanding of the physical and metaphysical dimensions would
be better if the study of Hermetic Laws (Laws of Djhuti or Tihuti) was applied.

ANCIENT AFRICAN DIETIES
Abassi
The Efik sky god who set the first human couple on earth on the advice of Atai, his consort.

Abonsam
A malevolent spirit of West Africa near the Gold Coast.

Abora
The supreme god of the heavens of the Canary Islanders on the island of Palma - is both good and evil,
and considered the creator of heaven and earth. .

Acoran
The supreme god of the Canary Islanders on the island of Gran Canaria.

Adaheli
The Surinam's sun god.

Adro
The Tutelary god of the Lugbara; he is the immanent aspect of the sky god Adroa.

Adroa
The sky god of the Lugbara. He is the creator of heaven and earth and both good and evil and is remote
to earthly and human affairs.

Agbe-Naete
The son of Mawu-Lisa who rules the waters of the earth.

Age
The god of barren wastes and animals.

Ajalamo
The Yoruba god of unborn children.

Ajok
The principle god of the Lotuko of Sudan.

Akonadi
The supreme creator god of the Ngombe of Congo. It is believed he once lived with humans but
disappeared into the forest once people proved too fractious. There is another version in which humans
lived with him in heaven, and were then placed on earth.

Akuj
The supreme god of the Turkana people of Kenya.

Alatangana
The Kono creator god. (West Africa)

Amma
The supreme Dogon god who created the sun and the moon. The myth of Dogon is used to justify
female circumcision as it is practiced in many parts of Africa. It is said that he tried to procreate with the
earth (female) except his passage was blocked by a "red termite hill" that had to be cut away before he
could mate with the earth. (Mali)

Anansi
The Ashanti spider trickster deity. This god was the representative of the supreme god until he was
replaced by the chameleon.

Aondo
The Central Nigerian creator god.

Apap
The Ugandan creator god.

Apedemak
The Sudanese war god who was depicted with a lion's head and human body. Elephants and cattle were
sacred to him.

Arebati
The sky god of the Bambuti of the Congo who created the first man from clay.

Arom
Kafir god of contractual agreements.

Asis
The sun god of Kenya and Uganda Suk and Pokot.

Astar
An Ethiopian sky god.

Ataa Naa Nyongmo
The Gan creator god of Ghana.

Ataokoloinona
The son of the supreme god of Madagascar.

Avrikiti
The Fon god of fishermen.

Balubaale
The Bagandan gods of earth, death, lightning, plague, and the rainbow.

Bandara
A group of Singhalese gods superior to the Yaksas.

Banga
The Ngbandi of northern Zaire god of clear waters.

Behanzin
The fish god of Fon in Dahomey. He was invoked by fishermen to ensure a bountiful catch.

Beher
An Ethiopian sea god.

Bo
A god of the Ewe in Benin; a protector of warriors.

Buadza
The Gan god of the wind. (West Africa)

Buku
A West African sky god.

Bumba
The creator and supreme god of the Boshongo. With horrible stomach pain, he vomited up the earth,
sun, moon, and all living createures; the last being mankind. (sounthern Africa)

Cagn
The supreme god and creator of the Kalahari Bushmen of southern Africa.

Cghene
The Creator and supreme god of the Isoko of souther Nigeria. This god is remote to human affairs and is
little celebrated. He has no temples or priests.

Chango
The Yoruban orisha of thunder, rain, lightning, fire, and masculine fertility. He is a smooth-talking con-
artist and symbolises the element fire, truth, intelligence, and courage. Animals sacred to this orisha are
the quail, tortoise, and black cat.

Chikara
A sky god of teh Korekore people of norther Zimbabwe. Nosenga is his son.

Chiuke
Also called Chuku he is the sky and creator god of the Ibo of Nigeria. He is seen as the source of all that
is good.

Chiuta
The supreme sky god of the Tumbuka in Malawi who is responsible for the life-giving rains.

Chwezi
The hero gods of the Nyoro of North Uganda.

Col
A Nuer rain god.

Danh
The snake god of the Fon people who's 3,500 coils above and below the earth supported creation by his
parent Mawu-Lisa. This concept of the serpent is seen in both the Fon and Yoruba mythology.

Deng
An African sky god who is assoicted with rain, fertility, and birth. He is the creator of the Dinka people of
the Sudan.

Dugbo
The main god of the earth in Sierra Leone.

Dxui
A creator god of the Bushmen of south Central Africa.

Emeli-hin
The Tuareg name for god.

En-Kai
A Maasai rain god.

Eranoranhan
The protector god of the Canary Islands.

Esu
Yoruban god of watchfulness who judges men and records their actions and then reports them to
Olorun.

Eshu
The Trickster god and divine messenger of the Yoruba and a major Orisha. He is related to Legba of the
Benin of Dahomey. In recent times he is seen as a very young and handsome mulatto man who has
three tribal scares on his cheeks ot represent him and his children on earth. His sacred days are Sunday
and Monday, his feast days are the 1st January, 13th June, and 2nd November. The numbers associated
with him are three and twenty one. He enjoys hard candies, coconuts, tobacco, hard liquor, and cigars
and his favorite animal sacrifices are white and black hens and she goats. All crossroads are sacred to
him and were his presence can be felt. He also lurks in dark shadows and plays pranks on non-believers
and those who offend his mysteries. His alter is kept behind the front door of the home or outside
directly to the left side of the door, must be kept at ground level, and never over a human's height.

Fa
A Benin god of destiny.

Famien
A god of fertility in Guinea.

Faro
The Bambara of West Afica sky and water god.

Fidi Mukullu
The creator god of Bena Lulua in Zaire.

Garang and Abuk
This couple was the first man and woman in Dinka mythology and Garange is also seen as a divine
influence on human live. Abuk, who was made fully formed but very small, was popped into a pot of
water by the creator god where she swelled up to full human size. They were only given one grain ot eat
a day but Abuk ground it to make a paste and planted the next grain. That planted grain became the
source of all grain. A little snake represents her, all women, and gardens.

Ge
The Moon god of Benin.

Geni
The main deity or masked spirit of the Poro people of West Africa.

Gu
The Fon's of West Africa god of smiths and war.

Gua
The thunder-god of the Ga of West Africa.

Gulu
The Buganda king of heaven.

Gunab -
The Hottentot god of evil.

Guruhi
The Gambia god of evil.

Gurzil
The bull-god of Tripolitania.

Gwalu
The Yoruba rain god.

Hammon
The Lybian god of the setting sun.

Heitsi-Eibib
The Benign sorcerer god of the Hottentots.

Hevioss
The Benin god of thunder.

Huveane
The creator god of the Basuto people of Lesotho.

Ifa
The Yoruba oracular demi-god.

Ikenga
The god of the Ibo of Nigeria.

Imana
An African creator god who tried to save men from death. He was chasing after death one day and a
human woman allowed Death to hide underneath her dress. Imana became very angry and felt betrayed
so he let Death do as he wished and if it were not for this incident man would be immortal.

Iruwa
The Chaga sun god of East Africa.

Juok
The Shilluk people's of East Africa creator god.

Ka Tyeleo
The supreme go dof the West African Senufo.

Kalumba
The creator god of the Luba of Zaire.

Khebieso
The Ewe god of lightning.

Khuzwane
A creator deity of the Lovedu (a Bantus people of the Transvaal).

Kibuka
The Baganda war god and brother of Mukasa.

Kwammang-a -
A Bushmen of south Central Africa god.

Kyala
The creator god of the Nyakyusa of South West Tanzania.

Legba
A celestial trickster spirit of Benin who taught the people the arts of divination.

Leza
The main god of Zimbabwean Bantu Nation.

Libanza
The Supreme god of the Upotos of the Congo.

Lyangombe
A god chief among the people of the Congo.

Olokun
The Yoruba god of the sea and wealth.Portrayed with a coral dress and mudfish legs, with lizards in both
hands.

Olorun
The supreme god of the Yoruba and is considered so remote from human affairs he is not worshipped
because it would gain no reaspons. He is son of Olokun.

Orahan
The god of the Canary island Gomera.

Orisa Nla
The Yoruba creator and sky god who was sent by Olorun to create the earth, the other gods, and all
living things.

Orishako
The Yoruba god of agriculature and consort of Odudua.

Orunjan
The Yourba god of the midday sun.

Orunmila
The god of compassion, Yoruba.

Oshalla
A Yoruba god, son of the sun and husband to the earth goddess.

Oshossi
Yoruban god of hunting and the forest whos symbol is the bow.

Oshun
The African (Yoruban) orisha of love, sexuality, beauty and diplomacy; a wife of Chango. She is the
keeper of the sweet waters and patroness of the Oshun river. With her pure sweetness, she overcomes
the most difficult obstacles. She is the protector of the abdominal area and the teacher of pleasure and
mirth. Oshun is generous and a great giver, but when she is angry, it is very difficult to calm her down.
Her worshippers wear amber beads. Her price is the sacrifice of a small chicken, but it is well worth it,
for great and powerful spells can be worked through her. She can be invoked for love, money, beauty,
joy, and health (abdominal).

Oya
African (Yoruban) warrior orisha of the wind, symbolic of the winds of change. Every breath we take is a
gift from Oya. She is tall and regal, strong, assertive, courageous and independent and is always willing
to take risks. Oya is a great witch and the guardian of the gates of death. Women often ask her to give
them the ability to choose their words so that they speak persuasively and powerfully. She symbolizes
transformations, power, action, life, vivacity. Oya is invoked in case of illness. Wife of Chango.
Rock-Sene
The god of the Serer people of Gambia.

Ruwa
The high god of the Djaga of Kilimanjoro.

Sagbata
The god of smallpox in Benin.

Sakarabru
The god of justice, retribution, and medicine of the Agni people of Guinea.

Sakpata
The Dahomey god of smallpox and ruler of the earth.

Sango
The Yoruba god of thunder.

Shango
The thunder god of the Yoruba of West Africa.

So
The Ewe god of lightning and thunder.

Tano
The Ashanti river god of Ghana and Togo.

Tore
The Bambuti god of wild animals and the forest.

Tsui'goab
The rain god of the Hottentot of South Africa.

Twe
A lake god of Ghana.

Umvelingqangi
A Zulu creator god.

Unkulunkulu
The high god of the Amazulu also known as Nkulnkulu.

Unumbotte
The creator god of Basari of Togo.

Uwolowu
Akpossa of Togo sky god and creator of everything including minor gods who also gave mankind fire.
Gernerally he is seen as a beneficiant and is invoked for spring, rain, agriculture (harvest), sun, and birth.

Wak
African (Ethiopian) god who dwelled in the clouds. He was supreme and a benefactor god. He kept the
heavens at a distance from the earth and ornamented it with stars. When the earth was flat, Wak asked
man to build himself a coffin. Man did so and Wak shut him up in it and buried it. For seven years he
made fire rain down. This is how the mountains were formed. Wak then danced upon the place where
the coffin was buried and man sprang forth, alive. He was sure he had slept for a brief moment only and
was shocked to find it had been so long and earth had changed so much; this is why man is awake for
most of the day. Eventually man grew tired of living alone. Knowing of man's loneliness, Wak took some
of his blood and after four days, the blood turning into a woman whom the man married. Man and
woman had 30 children, but man was so ashamed at having had so many that he hid fifteen of them
away. Wak was angry at this, and as a result, the children man hid away were turned into animals and
demons.

Waka
The bengign rain god of the Oromo of Ethiopia.

Wele
The supreme god of Bantua Kavirondo.

Were
An African creator god who is the giver of life and the cause of death. He is similiar to Zeus in that he
punishes evildoers with lightning bolts.

Wulbari
The supreme god of the Krachi of West Africa.

Wuni
A creator god and shaper of destiny. He is the supreme god of the Dgamba people of Ghana.

Xewioso
The Dahomey god of fertility and thunder.

Yemonja
One of the great African goddesses, specifically of Nigerian Yoruba. She was the daughter of the sea into
whose waters she flows. Her breasts were enormous because she mothered so many Yoruban gods. She
also is the Mama Watta, or "mother of the waters", and gave birth to all the bodies of water in the
world. She is the sister and wide of Aganju, the soil god, and together they had Orungan, god of the
noonday sun, as their child.

She is known by many different names, each with some variations in character:
As Yemayah or Yemoja, she is the orisha of the oceans, seas, fish, and motherhood. Nurturing, feminine,
and life-giving.Considered the epitome of feminine power. Like the ocean, she can be not only gentle
but destructive and torrential as well. She holds the secrets that are within the sea. She can be invoked
for issues with childbirth, mothers, fertility, or anything involving women's issues or women's mysteries.

As Imanje or Yemanja in Brazil, she is the ocean goddess of the crescent moon.

As Ymoja in West Africa, she is the river goddess who grants fertility to women.

In Cuba, she is Yemayah. Yemaya Achabba, stern goddess - Yemayah Oqqutte, violent goddess -
Yemayah Ataramagwa, wealthy queen of the sea - Yemayah Olokun, dream goddess.

She is Agwe in Haitian voodoo beliefs. Finally, she is Yamoja, a combination of the phrase Iyamo eja
("our mother").

ANCIENT AFRICAN/ KEMETIC DEITIES
AKER
An earth-god also presiding over the juncture of the western and eastern horizons in the Underworld.
The motif of Aker consists of the foreparts of two lions, or two human heads, juxtaposed so that they
face away from each other. Aker opens the earth's gate for the king to pass into the Underworld. He
absorbs the poison from the body of anyone bitten by a snake and neutralizes the venom in the belly of
a person who has swallowed an obnoxious fly. More importantly he imprisons the coils of the snake
Apophis after being hacked to pieces by Aset (Isis). This idea of enclosure accounts for the socket
holding the mast of the Underworld ferryboat being identified with Aker.

AMANUET
A goddess whose name means 'hidden one' and whose shadow, among the primeval gods, is a symbol
of protection. A deity at Karnak temple at least since the reign of Sesostris I (Dynasty XII), she is
predominantly the consort of Amun playing, however, a less prolific role than his other wife Mut. A
statue datable to Tutankhamun's reign which was set up in the Record Hall of Tuthmosis III at Karnak
shows the goddess in human form wearing the Red Crown of the Delta.

AMMON Also AMON; AMMON; AMUN; AMEN "Hidden Self or Hidden One."
A bearded Man wearing a cap surmounted by two tall plumes. A ram, a ram headed man, or a ram
headed sphinx. Self-created at the beginning of time.Believed to be the physical father of all
Pharaohs.King of the gods of Egypt.Patron of the Pharaohs.Originally a god of fertility, a local deity of
Memphis. Ammon became linked with the sun god Ra through the royal family, becoming Amen-Ra.

Early, a god of air and wind.Later, a fertility god.The Creator of all things. During the New Kingdom he
became "The king of the gods". He was said to be able to assume any form he wished, with each of the
other gods being one of these forms. From the eighteenth dynasty on he was a national deity. Through
political means managed to assimilate many lesser gods.

One of chief Theban deities; united with sun god under form of Amen-Ra. As the city grew from a village
to a powerful metropolis so Amun, whose name signifies 'hidden', grew in importance. He ousted the
Theban god of war, Mont, and went on to be regarded as chief god Egypt, 'King of the Gods'. Originally
he might have been a wind or air god; later he was given several powers and attributes.

As an ithyphallic god, either standing or enthroned carrying a whip, Amun was god of fertility. At Karnak
he was considered to be incarnate in a sacred ram which was kept in that temple. Another symbol of
sexual power, the goose, was also sacred to him.

From being worshipped as a god of generative power to being worshipped as an agricultural deity
responsible for the growth of crops was but a short step for Amun. He then rose to be the patron of the
Pharaohs, and because of the inevitable connections between royalty and the sun, became linked to the
great god Ra. As Amen-Ra he became supreme among the gods and ruler of the Great Ennead. During
the reign of Akhenaten, the worship of Amun, like that of all the other great gods, was severely
curtailed.

On the death of Akhenaten the new king, the boy Tut-ankh-aten, changed his name to declare his
allegiance to the neglected but now ascendant Amun; the youthful monarch is known to us as Tut-ankh-
Amun. Thebes, home of the god Amun, developed into a state within a state, a rich and powerful inner
kingdom ruled by the high priestess of Amun and staffed by men of nobility and genius.

The god's fame extended well beyond the boundaries of Egypt; Ethiopia was virtually a vassal state to
the city of Thebes. To the west, in Libya, his priesthood was the center of public religion, lasting well into
Classical times as the cult of Jupiter Ammon. Even Alexander the Great thought it worthwhile consulting
the oracle of Amun.

He received a favorable reply and assumed the title, Son of Amen. Apart from Thebes, which grew so
important that it was simply known as 'the city', Amen was worshipped all over Egypt, and his
magnificent temples at Luxor and Karnak are among the finest remains of antiquity. Amen formed a
triad with his wife Mut and his son Khonsu.

AMMUT
A combination of the head of a crocodile, the middle of a lioness and the hind quarters of a
hippopotamus.

We find Ammut during the weighing of the heart of a deceased person against the feather of Maat. It
was Ammut who would devour the souls of those who's hearts proved heavier than Maat. This was a
terrifying prospect for the ancient black Egyptians. It meant the end of existence. They would never
meet Asar(Osiris) and live forever in the Fields of Peace.

ANDJETY
God in anthropomorphic form originally worshipped in the mid-Delta in Lower Egyptian Nome 9.
Andjety (meaning 'he of Andjet', i.e. the town of Busiris) was the precursor of Osiris at the cult centre of
Busiris. The iconography of this god persuasively argues for his being the forerunner of Osiris. Andjety
holds the two scepters in the shape of a 'crook' and a 'flail', insignia which are Osiris's symbols of
dominion. Also his high conical crown decorated with two feathers is clearly related to the 'atef' crown
of Osiris.

ANHUR (Anhert, Onouris, Onuris)
A sky god associated with Shu.
Anhur is shown as a man with one or both arms raised. He wears four straight feathers on his head and
sometimes holds a spear. His name is interpreted as 'skybearer', or 'he who leads that which has gone
away'. He was a warrior, and was invoked against both human and animal enemies whom he chased in
his chariot. Apart from being a personification of war, he was also regarded as the creative power of the
sun. Sometimes he is shown holding a string by which he leads the sun; this to recall the story that when
Ra's eye meandered away it was Anhut who went to fetch it back. He was a popular god in the New
Empire with cult centres at Sebennytus and This. Married to the goddess Mehit, Anhur was a generally
benign god, warlike in order to be helpful. His festival included a playful mock combat between the
priests and people, who hit each other with sticks in honour of their saviour god.

ANTA - ANAT
Considered by the Egyptians to be a daughter of Ra, Anta is an aspect of Ishtar. She was that of a warrior
goddess of Ugarit on the Syrian coast and attested in Egypt from the end of the Middle Kingdom. The
Hyksos rulers seem to have promoted her cult and in the Ramesside era Anat was a crown flanked with
plumes, her martial nature is emphasized by the shield, lance and battle ace. The fact that Anat can be
shown under the iconography of Hathor is not surprising since Hathor can closely relate to foreign
deities (ex: Baalat at Byblos or in the Sinai peninsula) as well as possessing a bloodthirsty, albeit usually
subdued, side to her nature. Anat is called 'mistress of the sky' and mother of all the gods' but it is her
warlike character that predominates in both Egyptian and Near Eastern references to her. Anat's
introduction into the Egyptian pantheon was on account of her protecting the monarch in combat.


ANUBIS - ANPU
A man with the head of a jackal.A dog or a jackal.The jackal-headed god. Anubis can foresee a mortal's
destiny and is associated with magic and divination. Anubis supervises the weighing of the soul when
the departed are brought to the hall of the dead. Guardian of the Necropolis (cemetery). He was the
guide of the dead as they made their way through the darkness of the underworld. As a patron of magic,
it was believed he could foresee a persons destiny, in this role he was the announcer of death.

Anpu was the patron of embalming. He was also the keeper of poisons and medicines. He provided
unguents and rare herbs to help Isis and Nephthys with the embalming of Asar. Anpu then performed
the funeral of Osiris, which would be the model for all funerals to come. As he received the mummy into
the tomb, he performed the 'Opening of the Mouth'ceremony.

