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Eurybia

**Origin:** Greece

Eurybia is the Spirit of the Mastery of the Sea. Her name means “wide force.” She is not the spirit of the sea itself but of the various forces that influence the sea, including winds and weather. The moon is still recognized as influencing the tides, but once upon a time different planets, stars, and constellations were understood as also affecting the sea. Eurybia has charge of all of these.

Her parents may be Gaia and Pontus. Depending on the version of the myth, Eurybia is the mother or grandmother of many spirits, including Astraios, Astraea, Hekate, the Anemoi, Nike, Bia, and Selene.

**Consort:** Krios, a Titan

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Cone of Power

Raising the Cone of Power is a technique that can be found in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows, Katherine Kurtz’s Lammas Night, and most forms of Traditional Witchcraft. The details may vary, but the overall effect is the same. This is the technique that the Witches of England were said to have used to defend Britain from the Nazis during World War II.

The technique that can be used is for everyone to stand in a circle. The person or thing the energy is being raised for is placed in the centre if possible, or if not a photo, some other representation, or just visualization will suffice. The leader of the cone starts everyone swaying from side to side, beginning a chant such as:

“Circle, circle, power build

Open, open, be ye filled.”

When the momentum is built up enough, the leader begins to step deosil around the circle, and the others follow suit. It is helpful to have a few experienced crafters spread evenly about the circle. The circling begins painfully slowly, and gradually builds up to a run.

Experienced crafters may try the classic Witch-step, where you step to the left with your right foot, crossing in front of the left foot, as you look left, then step to the left again with the left foot. The next step with the right foot goes behind instead of in front of the left foot, turning the face to the right. It is difficult to describe, but when competently performed it is graceful and filled with power.

Although the momentum builds steadily until everyone is running around the circle, the leader “pulls back” as much as possible, making the chanting lag behind the steps just enough to apply the brakes. This is to create tension, friction, and maximize the amount of energy generated. As soon as the leader feels the energy reach its peak, they yell for everyone to stop and direct the energy at the target.

Part of the trick could be for the rest of the group is to follow the leader and maintain a balance point in the work, while not focusing too much on the details.
Freyr

*Lord; Master; The Generous One; Wise Fruitful*

**Also known as:** Frey; Fro; Frothi; Frodi; Yngvi; Ing

**Origin:** Norse

**Classification:** Vanir

Freyr is the Lord of Peace, Plenty, Prosperity, and Pleasure. Freya’s brother and lover, he is a spirit of rain, sun, and bountiful harvests. He is the Elven King. He dispenses wealth, love, and fertility to adults and good luck to children.

In comparison to Thor and Odin, relatively little is known regarding Freyr. Later chroniclers of Norse myth were less interested or identified less with Vanir spirits, or perhaps the Vanir are just innately more shadowy and mysterious. Freyr is a divine ancestor, a spirit of growth. He is venerated as a phallic deity. Although Freyr is a lover, he’s a fierce warrior, too. His nature may be epitomized by the fierce, virile boars that are his sacred animal.

Freyr was especially popular in Sweden where, in ceremonies similar to those dedicated to his mother, Herta, his sacred image was carried from farm to farm annually in a wagon. It was expected to stimulate abundance, fertility, prosperity, and good fortune. Freyr was considered an ancestral spirit by the kings of Uppsala, who may have used his name as a title. (Freyr literally means “Lord” and is a title.) Some Icelandic chiefs bore the title “Priest of Freyr.”

**Favoured people:**Seafarers; lovers; brewers

**Iconography:** An image thought to represent him depicts a man in a pointy cap, holding his beard in his hand. In his shrine at Uppsala, Freyr was represented as a virile man with a large, erect penis. An alternative image portrayed him as a young boy traveling across the sea. His image was featured on armor and weapons.

**Attributes:** A sword, which emerges independently from its scabbard, creating a field of carnage wherever its owner directs; a ship whose sails always attract favourable winds but could be folded up and carried

**Colours:** Brown, gold, green

**Mounts:** A golden boar named Golden Bristles. Freyr’s chariot is drawn by two boars. He also rides a horse named Bloody Hooves.

