Pagan Magic, Rituals And Beliefs
A book detailing a form of magic that goes back long before Roman Britain and the use of wands and Latin incantations - interested in history, learning a new type of magic and the power of nature itself? Try reading this!
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Pagan Rituals - Gods And Goddesses
Chapter 7
Those who follow Paganism may worship a variety of Gods, from Ancient Greek or Roman deities to Celtic, or even Chinese ones. Really, it's up to you to chose which Gods or Goddesses you would like to follow, worship and draw power from. From what we have observed those who do follow a deity often find it easier to draw magic from the Earth and other surroundings, though so far the cause of this is unknown. To guide you I am including a list of commonly worshiped deities, but please feel free to do your own research.
Cernunnos (Celtic) ~ A father-like god of fertility, wealth, and the forests. Often thought to be a well of masculine energy and is also known as the Horned God. In many forms of Paganism he is thought to rule over the winter months.
Ceridwen (Celtic) ~ A shape-shifting crone goddess of the Earth, magic, knowledge, and wisdom.
Brigit (Celtic) ~ Fire triple goddess of healing, hearth, creativity, craftsmanship, and poetry, she is celebrated in Imbolc by many Pagans.
Danu (Celtic) ~ The Earth Mother, was a water goddess in origin.
Odin (Norse) ~ Ruler of Asgard (world of the gods), and is worshiped as a god of wealth, wisdom, and power.
Thor (Norse) ~ God of protection, thunder, lightning, storms, strength, fertility, and healing.
Freya (Norse) ~ Goddess of love, beauty, destiny, battle, and fertility.
Baldr (Norse) ~ He is the god of light, innocence, peace, beauty, and rebirth.
Tyr (Norse) ~ God of war and battle. Also of the skies.
Loki (Norse) ~ Trickster god of mischief
Ogoun (African-Yoruba) ~ God of War, revolutions, technology, justice, and work.
Chango-Macho (African-Yoruba) ~ God of fire, passion, lightning, dance.
Papa Legba (African-Yoruba) ~ He stands at the crossroads of the humans and the divine, and his permission is needed to speak to any god.
Yemaya (African-Yoruba) ~ Mother goddess of All, ocean goddess of maternity and is often depicted as a mermaid.
Oshun (African-Yoruba) ~ Goddess of beauty, love, and fertility.
Artemis (Greek) ~ Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, the wilderness, and fertility.
Aphrodite (Greek) ~ goddess of love, sexuality, romance, and beauty.
Apollo (Greek) ~ God of the Sun, light, music, beauty.
Athena (Greek) ~ War, crafts, wisdom, knowledge, justice, skill.
Demeter (Greek) ~ Harvest, agriculture, and fertility
Zeus (Greek) ~ God of thunder, the sky. Supreme lord of the gods.
Hekate (Greek) ~ Goddess of the crossroads, the heavens and earth, life and death, magick. As a Goddess of magick itself we have often observed many Wizarding Pagans to worship her.
Pan (Greek) ~ God of fertility, dance, music, forest, sexuality.
Venus (Roman) ~ Goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, friendships, wine.
Saturn (Roman) ~ God of time, harvest, protection
Vesta (Roman) ~ Hearth, home, family, fire.
Diana (Roman) ~ The moon, hunting, animals, wilderness
Luna (Roman) ~ The moon. Also referred to as Selene in Greek myth.
Ganesha (Hindu) ~ remover of obstacles, prosperity, happiness, wisdom
Shiva (Hindu) ~ One of the most complex Hindu deities, representing destruction and absolute reality.
Lakshmi (Hindu) ~ God of luck, beauty, wealth, and fortune.
Kali (Hindu) ~ Goddess of destruction, change, chaos, empowerment.
Saraswati (Hindu) ~ Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, and the arts.
Hathor (Egypt) ~ Love, joy, protection
Isis (Egypt) ~ Magic, life, beauty, children, protection, motherhood, fertility
Sekhmet (Egypt) ~ Goddess of war, destruction, power, the sun.
Thoth (Egypt) ~ God of justice, writing, art, knowledge, wisdom
Bast (Egypt) ~ Protectress, goddess of love, joy, sexual pleasure
Inanna (Sumerian) ~ Warfare, sexual love, fertility, dreams
Enki (Sumerian) ~ God of water, wisdom
Quan-Yin (Chinese) ~ Goddess of compassion, healing