ASTARTE ISHTAR
The Assyro-Babylonian goddess Ishtar, inducted into the Egyptian pantheon and made a daughter of
Ammon-Ra. Sometimes identified (or confused, which is the same thing) with Isis.

Astarte was one of the earliest Mother Goddesses. The "bird-headed" figure above left are very
common and thought to represent Astarte or one of her precursors. Parts of the world that honored the
Astarte archetype were Indo-European, the Anatolian and Indo-Iranian branches, eg, areas where these
statues are found. The bronze figure on the right is intriguing and rare.


ATON ATEN - Pharaoh Akhenaten
The Pharaoh Akhenaten was known as the Heretic King. He was the tenth King of the 18th Dynasty.
Egyptologists are still tying to figure out what actually happened during his lifetime as much of the truth
was buried, for all time, after he died.

Akhenaten lived at the peak of Egypt's imperial glory. Egypt had never been richer, more powerful, or
more secure. Up and down the Nile, workers built hundreds of temples to pay homage to the Gods.
They believed that if the Gods were pleased, Egypt would prosper. And so it did.

ATUM
Atum was one of the most ancient gods in Egypt and was part of the Heliopolitan cosmology. Originally
an earth god, he became associated with Re, the sun god. Specifically, he was considered to be the
setting sun. In later times he became associated with Ptah and eventually Osiris.

According to the priests of Heliopolis, Atum was the first being to emerge from the waters of Nun at the
time of creation. Originally, he was a serpent in Nun and will return to that form at the end of time.
However, Atum was depicted in art as a man wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. As
such, he is the first living man god conceived of by the ancient Egyptians. Until then, their gods were all
forms of animals.


AUF - EFU RA
An aspect of the sun god Ra Auf was a ram-headed god who wore the solar disc and traveled at night
through the Underworld waterways in order to reach the east in time for the new day; however, he still
had to fight off the creatures of the Underworld. Demons and gods towed his boat along while Auf
stood in a deck-house, over which was coiled the serpent Mehen who warded off the dangerous Apep.
The boat of night was crewed by the gods Hu, Saa and Wepwawet.


Ba Neb Tetet (Banebdjedet, Baneb Djedet, Banaded)

Ram god whose name means 'ba (or 'soul') lord of Mendes', his cult centered in the north-east Delta.

When the two gods Heru (Horus) and Set were making the heavens ring with their wranglings over
precedent, it was the ram-god Ba Neb Tetet who sensibly suggested to the gods in council that they
should write a letter to the goddess Neith and ask for her opinion. His suggestion opened the way for
discussion and arbitration which finally settled the dispute. His character, one of peace and level-
headedness, has been sadly perverted in sensational 'occult' fiction, for Ba Neb Tetet is the benign
original for a travesty called the 'goat of Mendes', who is supposed to be some sort of diabolic spirit. At
Mendes was kept a sacred ram, worshipped as the incarnation of Ra and Osiris. Originally a local god, Ba
Neb Tetet was given the solar disc and uraeus (coiled cobra) and brought into the main-stream of
religious life.

BAAL
Prominent god of the sky and storms whose cult spread from Ugarit in Syria into Egypt, where he
possessed a priesthood by Dynasty XVIII. Aliyan Baal, son of a less well-attested god Dagan, dwelt on
Mount Sapan (hence Ball-Zaphon) in North Syria but also became associated as a local deity of other
sites such as Baal-Hazor in Palestine, and Baal-Sidon and Baal of Tyre(Melkart) in the Lebanon. Although
the anme Baal can mean 'lord' or 'owner' it was being used as a proper name for a specific god by the
sixteenth century BC.

Baal has a pointed beard, a horned helmet and wields a cedar tree, club, or spear. His epithet in the
cuneiform texts, 'he who rides on the clouds', is admirable for a god of tempests and thunder- relating
thereby to the Mesopotamian thunder- god Adad and in Kemet (Egypt) to the god Set. Ramesses II in his
almost fatal struggle against the Hittite confederation at the battle of Kadesh is called 'Seth great of
strength and Baal himself'. The war cry of Ramesses III is like Baal in the sky, i.e. Baal's voice (the
thunder) which makes the mountains shake. His relationship to the warrior-pharaoh image may account
for the popularity of his cult at Memphis, capital of Egypt, and the theophorous name Baal-Khepeshef or
'Baal-is-upon-his-sword'.

BAST BASTE
The cat-headed goddess, a local deity of the delta.The kindly goddess of joy, music and dancing. Cats
were sacred to Bast as a symbol of animal passion. Bast's devotees celebrated their lady with
processions of flower-laden barges and orgiastic ceremonies. Her festivals were licentious and quite
popular. She appears as a woman with the head of a domesticated cat, sometimes holding a sistrum.
The town of Bubastis was the priestess hoodcenter of this solar goddess represented as a woman with a
cat's head, or simply as a cat. The goddess holds a sistrum or rattle. She was identified and confused
with both Mut and Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess. Bastet wore an aegis or shield in the form of a
semi-circular plate, embellished with a lion's head. She was goddess of pleasure and inevitably became
one of the most popular deities. In her temple were kept sacred cats, who were supposed to be
incarnations of the goddess. When they died they were carefully mummified. The Egyptians found
something to worship in just about every animal they had: dogs, cats, lions, crocodiles, snakes, dung-
beetles, hippos, hawks, cows and ibises.

As the daughter of Ra she is associated with the rage inherent in the sun-god's eye, his instrument of
vengeance. It was probably this ferocity that made the analogy so plausible between Bastet and lioness.
Her development into the cat-goddess par excellence, of the Late Period of Egyptian civilization, retains
the link with the sun-god but in some ways softens the vicious side of her nature. She becomes a
peaceful creature, destroying only vermin, and unlike her leonine form she can be approached fearlessly
and stroked.

It has been suggested that in one myth the Egyptians saw Bastet's return from Nubia, where she had
been sent by Re as a lioness and had raged in isolation, to Egypt in the form of the more placid cat as an
explanation of the period of inapproachability in the cycle of menstruation. A tangential evidence that
advocates of this theory cite the scenes in New Kingdom tomb paintings at Thebes where a cat is
depicted under the lady's chair as a deliberate ploy to indicate that she will always be available for
sexual intercourse with the tomb owner in the Afterlife.

In her earliest appearances in the Pyramid Era Bastet is a goddess closely linked to the king. A
magnificent example of precise engineering in the Old Kingdom, namely the valley temple of King Khafra
at Giza, carries on its facade the names of two goddess only- Hathor of Southern Egypt and Bastet of the
north. The latter is invoked as a benign royal protectress in the Pyramid Texts where, in a spell to enable
him to reach the sky, the king proclaims that his mother and nurse is Bastet.

Besides the king, Bastet has a son in the form of the lion-headed god Mihos and is also the mother of a
more artificial offspring combining the natures of Nefertum and the child Horus, personifying her
connection with perfume and royalty. With the dramatic extension of the roles of deities to assist
Egyptian courtiers as well as the pharaoh that we find in the Coffin Texts of the Middle Kingdom, Bastet
gives immense protection as first-born daughter of Atum. The aggressive side of Bastet can be seen in
historical texts describing the pharaoh in battle. For example, Amenhotep II's enemies are slaughtered
like the victims of Bastet along the road cut by the god Amun.

From her epithet 'lady of Asheru', the precinct of the goddess Mut at Karnak, it is clear that Bastet had a
place on Theban soil where she could be equated with the consort of Amun- especially since the lioness
and the cat were also claimed as sacred animals by Mut. Reliefs in the temple of Karnak show the
pharaoh celebrating ritual races carrying either four scepters and a bird or an oar in front of Bastet who
is called ruler of 'Sekhet-neter' or the 'Divine Field'- i.e. Egypt.

BES
A guardian god.Dwarf-god, grotesque in appearance, benign in nature.A god of a far different order
from the serene and poised figures of the official pantheon. He was a plump, bandy-legged, hairy, rude
dwarf with a wicked gleam in his pop-eyes. his tongue resolutely stuck out at the follies of mankind. Bes
was a foreign god, an import from the land of Punt (Libya). He was a swaggering, jolly, mock-gallant
pigmy, fond of music and clumsy, inelegant dancing.

He was a popular proletarian god who was adopted by the middle classes; he was considered a tutelary
god of childbirth and, strangely enough, of cosmetics and female adornments. Bes chased away demons
of the night and guarded men from dangerous animals. His image was carved on bedpost, bringing a
touch of coarses geniality into the boudoir. He eventually became a protector of the dead and,
amazingly, competed with even the refined and magnificent god Asar for the attentions of men. Bes'
only clothing appears to have been a leopard skin tied round his shoulders for his high status of the Craft
of Amen Ra and an ostrich feather stuck in his uncombed hair.

Duamutef - Tuamutef
A funerary god, son of Heru. Like Anpu his uncle, he was jackal-headed and concerned with the dead.
The stomach was Duamutef's sphere of influence, the preserved viscera in question being removed from
the body, preserved in spices and placed in a jar on which was a mode of Duamutef's head. The viscera
were preserved as being essential parts of the mummified human.

GEB
Son of Shu and Tefnut, twin brother of Nut, husband of Nut, father of Osiris and Isis, Seth, Nephthys. As
a vegetation-god he was shown with green patches or plants on his body. As the earth, he is often seen
lying beneath Nut, leaning on one elbow, with a knee bent toward the sky, this is representive of the
mountains and valleys of the earth. He was often pictured with a goose on his head or as a goose. Geb
represents the earth, he is often seen reclining beneath the sky goddess Nut. Geb was called 'the Great
Cackler', and as such, was represented as a goose. It was in this form that he was said to have laid the
egg from which the sun was hatched. He was believed to have been the third divine king of earth. The
royal throne of Egypt was known as the 'throne of Geb' in honor of his great reign.

HA
God of the desert, particularly the regions of the west including the oases. Ha is anthropomorphic and
wears the symbol for desert hills on his head. As lord of the desert he wards off enemies from the west,
probably referring to invading tribes from Libya.

HAPI
Husband of Nekhebet. A bearded man colored blue or green, with female breasts, indicating his powers
of nourishment. As god of the Northern Nile he wears papyrus plants on his head, and as god of the
southern Nile he wears lotus plants. He is often seen carrying offerings of food or giving libations of
water from a vase. Sometimes he is pictured offering two plants and two vases, which represented the
upper and lower Nile.

HATHOR
She symbolizes rebirth.Hathor is a sky goddess, sometimes represented as a woman with cow's horns
between which hangs a solar disc, sometimes portrayed as a cow. Hathor concerns herself with beauty,
love and marriage, and watches over women giving birth. Mother and wife of Ra. Hathor is also a
goddess of death and offers comfort to the newly dead as they pass into the after-world.

HEKET - HEQET
Goddess of creation, birth and the germination of corn. Heket was pictured as a frog, or a frog-headed
woman. She is a midwife, assisting at the daily birth of the sun. An earlier Theogony made greater claims
for her, saying that with Shu as husband she gave birth to the gods. A goddess of very antiquity, her cult
never really got off the ground.

HORUS- HERU
He who is above.The heroic son of Aset and Asar or called Isis and Osiris by the Greeks. We find him
worshipped as Mekhenti-irry which translates as 'He who has on his brow Two Eyes', the sun and moon
representing his eyes. On nights when there is no moon we find him worshipped as Mekhenti-en-irty,
'He who on his brow has no eyes', in this form he was considered the god of the blind.

The followers of Heru emerged in Kemet in pre dynastic history, at this time he was venerated as a
victorious warlord. He became a part of the state religion and was associated with the sun god, Ra.
Horus was so important to the state religion that Pharaohs were considered his human manifestation
and even took on the name Heru.

In the more popular religious beliefs of the Asarian priesthoods, he was the son of Osiris and Isis. The
avenger of his father's murder and the model of a dutiful son.Its in these stories that we find him doing
battle with his uncle, Set.

* Representation: You will find different Representations of Horus that fit with the different
names that are listed below, however, the most common is a falcon or falcon headed man.

Other Names:
Herueris (Horus the Elder) An early form of Horus. He was a god of light. His eyes represented the sun
and the moon. He was also the brother of Asar and Set. Sometimes he was the son, or the husband of
Hathor.

Horus Behudety In the form of Heru of Edfu, he represented the midday sun. This Horus was
worshipped in the western Delta and later, as his cult spread south into Upper Egypt, a cult center was
established in Edfu. Heru of Edfu fights a great battle against Seth and an army of conspirators. He is
pictured as a winged sun-disk or as a hawk headed lion.

Ra-Herukhute (Heru of the two horizons) This Heru was identified with Ra and the daily voyage of the
sun from horizon to horizon. The two deities combined to become Ra-Herukhute. He was represented
as a falcon or a falcon-headed man wearing the solar disk and double crown or the uraeus and the atef
crown.

Harmakhet (Horus in the Horizon) In this form he represented the rising sun and was associated with
Khepri. He was also considered to be the keeper of wisdom. He was sometimes pictured as a man with a
falcon's head, or a falcon headed lion. But his most recognizable form is that of a sphinx, or as a ram-
headed sphinx.

Harsiesis (Horus son of Isis) This Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was conceived magically after
the death of Asar and brought up by Aset on a floating island in the marshes of Buto. The child was weak
and in constant danger from the scheming of his wicked uncle Seth, who sent serpents and monsters to
attack him. But his mother, Aset was great in the magical arts and she warded off this evil by using a
spell against creatures biting with their mouths and stinging with their tails, and the young Horus
survived and grew.

Harpokrates (The infant Heru) As a child he represented the new born sun and was often pictured being
suckled by Isis. he was usually represented as a seated child, sucking his thumb, his head was shaved
except for the sidelock of youth. Even as a child, he wore the royal crown and uraeus.

Harendotes (Horus the avenger of his father)

Har-pa-Neb-Taui (Horus Lord of the Two Lands)

IMHOTEP
God of learning and medicine.A rare example of a commoner who reached the rank of god by sheer
merit. Of the non royal population of Egypt, probably one man is known better then all others. So
successful was Imhotep (Imhetep, Greek Imouthes) that he is one of the world's most famous ancients,
and his name, if not his true identity, has been made even more famous by various mummy movies.
Today, the world is probably much more familiar with his name then that of his principal king, Djoser.
Imhotep, who's name means "the one that comes in peace". existed as a mythological figure in the
minds of most scholars until the end of the nineteenth century when he was established as a real
historical person.

He was the world's first named architect who built Egypt's first pyramid, is often recognized as the
world's first doctor, a priest,.scribe, sage, poet, astrologer, and a vizier and chief minister to Djoser
(reigned 2630&Mac255;2611 BC), the second king of Egypt's third dynasty. He may have lived under as
many as four kings. An inscription on one of that kings statues gives us Imhotep's titles as the
"chancellor of the king of lower Egypt", the "first one under the king", the "administrator of the great
mansion", the "hereditary Noble", the "high priest of Heliopolis", the "chief sculptor", and finally the
"chief carpenter".

Of the details of his life, very little has survived though numerous statues and statuettes of him have
been found. Some show him as an ordinary man who is dressed in plain attire. Others show him as a
sage who is seated on a chair with a roll of papyrus on his knees or under his arm. Later, his statuettes
show him with a god like beard, standing, and carrying the ankh and a scepter.

ISIS- Aset
Isis is the feminine archetype for creation - the goddess of fertility and motherhood. She has gone by
many names and played many roles in history and mythology - as goddess and female creator. In the
duality of our reality - she represents our feminine aspects - creation - rebirth - ascension - intuition -
psychic abilities - higher chakras - higher frequency vibrations - love and compassion. She is the Yin
energies - the mother nurturer - the High Priestess - the Goddess of all mythological tales - to other
female icons in the mythos of creation. She is the essence of the feminine energy which is part of us all.
Isis - the iris of the eye - the eye of Horus Isis linked with Sirius - eye of Ra - the source of creation. Osiris
- 'O'=completion of the work of Isis of this level.

Kek (Masculne) and Kauket (Feminine)
The Egyptians believed that before the world was formed, there was a watery mass of dark,
directionless chaos. In this chaos lived the Ogdoad of Khmunu(Hermopolis), four frog gods and four
snake goddesses of chaos. These deities were Nun and Naunet (water), Amun and Amaunet (invisibility),
Heh and Hauhet (infinity) and Kek and Kauket (darkness). The chaos existed without the light, and thus
Kek and Kauket came to represent this darkness. They also symbolized obscurity, the kind of obscurity
that went with darkness, and night.

The Ogdoad were the original great gods of Iunu (On, Heliopolis) where they were thought to have
helped with creation, then died and retired to the land of the dead where they continued to make the
Nile flow and the sun rise every day. Because of this aspect of the eight, Budge believe that Kek and
Kauket were once deities linked to Khnum and Satet, to Hapi - Nile gods of Abu (Elephantine). He also
believed that Kek may have also been linked to Sobek.

Kek
Kek (Kuk, Keku) means darkness. He was the god of the darkness of chaos, the darkness before time
began. He was the god of obscurity, hidden in the darkness. The Egyptians saw the night time, the time
without the light of the sun, as a reflection of this chaotic darkness. As a god of the night, Kek was also
related to the day - he was called the "bringer-in of the light". This seems to mean that he was
responsible for the time of night that came just before sunrise. The god of the hours before day dawned
over the land of Egypt. This was the twilight which gave birth to the sun.

Kauket
The feminine of the god Kek, Kauket (Keket) was a much more obscure goddess than her husband. She
was a snake-headed woman who ruled over the darkness with her husband. Her name also meant
darkness, as did her husband's name, but with a feminine ending.

O you eight chaos gods, keepers of the chambers of the sky...The bnbn [phoenix] of Ra was that from
which Atum came to be as ... Kek, darkness... I am the one who begot the chaos gods again, as Heh, Nun,
Amun, Kek. I am Shu who begot the gods.

- Coffin Text, Spell 76

Kauket was the feminine to Kek's masculine, more of a representation of duality than an actual goddess,
so she was even less of a deity than Kek, and much more of an abstract.

She was, though, also related to the day - she was the "bringer-in of the night". This seems to show her
to be the goddess of the night, just after sunset. The goddess of the the hours of the evening, as night
covered Egypt, and the sun had disappeared. This was the twilight which turned into the darkness of
night.

KHEPRI KHEPRA
Sun-god creator in the form of a scarab beetle. The word kheper (or hprr) means scarab, and as the
animal was associated with life and rebirth. Literally the word means "he who is coming into being". Like
Atum, Khephir was a self-created god. The scarab lays its eggs in a ball of dung and rolls it to hide in a
safe place. From this unlikely substance the Egyptians observed new life emerging, seemingly from the
Earth. Hence he was a god of creation and rebirth.

KHNUM
Attributes: A very ancient deity. As a water god he was closely associated with the annual flooding of the
Nile. His name means to create. He was the creator of all things that are and all things that shall be. He
created the gods and he fashioned mankind on a potterswheel. Representation: A ram headed man.

MAAT
Goddess of Truth, Justice and Universal Order. She is depicted as a tall woman wearing a crown
surmounted by a huge ostrich feather. Her totem symbol is a stone platform or foundation, representing
the stable base on which order is built. The word, Maat translates "that which is straight." it implies
anything that is true, ordered, or balanced. She was the female counterpart of Thoth. We know she is a
very ancient goddess because we find her in the boat of Ra as it rose above the waters of the abyss of
Nu on the first day. Together with Tihuti (Thoth by Greeks), they charted the daily course of the sun god
Ra. She is sometimes called the 'Eye of Ra' or the 'Daughter of Ra'.

MAFDET
A woman with the head of a cheetah, her hair braided and ending in scorpion tails. Sometimes she
wears a headdress of snakes. Description: The ancient Egyptians revered felines as sacred for many
centuries apparently, as Mafdet is a very old goddess, dating to around the First Dynasty. She was
prayed to for protection against scorpion stings and snakebite, and invoked in healing rituals for those
who had been afflicted by such. .