**Place:** Center of veneration was in Uppsala, Sweden, where it continued long after most of Scandinavia had converted to Christianity

**Runes:** The runes with which Freyr is associated include Ehwaz, Fehu, and Ingwaz

**Offering:** The Yule boar, or male pig, commemorates the annual sacrificial boar offered to Freyr in winter. Serve Freyr libations of fresh water, barley wine, ale, or mead.

**See Also:** Elves; Freya; Gerda; Herta; Odin; Shiva; Thor; Vanir

## Appearances in Modern Media

From Dawn of GodsFrom Blood BrothersFrom Tower of SaviorsFrom Force of WillFrom Puzzle & DragonFrom Unison LeagueFrom Monster StrikeFrom DislyteFrom Kamihime Project
## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Ceto

**Also Known As:** Keto

**Origin:** Greece

The sea isn’t all fun, games and splashing about. Dangers lurk in the deep, too, and sometimes approach the shore. Ceto is the goddess of the dangers of the sea; the treacherous aspects of the ocean. Her name is the feminine form of the Greek word for sea monster. Ceto presides over the ocean’s living dangers: carnivores; really big, potentially dangerous creatures; mysterious sea monsters. Her parents are Pontus and Gaia: the primordial Earth and Sea. With her brother/ lover Phorkys, she has many children including Echidna, Scylla, Ladon, the Graeae, the Gorgons including Medusa and sometimes, depending on myth, the Sirens. They may be venerated together on an altar: they may once have formed an independent pantheon who were eventually Demonized. They are closely related to Hekate.

Ceto is a primordial goddess who is now frequently dismissed as nothing more than a sea monster. It is perhaps more appropriate to describe her as the goddess of the mysteries of the deep or of awe of the ocean. She is feared and dreaded but also may once have been the subject of intense veneration: several of her children are targeted for destruction by the Olympian spirits.

**Iconography:** Ceto is usually depicted as a beautiful woman in the company of fish-tailed mermen like Phorkys or Triton.

**Sacred creatures:** Sharks, whales, giant squids or octopi, mysterious monsters of the deep

**Altar:** Decorate her altar with shells, fossils and motifs of the sea. Add merpeople and images of her children and the fierce creatures she loves. Offer glasses of salted water; sea salt and treasure.

**See Also:** Echidna; Gaia; Gorgons; Graeae; Hekate; Heracles; Ladon; Medusa; Olympian Spirits; Phorkys; Pontos; Scylla; Siren; Triton

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Grannus

**Origin:** Celtic

Grannus is a healing spirit associated with therapeutic springs. Roman historian Dio Cassius, who lived in the late second and early third centuries, placed Grannus in the same league as Asklepios and Serapis. (Apparently Emperor Caracalla could not be cured at any of the three deities’ shrines.) Grannus was a major Celtic deity, venerated over a wide swathe of territory from Brittany in the west as far as Hungary where a third-century CE temple was dedicated to Apollo Grannus and Sirona. The Romans identified Grannus with Apollo.

Grannus had shrines throughout Europe, including one at the hot springs of what is now Aachen in modern Germany, once called Aquae Granni, “Waters of Grannus.” Devotees came to bathe in the sacred waters. Grannus’ temples contained dormitories where sleeping petitioners could incubate dreams and receive healings and visitations directly from Grannus.

**Consort:** Sirona

**Planet:** Sun

**Offerings:** Ex-votos (Milagros)

**See Also:** Apollo; Asklepios; Serapis; Sirona

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Chantico

**Also known as:** Xantico

**Origin:** Aztec

Chantico is the Aztec goddess of fire and hearth. As a hearth goddess, she was venerated in the home as well as in temples. She is a guardian spirit who protects whatever is valuable and precious. In 1519, after the arrival of the Conquistadores and accompanying missionaries, Chantico’s primary votive image was secretly buried to keep it safe. Chantico is associated with health, fertility, wealth, and abundance.

**Manifestations:** As a woman and as fire

**Attribute:** Cactus spines

**Animal**: Red snake

**Plant**: Theobroma cacao, better known as chocolate

**Offerings:** Ideally light a hearth fire; if not possible, light candles or maintain a fire in an iron cauldron; cacao beans; molé sauce; Chantico drinks Mexican-style hot chocolate. Starbucks named a deluxe chocolate drink after this goddess: serve her something comparable.

**See Also:** Huitzilopochtli

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Dakini

*Sky Dancers; Cloud Fairies; Celestial Women; Space Travelers; Sky Walkers*

**Also known as:** Khadroma (Tibetan)

**Origin:** Himalayas

Dakinis are flying female spirits, sources of inspiration and power. They are protective and terrifying. Although often described as dangerous (some allegedly have a taste for human flesh), they may operate as personal guardian spirits and are invoked for initiation into the secrets of Tantra. Dakinis teach, assist, and initiate great yogis (and yoginis, too).

In pre-Buddhist times, the word dakini denoted female death spirits found at battlefields, cemeteries, and cremation grounds, possibly similar to a Valkyrie. In modern Hindi, dakin is a “witch.” Dakini is often translated into English variously as “Fairy,” “Fury,” or “yogini.” They are sometimes defined as “Spirits of Wrath.” Some Dakinis are full-fledged Buddhas. They have male counterparts, called Dakas, or in Tibetan, Khadro. Some are of celestial origin, but others are mortal women who acquired the requisite power and wisdom and transformed into Dakinis.

Dakinis are now most famous as Kali’s attendants. However, from the ninth through at least the thirteenth centuries, they were venerated at their very own temples throughout India. Shrines centered on Tantric practice and adoration of sixty-four Dakinis. Dakini rituals were practiced well into the sixteenth century, when for now unknown reasons they began to fade from mainstream Hindu religion. Temples were eventually abandoned, but many buildings still remain and may be visited. (They were architecturally unique in India as they lack roofs, perhaps to allow the Dakini, sky riders, to fly in and out.)

**Manifestations:** Dakini manifest as beautiful, desirable, naked, but potentially raging and dangerous women. They may appear with a woman’s body but an animal’s head, usually avian, canine, equine, or leonine. Be forewarned: they are shape-shifters who may not be immediately recognizable. (Alternatively, they must be recognized with the inner or third eye.)

**Ritual:** Shamans who contact them wear masks of the bird or animal associated with a specific dakini, for instance Vyaghravaktra, the Tiger Face dakini.

**Attributes:** Curved knife, indicating their ability to slice through obstacles and ignorance; a skull cup containing blood; five bone ornaments

**Sacred days:** Dakini Feasts are held on the tenth and twenty-fifth days of the month by those initiated into Dakini Tantric traditions.

**See Also:** Buddha; Chinnamasta; Inari; Kali; Simhamukha; Tara (1); Valkyrie; Vajranairatmya; Vajravahari; Vajravetali

## Appearances in Modern Media

From Age of IshtariaFrom Shin Megami TenseiFrom Hoozuki's Coolheadedness
## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Gypsy Protection Spell

The Gypsies placed great value in the power of cards. This simple spell was used to protect the family from those wishing them harm. On the face side of the ace of spades, the person’s name is written in red ink. On top of this, place a black candle and three black crow feathers. At midnight, before the moon turns new, light the black candle and chant the following:

Let there be no delusion,

You are bound by confusion.

I now send you on your way,

Far from me you shall stay.

When the candle has burned out, bind the card with red and black thread. Take to the nearest crossroads and bury. The intention is to cause confusion in the victim’s life so he or she will no longer be a bother to you.
Ezili La Flambeau

*Ezili the Torch*

**Also known as:** Ezili La Flam bo

Ezili La Flambeau is the fiery aspect of Ezili Dantor. She’s not raging quite as out of control as Ezili Ge Rouge, but she’s well on her way. Ezili La Flambeau is Ezili Dantor enflamed with jealousy, resentment, anger, and rage.

**See Also:** Damballah La Flambeau; Ezili; Ezili Dantor; Ezili Ge Rouge

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Chthonic Spirits

Chthon means “Earth” in Greek and is used to indicate subterranean beings, those spirits who dwell inside Earth as opposed to in the Heavens, within trees, or elsewhere on Earth. Any spirit who lives inside Earth is technically a chthonic spirit. Ancient metaphysical wisdom suggests that those spirits who dwell below or within Earth share common interests: they tend to be involved with basic life issues. Chthonic spirits are concerned with birth, fertility, death, destiny, minerals, and treasure.

**Altars**: Offerings are traditionally brought to the spirits: the Greeks actually dug altars into the Earth and offerings were placed inside. (A description is found in Homer’s Odyssey.)

**Offerings:** Libations for the spirits may be poured directly on Earth; traditional offerings include wine, water, honey, and botanical gifts.