Mafdet, "The Runner", was a panther goddess whose ferocity prevails over snakes and scorpions. the
scratch of her claws is lethal to snakes, so symbolically the harpoon of the king becomes Mafdet's claws
for decapitating his enemies in the Underworld. When Mafdet is described as leaping at the necks of
snakes, the imagery seems to suggest her form takes on that of a mongoose. In one epithet, Mafdet
wears braided locks, probably a reference to her displaying the jointed bodies of the scorpions which
she has killed.

Mafdet was depicted in the Pyramid texts as killing a snake. Her fame came mainly in the Old Kingdom
and not so much is known about her except that she stood for (official) power. She could appear as a
lynx, a leopard or a cheetah, but normally she was shown as a woman dressed in a cat's skin. She fought
snakes and scorpions and evildoers in general and could be seen as a cat climbing up a pool (by some
said to be used for executions), and if so thereby manifesting the judicial authority.

MIN
Attributes: In early times Min was a sky-god whose symbol was a thunderbolt. His title was Chief of
Heaven. Well into the Middle Kingdom he was identified with the falcon-god Heru the Elder. Above all,
Min was worshipped by men as a fertility god, a bestower of sexual powers. He was also seen as a rain
god that promoted the fertility of nature, especially in the growing of grain.

During the Min festivals that celebrated the beginning of the planting season, we find renderings of
pharaohs ceremonially hoeing the ground and watering the fields under the supervision of Min. Likewise
at the Min festival that marked the beginning of the harvest season, the pharaoh was seen reaping the
grain.

Despite his fertility associations, Min was also known as Lord of the Eastern Desert. In this role he was
the protector of the caravan routes from his cult center at Koptos to the Red Sea. As the Lord of Foreign
Lands he was the protector of nomads and hunters.


* Representation: Min was pictured as a bearded, ithyphallic man, with his legs close together. He
wore two tall feathers, the same headdress that we find Amun wearing. His arm is raised, holding a
whip, or a thunderbolt. In the New Kingdom he was represented as a white bull. Relations: Son of Ra or
of Shu.

MUT
Mother Goddess of the New Kingdom.Wife of Amen, Vulture Goddess.Mut (Maut) was the mother
goddess, the queen of the gods at Waset (Thebes), arising in power with the god Amen. She came to
represent the Eye of Ra, the ferocious goddess of retribution and daughter of the sun god Ra. Originally
a local goddess, probably from the delta area, she became a national goddess during the New Kingdom
and was adored at one of the most popular festivals at the time - the Festival of Mut.

NEBETHETEPET
A goddess of Heliopolis whose name 'mistress of the offerings' conceals a more intellectual concept. Like
Iusaas she is a feminine counterpart to the male creative principle embodied in the sun-god Atum. She is
therefore transformed from merely a manifestation of Hathor at Heliopolis into an integral element of
the creator-god, namely the hand with which he grips his phallus prior to bringing the Egyptian cosmos
into being.

NEFERTEM
Patron of: the rising of the sun. Appearance: a man with a crown of lotus blossoms. Nefertem was the
god of the sunrise who helped to bring the sun into the sky where Ra was. According to myth, he had no
father and no mother, instead being born from a lotus blossom. Nefertem had no formal priesthood or
temple. His primary devotion seems to have been in the form of small statues of him carried by people,
similar to modern saints medals.

NEHEBKAU - NEHEBU- KAU
A snake-god, 'He who harnesses the spirits', whose invincibility is a source of protection both in Egypt
and in the Underworld. Looking like a serpent but with human arms and legs, Nehebkau lurked in the
Underworld as a constant menace to gods and men. He was however a subject of Ra and would often
give food to the dead. He is sometimes shown with two heads at one end of his body and another head
at the other end.

Neith
Nit (Net, Neit, Neith) was the predynastic goddess of war and weaving, the goddess of the Red Crown of
Lower Egypt and the patron goddess of Zau (Sau, Sai, Sais) in the Delta. In later times she was also
thought to have been an androgynous demiurge - a creation deity - who had both male and female
attributes. The Egyptians believed her to be an ancient and wise goddess, to whom the other gods came
if they could not resolve their own disputes.

NEKHEBET - NEKHEBET - NECHBET
Guardian goddess of Upper Egypt who looked after children and mothers.A woman with the head of a
vulture. Nekhbet () was the predynastic vulture goddess who was originally a goddess of a city, but grew
to become patron of Upper Egypt, a guardian of mothers and children, and one of the nebty (the 'two
ladies') of the pharaoh. "She of Nekhb", named after the town Nekhb (El Kab) , was a local goddess who,
with the rise of the pharaohs, became the great goddess of all of Upper Egypt, while the other 'lady',
Uatchet (Uatch-Ura, Wadjet), became goddess of Lower Egypt. These two goddesses were linked closely
together due to the Egyptian idea of duality - there must be a goddess for both of the Two Lands.
Nekhbet became Upper Egypt (the south) personified.

NEPHTHYS
Attributes: Her name means 'Lady of the House' it's thought to be referring to Asar's Palace. Nephthys
conceived no children with her husband Set. Her son, Anpu was conceived from a union with Asar. It is
said that she tricked Osiris into this union by making him drunk, or by disguising herself as Aset. Fearing
Set's anger, Nephthys hides the infant in the Delta marshes shortly after his birth. Set murders his
younger brother Asar and Nephthys flees in fear. She finds her sister, Aset, and helps in the search for
Asar's body. Nephthys tells her sister about the infant. During the search for Asar, Aset finds Anpu and
adopts him. After finding the body of Asar, she helps Aset embalm him. The two sisters turn into birds
and fly about mourning over the dead body. She is often rendered on the head of coffins, as Aset is
rendered at the foot, with long wings spread to protect the deceased.

Representation: A woman wearing on her head the hieroglyphic symbol of her name.

Relations: Daughter of Nut and Geb. Sister in kind to Asar, Aset, and Set.Wife of Set, mother of Anpu,
Aunt of Heru.

NUT NUIT
Nut was the Goddess of heavens and sky.Nut represents resurrection.
She was the consort of Geb, God of the primal waters. Her name is pronounced 'Noot'. 'Nuit' means
'night.She was the daughter of the air god, Shu and water goddesses, Tefnut. Nut was typically depicted
as a woman with blue skin - her body covered with stars - standing on all fours - leaning over her
husband, Geb - representing the sky arched over the Earth. Blue represents the blueprint of reality
based on Sacred Geometry

OSIRIS - WESIR - ASAR - ASAR UN-NEFER
God of Resurrection, The Underworld and The Judge of Dead. God Of The Perfect Black Skin. First child
of of Geb and Nut
Brother of Seth, Nephthys, and Isis who was also his wife.Father of Horus by Isis Father of Anubis by
Nephthys who seduced him. Osiris ruled the world of men in the beginning, after Ra had abandoned the
world to rule the skies, but he was murdered by his brother Seth. Through the magic of Isis, he was
made to live again. Being the first person to die, he subsequently became lord of the dead. His death
was avenged by his son Horus, who defeated Set and cast him out into the desert to the West of Egypt
(the Sahara).

Prayers and spells were addressed to Osiris throughout Egyptian history, in hopes of securing his
blessing and entering the afterlife which he ruled; but his popularity steadily increased through the
Middle Kingdom. By Dynasty 18 he was probably the most widely worshipped god in Egypt. His
popularity endured until the latest phases of Egyptian history; reliefs still exist of Roman emperors,
conquerors of Egypt, dressed in the traditional garb of the Pharaohs, making offerings to him in the
temples.Osiris is regarded as the dead king that watches over the nether world and is rejuvenated in his
son Horus. As the symbol of eternal life he was worshipped at Abydos and Philae. This ancient Egyptian
god's annual death and resurrection personified the self-renewing vitality and fertility of nature. His
domain is the Duat - the Egyptian Underworld. Originally he was a vegetation god closely linked to corn;
later god of the dead, the supreme funerary deity.

PAKHET
Patron of: inner strength, especially that of women.Appearance: a woman with the head of a
lioness.Pakhet in all likelihood was a combination of Bast and Sekhmet. As her cult was centered in
Middle Egypt, between the cult areas of Bast and Sekhmet, this may be the case. Her attributes of both
ferocity and femininity further lend strength to this conclusion.

PELICAN
The Pelican found in livestock scenes on the walls of courtiers' tombs, figures in royal funerary texts
from the Pyramid Age as a protective symbol against snakes. The description of the Pelican falling into
the Nile seems connected with the idea of scooping up in its prominent beak hostile elements under the
guise of fish- a concept comparable to the dragnets and bird nets used for trapping sinners in the
Underworld.

That the Pelican is a divinity must be assumed from the reference to it in the Pyramid Texts as the
'mother of the king', a role which in religious documents can only be ascribed to a goddess. In non-royal
funerary papyri the Pelican has the power of prophesying a safe passage for a dead person in the
Underworld. The open beak of the Pelican is also associated with the ability of the deceased to leave the
burial chamber and go out into the rays of the sun, possibly an analogy made between the long
cavernous beak of the pelican and the tomb shaft.

PTAH - PTEH PETEH
God of creation and rebirth, craftsmen, artisans and artists designers, builders, architects, masons, and
metal workers.Master architect of the universe.The origin of Ptah's name is unclear, though some
believe it to mean 'opener' or 'sculptor'. As a god of craftsmen, the latter is probably correct. He was a
patron of the arts, protector of stonecutters, sculptors, blacksmiths, architects, boat builders, artists and
craftsmen. His high priest was given the title wr khrp hmw, 'Great Leader of Craftsmen', and his priests
were probably linked to the different crafts.His wife is said to be Bast or Sekhmet. Their children are
Nefertem, Mahes, and Imhotep.

RA
Ra or sometimes called Re (where the sun word Ray also come from), was the Egyptian sun god of the
sun people (africans), who was also often referred to as Ra-Horakhty, meaning Re (is) Horus of the
Horizon, referring to the god's character. The early Egyptians believed that he created the world, and
the rising sun was, for them, the symbol of creation. The daily cycle, as the sun rose, then set only to rise
again the next morning, symbolized renewal and so Re was seen as the paramount force of creation and
master of life. His closest ally is Ma'at, the embodiment of order and truth.

Ra was also closely connected to the Pharaoh, Egypt's king. While the king ruled earth, Re was the
master of the universe so they were of the same nature and were in effect a mirror image of each other.
Interestingly, up until the 2nd Dynasty, there is an absence of references on Ra, but his development
began in the late 2nd Dynasty and matured through the 5th Dynasty. Re became more and more
associated with the king, who was both human and a god at once, embodied in the falcon named Horus
and by the 4th Dynasty, referred to as the son of Ra. Hence, a relationship also developed between Heru
and Ra as they were merged in the symbol of a winged sun disk, an icon that remained constant in
Temples and religious monuments through the end of Egyptian history.

Ra's early worship really became very significant during the 5th Dynasty, when kings not only erected
pyramids aligned to the rising and setting sun, but also built solar temples in honor of Ra. This sort of
temple must have been a difficult conception for the Egyptians, because Re never had a sanctuary with a
cult statue. Instead, his image was the sun itself, so the sun temples were centered upon an Obelisk over
which the sun rose, and before the obelisk would be onan alter for his worship. However, the most
significant early solar temple was probably erected at Heliopolis, where a pillar resembling an obelisk
made up part of the hieroglyphs for the city's name, Iwn. Unfortunately, that structure is now
completely destroyed by white and Aryan-asian invaders.

These 5th Dynasty rulers were also responsible for the first Pyramid Texts during the Old Kingdom, a
collection of spells describing the journey of the dead pharaoh through the underworld. These texts
were some of the first decorations inscribed in Pyramids, and are an important source of information on
the sun god.

SEKHMET - SAKHMET - SEKHET NESERT
She Who Is Powerful - Eye of Ra. Goddess of divine retribution, vengeance, conquest and war. Sekhmet
is usually portrayed as a woman with the head of a lioness. Sometimes the linen dress she wears
exhibits a rosetta pattern over each nipple, an ancient leonine motif that can be traced to observation of
the shoulder-knot hairs on lions. She is daughter of the sun-god Ra.Sekhmet is closely linked to the
Uraeus (Buto or Wadjyt) in her role as the fire-breathing, 'Eye of Ra'. The pyramid texts themselves
mention that the King or Pharaoh was conceived by Sekhmet, Herself.

Seshat, The Scribe
The Queen of Feminine Spirits- Seshat is the Goddess of Libraries, all forms of Writing and the
Measurement of Time.She wears a leopard skin dress as her high statue in the royal african priestess
hood.The symbol over her head is a seven-pointed star or a rosette above which is a pair of inverted
cow's horns suggesting a crescent moon.

SET - SETH SUETEKH
Son of Geb and Nut. Brother in kind to Isis, Nephthys, and older brother of Asar. The husband of
Nephthys or sometimes the husband of Taurt.Man with the head of an unknown animal. Sometimes he
takes the form of a crocodile. He is represented as a hippopotamus or a black wild boar in his battles
with Heru, his nephew. Red of hair and eyes, darkest of skin, of drought, of destruction, thunder and
storm. Set tore himself from his mother's womb in his hurry to be born. Every month Set attacks and
devours the moon (new moon period), the sanctuary of Asar and the gathering place of the souls of the
recently dead.

Shesmu
Shesmu (Shezmu, Shesemu, Shezmou, Shesmou, Sezmu, Sesmu, Schesmu, Schezemu) was an ancient
Egyptian demon-god of the underworld. He was a slaughtering demon, god of precious oils for beauty
and embalming and a god of the wine press. He was thought to be a helper of the justified dead,
offering them alcoholic red wine to drink. Yet he was also seen to be a demon who would tear off the
head of a wrongdoer, throwing the head into the wine press to squeeze out the blood as if it was grape
juice.

Shesmu's dual personality was evident from the texts in the Pyramid of Unas and the Book of the Dead.
Throughout Egyptian history, from the early dynastic times through to the Roman period he was seen as
both a kind benefactor to the good and a cruel dispatcher of those who deserved it.

The Egyptians depicted him as a full man, a lion-headed man or as a hawk. On the list of Decans (star
groups into which the night sky was divided, with each group appearing for ten days annually) at the
temple of Hathor at Dendera, Shesmu appeared as a man on a boat with a uraeus on top of his head,
between two stars. When writing about the Shesmu Decan, the star hieroglyph () was added to his
name.

Writing was invented in ancient Egypt about 3200 BC. Wine had been manufactured earlier than this
date because the wine press served as one of the first hieroglyphs. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs used
specialized terms for grapes, specifically: (yrp), raisins (wnsy), grapevines (yarrt), and wine press (smw).

- Reading 11 - Wine (Part 1), Louis E. Grivetti

Shesmu's name includes the word 'wine press' which could be spelled out as smw () or as the hieroglyph
of the wine press () which is also read as smw.

The connection between wine and blood, and thus between helper god and punishing demon, came
from the red wine the Egyptians drank. The white variety of wine appeared in the Middle Kingdom, and
was a favourite of the Greeks. It was this red wine - or blood - that Shesmu offers the pharaoh in the
Pyramid Texts and the deceased in their travels.


..."As concerning 'the night when the sentences of doom are promulgated,' it is the night of the burning
of the damned, and of the overthrow of the wicked at the Block, and of the slaughter of souls."

Who is this [slaughterer of souls]?

"It is Shesmu, the headsman of Asar.

"[Concerning the invisible god] some say that he is Apep when he riseth up with a head bearing upon it
[the feather of] Ma'at (Truth). But others say that he is Horus when he riseth up with two heads,
whereon one beareth [the feather of] Ma'at, and the other [the symbol of] wickedness. He bestoweth
wickedness on him that worketh wickedness, and right and truth upon him that followeth righteousness
and truth.

"Others say that he is Heru-ur (the Old Horus), who dwelleth in Sekhem; others say that he is Thoth;
others say that he is Nefertem; and others say that he is Sept who doth bring to naught the acts of the
foes of Nebertcher.

- The Book of the Dead

SHU
Shu (Shoo) was the god of dry air, wind and the atmosphere. He was also related to the sun, possibly as
an aspect of sunlight. He was the son of the creator god, father of the twin sky and the earth deities and
the one who held the sky off of the earth. He was one of the gods who protected Ra on his journey
through the underworld, using magic spells to ward off Ra's enemy, the snake-demon Apep. As with
other protector gods, he had a darker side - he was also a god of punishment in the land of the dead,
leading executioners and torturers to kill off the corrupt souls. His name might be derived from the word
for dryness - shu, the root of words such as 'dry', 'parched', 'withered', 'sunlight' and 'empty'. His name
could also mean 'He who Rises Up'.

Sobek
Sobek (Sobeq, Sebek, Sochet, Suchos) was an ancient god of crocodiles, first mentioned in the Pyramid
Texts. His worship lasted till Roman times, the people of Egypt worshiping him to gain his protection and
strength, or reviling him and killing the crocodiles of the area because of the evil that they could do. To
his worshipers, he was a god who created the Nile, a god of fertility and rebirth, and the symbolic
strength of the ruler of Egypt.

The ancient goddess of war, Neith, was revered as the goddess of wisdom. At different periods she was
identified with Athena, noted as the sister of Isis, and named the protector of Duamutef. Neith was the
mother of Sobek.

Depicted either as a crocodile-headed man or as a full crocodile, Sobek was shown wearing a plumed
headdress with a horned sun disk or the atef crown. In his hands he was shown to carry a was sceptre
and the ankh sign of life. His sacred animal, the crocodile, was both revered and reviled by the people of
Egypt - in some areas, a tame crocodile was worshiped as the god Sobek himself, while in other places
the reptiles were killed. The Egyptians seemed to both respect and fear the power of the crocodile, and
as the result of this, Sobek was seen as an ambivalent creature.

Sobek was most popular in the city of Arsinoe. In fact, the Greeks renamed the city Crocodilopolis.
Ancient black Egyptians would keep crocodiles in pools and temples. They ornamented the crocodiles
with jewels in honor of their beloved god, Sobek. The people of ancient Egypt worshiped Sobek in order
to appease him, the crocodiles, and to insure the fertility of their people and crops.

Tatenen
The Egyptian god Tatenen, sometimes written as Tatjenen, symbolizes the emergence of silt from the
fertile Nile after the waters of the inundation recede. The meaning of his name is uncertain but may
possibly mean "the rising earth" or "exalted earth".

He is usually depicted as entirely human (though with the beard of a god) in appearance, though he may
be shown wearing a twisted ram's horn with two tall plumes (ostrich feathers), sometimes surmounted
with sun disks, on his head. However, his face and limbs are often painted green in order to represent
his connection as a god of vegetation. Furthermore, he could also be a she. One papyrus in the Berlin
Museum calls Tatenen "fashioner and mother who gave birth to all the gods".

Taweret (Taueret, Taurt, Toeris, Ipy, Ipet, Apet, Opet, Reret)
The Great Female.Taweret was the ancient Egyptian goddess of maternity and childbirth, protector of
women and children. Like Bes, she was both a fierce demonic fighter as well as a popular deity who
guarded the mother and her newborn child.

She was depicted as a combination of a crocodile, a pregnant hippopotamus standing on her hind legs
with large breasts and a lion. Unlike the composite demoness Ammut, her head and body were that of
the hippo, her paws were that of the lion, and her back was the back of a crocodile. All of these animals
were man killers, and as such she was a demoness.

TEFNUT
Tefnut (Tefenet, Tefnet) was the lunar goddess of moisture, humidity and water who was also a solar
goddess connected with the sun and dryness (more specifically, the absence of moisture). She was the
daughter of the creator god, mother of the twin sky and the earth deities and the 'Eye of Ra' as well as a
creative force as the 'Tongue of Ptah'. Her name itself is related to water - tf is the root of the words for
'spit' and 'moist'. Her name translates to something like 'She of Moisture'.

Tefnut was generally shown as a woman with a lion's head, or as a full lioness. She was occasionally
shown as a woman, but this is rare. She was shown with the solar disk and uraeus, linking her with the
sun. She was often shown holding a sceptre and the ankh sign of life.

Related to moisture, she was also linked to the moon, as were other deities of moisture and wetness.
She was originally thought to be the Lunar Eye of Ra and thus linked to the night sky as well as to dew,
rain and mist.

As with other water deities, she took on some form of a goddess of creation. As the 'Tongue of Ptah',
she was one of the gods in Mennefer (Hikuptah, Memphis) who helped Ptah - that city's main god - with
creation by carrying out his will. Yet in the cities of Iunu (On, Heliopolis) and Waset(Thebes) she was
more of a female form of her husband-brother Shu, whose main task was to start the sexual, creative
cycle and give birth to Shu's children.

Atem is he who masturbated in Iunu. He took his penis in his grasp that he might create orgasm by
means of it, and so were born the twins Shu and Tefnut.

- Pyramid Text 1248-49

Tefnut and Shu - god of dry air - were the children of Atem (a form of the sun god Ra), who in turn
created the twins Nut and Geb. Originally, though, rather than being paired with Shu, she had been
paired with a god called Tefen. Other than his name, little is known about this Tefen. It seems, though,
that he and Tefnut were linked together in connection with the goddess Ma'at:

"Tefen and Tefnut have weighed Unas and Ma'at has listened, and Shu has born witness."

- Pyramid Text of Unas

During the Middle Kingdom Tefnut became connected to Ma'at, and as such this goddess is sometimes
seen assisting Shu in his task of holding Nut above Geb. More often he is alone in the task.

"O Amen-Ra, the gods have gone forth from thee. What flowed forth from thee became Shu, and that
which was emitted by thee became Tefnut ... thou was the lion god of the twin lion gods (Shu and
Tefnut)."

- The Gods of the Egyptians, E. A. Wallis Budge

One story says that Shu and Tefnut went to explore the waters of Nun. After some time, Ra believed
that they were lost, and sent the his Eye out into the chaos to find them. When his children were
returned to him, Ra wept, and his tears were believed to have turned into the first humans.

THOTH- TIHUTI
Tihuti was the wisest of the Kemetic gods. His other names include -Djhuty, Djehuty, Dhouti, Djehuti,
Tehuty, Tehuti, Thout, Zehuti, Sheps, Lord of the Khemenu. Tihuti was usually depicted with the head of
an Ibis bird.He was the Scribe who wrote the story of our Reality then placed it into grids for us to
experience and learn.He was also called the God of the Moon.
He created everything.He was sometimes depicted as a seated baboon-headed dog.

The Greek name Thoth means 'Truth' and 'Time'. Thoth was the Master architect who created the
blueprint of our reality based on the mathematics of sacred geometry. It is here - in the Duality of our
experience - reflected in gods and goddesses, the landscapes of Egypt including the pyramids and
temples - the myths and metaphors - that we experience time and emotions.

According to Thoth, the Great Pyramid and all of the sacred sites in Egypt were built following the
geometries of the human body. Just as there are black-light and white-light spirals that come off the
human body, so there are similar spirals that come out of the Great Pyramid. One of these spirals used
to pass through one end of the sarcophagus that is in the Kings Chamber.

Originally, Thoth was a god of creation, but was later thought to be the one who civilized men, teaching
them civic and religious practices, writing, medicine, music and was a master magician. He took on many
of the roles of Seshat, until she became a dual, female version of Thoth. Thoth was believed to be the
inventor of astronomy, astrology, engineering, botany, geometry, land surveying. Thoth's priests
claimed Thoth was the Demi-Urge who created everything from sound.

Thoth supposedly overcame the curse of Ra, allowing Nut to give birth to her five children, with his skill
at games. It was he who helped Isis work the ritual to bring Osiris back from the dead, and who drove
the magical poison of Set from her son, Horus with the power of his magic. He was Horus' supporter
during the young god's deadly battle with his uncle Set, helping Horus with his wisdom and magic. It was
Thoth who brought Tefnut, who left Egypt for Nubia in a sulk after an argument with her father, back to
heaven to be reuinted with Ra.

When Ra retired from the Earth, he appointed Thoth and told him of his desire to create a Light-soul in
the Duat and in the Land of the Caves, and it was over this region that the sun god appointed Thoth to
rule, ordering him to keep a register of those who were there, and to mete out just punishments to
them. Thoth became the representation of Ra in the afterlife, seen at the judgment of the dead in the
'Halls of the Double Ma'at'.

The magical powers of Thoth were so great, that the Egyptians had tales of a 'Book of Thoth', which
would allow a person who read the sacred book to become the most powerful magician in the world.
The Book which "the god of wisdom wrote with his own hand" was, though, a deadly book that brought
nothing but pain and tragedy to those that read it, despite finding out about the "secrets of the gods
themselves" and "all that is hidden in the stars".

He was one of the earlier Egyptian gods, thought to be scribe to the gods, who kept a great library of
scrolls, over which one of his wives, Seshat (the goddess of writing) was thought to be mistress. He was
associated by the Egyptians with speech, literature, arts, learning. He, too, was a measurer and recorder
of time, as was Seshat. Believed to be the author of the spells in the Book of the Dead, he was a helper
(and punisher) of the deceased as they try to enter the underworld. In this role, his wife was Ma'at, the
personification of order, who was weighed against the heart of the dead to see if they followed ma'at
during their life.

Thoth was usually depicted as an ibis headed man or as a full ibis, or with the face of a dog-headed
baboon and the body of a man or, again, as a full dog-headed baboon. The ibis, it is thought, had a
crescent shaped beak, linking the bird to the moon. The dog-headed baboon, on the other hand, was a
night animal that was seen by the Egyptians who would greet the sun with chattering noises each
morning just as Thoth, the moon god, would greet Ra, the sun god, as he rose.

In keeping with his many attributes, he was depicted with a variety of symbols. As a god of Egypt, he
carried the ankh, the symbol of life, in one hand, and in the other he held a scepter, the symbol of
power. In the 'Book of the Dead', he was shown holding a writing palette and reed pen to record the
deeds of the dead. As voice of the sun-god Ra, he carried the utchat, or Eye of Ra, the symbol of Ra's
ubiquitous power. Thoth was variously depicted wearing a crescent moon on his headdress, or wearing
the Atef crown, or sometimes, the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The god of learning was also reputed to have been a god of measuring the passage of time, and thus the
god of the Egyptian calendar. It is interesting to note that although he is related to the solar calendar in
myth (where he won five extra days a year from Khonsu, the moon god), but that as a moon god
himself, he was very probably closely related to Egypt's original lunar calendar:

Thoth's center of worshiped was at Khmunu (Hermopolis) in Upper Egypt, where he was the creator
god, in Ibis form, who laid the World Egg. The sound of his song was thought to have created four frog
gods and snake goddesses who continued Thoth's song, helping the sun journey across the sky.

He was the 'One who Made Calculations Concerning the Heavens, the Stars and the Earth', the
'Reckoner of Times and of Seasons', the one who 'Measured out the Heavens and Planned the Earth'. He
was 'He who Balances', the 'God of the Equilibrium' and 'Master of the Balance'. 'The Lord of the Divine
Body', 'Scribe of the Company of the Gods', the 'Voice of Ra', the 'Author of Every Work on Every Branch
of Knowledge, Both Human and Divine', he who understood 'all that is hidden under the heavenly vault'.
Thoth was not just a scribe and friend to the gods, but central to order - ma'at - both in Egypt and in the
Duat. He was 'He who Reckons the Heavens, the Counter of the Stars and the Measurer of the Earth'.
Ancient Egyptians believed that before the dead could enter the Afterworld, their hearts were weighed
against a feather of truth to determine whether they had led good and honest lives. In his role as scribe,
Thoth recorded the results of each judgment.

Another wife of Thoth's was Ma'at. Her name means Truth, Justice, and perhaps even Tao or Balance.
Ma'at was represented as a tall woman with an ostrich feather in her hair. She was present at the
judgment of the dead; her feather was balanced against the heart of the deceased to determine
whether he had led a pure and honest life. All civil laws in Ancient black Egypt were held up to the "Law
of Ma'at " which essentially was a series of old conceptions and morals dating to the earliest times in
Egypt. A law contrary to the Law of Ma'at would not have been considered valid in Egypt. She was also
known by other names - Nehemaut or Sophia.

WADJET
Serpent Goddess of Justice, Time, Heaven and Hell. Wadjet (Wadjyt, Wadjit, Uto, Udjo, Uatchet, Edjo,
Buto) was the pre-dynastic cobra goddess of Lower Egypt, a goddess originally of a city who grew to
become the goddess of Lower Egypt, took the title 'The Eye of Ra', and one of the nebty (the 'two
ladies') of the pharaoh. 'She of Papyrus/Freshness' rose from being the local goddess of Per-Wadjet
(Buto) ("The House of Wadjet (Papyrus/Freshness)") to become the patron goddess of all of Lower Egypt
and 'twin' in the guardianship of Egypt with the vulture goddess Nekhbet. These two were the nebty
(the 'two ladies') of the pharaoh and were an example of Egyptian duality - each of the two lands had to
have its own patron goddess. Wadjet was the personification of the north.

Wepwawet
It was not unusual in ancient Egypt for more then one god to take the same form, with similar functions
as another god. Wepwawet (Ophios, Upuaut), called the son of Isis, was one of several Egyptian deities
to take the form of a canine, today often incorrectly identified as a wolf. Egyptologists now believe that
he was more likely associated with the jackal, though he is often depicted with a gray or white head.

Like Anpu, Wepwawet was also a funerary deity, and was one of the earliest of the gods worshipped at
Abydos. Early on, Wepwawet's worship paralleled that of Khentyamentiu, but when Osiris absorbed that
god's attributes, Anubis filled his funerary role. However, with the rise of the solar cult, particularly
during the 12th Dynasty, Asar was limited to the underworld and the local god and lord of the cemetery
at Abydos was filled by Wepwawet, who gained the titles, "Lord of Abydos" and Lord of the Necropolis".

RITUAL/ BLACK MAGIC HOURS
Sun Sunday
The planetary hours are based on an ancient astrological system, the
Chaldean order of the planets. This is the sequence: Saturn, Jupiter,
Moon Monday
Mars Tuesday
Mercury Wednesday
Jupiter Thursday
Venus Friday
Saturn Saturday

Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, then repeating endlessly Saturn,
Jupiter, etc. The Chaldean order indicates the relative orbital velocity
of the planets. From a heliocentric perspective this sequence also
indicates the relative distance of the planets from the center of their
orbits, i.e., the distance of the planets from the Sun (with the Sun
switching places with the Earth in the sequence) and the distance of
the Moon from the Earth. From a traditional geocentric perspective
the Chaldean order also shows the arrangement of the planetary
spheres.
The planetary hours are not the same as the sixty minute hours beginning at midnight that we
use for normal timekeeping. The planetary days are divided into twenty four planetary hours
with the first hour of the day beginning at sunrise and the last hour of the day ending at
sunrise of the next planetary day. The period that extends from sunrise to sunset (daylight) is
divided into twelve hours and the period extending from sunset to sunrise of the next day
(nighttime) is also divided into twelve hours giving the twenty four hours of the planetary day.

Accordingly, as the duration of daylight and darkness varies except at the Vernal and
Autumnal Equinoxes, on a particular planetary day the length of the hours of the day will differ
from the length of the hours of the night.

The days and hours should be observed for your rites of Magic, which can greatly influence
your success or failure. To get a more accurate time according to your region and time zone
visit the US Naval Observatory.

See Planetary Notations (Reference Article due soon)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6:00 AM Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
7:00 AM Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
8:00 AM Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
9:00 AM Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
10:00 AM Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus
11:00 AM Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury
12:00 PM Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
1:00 PM Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
2:00 PM Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
3:00 PM Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
4:00 PM Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
5:00 PM Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus
6:00 PM Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercuy
7:00 PM Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
8:00 PM Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
9:00 PM Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
10:00 PM Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
11:00 PM Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
12:00 AM Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus
1:00 AM Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury
2:00 AM Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
3:00 AM Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
4:00 AM Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
5:00 AM Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
y Morning-

Daylight hours are best for matters of the conscious mind, including magic for leadership,
intelligence and all cognitive functions. The Sun is a welcome friend to chase any shadows that
may be hiding in our lives. It is regarded as a beneficial sign of divine blessing when it shines on
any special occasion. Mystical pursuits during daylight hours can be empowered when combined
with a southerly wind.
y Night-

The intuitive, emotional self, maternal nature, healing, fertility, and Moon magic area all part of the
charm of the night. Wishing on stars, dreams, the eternal nature of the spirit, and ancient
mysteries come into play once the Sun has set. If your observance can incorporate the west
wind, all the better. This breeze is filled with flowing water and peacefulness.
y Dawn-

Beginning any ritual, spell or celebration at dawn commemorates a new beginning, freshens,
warmth and renewed hope. An especially potent time for Spring observances. Magic performed
at dawn can also be accentuated by working with an easterly wind, blowing from the horizon
where the Sun rises.
y Dusk-

Closing and ending are the messages dusk brings. But this finality is not without promise. Dusk
marks a temporary change toward darkness. It is a time to look within oneself and ponder
universal truths. It is an excellent time to perform rites which mark the passage of a loved one,
intense personal transitions, or to mark the end of any cycle. Magic performed at dusk is aided by
the northerly wind, which is cool, brining heated matters to rest and an opportunity to reconsider
our actions.
y Midnight and Noon-

Commonly called the "in-between" hours (or "tween-times"), hanging between night and day. The
most active times for elemental creatures such as the fairy folk and disincarnate spirits. Excellent
for all magic pertaining to positive modifications in your life, endings and beginnings.

The specific hours of the day also have magical associations in many cultures. Following is a
brief summary of some of these:

o 1 a.m. - The first hour of a new day. Focus is on wholeness of self and the banishing of
any shadows.
o 2 a.m. - Ridding partnerships or relationships of negativity.
o 3 a.m. - Determination, especially in matters that seem to hold you back.
o 4 a.m. - Improved luck or victory over a specific set of deterring circumstances.
o 5 a.m. - Encouraging growth of the psychic self.
o 6 a.m. - Tenacity and perseverance, especially with something you have been putting off.
o 7 a.m. - Hope, improved insight and perspective.
o 8 a.m. - Personal change aimed toward the conscious mind.
o 9 a.m. - Assistance for others, focusing on concrete matters.
o 10 a.m. - Improving personal convictions and resolutions.
o 11 a.m. - Energy directed toward transformations which may have seemed impossible.

(Noon, see above)
o 1 p.m. - Self-image and personal security.
o 2 p.m. - Building relationships, encouraging understanding and love between people,
sexual symmetry.
o 3 p.m. - Balancing matters of the body, mind and spirit.
o 4 p.m. - Harmony of elements, sticking to schedules, magick to accentuate goals.
o 5 p.m. - Insight to the self. Communicating with spiritual guides.
o 6 p.m. - Matters of safety, protection and completion.
o 7 p.m. - Diversity, blending or healing differences, gentle care towards others.
o 8 p.m. - Leadership, command and guidance.
o 9 p.m. - Comprehension of universal truth.
o 10 p.m. - Improving the rational mind, sensibility and clear mindedness.
o 11 p.m. - Coping with drastic change in a positive manner.

(Midnight, see above)

Although the below are your most likely "Power Days" please visit Cycles of the Moon and Retrogrades
to make the most of your desired outcome!

Sunday- Sun (planet), health, success, career, goals, ambition, personal
finances, advancement, drama, fun, authority figures, law, fairs, crops, totem
animals, volunteer and civic services, promotion, the God, men's mysteries,
children, buying selling, speculating

Monday- Moon- psychic pursuits, psychology, dreams/astral travel,
imagination, women's mysteries, reincarnation, short trips, women, children,
the public, domestic concerns, emotions, fluids, magick, spirituality,
nursing, all things pertaining to water and bodies of water, antiques, trip
planning, household activities, initiation, astrology, new-age pursuits,
archetypes, totem animals, shapeshifting, religious experience

Tuesday -Mars- passion, sex, aggression, energy, strife, action, courage,
swift movement, physical energy, sports, muscular energy, partnerships, guns,
tools, metal, cutting, surgery, police, soldiers, combat, confrontation,
business, buying and selling animals, mechanical things, repair, gardening,
woodworking, hunting, beginnings

Wednesday -Mercury- wisdom, healing, communication, intelligence, memory,
education, correspondence, phone calls, computers, messages, students,
merchants, editing, writing, advertising, signing contracts, sibling,
neighbors, kin, accounting, clerks, critics, music, editors, journalists,
visual arts, hiring employees, learning languages, placing ads, visiting
friends, legal appointments, astrology

Thursday -Jupiter -business, logic, gambling, social matters, political
power, material wealth, publishing, college education, long-distance travel,
foreign interests, religion, philosophy, forecasting, broadcasting,
publicity, expansion, luck, growth, sports, horses, the law, doctors,
guardians, merchants, psychologists, charity, correspondence courses,
self-improvement, researching, reading, studying

Friday- Venus- romantic love, friendships, beauty, soulmates, courtship,
dating, artistic abilities, harmony, affection, relationships, partners,
alliances, grace, luxury, social activity, marriage, decorating, cosmetics,
gifts, income, growth, gardening, architects, artists, beauticians,
chiropractors, dancers, designers, engineers, entertainers, fashion, music,
painting, poetry, household improvements, planning parties, shopping

Saturday -Saturn- binding, protection, neutralization, karma, death,
manifestation, structure, reality, the laws of society, limits, obstacles,
tests, hard work, endurance, real estates, dentists, bones, teeth, farm
workers, separation, stalkers, murderers, criminals in general, civil
servants, justice, math, plumbing, wills, debts, financing, joint money
matters, discovery, transformation, relations with older people
MOON/ TIMES CHART

An Ephemeris is a day-by-day listing of the astrological positions of each planet. Ultimately, many
important astrological techniques boil down to comparing your birth chart to the ephemeris and
knowing how to pull information out of these tables. To most people, this is just a boring table of
numbers. To me, an ephemeris is a fascinating story just waiting to be discovered. Using an Ephemeris in
conjunction with Lunar aspects (below from 2012-2013) can give you a very high advantage with
divinations and your life overall. Be sure to visit Retrogrades in conjunction to Power Days to make the
most of your desired destiny!

Spell Timing:

Appropriate timing is very important when working with Magic and Ritual. The goal is to perform a rite
or spell at the time when the forces at work in the natural world the Moon, the Sun, the Planets, the
Zodiac, etc. are poised to give assistance to your cause, not work against it.

In the case of the Moon, there are thirteen Lunar Cycles per year, each with four phases. The most
commonly recognized phase of each Lunar Cycle is the Full Moon also called an Esbat but the other
three phases are also powerful times for magical spells to be cast. The best timing for different types of
spells is as follows, along with some other helpful information for each Lunar phase:

New Moon
(When the Earth's shadow has fallen over the moon, rendering it dark.):

This is the time for Scrying, looking for things that are hidden, and seeking out secrets and mysteries.
Begin to plan for new beginnings.

If there are two New Moons in a given month, the second one is called the Black Moon, as is an
especially powerful time for magic.

Some Goddesses appropriate for invoking at the New Moon:
Hecate (for guidance in deciding which new goals to strive for)
Artemis (for energy and guidance to bring new goals to fruition in the days ahead)
Inanna or Persephone (for rebirth, life-changes, and new growth in the days ahead)
Freya (for creativity and imagination)
Brighid (for creativity, motivation and strength to begin work on new ideas and projects)
Aradia (for beginning philanthropic projects to help your community, or beginning education with the
goal of improving the conditions of your life)

Some Incenses appropriate to the New Moon:
White Sandalwood
Jasmine
Lavendar
Damiana
Orris

Waxing Moon and First Quarter
(the time when the moon grows; from New to Full):

This is the time to cast spells designed for invocation, new beginnings, and attracting things to you. It is
also a good time to work on issues of self-esteem, personal balance, and integration of different aspects
of the Self, or to work magic for the general good of the World compassion for mankind, healing for
Mother Earth, etc.

At the First Quarter Moon, you may want to give an extra energy boost to projects, move them from the
development stage to the building stage, or seek balance and pacing if you started too quick in the
beginning of a project and now find it going haywire, developing too fast for you to maintain a sense of
control and direction.

Some Goddesses appropriate for invoking during the Waxing Moon and at First Quarter:
Artemis, Inanna or Persephone (for their continued assistance for projects you called on them for at
the New Moon)
Aphrodite (for self-esteem, and the confidence to follow through on developing projects)
Venus (for balance and resolution of problems in growing relationships)
Kwan Yin (for promotion of compassion, wisdom and healing within Mankind and the Earth)

Some Incenses appropriate to the Waxing Moon and First Quarter:
White Sandalwood
Rose
Geranium
Patchouli
Vanilla

Full Moon
(When the full light of the Sun is on the Moon, and it appears perfectly round and bright):

This is the time to bring all spells worked and projects begun during the Waxing Moon to fruition, or at
least prepare them to move to the next stage of development. Invocation Magic will be more potent
now that at any other time in the Lunar cycle.

If there is a second Full Moon in a particular month, the second one is called a Blue Moon. The
appropriate magic is the same, only the available energy is much stronger.

Some Goddesses appropriate for invoking during the Full Moon:
Demeter (for assistance bringing projects to completion, or to bring comfort or healing to the
bereaved)
Anu (for assistance bringing goals to fruition)
Isis (to invoke nurturance and protection of yourself, your loved ones, projects or goals that are dear,
or of Mankind of Mother Earth as a whole)
Aradia (to invoke the blessings of learning, compassion, and a sense of community into yourself and
Mankind as a whole)
Selene (to invoke the blessings of love and happiness into your life and relationships)
Inanna (to invoke fertility with the goal of motherhood)
Lakshmi (to invoke abundance and growth on all levels of being, material, emotional and spiritual)

Some Incenses appropriate to the Full Moon:
White Sandalwood
Rose
Coconut
Lotus
Lemon Balm
Dittany

Waning Moon and Last Quarter
(the fading time between the Full and New Moons):

This is the time to cast magic for purification, casting things out, banishing, releasing, and breaking old
habits; also of seeking balance, winding down, learning to accept and work with the things that cannot
be changed.

Some Goddesses appropriate for invoking during the Waning Moon and Last Quarter:
Maat (for assistance in determining the cause of troubles and what in your life is worth furthering,
and what would be best left behind)
Themis (for the same assistance as can be provided by Maat, particularly with regard to relationships)
Cerridwen (for assistance in gleaning wisdom from perceived "mistakes and failures")
Hecate (for assistance in removing unwanted obstacles from your life so that you can be free to begin
anew in the days ahead)
Inanna (for guidance pertaining to soul-searching removal of the proverbial "seven veils" to reach
the heart of your soul, in search for your own higher Truth and for strength to cope with the grief that
comes from letting go of old habits and ideas)

Some Incense appropriate to the Waning Moon and Last Quarter:
White Sandalwood
Acacia
Benzoin
Lemongrass
Verbena
Rosemary
Juniper


2012:

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Last Quarter
January 1 January 9 January 16
January 23 January 31 February 7 February 14
February 21 March 1 March 8 March 15
March 22 March 30 April 6 April 13
April 21 April 29 May 6 May 12
May 20 May 28 June 4 June 11
June 19 June 27 July 3 July 11
July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9
August 17 August 24 August 31 September 8
September 16 September 22 September 30 October 8
October 15 October 22 October 29 November 7
November 13 November 20 November 28 December 6
December 13 December 20 December 28


2013:

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Last Quarter
January 5
January 11 January 18 January 27 February 3
February 10 February 17 February 25 March 4
March 11 March 19 March 27 April 3
April 10 April 18 April 25 May 2
May 10 May 18 May 25 May 31
June 8 June 16 June 23 June 30
July 8 July 16 July 22 July 29
August 6 August 14 August 21 August 28
September 5 September 12 September 19 September 27
October 5 October 11 October 18 October 26
November 3 November 10 November 17 November 25
December 3 December 9 December 17 December 25







COLOR MAGIC/ MEANINGS
White:
Attributions:
Gender: Either
Planet: Moon
Zodiac: Pisces and Aries (primary)
Element: Air
Chakra: First Chakra, Crown
Sephiroth: Kether (The Crown)

Use to represent or honor the Moon or the Goddess (particularly in her maiden aspect) or, alternately,
the Sun or the God. (Your personal interpretation is necessary here.)

Suitable for promotion of meditation, serenity, emotional healing and balance, spiritual strength,
spiritual guidance, generosity, cleansing, purity, clairvoyance, and contact with the higher Self. May be
used as a substitution for any other color, and because white light contains all colors, it can be used to
meet any magical end.



Silver:

Attributions:
Gender: Female
Planet: Moon
Zodiac: n/a
Element: Air
Chakra: n/a
Sephiroth: n/a

Use to represent or honor the Moon or the Goddess.

Suitable for the promotion of purification and clarity, strength and stability, receptivity, psychic
protection, astral projection, telepathy, clairvoyance, intuition, and meaningful dreams.

Very pale grey can be used as a substitute.



Yellow:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Sun
Zodiac: Taurus (secondary)
Element: Air
Chakra: Third, Solar Plexus Chakra
Sephiroth: Tiphareth (Beauty; The King)

Use to represent or honor the Sun or the God, or the element of Air.

Suitable for promotion of intelligence, concentration, learning, memory, wisdom, mental accuracy,
eloquence, creativity, imagination, confidence, attraction, charm, communication and persuasion.



Gold:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Sun
Zodiac: Virgo and Sagittarius (primary)
Element: Fire
Chakra: n/a
Sephiroth: n/a

Use to represent or honor the Sun or the God.

Suitable for promotion of wisdom, grace, success, luck, happiness, vitality, confidence and money.

A rich yellow (the deeper the better) may be used as a substitute.



Orange:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Mercury/Mars
Zodiac: n/a
Element: Air/Fire
Chakra: Second, Sacral Chakra
Sephiroth: Hod (Splendor)

Suitable for the promotion of health, strength, vitality, pride, energy, invigoration, acceleration,
creativity, success, lasting prosperity, enthusiasm; especially good for ambitions concerning business,
real estate or the law.



Red:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Mars
Zodiac: Taurus, Gemini, Leo, and Capricorn (primary); Sagittarius (secondary)
Element: Fire
Chakra: First, Root Chakra
Sephiroth: Geburah (Severity)

Use to represent or honor the Goddess in her mother aspect, or the element of Fire.

Suitable for the promotion of passion, sex, lust, fertility, strength, courage, magnetism, energy, primal
emotion, survival instinct, willpower, protection.

Pink:

Attributions:
Gender: Female
Planet: Venus
Zodiac: Aries (secondary)
Element: Fire
Chakra: Fourth, Heart Chakra
Sephiroth: n/a

Use to represent or honor the Goddess in her maiden aspect.

Suitable for the promotion of love, romance, relationships, communication, affection, femininity, caring,
nurturing, fidelity, friendship, compassion; also excellent for fertility magic.



Purple:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Jupiter
Zodiac: n/a
Element: Air
Chakra: Sixth, Brow Chakra
Sephiroth: Yesod (Foundation)

Suitable for the promotion of spirituality, power, spiritual growth, psychic abilities, influence,
independence, balance, self-improvement, justice and contact with the otherworld as well as your
higher Self.

Blue:

Attributions:
Gender: Either
Planet: Neptune/Mercury
Zodiac: Aquarius (primary); Gemini and Libra (secondary)
Element: Water
Chakra: Fifth, Throat Chakra
Sephiroth: Chesed (Mercy)

Use to represent or honor the element of Water.

Suitable for the promotion of gentle movement, peace, tranquility, harmony, accordance with the Self,
prophesy, wisdom, emotion, spirituality, unity, hope and inspiration.

Green:

Attributions:
Gender: Either
Planet: Venus, Jupiter and Mars
Zodiac: Cancer (primary); Aquarius, Pisces, and Leo (secondary)
Element: Earth
Chakra: Fourth, Heart Chakra
Sephiroth: Netzach (Victory)

Use to represent or honor the element of Earth.

Suitable for promotion of wealth, abundance, monetary success, accumulation, employment, personal
ambitions, prosperity, fertility, healing, growth and rejuvenation, good luck, and the health of the Earth,
plants and trees.



Brown:

Attributions:
Gender: Female
Planet: Earth
Zodiac: n/a
Element: Earth
Chakra: Feet Chakra
Sephiroth: Malkuth (Kingdom)

Suitable for the promotion of stability, integrity, decisiveness, endurance, balance, grounding, family
and the home, study, material gain, and working with familiars; especially good for locating lost objects.

Grey:

Attributions:
Gender: Either
Planet: Moon
Zodiac: n/a
Element: Water
Chakra: n/a
Sephiroth: Chokmah (Wisdom)

Suitable for promotion of neutrality, a fizzling-out of negativity, balance and peaceful resolution of
conflicts.

Black:

Attributions:
Gender: Male
Planet: Saturn
Zodiac: Libra (primary), Virgo and Scorpio (secondary).
Element: Air
Chakra: n/a
Sephiroth: Binah (Understanding)

Use to represent or honor the Goddess in her crone aspect.

Suitable for promotion of meditation, spirit-working, shape-shifting, personal alchemy, divination, truth,
wisdom, discipline, banishing, protection and stillness; especially good for binding and for negation of
hexes.


ANCIENT CUSHITE/ INDIAN DIETIES
Aditi
Hindu Great Goddess, as the Woman Clothed with the Sun. Sun Goddess, Mother of all the Lights of
Heaven. She gave birth to the twelve zodiacal spirits.

Ananta
Indian Serpent Queen. aka Sarparajni. She enveloped all gods during their death, sleeping between
incarnations.

Banka-Mundi
Hunting Goddess of the Khoud. Merely uttering Her name made one fearless against jungle beasts.

Bardaichila
Assamese Storm Goddess.

Bentakumari
Assamese Water Goddess. First fish of the season was given to Her.

Bhasundara
Tibetan Goddess of Prosperity

Bhavani
Common name for Mother Goddess of India.Bestower of Existence. Evoked by women in labor, who
burned perfume to honor Her.

Bisal-Mariamna
Shakti of Sunlight in Mysore.Symbolized by a brass pot full of water called the Kunna-Kannadi or 'eye
mirror'. Into this pot are put pepper leaves and coconut flowers, a small metal mirror leans against it.

Budhi Pallien
Assamese Forest Goddess, appears as a tiger roving through the Indian jungle.

Chomo-Lung-Ma
Goddess Mother of the Universe, original name of Mt. Everest.One of the oldest Indian deities.

Devi
Dearly Beloved Goddess

Durga
the Queen Mother, Warrior Goddess, rode tigers into battle defending Her children, the gods.

Hudigamma
Hindu Mother Goddess served by eunuch priests dressed in women's clothes.

Indrani
Queen of the gods.

Ista Devata
Tantric Patroness of the Self.Individual Guardian Angel of the Enlightened Sage.

Kadru
Serpent Goddess, Mother of the Nagas, or Cobra people.

Kali
Black Earth Mother, Conqueror of Time, Goddess of fertility, death and regeneration. Dark Mother,
Hindu triple Goddess of creation, preservation and destruction. Birth and Death Mother.Treasure house
of Compassion, Giver of Life to the World. Her mantras brought into being the very things whose names
She spoke for the first time, Originator of the creative word or Logos. A triple Goddess - Maiden,
Mother, Crone.Lady of the Dead.The Ocean of Blood at the beginning and end of the world.Also known
as Jagadamba.

Kauri
Indo-European Swan Goddess. Cowrie shell was sacred to Her.

Khon-Ma
Mother Earth, Ruler of All Spirits emanating from the Earth element.

Kundalini
Serpent Goddess representing the inner power of the human body

Kurukulla
Dravidian Goddess of Caverns.

Lakshmi
Goddess of fortune,wealth and abundance. Portrayed as a golden skinned woman sitting or standing on
a lotus, Her symbol. Hindu Goddess of Sovereignty.Source of the divine drink Soma.aka Padma, Lady
Lotus. Goddess of Beauty and Good Fortune.

Manasa-Devi
Serpent Goddess of Bengal, identified with the Moon, bearing the Moons's magic name Mana.

Marici
Buddhist Diamond Sow, Great Goddess seated on a lotus surrounded by 7 pigs. Glorious One.Sun of
Happiness.

Maya
Virgin aspect of the triple Hindu Goddess, symbolized by a Spider, spinner of magic, fate and earthly
appearances. The spider's web was likened to the Wheel of Fate and the spider to the Goddess as a
Spinner, sitting at the hub of Her Wheel. Mother of the Enlightened One, Buddha. Her colors were
white, red and black. Hawthorne, Her tree.

Nanda Devi
Blessed Goddess. Mountain Mother Who gave birth to the Ganges. Nanda Devi is one of the Holiest
Mountains of the Himalayan chain.

Parvati
Maiden aspect of Kali.Daughter of the Mountain.Shiva's bride.Daughter of Heaven. Also known by Maya,
Sati, Durga, Shakti, Privithi. Dark and colorful, ornate and mysterious. The richness of hues in Her attire
as well as Her jewels symbolize Her power. She lifts Her veil to reveal Her beauty, shining like the Sun
rising over the mountain of Anapurna. The cocoon, butterfly and the karmic golden wheel reflect Her
deep connection with life and death, cause and effect, and transformation.

Prajnaparamita
Personification of Wisdom

Prakriti
Nature.Sanskrit title of Kali as female Holy Trinity, commanding the Gunas, the white, red and black
threads of Creation, Preservation and Destruction. She embodied past, present, future; earth, sea, sky;
youth, maturity, age.

Privithi
Very ancient Earth Mother.

Sara Kali
Queen Kali, Mother Goddess of the gypsies. The Mother, the Woman, the Sister, the Queen, the source
of all Romany blood. Queen of Heaven and Earth.

Sarama
Vedic Bitch Goddess, Mother of the brindled Dogs of Yama.The Huntress.

Saranyu
Goddess Who gave birth to all animals, Mother of all Creatures. Vedic Mare Goddess, Mother of the
Centaurs.

Sarasvati
White skinned Goddess of poetry, music, science and learning as well as all creative arts. Inventor of the
Sanscrit language. She wears a crescent moon on her brow and rides a swan or a peacock, or is seated
on a lotus. The Flowing One. Inventor of all the arts of civilization: music, letters, mathematics,
calendars, magic, the Vedas and all other branches of learning. Ancient River Goddess.Queen of
Heaven.Mother of Waters.aka Ganga. Originally a River Goddess, She originated in the Ocean. Great
culinary Goddess, She invented Soma, or Amrita (drink of bliss). Independent of nature.Goddess of
sensual love, creativity, beauty, art and music. Goddess of learning and teaching

Savitri
Hindu Mother of Civilization, She Who brought forth music and literature, rhythm, time, measurements,
day and night, memory, conquest, victory and yoga.

Shakti
Tantric title of the Great Goddess.Cosmic Energy. The Tantras say the female principle antedates and
includes the male principle and this female principle is the Supreme Divinity. Tantric doctrine says
mortal women are life itself, and Goddess-like, because they embody the principle of Shakti. The series
of Universes appear and disappear with the opening and shutting of her eyes. (from the Lalita
Sahasranamam) Final union with Shakti occurred at the moment of Death, according to Tantric mystics.

Shasti
Bengali Feline Goddess, depicted riding a cat. Goddess of childbirth and Protectress of Children.

Shitala
Protectress against small pox. Mothers appealed to Her for help for their children.

Sita
Furrow, the Goddess Earth as the wife of Rama (Krishna).

Smashana-Kali
Kali Ma as the Goddess of cremation grounds and other places of Death. Her yantra was an 8 petaled
lotus with multiple repetitions of the inverted triangle. The meaning was Rebirth following Death. Her
priestesses, called dakinis, arranged funerals and tended the dying.

Tara
Pre-Vedic Savior Goddess, known from India to Ireland. Indo-European primal Goddess Earth. An
extremely ancient festival held annually at Athens was named after Her, Taramata (Mother Tara)
nicknamed The Rioting because of its wild orgiastic customs. The sacred grove of Tara in Ireland was the
Goddess's genital shrine. In India, Tara is calledThe Most Revered of the old pre-vedic Goddesses. Wine
is sacred to Her. Goddess of Compassion, The Diamond Sow. Diamonds are Her sacred stone. Tibetan
Buddhist Great Mother. She is a Boddhisattva, an enlightened One who has vowed to incarnate until all
beings have attained enlightenment. She also vowed to incarnate only as a female. She governs the
Underworld, the Earth and the Heavens, birth, death and regeneration, love and war, the seasons, all
that lives and grows, the Moon cycles. Green Tara is Her Nature-related aspect. Typically She is seen as a
slender and beautiful woman of white complexion, long golden hair and blue eyes. She can also appear
as red, black or dark blue. Her animals are the sow, mare, owl and raven. Goddess of spiritual
transformation. When worshiping Tara, recognize all you see as Her body, made of green light, all you
hear is Her divine speech, and all your thoughts as Her divine wisdom. Every molecule of air is Her divine
energy and when you lie down, your head rests in Her lap. More on Tara

Uma
The Golden Goddess, personifying light and beauty. Daughter of the Mountains, Patroness of yogic
ascetism.Kali's Crone aspect.aka Prisni, Mother of the Dark Season, Daughter of Heaven. Mother Death.

Ushas
Vedic Goddess of the Dawn.

STONES AND CRYSTALS
A

Agate
Magical Intents: Longevity, Physical Strength, Healing, Protection, Love, Courage; also Gardening.

Agate, Banded
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Physical Strength and Vitality, Purification, Calming, Willpower, Courage, Protection,
and Magical Potency.

Agate, Black
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Courage, Protection and Success in Competitive Situations.

Agate, Blue Lace
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Calming, Peace, Happiness, Compassion, Wisdom, Consciousness, Eloquence,
Friendship, Reconciliation, Psychic Ability, Mysticism, Spirituality, Sleep, Dreams, Growth, Fertility and
Prosperity.

Agate, Brown
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Success, Victory, Courage, Willpower, Protection and Wealth.

Agate, Green
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Love, Friendship, Wisdom, Compassion, Stability, Grounding, Centering, Health,
Fertility, Growth, Gardening, also Money and Business Success.

Agate, Moss
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Gardening (makes a great Gardeners Talisman), Longevity, Vitality, Healing and
Happiness.

Agate, Red
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Protection, Peace, Defensive Magic, Healing and Calming.

Alum
Affinities: Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Grounding, Centering, Protection, Purification and Luck.

Aluminum
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Air; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Travel and Image Magic.

Amazonite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Uranus
Magical Intents: Gambling, Success, Financial Gains and Creativity.

Amber
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Healing, Protection, Courage, Self-Esteem, Willpower, Mental Clarity, Beauty, Love,
Luck, Joy, Success and Magical Potency.

Amethyst
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Jupiter, Neptune
Magical Intents: Meditation, Psychic Ability, Peace, Love, Spirituality, Mysticism, Wisdom, Compassion,
Sleep, Dreams, also Purification, Recovering from Addictions and Healing.

Apache Tear
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Luck, Success, Willpower, Courage, Self-Esteem, Grounding, Centering and
Mental Clarity.

Aquamarine
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Calming, Peace, Courage, Purification, Psychic Ability, Sleep, Dreams, Wisdom,
Spirituality and Mysticism.

Aventurine
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Air; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Independence, Gambling, Wealth, Prosperity, Eloquence, Self-Esteem,
Career Success, Contentment, Luck, Money, also Physical Strength and Endurance.

Azurite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Love, Friendship, Wisdom, Compassion, Spirituality, Psychic Ability, Mysticism,
Divination, Sleep, Dreams and Communication with the Higher Self.



B

Beryl
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Love, Energy and Vitality and Social Influence.

Bloodstone
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Healing (especially of open wounds), Physical Strength, Protection, Success, Courage,
Self-Esteem, Willpower, Business Success, Wealth and Prosperity, Gardening and Luck; an excellent
Talisman for Men, Police Officers, Soldiers, and people recovering from Surgery.

Brass
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Healing, Protection, Courage, Money, Wealth and Prosperity.



C

Calcite
Magical Intents: Spirituality, Centering, Peace, Purification, Protection and Vitality.

Calcite, Blue
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Purification, Healing, Reconciliation, Calming, Psychic Ability, Mysticism, Love,
Friendship and Wisdom.

Calcite, Clear
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Spirituality and Meditation.

Calcite, Green
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Stability, Grounding, Centering, Peace, Prosperity and Wealth.

Calcite, Orange
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Legal Matters, Success, Protection, Magical Potency and Illumination.

Calcite, Pink
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Love, Compassion, Spirituality, Mysticism, Psychic Ability, Grounding,
Centering and Friendship.

Carnelian
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Courage, Self-Esteem, Emotional Healing, Mental Clarity, Willpower, Success, Luck,
Peace, Protection, also Physical Vitality and Lust.

Cat's Eye
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Love, Luck, Success, Beauty, Wealth and Prosperity, Courage, Self-Esteem, Willpower
and Protection.

Chrysocolla
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Goddess Magic, Communication, Calming, Friendship, Wisdom, Creativity, Compassion,
Spirituality, Psychic Ability, Mysticism, Dreams, Eloquence, Love, Fertility, Prosperity, Growth, also
Health (particularly good as a charm for sufferers of Arthritis).

Chrysoprase
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Love, Compassion, Growth, Wisdom, Success, Prosperity, Friendship,
Protection, Healing, Money and Luck.

Citrine
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: God Magic, Cleansing, Purification, Protection, Healing, Stops Nightmares, Psychic
Ability, Mental Clarity, Luck and Success.

Coal
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Wealth and Prosperity, Grounding, Centering, Stability, Growth, Business Success and
Gardening.

Copper
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Focusing Energy, Healing, Love, Protection and Money.

Coral
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Love, Healing, Compassion, Happiness, Eloquence, Creativity, Friendship,
Spirituality, Psychic Ability, Mysticism, Peace, Protection and Fertility.

Coral, Black
Magical Intents: Protection and Courage.



D

Diamond
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Protection, Courage, Success, Healing, Self-Esteem, Spirituality, Peace, Luck,
Communication, Strength and Love.



E

Emerald
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Love, Money, Prosperity, Protection, Purification, Calming, Sleep, Dreams, Spirituality,
Psychic Ability, Mental Clarity, Wisdom, Growth, Fertility, Exorcism, also good to include in charms for
Ease of Childbirth.



F

Flint
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Courage, Healing, Physical Strength, Virility and Social Influence.

Fluorite
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Air; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Calming, Stability, Psychic Ability and Dreams.



G

Garnet
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Physical Strength, Healing, Protection, Courage, Success and Luck.

Geodes
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Air; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Psychic Ability and Meditation.

Gold
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Protection, Purification, Healing, Wisdom, Magical Potency, Money and Success.



H

Hematite
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Physical Strength, Grounding, Centering, Protection, Purification, Healing, Divination,
Balance and Luck.



I

Iron
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Physical Strength, Healing and Endurance.



J

Jade
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Wisdom, Justice, Courage, Longevity, Healing, Love, Protection, Beauty, Wealth and
Prosperity, Gardening, Friendship, Peace and Meditation.

Jasper
Magical Intents: Protection, Healing and Beauty.

Jasper, Brown
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Healing, Centering, Grounding, Purification and Luck

Jasper, Green
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Healing, Sleep, Dreams, Love, Beauty, Compassion, Fertility, Mysticism and
Success

Jasper, Red
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Healing, Courage, Willpower, Self-Esteem, Physical Strength, Beauty, Social
Influence

Jet
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Grounding, Centering, Protection, Healing (both Physical and Emotional), Strength,
Wisdom, Divination, Sleep, Dreams, Stops Nightmares, Luck, Spirituality, Peace and Psychic Ability; also
makes an excellent charm to prevent Migraine headaches.



K

Kunzite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus and Pluto
Magical Intents: Balance, Self-Esteem, Calming, Grounding, Recovering from Addictions and Peace.



L

Lapis Lazuli
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Happiness, Love, Fidelity, Healing, Protection, Psychic Ability, Courage and Success.

Lead
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Defensive Magic, Divination, Psychic Ability and Grounding.

Lepidolite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Jupiter and Neptune
Magical Intents: Spirituality, Protection, Calming, Self-Esteem, Luck, Peace, Sleep, Stops Nightmares,
Spirituality and Peace.

Lodestone
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Attraction, Friendship, Love, Fidelity, Business Success, Wealth and Prosperity,
Protection, Luck and Magical Potency.



M

Malachite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Magical Potency, Protection, Peace, Love, Fertility, Gardening, Business Success, Luck
and Travel.

Mica
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Eloquence, Communication with the higher Self, Relationships and
Wisdom.

Moonstone
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Goddess Magic, Protection, Beauty, Sleep, Dreams, Divination, Psychic Ability, Love,
Grounding and Gardening, makes a great Dieters Talisman, also good for Image Magic.

Mother-of-Pearl
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Protection, Wealth and Prosperity, Love, Spirituality, Happiness and Friendship.



O

Obsidian
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Grounding, Divination, Peace, Luck and Courage.

Olivine
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Love, Fertility, Beauty, Joy, Happiness, Luck and Protection.

Onyx
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars and Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Grounding, Centering, Happiness, Mental Clarity, Courage, Willpower, Self-
Esteem, Recovering from Addictions. Worry Stones are often made from Onyx.

Opal
Affinities: Gender: Both; Element: All; Planet: All
Magical Intents: Balance, Beauty, Friendship, Love, Luck, Healing, Protection, Wisdom, Magical Potency,
Fertility, Wealth and Prosperity, Dreams, Spirituality, Psychic Ability, Mysticism and Astral Projection.



P

Pearl
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Love, Faith, Integrity, Innocence, Healing, Wealth and Prosperity, Protection, Spirituality
and Luck.

Peridot
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Protection, Friendship, Fidelity, Happiness, Courage, Wealth and Prosperity, Sleep,
Growth and Healing.

Pumice
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Air; Planet: Mercury
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Communication, Travel, Studying and Wisdom.

Pyrite
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Concentration, Money, Luck and Divination.



Q

Quartz Crystal
Affinities: Gender: Both; Element: Fire and Water; Planet: Moon and Sun
Magical Intents: Protection, Courage, Vitality, Psychic Ability, Magical Focus, Magical Potency; also
magnifies the energy of any other stone carried with it.

Quartz, Rose
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Friendship, Love, Fidelity, Peace, Happiness, Beauty and Self-Esteem.

Quartz, Smokey
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Grounding, Centering, Protection, Happiness, Mental Clarity and Dreams.



R

Rhodochrosite
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Vitality, Love and Peace.

Ruby
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Balance, Joy, Wealth and Prosperity, Vitality, Stops Nightmares, Magical
Potency.



S

Salt
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Purification, Grounding, Centering, Business Success, Stability, Wealth and
Prosperity, Fertility and Luck.

Sapphire
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Calming, Psychic Ability, Meditation, Sleep, Dreams, Peace, Love, Compassion, Wisdom,
Reconciliation, Spirituality, Healing, Wealth and Prosperity.

Sardonyx
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Healing, Protection, Self-Esteem, Mental Clarity, Eloquence, Courage, Willpower, Social
Influence, Success, Financial Gain and Luck.

Selenite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Mental Clarity, Energy and Vitality, Reconciliation, Friendship, Compassion, Strength,
Flexibility and Healing.

Silver
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Moon
Magical Intents: Goddess Magic, Magical Focus, Magical Potency, Eloquence, Psychic Ability, Dreams,
Travel, Astral Projection, Peace, Love, Luck, Protection and Prosperity.

Sodalite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Healing, Meditation, Mental Clarity, Wisdom, Dreams and Peace.

Steel
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Endurance and Healing; also Stops Nightmares.

Sugilite
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Jupiter
Magical Intents: Spirituality, Meditation, Psychic Ability, Wisdom, Calming and Healing (both Physical
and Emotional).

Sunstone
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: God Magic, Energy and Vitality, Protection, Physical Strength, Lust, Virility, Self-Esteem,
Courage, Willpower, Success and Luck.



T

Tiger's Eye
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Courage, Energy and Vitality, Wealth and Prosperity, Success, Protection, Luck, Magical
Potency, Illumination and Divination.

Tin
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Air; Planet: Jupiter
Magical Intents: Luck, Wealth and Prosperity, Business Success and Divination.

Topaz
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Healing, Protection, Purification, Love, Strength, Dieting, Willpower, Wealth and
Prosperity.

Tourmaline
Magical Intents: Friendship, Love, Peace, Vitality, Courage, Business Success, Wealth and Prosperity.

Tourmaline, Black
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Saturn
Magical Intents: Protection, Grounding, Centering, Calming Stability and Peace.

Tourmaline, Blue
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Peace, Happiness, Contentment, Sleep, Dreams, Spirituality, Mysticism and
Psychic Ability.

Tourmaline, Green
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Creativity, Growth, Business Success, Stability, Wealth and Prosperity.

Tourmaline, Pink
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Water; Planet: Venus
Magical Intents: Calming, Friendship, Love, Compassion, Fidelity, Healing, Beauty, Joy, Reconciliation and
Wisdom.

Tourmaline, Red
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Mars
Magical Intents: Protection, Energy and Vitality, Courage, Willpower, Success and Social Influence.

Tourmaline, Watermelon
Affinities: Gender: Both; Element: Fire and Water; Planet: Mars and Venus
Magical Intents: Balance, Love, Friendship, Reconciliation, Fidelity, Fertility, Virility, Success.

Turquoise
Affinities: Gender: Female; Element: Earth; Planet: Venus and Neptune
Magical Intents: Protection, Luck, Peace, Grounding, Centering, Stability, Friendship, Love, Courage,
Healing, Growth, Business Success, Wealth and Prosperity, Wisdom, Beauty, Happiness, Compassion and
Spirituality.



Z

Zircon
Affinities: Gender: Male; Element: Fire; Planet: Sun
Magical Intents: Protection, Healing, Mental Clarity, Integrity, Self-Esteem, Luck and Business Success.

Zircon, Brown
Magical Intents: Grounding, Centering, Wealth and Prosperity, Gardening.

Zircon, Clear
Magical Intents: Consciousness and Protection.

Zircon, Green
Magical Intents: Wealth and Prosperity.

Zircon, Orange
Magical Intents: Protection, Travel and Beauty.

Zircon, Red
Magical Intents: Healing, Protection, Wealth and Prosperity, Energy and Vitality.

Zircon, Yellow
Magical Intents: Happiness, Consciousness, Love, Lust and Business Success.



MAKING CANDLES/ CANDLE MAGIC

Gather the following:
Paraffin wax, or scraps of left over candles.
Crayons (for color), or candle dye.
Candle figure.
A strand of candle wick.
Large bowl heat-proof.
Small pot heat-proof.
Wick tabs.
Funnel. (optional, but makes it easier)
Herbs, stones, and oils. (optional)
Wooden spoon. (to stir the wax with)
Wax paper or foil. (to catch wax drippings)
Place wax inside small pot.

Place small pot in large bowl.

Fill pot with heat water until you reach half way up the outside of the can.
You can do this also on a fire but it's more dangerous that way.
After wax and color is completely melted, turn off the heat. Remember to stir your wax every so often.

Cut off a length of wick and attach it at the bottom of your candle figure with a wick tab.

Wrap the top of the wick around a pencil and support it on top of the container.
Now is the time to add your herbs, stones, or oils if you desire.
Be sure to place wax paper or foil under your work area before pouring your candles. Wax is not fun to
scrape off of surfaces.
Pour the wax into the candle figure.

After you have poured as many candles as you want, let them sit for 4-6 hours before attempting to
remove them from the candle figure. (If you are having trouble getting the candles out of the figures,
they will settle easier by putting them into the freezer for approx. half an hour.

After removing the candles from the containers, wipe away the oily substance and let them sit for at
least another 3-4 hours to dry.

If you have left over wax in your coffee can, allow it to cool, then put a lid on it and store it away until
next time.

Now you may proceed with your Candle Magic

CANDLE MAGIC

One of the simplest of magical arts, which comes under the heading of natural magic, is candle burning.
It is simple because it employs little ritual and few ceremonial artifacts. The theatrical props of candle
magic can be purchased at any department store and its rituals can be practiced in any sitting room or
bedroom.

Most of us have performed our first act of candle magic by the time we are two years old. Blowing out
the tiny candles on our first birthday cake and making a wish is pure magic. This childhood custom is
based on the three magical principals of concentration, will power and visualization. In simple terms, the
child who wants his wish to come true has to concentrate (blow out the candles), visualize the end result
(make a wish) and hope that it will come true (will power).

The size and shape of the candles you use is unimportant, although highly decorative, extra large, or
unusually shaped candles will not be suitable as these may create distractions when the magician wants
to concentrate on the important work in hand. Most magicians prefer to use candles of standard or
uniform size if possible. Those, which are sold in different colors for domestic use, are ideal.

The candles you use for any type of magical use should be virgin that is unused. Under no circumstances
use a candle which has already adorned a dinner table or been used as a bedroom candle or night-light.
There is a very good occult reason for not using anything but virgin materials in magic. Vibrations picked
up by secondhand materials or equipment may disturb your workings and negate their effectiveness.

Some magicians who are artistically inclined prefer to make their own candles for ritual and magical use.
This is a very practical exercise because not only does it impregnate the candle with your own personal
vibrations, but also the mere act of making your own candle is magically potent. Specialist shops sell
candle wax and moulds together with wicks, perfumes, and other equipment.

The hot wax is heated until liquid and then poured into the mould through which a suitably sized wick
has already been threaded. The wax is then left to cool and once is this has occurred the mould is
removed, leaving a perfectly formed candle. Special oil-soluble dyes and perfumes can be added to the
wax before the cooling process is complete to provide suitable colors and scents for a particular magical
ritual. Craft shops, which sell candle-making supplies, can also provide do-it-yourself books explaining
the technicalities of the art to the beginner.

Once you have purchased or made your ritual candle it has to be oiled or 'dressed' before burning. The
purpose of dressing the candle is to establish a psychic link between it and the magician through a
primal sensory experience. By physically touching the candle during the dressing procedure, you are
charging it with our own personal vibrations and also concentrating the desire of your magical act into
the wax. The candle is becoming an extension of the magician's mental power and life energy.

When you dress a candle for magical use, imagine that it is a psychic magnet with a North and a South
Pole. Rub the oil into the candle beginning at the top or North end and work downward to the halfway
point. Always brush in the same direction downward. This process is then repeated by beginning at the
bottom or south end and working up to the middle.

The best type of oils to use for dressing candles is natural ones, which can be obtained quite easily.
Some occult suppliers will provide candle magic oils with exotic names. If the magician does not want to
use these, he can select suitable oils or perfumes from his own sources. The oils soluble perfumes sold
by craft shops for inclusion in candles can be recommended.
The candles you use can be colored in accordance with the following magical uses:

White - spirituality and peace - Female Astrological Sign: Cancer
Red - health, energy, strength, courage, sexual potency - male astrological signs: Scorpio, Aries .
Pink - love affection and romance - venus female astrological sign: Taurus
Yellow - intellectualism, imagination, memory and creativity - astrological Sign: Gemini
Green - fertility, abundance, good luck and harmony - female or male astrological Sign: Taurus
Greenish Yellow: jealousy, anger, discord
Blue - inspiration, occult wisdom, protection and devotion
Light Blue: tranquility, patience, health, astrological sign: Pisces
Dark Blue: depression, changeability, strological Sign: Aquarius
Purple - Material wealth, higher psychic ability, spiritual power and idealism - male astrological sign:
Sagittarius
Silver - clairvoyance, inspiration, astral energy and intuition - astrological Sign: Cancer
Orange - ambition. Career matters and the law, action - male astrological sign: Leo
Black: discord, evil, drawing-expelling negativity, confusion, two-toned with appropriate corresponding
color M/F Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Brown: neutrality, uncertainty, hesitation, female astrological sign: Libra
Gray: neutrality, stalemate, negativity

If you wanted to use candle magic for healing, you would select a red candle to burn. To pass an exam,
burn a yellow candle, to gain esoteric knowledge burn a blue candle or for material gain, burn a purple
one. It is obvious these colors relate to the signs of the zodiac and the planetary forces.

The simplest form of candle magic is to write down the objective of your ritual on a virgin piece of
paper. You can use color paper, which matches the candle. Write your petition on the paper using a
magical alphabet, such as theban, enochian, malachain, etc. As you write down what you want to
accomplish through candle magic-- a new job, healing for a friend, a change of residence, a new love
affair, etc.-- visualize your dream coming true. Visualize the circumstances under which you might be
offered a new job, imagine your employer telling you that your salary has been increased or conjure up
a vision of your perfect love partner.

When you have completed writing down your petition, carefully fold up the paper in a deliberately slow
fashion. Place the end of the folded paper in the candle flame and set light to it. As you do this
concentrate once more on what you want from life.

When you have completed your ritual, allow the candle to have completely burned away. You do not
need to stay with the candle after the ritual, but make sure that is safe and that red-hot wax will not
cause damage or fire. Never re-use a candle, which has been lit in any magical ritual. IT should only be
used in that ritual and then allowed to burn away or be disposed of afterwards.

If you are conducting a magical ritual, which involves two people (e.g. an absent healing for a person
some distance away), then the second person can be symbolically represented during the ritual by
another candle. all you need to do is find out the subject's birth date and burn the appropriate candle
for that zodiacal sign. These are as follows
ARIES - Red
TAURUS - Green
GEMINI - Yellow
CANCER - Silver, White
LEO - Orange
VIRGO - Yellow
LIBRA - Pink
SCORPIO - Red
SAGITARIUS Purple

BASIC INTRODUCTION TO NUMEROLOGY
introduction to Using Numerology

Numerology is perhaps the easiest of the occult arts to understand and use. All you need is the birth date
and the complete name of an individual to unlock all of the secrets that the numbers hold. There are
eleven numbers used in constructing Numerology charts. These numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
and 22. Larger numbers that occur from adding the numbers in the complete birth date or from the values
assigned to each name and are reduced by adding the digits together until the sum achieved is one of the
core numbers. Merely add the components of the larger number together (repeatedly, if necessary) until a
single digit (or the "master" numbers 11 or 22) results. Each of these numbers represents different
characteristics and expressions. Master numbers are the only exception to rule of reducing to the single
digit. The master numbers 11 and 22 are intensified versions of the single digit number they replace (2
and 4). These numbers suggest a potential for a high degree of learning and/or achievement very often in
a more stressful environment. In many individuals, the master numbers operate at a much more tangible
or practical level, becoming essentially the same as the single digit parallel. Letters and numbers, you will
learn, are always one and the same. Here is a chart of the values assigned to each of the letters in the
English alphabet:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

This article is simply designed to help you determine the number most correctly asscociated with the spell
working you have in mind. It is best to try to be consistent with the numbers for your spell; to pick one
number and try to keep all the correspondences working within it.
Numerical Table of Associations
Number Associations
1
new beginnings, new happenings, new potentials, complete in oneself, the beginning, creative,
individual, and positive
2 balances, balance of energy, gentle, natural, imaginative, romantic, couples, love
3 creativity, activity, results, ambitious, control and authority over others, moving forward
4 foundation, building, structure, stability, at rest, health
5 action, energies, conflicts, opposition, versatility, communications, quick, impulsive
6 kindness, luxury, love, friendship, money, artistic, affection, also health
7 spiritual, mystical, imagination, psychic, secret, travel, change, intuition, clairvoyance
8
karma, stability, intense, strength, loneliness, hidden feelings, secrets, institutions, hospitals and
health, long term illnesses
9
fruition, accomplishment, courage, completion, very spiritual number (as in 3 x 3) and a good
number to use in all spells in some fashion
Other numbers of course are the "compound" numbers, which are a combination of the numbers 1
through 9. Whenever you have a compound number, you can add the digits together to reduce it down to
a single digit number and thereby get its essence. This can come in handy, especially when figuring times
to do circle. For example, if you plan to use 7's in your ritual, but you know that there's no way you can
start the ritual at 7pm, then you can choose to use instead a number that will add up to 7, like 9:25, where
9 + 2 + 5 equals 16 and 1 + 6 equals 7.
The number of herbs, or candles, or incenses, or ingredients in your spell should also be figured
numerologically to be in tune with what you want to accomplish. Let's say you are looking for a new
home, well, you can go with the number 1 for newness. Or you can go with the number 4 for stability, or 8
if it's a home you want to keep for a long time. Then you would choose to use that number of candles,
that number of herbs in the incense, that number of the hour of the ritual, that number of minutes in your
ritual bath, etc. It's a good idea to stick with one main number, and not to try to combine more than one
number in one spell. As you will see as you get into the planetary hours, and the colors, and all the other
attributes you have to choose from, it can get confusing enough on it's own, without adding to it by picking
more than one number!
Consistency is the key to good spell crafting, pick one number for one idea and work with that. It will
increase your focus, and keep you on track to your goal.

Mayan/ Olmec Deities

Quetzacoatl was identified to Atlantis Egypt, Sumer, then later to Mesoamerica and Peru as
Quetzacoatl.

Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake") is the Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient
Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.

Chac
Chac was the god of rain. He was a benevolent god for the Mayans who often sought his help for their
crops. Chac was associated with creation and life. Chac was also considered to be divided into four equal
entities. Each division represented the North, South, East, and West. Chac was also apparently
associated with the wind god, Kukulcan. Some debate persists as to whether or not Kukulcan was just a
variotion of Chac.

Sun God - Kinich Ahau
Kinich Ahau was the Sun god. He was the patron god of the city Itzamal. Supposedly, he visited the city
at noon everday. He would descend as a macaw and consume prepared offerings. Kinich Ahau is usually
shown with jaguar-like features (ex. filed teeth). Kinich Ahau also wears the symbol of Kin, a Mayan day.
Kinich Ahau was also know by the name Ah Xoc Kin, who was associated with poetry and music.

Yumil Kaxob
The Maize god is representative of the ripe grain which was the base of the Mayan agriculture. In certain
areas of Mesoamerica, like Yucatan, the Maize god is combined with the god of flora, Yumil Kaxob. The
Maize god is principally shown with a headdress of maize and a curved streak on his cheek. He is also
noticeable from other gods throug his youth. Despite this youth, the Maize god was powerless by
himself. His fortunes and misfortunes were decided by the control of rain and drought. The Rain god
would protect him. However, he suffered when the Death god exercised drought and famine.

Yum Cimil
The death god was called Yum Cimil. He also could be called Ah Puch, the god of the Underworld. His
body is predominantly skeletal. His adornments are likewise made of bones. Yum Cimil has also been
represented with a body covered with black spots (decomposition). He also wears a collar with eyeless
sockets. This adornment was the typical symbol for the Underworld.

Ixtab
The suicide goddess was called Ixtab. She is always represented with a rope around her neck. The
Mayans believed that suicides would lead you to heaven. Hence, it was very common for suicides to
happen because of depression or even for something trivial.

Kukulcan
The wind god was also known as the feathered-serpent god Kukulcan.The ancient Mayans used the
doorways and windows of their buildings as astronomical sightings, especially for the planet Venus.

Ix Chel
Ix Chel, the "Lady Rainbow," was the old Moon goddess in Mayan mythology. The Maya people lived
around 250 AD in what is now Guatemala and the Yucatan in Mexico. Mayans associated human events
with phases of the moon.

Ah Kinchil: the Sun god.

Ah Puch: the god of Death.

Ahau Chamahez: one of two gods of Medicine.

Ahmakiq: a god of Agriculture who locks up the wind when it threatens to destroy the crops.

Akhushtal: the goddess of Childbirth.

Bacabs: the bacabs are the canopic gods, thought to be brothers, who, with upraised arms, supported
the multilayered sky from their assigned positions at the four cardinal points of the compass. (The
Bacabs may also have been four manifestations of a single deity.) The four brothers were probably the
offspring of Itzamn, the supreme deity, and Ixchel, the goddess of weaving, medicine, and childbirth.
Each Bacab presided over one year of the four-year cycle. The Maya expected the Muluc years to be the
greatest years, because the god presiding over these years was the greatest of the Bacab gods. The four
directions and their corresponding colours (east, red; north, white; west, black; south, yellow) played an
important part in the Mayan religious and calendrical systems.

Cit Bolon Tum: a god of Medicine.

Cizin (Kisin): "Stinking One"; Mayan earthquake god and god of death, ruler of the subterranean land of
the dead. He lives beneath the earth in a purgatory where all souls except those of soldiers killed in
battle and women who died in childbirth spend some time. Suicides are doomed to his realm for
eternity.

Ekahau: the god of Travellers and Merchants.

Itzamn: "Iguana House";, principal pre-Columbian Mayan deity. The ruler of heaven, day, and night, he
frequently appeared as four gods called Itzamns, who encased the world. Like some of the other
Mesoamerican deities, the Itzamns were associated with the points of the compass and their colours
(east, red; north, white; west, black; and south, yellow). Itzamn was sometimes identified with the
remote creator deity Hunab Ku and occasionally with Kinich Ahau, the sun-god. The moon goddess
Ixchel, patroness of womanly crafts, was possibly a female manifestation of the god. Itzamn was also a
culture hero who gave humankind writing and the calendar and was patron deity of medicine. See also
Bacab.

Ix Chel (Ixchel): the goddess of the Moon.

Ixtab: the goddess of the Hanged. She receives their souls into paradise.

Kan-u-Uayeyab: the god who guarded cities.

Kinich Kakmo: the Sun god symbolised by the Macaw.

Kisin: see Cizin

Kukulcan: the Wind god, who is recognizable in Classic reliefs is the Feathered Serpent, known to the
Maya as Kukulcan (and to the Toltecs and Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl). Probably the most ubiquitous of all is
the being known as Bolon Tzacab (first called God K by archaeologists), a deity with a baroquely
branching nose who is thought to have functioned as a god of royal descent; he is often held as a kind of
sceptre in rulers' hands.

Mitnal: Mitnal was the underworld hell where the wicked were tortured.

Nacon: Nacon was the god of War.

Tzultacaj (Tzuultaq'ah): For the Mayan Indians of central Guatemala, known as Kekch, this was the god
of the mountains and valleys.

Yaxche: Yaxche is the Tree of Heaven under which good souls rejoice.

Yum Kaax: the Maize god.

AFRO-ASIATIC DIETIES
CHINA AO The Four Dragon Kings Ao Chi'in, Ao Kuang, Ao Jun, and Ao Shun, gods of rain and the sea.
Subjects of the Jade Emperor.

CH'ENG-HUANG God of moats and walls. Every village and town had its own Ch'eng-Huang, most often a
local dignitary or important person who had died and been promoted to godhood. His divine status was
revealed in dreams, though the gods made the actual decision. Ch'eng-Huang not only protects the
community from attack but sees to it that the King of the Dead does not take any soul from his
jurisdiction without proper authority. Ch'eng-Huang also exposes evil-doers in the community itself,
usually through dreams. His assistants are Mr. Ba Lao-ye and Mr. Hei Lao-ye -- Mr. Daywatchman and
Mr. Nightwatchman.

CHU JUNG God of fire. Chu Jung punishes those who break the laws of heaven. KUAN TI God of war. The
Great Judge who protects the people from injustice and evil spirits. A red faced god dressed always in
green. An oracle. Kuan Ti was an actual historical figure, a general of the Han dynasty renowned for his
skill as a warrior and his justness as a ruler. There were more than 1600 temples dedicated to Kuan Ti.

KWAN YIN also KWANNON Goddess of mercy and compassion. A lady dressed in white seated on a lotus
and holding an infant. Murdered by her father, she recited the holy books when she arrived in Hell, and
the ruler of the underworld could not make the dead souls suffer. The disgruntled god sent her back to
the world of the living, where Kwan Yin attained great spiritual insight and was rewarded with
immortality by the Buddha. A popular goddess, Kwan Yin's temple at the Mount of the Wondrous Peak
was ever filled with a throng of pilgrims shaking rattles and setting off firecrackers to get her attention.

LEI KUNG God of thunder. Lei Kung has the head of a bird, wings, claws and blue skin, and his chariot is
drawn by six boys. Lei Kung makes thunder with his hammer, and his wife makes lightening with her
mirrors. Lei Kung chases away evil spirits and punishes criminals whose crimes have gone undetected.

PA HSIEN The Eight Immortals of the Taoist tradition. Ordinary mortals who, through good works and
good lives, were rewarded by the Queen Mother Wang by giving them the peaches of everlasting life to
eat. They are: LI TIEH-KUAI Li of the Iron Crutch. A healer, Li sits as a beggar in the market place selling
wondrous drugs, some of which can revive the dead. CHUNG-LI CH'UAN A smiling old men always
beaming with joy, he was rewarded with immortality for his ascetic life in the mountains.

LAN TS'AI-HO A young flute-player and wandering minstrel who carries a basket laden with fruit. His
soul-searching songs caused a stork to snatch him away to the heavens. LU TUNG-PIN A hero of early
Chinese literature. Renouncing riches and the world, he punished the wicked and rewarded the good,
and slew dragons with a magic sword.

CHANG-KUO LAO An aged hermit with miraculous abilities. Chang owned a donkey which could travel at
incredible speed. The personification of the primordial vapor which is the source of all life.

HAN HSIANG-TZU A scholar who chose to study magic rather than prepare for the civil service. When his
uncle chastised him for studying magic, Han Hsiang-Tzu materialized two flowers with poems written on
the leaves. TS'AO KUO-CHIU Ts'ao Kuo-Chiu tried to reform his brother, a corrupt emperor, by reminding
him that the laws of heaven are inescapable.

HO HSIEN-KU "Immortal Maiden Ho." A Cantonese girl who dreamed that she could become immortal
by eating a powder made of mother-of-pearl. She appears only to men of great virtue.

P'AN-CHIN-LIEN Goddess of prostitutes. As a mortal, she was a widow who was much too liberal and
inventive with her favors, and her father-in-law killed her. In death she was honored by her more
professional associates and eventually became the goddess of whores.

SHI-TIEN YEN-WANG The Lords of Death, the ten rulers of the underworld. They dress alike in royal
robes and only the wisest can tell them apart. Each ruler presides over one court of law. In the first court
a soul is judged according to his sins in life and sentenced to one of the eight courts of punishment.
Punishment is fitted to the offense. Misers are made to drink molten gold, liars' tongues are cut out. In
the second court are incompetent doctors and dishonest agents; in the third, forgers, liars, gossips, and
corrupt government officials; in the fifth, murderers, sex offenders and atheists; in the sixth, the
sacreligious and blasphemers; in the eighth, those guilty of filial disrespect; in the ninth, arsonists and
accident victims. In the tenth is the Wheel of Transmigration where souls are released to be
reincarnated again after their punishment is completed. Before souls are released, they are given a brew
of oblivion, which makes them forget their former lives.

TI-TSANG WANG God of mercy. Wandering in the caverns of Hell, a lost soul might encounter a smilng
monk whose path is illuminated by a shining pearl and whose staff is decorated with metal rings which
chime like bells. This is Ti-Tsang Wang, who will do all he can to help the soul escape hell and even to
put an end to his eternal round of death and rebirth. Long ago, Ti-Tsang Wang renounced Nirvana so
that he could search the dark regions of Hell for souls to save from the kings of the ten hells. Once a
priest of Brahma, he converted to Buddhism and himself became a Buddha with special authority over
the souls of the dead.

T'SHAI-SHEN God of wealth who presides over a vast bureaucracy with many minor deities under his
authority. A majestic figure robed in exquisite silks. T'shai-Shen is quite a popular god; even atheists
worship him.

TSAO WANG God of the hearth. Every household has its own Tsao Wang. Every year the hearth god
reports on the family to the Jade Emperor, and the family has good or bad luck during the coming year
according to his report. The hearth god's wife records every word spoken by every member of the
family. A paper image represents the hearth god and his wife, and incense is burned to them daily.
When the time came to make his report to the Jade Emperor, sweetmeats were placed in his mouth, the
paper was burned, and firecrackers were lit to speed him on his way.

TU-TI Local gods.Minor gods of towns, villages and even streets and households.Though far from the
most important gods in the divine scheme, they were quite popular. Usually portrayed as kindly,
respectable old men, they see to it that the domains under their protection run smoothyly.

YENG-WANG-YEH "Lord Yama King." Greatest of the Lords of Death. Yeng-Wang-Yeh judges all souls
newly arrived to the land of the dead and decides whether to send them to a special court for
punishment or put them back on the Wheel of Transmigration.

YU-HUANG-SHANG-TI "Father Heaven." The August Supreme Emperor of Jade, whose court is in the
highest level of heaven, originally a sky god. The Jade Emperor made men, fashioning them from clay.
His heavenly court resembles the earthly court in all ways, having an army, a bureaucracy, a royal family
and parasitical courtiers. The Jade Emperor's rule is orderly and without caprice. The seasons come and
go as they should, yin is balanced with yang, good is rewarded and evil is punished. As time went on, the
Jade Emperor became more and more remote to men, and it became customary to approach him
through his doorkeeper, the Transcendental Dignitary. The Jade Emperor sees and hears everything;
even the softest whisper is as loud as thunder to the Jade Emperor.


PACIFIC ISLANDS/ AUSTRAILIAN DIETIES

OCEANIA (PACIFIC ISLANDS AND AUSTRALIA)
AGUNUA (Solomon Islands) Serpent god. All other gods are only an aspect of Agunua. The first coconut
from each tree is sacred to Agunua.

ALULUEI (Micronesia) God of knowledge and navigation. Aluluei has two faces, one to see where he is
going, the other to see where he has been. Aluluei makes his home on sandbars.

BUNJIL (Australian) A sky god. Bunjil made men out of clay while his brother, Bat, made women out of
water. To mankind Bunjil gave tools, weapons and religious ceremony.

DARAMULUN (Australian) A sky god, a hero. There are many tales of his adventures. Daramulun is
usually portrayed with a mouth full of quartz and a huge phallus, carrying a stone axe.

DREAM TIME (Australian) The period of creation when the gods brought the world and all living
creatures into being.

GIDJA (Australian) Moon god. In the Dream Time, Gidja created women by castrating Yalungur, for
which he was punished by Kallin Kallin. Gidja floated out to sea and ended up in the sky, where he
became the moon.

GREAT RAINBOW SNAKE Also JULUNGGUL, GALERU, UNGUR, WONUNGUR, WOROMBI, YURLUNGGUR,
LANGAL, MUIT and many others names. (Australian) The great giver of life who lives in a deep pool,
stretches across the sky and shines with water drops, quartz and mother of pearl. In the Dream Time,
the Great Rainbow Snake created all the waterways and all living creatures. The Great Rainbow Snake is
the greatest of all the gods, and no wise man will dare offend him. Many pools are sacred to him and
must not be contaminated with blood. Sorcerers perform their magic with pieces of quarts and mother
of pearl, because their iridescence holds the life force of the Great Rainbow Snake.

HINA Also HINE (Polynesia) Goddess of darkness, who brought death to humankind by slaying the god
Maui. While sailing with her brother Ru, she drifted off to the moon, liked what she saw, and decided to
stay, thereby becoming Hina the Watchwoman and a patroness of travelers.

IO (New Zealand) "Io of the Hidden Face," "Io the Originator of All Things," "Io Eternal," "Io God of Love."
Supreme being of the Maori, master of all the other gods, known only to the priesthood.

KALLIN KALLIN (Australian) Chickenhawk. Kallin Kallin punished Gidja for castrating his brother Yalungur,
the Eaglehawk, by ambushing Gidja as he crossed a bridge and throwing him into the ocean. Realizing
that Yalungur was now a woman and therefore no longer a member of the tribe, Kallin Kallin took
Yalungur as his wife and so established the custom among Australian aborigines of taking wives from
different communities.

KUKLIKIMOKU (Polynesia) God of war. His colors are red and yellow, and his is the crested feather
helmet of the Hawaiians.

MARRUNI (Melanesia) God of earthquakes. Marruni's tail terrified his wives, so he cut it into pieces and
from them made animals and human beings. MAUI (Polynesia) "Maui of the thousand tricks." A trickster
and a hero god. Maui lived when the world was still being created, and fought on the side of humankind,
constantly struggling to get them a better deal. Maui raised the sky and snared the sun. His death at the
hands of Hina brought death into the world.

NAREAU (Micronesia) Actually two gods, Old Spider and Young Spider. Creators and tricksters. Old
Spider created the world from a seashell, but the heavens and the earth were not properly separated, so
Young Spider enlisted the aid of Riiki, the eel, to fix the problem. They then created the sun, moon and
stars, and a great tree from which came the race of men.

OLIFAT (Micronesia) A trickster. Olifat invented the custom of tattooing. Olifat loves pranks and is
constantly spoiling food, ruining fishing trips and seducing men's wives.

PELE (Polynesia) Goddess of volcanic fire and sorcery. Pele lives in Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii. Altars to Pele
are built beside lava streams, though only those descended from her worship her.

QAT (Polynesia) Creator god. Qat was born when his mother, a stone, suddenly exploded. Qat made the
first three pairs of men and women by carving them from wood and playing drums to make them dance.
Qat stopped night from going on forever by cutting it with a hard red stone, which is the dawn. Qat
sailed away in a canoe filled with all manner of wonderful things, leaving behind the legend that he
would one day return. When the Europeans first came, many believed that Qat had finally come back. R

UA (Tahiti) The Abyss. God of craftsmen. Rua invented wood carving.

TAWHAKI (Polynesia) God of thunder and lightening.Noble and handsome.TU (Polynesia) "Tu of the
Angry Face," "Tu the Man Eater," "Tu the Lover of War," "Tu of the Narrow Face."God of war.

WONDJINA (Australian) The primordial beings of the great Dream Time, who created the world. They
are shown in rock paintings with halos and no mouths, their eyes and noses joined. The Wondjina give
both rain and children, and their paintings are touched up every year so that they will continue to bring
rain at the end of the dry season.

YALUNGUR (Australian) Eaglehawk. Yalungur defeated the terrible ogress Kunapipi and became the first
woman.

BLACK CELTIC/ DRUIDIC (MOORISH) DEITIES

CELTIC ANGUS OF THE BRUGH Also OENGUS OF THE BRUIG
God of youth, son of the Dagda. In Ireland, Angus is the counterpart of Cupid. Angus' kisses turn into
singing birds, and the music he plays irresistably draws all who hear.
ARIANRHOD
"Silver Wheel," "High Fruitful Mother." One of the Three Virgins of Britain, her palace is Caer Arianrhod,
the Celtic name for the Aurora Borealis. Read more!

BADB
A goddess of war.One of a triad of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan. Bird shaped and
crimson mouthed, Badb uses her magic to decide battles. Badb lusts after men and is often seen at fords
washing the armor and weapons of men about to die in combat.

BRIGHID also BRIGIT.
Goddess of healing and craftsmanship, especially metalwork.Also a patron of learning and poetry. In
Wales she is Caridwen, who possesses the cauldron of knowledge and inspiration. The Celts so loved
Brighid that they could not abandon her even when they became Christians, and so made Brighid a
Christian saint. Read more!

CERIDWEN also HEN WEN; in Wales, BRIGHID "White Grain," "Old White One."Corn goddess.
Mother of Taliesin, greatest and wisest of all the bards, and therefore a patron of poets. The "white
goddess" of Robert Graves. Caridwen lives among the stars in the land of Caer Sidi. Caridwen is
connected with wolves, and some claim her cult dates to the neolithic era. Read more!

CERNUNNOS
Horned god of virility. Cernunnos wears the torc (neck-ring) and is ever in the company of a ram-headed
serpent and a stag. Extremely popular among the Celts, the Druids encouraged the worship of
Cernunnos, attempting to replace the plethora of local deities and spirits with a national religion. The
Celts were so enamored of Cernunnos that his cult was a serious obstacle to the spread of Christianity.
Read more!

DAGDA
Earth and father god. Dagda possesses a bottomless cauldron of plenty and rules the seasons with the
music of his harp. With his mighty club Dagda can slay nine men with a single blow, and with its small
end he can bring them back to life. On the day of the New Year, Dagda mates with the raven goddess of
the Morrigan who while making love straddles a river with one foot on each bank. Read more!

DANU
Mother goddess, an aspect of the Great Mother.Another of a triad of war goddesses known collectively
as the Morrigan.Connected with the moon goddess Aine of Knockaine, who protects crops and
cattle.Most importantly, the mother of the Tuatha de' Danann, the tribe of the gods.

DIAN CECHT
A healer. At the second battle of Moytura, Dian Cecht murdered his own son whose skill in healing
endangered his father's reputation. The Judgments of Dian Cecht, an ancient Irish legal tract, lays down
the obligations to the ill and injured. An agressor must pay for curing anyone he has injured, and the
severity of any wound, even the smallest, is measured in grains of corn.

DIS PATER
Originally a god of death and the underworld, later the cheif god of the Gauls. The Gauls believed, as
their Druids taught, that Dis Pater is the ancestor of all the Gauls.

DONN Irish counterpart to Dis Pater.
Donn sends storms and wrecks ships, but he protects crops and cattle as well. Donn's descendents come
to his island after death.

EPONA Horse goddess.
Usually portrayed as riding a mare, sometimes with a foal. Roman legionaires, deeply impressed with
Celtic horsemanship, took up the worship of Epona themselves and eventually imported her cult to
Rome itself. Read more!

ESUS
A god of the Gauls "whose shrines make men shudder," according to a Roman poet. Human sacrifices to
Esus were hanged and run through with a sword. For unknown reasons, Esus is usually portrayed as a
woodcutter.

GOVANNON
The smith god. The weapons Govannon makes are unfailing in their aim and deadliness, the armor
unfailing in its protection. Also a healer. Those who attend the feast of Govannon and drink of the god's
sacred cup need no longer fear old age and infirmity.

LUG also LUGH, LLEU
A sun god and a hero god, young, strong, radiant with hair of gold, master of all arts, skills and crafts.
One day Lug arrived at the court of the Dagda and demanded to be admitted to the company of the
gods. The gatekeeper asked him what he could do. For every skill or art Lug named, the gatekeeper
replied that there was already one among the company who had mastered it. Lug at last pointed out
that they had no one who had mastered them all, and so gained a place among the deities, eventually
leading them to victory in the second battle of Moytura against the Formorian invaders. (The
Formorians were a race of monsters who challenged the gods for supremacy in the first and second
battles of Moytura.) The Romans identified Lug with Mercury. The most popular and widely worshipped
of the Celtic gods, Lug's name in its various forms was taken by the cities of Lyons, Loudun, Laon, Leon,
Lieden, Leignitz, Carlisle and Vienna. Read more!

MACHA "Crow."
The third of the triad of war goddesses known as the Morrigan, Macha feeds on the heads of slain
enemies. Macha often dominates her male lovers through cunning or simple brute strength. MEDB
"Drunk Woman."A goddess of war, not one of the Morrigan.Where the Morrigan use magic, Medb
wields a weapon herself. The sight of Medb blinds enemies, and she runs faster than the fastest horse. A
bawdy girl, Medb needs thirty men a day to satisfy her sexual appetite.

MORRIGAN, THE also MORRIGU MORRIGAN
A war goddess, forerunner of the Arthurian Morgan La Fey? Like Odin, fickle and unfaithful, not to be
trusted. A hag with a demonic laugh, the Morrigan appears as a grotesque apparition to men about to
die in battle. Her name is also used for a triad of war goddesses, who are often thought of as different
aspects of the Morrigan. Read more!

NEMAIN "Panic."
A war goddess.

NUADHU also NUD, NODENS, LUD.
"Nuadhu of the silver arm." God of healing and water; his name suggests "wealth-bringer" and "cloud-
maker." At the first battle of Moytura, Nuadhu lost an arm, and Dian Cecht replaced it with a new one
made out of silver. Because of this, Nuadhu was obliged to turn leadership of the Tuatha de' Dannan
over to Lug. People came to be healed at Nuadhu's temple at Lydney, and small votive limbs made of
silver have been found there.

OGMIOS also OGMA "Sun Face."
A hero god like Hercules, a god of eloquence, language, genius.Generally portrayed as an old man
dressed in a lion skin. From his tongue hang fine gold chains attached to the ears of his eager followers.

SUCELLUS Guardian of forests, patron of agriculture. His consort is Nantosvelta, whose name suggests
brooks and streams. Sometimes considered synonomous with Cernunnos or Daghda.

TUATHA DE' DANANN
The divine tribes and people descended from the goddess Danu. Skilled in druidry and magic, the Tuatha
de' Danann possess four talismans of great power: the stone of Fal which shrieked under the true heir to
the throne; the spear of Lug which made victory certain; the sword of Nuadhu which slays all enemies;
and the ever full cauldron of Daghda from which no man ever goes away hungry.


HAITIAN YORUBA VODOUN DEITIES
Ayida:
The female counterpart Ayida: The female counterpart

Adjasou:
Characterized by protruding eyes and a bad humor, lives under the mombin tree near a spring and is
very fond of vermouth, rum, and cognac.

Agassu:
Dahomean in origin and belonging to the Fon and Yaruba tribes. When a person is possessed by Agassu,
his hands become crooked and stiffened, therefore resembling claws. In Dahomey, he is the result of a
union between a panther and a woman. He is associated with water deities and sometimes takes the
form of a crab. He is one of the mythical creatures who once gave assistance to the Ancestor. He is
considered one of the loa masons.

Agau:
Agau is a very violent god. Earth tremors and the frightening sounds associated with storms are because
of Agau. The trances induced by his mounting are so violent there have been deaths associated with his
brutality. When one is mounted one attempts to imitate the sounds of thunder and tremors, if they are
strong enough to utter sounds under the possession. The possessed person keeps repeating, "It is I who
am the gunner of god; when I roar the earth trembles."

Agwe:
(Agive) He is invoked under the names "Shell of the Sea," "Eel," and "Tadpole of the Pond." Sovereign of
the sea.One of the many lovers of Erzulie. Under his jurisdiction come not only all the flora and fauna of
the sea, but all ships which sail on the sea. His symbols are tiny boats, brightly painted oars and shells,
and sometimes small metal fishes. He likes military uniforms and gunfire. He is the protector of
seafaring men. The service for Agwe is quite different from others since it is on the sea itself.

Ayezan:
(Aizan, Ayizan) This is the Legba's wife. She protects the markets, public places, doors, and barriers, and
has a deep knowledge of the intricacies of the spirit world. Selects and instructs certain novice
houngans. When feeding her or her husband, a black or white goat or russet colored ox is offered up.
Her favorite tree is the palm tree. Ayezan is symbolized by mounds of earth sprinkled with oil and
surrounded by fringes of palm. Ayezan is Dahomean in origin and represented by an old woman in
personification. She is one of the oldest gods and is therefore entitled to first offerings at services. She
often mounts people only after her husband appears at the scene. Her mounts are never severe;
therefore, she can sometimes take quite a while to spot.

Ayida:
The female counterpart of Dumballah, his mate, is Ayida. She is the mother figure. She is the rainbow.
Together they are the unitary forces of human sexuality. Her symbol is also a serpent. She is quite
submissive and very delicate. Her co-wife is Erzullie. It is said that whoever "can grasp the diadem of
Ayida will be assured wealth" (Metraux, p. 105). Also known as Ayida Wedo: her job is that of holding up
the earth.

Azacca or Zaka:
This is the loa of agriculture, but is generally seen as the brother of Ghede. For this reason Ghede will
often come to the ceremonies for Zaka and come when Zaka has mounted someone. Zaka is a gentle
simple peasant, but greatly respected by the peasants since he is a very hard worker. He is addressed as
"cousin". He is found wherever there is country. He is usually barefoot, carries a macoute sack, wears a
straw hat, and has a pipe in his mouth. By nature he is suspicious, out for profit, fond of quibbling, and
has a fear and hatred of town folk. His vocal stylization consists of the almost unintelligible sounds of a
goat. He is known for his gossip he spreads and for his "girl chasing." He is young and like to play when
not working.

Bade:
The loa of wind. He is the inseparable companion of Sogbo, god of lightning. He also shares his functions
with Agau, another storm spirit.

Bakulu:
(Bakulu-baka) He drags chains behind him and is such a terrible spirit that no one dares to invoke him.
His habitat is in the woods where offerings are taken to him. He himself possesses no one. Since no one
wants to call on him, people simply take any offerings that go to him and leave them in the woods.

Bosou Koblamin:
Violent petro loa. Bosou is a violent loa capable of defeating his enemies. He is very popular during
times of war. He protects his followers when they travel at night. Bosou's appearance is that of a man
with three horns; each horn has a meaning--strength, wildness, and violence. Sometimes Bosou comes
to the help of his followers but he is not a very reliable loa. When a service is held, Bosou appears by
breaking chains that he is restrained. Immediately upon appearing he is given a pig, his favorite food.
The ceremony in honor of Bosou always pleases a congregation because it allows them to eat. Usually a
good number of people attend such a service.

Brise:
Brise is a loa of the hills. He is boss of the woods. Brise is very fierce in appearance. He is very black and
has very large proportions. Brise is actually a gentle soul and likes children. Brise lives in the chardette
tree and sometimes assumes the form of an owl.

Congo:
A handsome but apathetic loa. Content with any clothing and eats mixed foods with much pimiento, and
is fond of mixed drinks.

Congo Savanne:
A fierce petro loa. He is malevolent, fierce, and strong. Savanne eats people. He grinds them up as we
would grind up corn. His color is white. He is a loa not to be messed with.

Dinclusin & Chalotte:
These two loa are among the French "mysteries." People mounted by these gods talk perfect French and
seem to be unable to speak Creole normally or properly. Chalotte often demands upon the most defined
forms of ritualistic protocol. Dinclusin can be recognized by his habit of pocketing everything given to
him.

Dumballah (Dumballah Wedo, Damballah):
Known as the serpent god, he is one of the most popular. Dumballah is the father figure. He is
benevolent, innocent, a loving father. He doesn't communicate well, as though his wisdom were too
aloof for us. Dumballah is the snake. He plunges into a basin of water which is built for him, or climbs up
into a tree. Being both snake and aquatic deity, he haunts rivers, springs, and marshes. Again, as the
snake he is rather uncommunicative, but a loving quiet presence. Dumballah does not communicate
exact messages, but seems to radiate a comforting presence which sort of sends a general spirit of
optimism into all people present. Because of this, he is often sought after during ceremonies. When
Dumballah mounts someone the special offering to him is the egg, which he crushes with his teeth.

Erzulie: (Ezili)
Voodoo does not have a woman as goddess of fertility. Fertility is regarded as a unified principle, equally
held by male and female forces. Thus Dumballah is united to his Ayida. Agwe has his counterpart in La
Sirene, the Marasa; the twins are contradictory and complementary forces of nature and so on. Erzulie is
the female energy of Legba. She has tremendous power and is feared as much as she is loved. Also, she
has several different roles: goddess of the word, love, help, goodwill, health, beauty and fortune, as well
as goddess of jealousy, vengeance, and discord. She is usually known as a serpent that coiled upon itself
lives on water and bananas.

Erzulie Jan Petro:
Violent spirit loa belonging to the Petro tradition. Jan Petro is called upon to take responsibility for the
temple where spells are on display; although she is a neutral entity, when not called upon it is the duty
of the devotees to make them behave peacefully or violently, depending on their motivation for dealing
with the spirits. Jan Petro as a protector of temples is very powerful; when people come to the temple
they soon find out. Jan Petro likes fresh air and water; she is a sea spirit. She likes perfume and lotion--
any temple dedicated to her usually smells like lotion, for it is thrown on those things she possesses.

Ghede:
(Papa Ghede) Ghede is the eternal figure in black, controlling the eternal crossroads at which everyone
must someday cross over. His symbol is the cross upon a tomb. Known as the spirit of death, other
spirits fear him and try to avoid him.

Baron Samedi represents the death side of Ghede (Guede).
He talks through his nose, is cynical, jovial, and tells broad jokes. His language is full of the unexpected.
His tools are the pick, the hoe, and the spade. He is the power behind the magic that kills. He controls
the souls of those who have met death as a result of magic.

Gran Boa:
Lives in the deep forest where the vegetation is wild. He is the protector of wildlife, and doesn't like to
be seen. He eats fruits and vegetables all day in the woods and when called in a ceremony, he is usually
not hungry but the people always have food for him anyway. He is the loa that must be called upon
before one is ordained into voodoo priesthood.

Grande Ezili:
An old woman, crippled with rheumatism and she is only able to walk by dragging herself along on the
ground with a stick.

Ibo Lele:
He is independent and hateful; proud of himself and ambitious. He likes to be exclusively served and
doesn't like to associate with the other loa. He relies heavily on the people for his food, but the people
are never certain what kind of food he is likely to eat.

Jean Petro:
Jean Petro is a deformation of Don Pedro, the name of the Spanish slave. Jean Petro is the spirit-leader
of a group of strong and violent spirits called petro. The difference between the good loa (rada) and the
evil loa (petro) is still far and wide. Voodoo services are rarely held for petro loa; however, they still do
occur but most services are for family and rada loa. Some say that Jean Petro was brought about by Don
Pedro who was a Negro slave of Spanish origin. He acquired much influence by being denounced as the
instigator of some alarming plots to overthrow the government. Because of this he symbolizes
resistance, force, uprisings, and a sort of black power ideology.

Kalfu (Carrefour, Kalfou):
Legba is twined with his Petro opposite. Kalfu too controls the crossroads. Actually, were it not for him
the world would be more rational, a better place. But, not unlike Pandora in Greek religion and myth,
Kalfu controls the evil forces of the spirit world. He allows the crossing of bad luck, deliberate
destruction, misfortune, injustice.

Krabinay:
Krabinay loa are petro loa. They dress all in red and do high impressive jumps. People are warned away
from Krabinay. However, they are very tough and can offer a great deal of assistance to a houngan.

Legba:
Old man who guards the crossroads. He is the origin of life, so he must be saluted each time a service or
any other activity with the loa will begin. Legba controls the crossing over from one world to the other.
He is the contact between the worlds of spirit and of flesh. He can deliver messages of gods in human
language and interpret their will. He is the god of destiny and is also the intermediary between human
beings and divine gods. Legba is one of the most important loa in Haitian voodoo. He is the first loa to be
called in a service, so that he can open the gates to the spirit world and let them communicate with
other loa. No loa dares show itself without Legba's permission. Whoever has offended him finds himself
unable to address his loa and is deprived of their protection. He is the origin and the male prototype of
voodoo.

Lemba:
is symbolized by an iron bar.

Linglessu:
This is one of the loa free masons. When feeding this loa, all meat prepared for him must be liberally
salted. He prefers the ends of the tongue, ears, front teeth, and the end of a tail of a goat. When this loa
mounts somebody, it is violent and his voice is highly distorted.

Linto:
The child spirit of the Guede family. He induces childish behavior in those he rides. They walk clumsily,
much like a baby who hardly knows how to use his legs. They babble and cry for food. The company
Linto is in teases him but only in good humor.

Loco: (Loko)
is the spirit of vegetation and guardian of sanctuaries. Mainly associated with trees. He gives healing
properties to leaves; the god of healing and patron of the herbs doctors who always invoke him before
undertaking a treatment. Offerings are placed in straw bags which are then hung in its branches.

Marasa:
Twins who died in their early childhood and are innocent and capricious. They are thought to be orphans
with no discipline in terms of good eating habits. They eat from twin plates and they eat all of what they
are offered at once, always coming very hungry to the ceremonies. They must be fed until they are
content and then they will listen to the people. They have a reputation for doing harm to those who
have forgotten to provide food or who have not kept their promises, but also refuse to take
responsibility for any wrong doing or illnesses.

Marinette-Bwa-Chech:
Literally "Marinette of the dry arms." This is a petro loa or an evil spirit. Worship of her is not spread all
over Haiti but is growing rapidly in southern parts. Her ceremonies are held under a tent and lit with a
huge fire in which salt and petrol are thrown.

Obatala:
Obatala is a sky loa. He is the loa responsible for forming children in the womb. Thus, Obatala is
responsible for birth defects. He is also called king of the white cloth, and all his followers wear white.
Obatala's favorite food is edible snails.

Ogoun: (Ogorin, Ogu-badagri)
Ogoun is the traditional warrior figure in Dahomehan religion. He is quite similar to the spirit Zeus in
Greek religion/mythology. As such Ogoun is mighty, powerful, triumphal. In more recent time Ogoun
has taken on a new face which is not quite related to his African roots. This is the crafty and powerful
political leader. However, this political warrior is much more of an image of where struggle is in modern
Haiti.

Petite Pierre:
is a gluttonous and quarrelsome spirit who tries to pick fights with the audience.

Petro:
Comes from a new nation of spirits forged directly in the steel and blood of the colonial era. They reflect
all the rage, violence and delirium that threw off shackles of slavery. The drums, dancing, and rhythm
are offbeat sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip. The Bizango is an extreme form of
the Petro and it is sometimes described as the wild Petro. Bizango occurs by night, in darkness that is
the province of the djab, the devil.

Rada:
The loa that represents the emotional stability and warmth of Africa, the hearth of the nation. Rada
derived almost directly from the Dahomean deity is highly religious in nature; rite is never celebrated
without the performance of Mahi dances and without honoring and invocation of Nago gods. The Rada
drumming and dancing is on beat whereas the Petro is offbeat. Rada stands for light and the normal
affairs of humanity.

Simbi:
(Simba, Simbe, Simbi Andezo) is guardian of the fountains and marshes and cannot do without the
freshness of water. Voodoo rituals are held near springs. Several of their songs mention these sorts of
places. He is a very knowledgeable loa because he spends a lot of time learning about the nature of
illnesses of supernatural origin and how to treat them. He is either with you or against you by protecting
those who have good relations with him and turning his back on those who do not. As part of Ogou's
army he is the chief of the coast guard and goes wherever he pleases.

Siren and Whale:
These two loa are marine divinities, so closely linked that they are always worshipped together and
celebrated in the same songs. Some people say the Whale is the mother of the Siren, others that he is
her husband; others say they are used for one and the same deity. Popular opinion says the Siren is
married to Agwe. When Siren turns up in a sanctuary, the person possessed by her appears simply in the
role of a young coquette most careful of her looks, and speaking in French, often offending the peasant
serviteurs. Both the Siren and the Whale are often viewed as "upper class."

Sobo (Sobo Kessou):
Loa of strength. Sobo is a very powerful loa and well known for his bravery as a warrior. When he
possesses someone, that person must dress up like a general in the army. When he addresses the
congregation during a mounting it is like a general addressing his troops. Sobo is considered an
important figure in voodoo mythology. He is the symbol of strength, the ideal of voodoo priests who
want to be respected figures in their communities. Because of the strength he procures for his followers,
Sobo's presence is continually requested to bring security and protection to the congregation. He who is
with Sobo is protected against wild spirits.

Sogbo (Soybo):
He is the god of lightning and the protector of flags. Sogbo is the brother of the three-horned Bosu.
Sogbo is always accompanied by his companion Bade, who is the loa of the winds. These loa share
functions with Agau, who is also a storm loa.

Taureau-trois-graines:
His name means bull with three testicles. This loa is a product of the fanciful imagination of the people
in Haiti and is considered a Creole loa. He is the great loa of the Jacmel region. His appearances are
terrible; people possessed by him are seized with destructive rage and create havoc all round unless
appeased by the offer of a handful of grass. This they munch at once. During trance, they bellow
ceaselessly.

Ti-Jean-Petro:
This is a black magic or "petro" loa that is depicted as a dwarf with one foot. Even though Ti-Jean-Petro
has a French name, his roots can be traced back to Africa. He is easily comparable to a spirit that roamed
through the bush. This spirit, too, was depicted as having only one leg. This loa often protects and assists
black magic sorcerers. Ti-Jean-Petro also is recognized under the names of Petro-e-rouge, Ti-Jean-pied-
fin, Prince Zandor, and Ti-Jean-Zandor. He has a violent and passionate nature that becomes apparent
when he mounts people.

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