**See Also:** Adonis; Charon; Dwarves; Ereshkigal; Hades; Hekate; Lethe; Persephone; Styx; Thanatos

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne

**Pantheon**: Celtic

**Title**: Beautiful Young Warrior, Diarmuid O'Dyna, Diarmuid of the Love Spot

**Alignment**: Lawful - Neutral

## Fate Lore

Celt mythology. Under the command of the leader Fionn, he was a prominent Knight of the Knights of Fianna and the owner of a beautiful face. Possessing a dark mole on his cheek conferred by a fairy, it carried a magical power that made the hearts of young maidens flutter.

**Height/Weight:** 184cm・85kg

**Source:** Celtic mythology, Knights of Fianna

**Region:** Ireland

A knight who spent his lifetime questioning about love, loyalty and pride.

**Crimson Rose of Exorcism**

**Rank:** B　　**Type:** Anti-Unit

A magic spear described as a "Noble Phantasm-slaying Noble Phantasm". Negates magical power-like effects on the target that its edge has touched. Basically, it is a Noble Phantasm that possesses an ability for rendering magical defenses powerless.

After making Grainne, a princess that was invited as a bride-candidate for his lord Fionn, fall in love with him, he ended up having to elope and run around all over Ireland as a result of being imposed a geis of "take me along and run away" by her.

It has been said that even while at large, Diarmuid stuck to his fidelity to Fionn and did not lay a finger on Grainne. Eventually, after reconciling with Fionn, although he was allowed to openly unite with Grainne, their happiness did not last long.

After receiving a fatal wound from a wild boar that was the reincarnation of his younger brother by a different father, Diarmuid sought the help of Fionn, who possessed the magical power of healing. But due still holding a grudge over the matter with Grainne, Fionn decided to let him die.

He has no wish to entrust the Holy Grail with. To be given a second battlefield where he can fulfil his pride as a knight; to Diarmuid that is both his dearest wish and greatest blessing. Pursuing nothing but a bright military honour, free of troubles, Diarmuid participates in this holy war.
Fireplace Magic

This simple spell is used to make a wish come true, and is especially effective if done on New Year’s Eve. It is also great way to end a romantic evening or group gathering.

Items needed:

One square of red paper and piece of yellow paper ribbon for each person doing the spell, a small bottle of heliotrope oil, and a jar of basil.

Light a fire in the fireplace. Write out your wish on the square of red paper. In the center of the square, place a drop of the heliotrope oil and a pinch of basil. Fold the paper into a packet and secure with the yellow ribbon.

Gaze into the fire. Visualize what you want. Speak your wish out loud, and then toss the packet into the fire. As the fire consumes the packet, chant the following:

Blazing fire, burning bright

Make my wish come true this night.
Ekeko

**Also known as:** Iqiqu (Aymara)

**Origin:** Aymara (Andes)

Ekeko, spirit of joy, abundance, and good luck, was born in the Andes but has now traveled all over the world. Ekeko, Lord of Abundance, is originally from Bolivia. His traditional image serves as a talisman to attract luck, wealth, and fertility. Since the 1970s, Ekeko has been venerated worldwide. Place Ekeko’s image in the bedroom to preside over sexual activity. That is, unless you don’t want children.

**Iconography:** Ekeko is depicted as a jovial rotund man dressed in traditional Aymara clothing. He is covered with tiny charms representing whatever he is expected to bring: moneybags; food; grain; animals; babies; household appliances and utensils; you name it.

**Festival:** The Alaska, originally celebrated near the Summer Solstice, is now held from the last week of January to the first week of February. Devotees petition Ekeko by building miniature houses in which they place tiny animals, tools, furniture, clothing, and babies, representing needs and desires for the coming year. Ekeko is expected to provide the genuine article prior to the next fair. Vendors sell a variety of tiny images at the fair.

There’s a place for a cigarette to be inserted on many Ekeko statues (although not all). This cigarette is not only an offering but a communication device and oracle: Light the cigarette and insert it into the statue; then watch the smoke. If it resembles an actual exhalation, that’s Ekeko’s signal that your petition has been accepted and your wish will be fulfilled.

**Offerings:** A bit of whatever you are hoping to receive from him. This can be the actual article (small cash bills if you’re hoping for a larger payoff) or miniature representations: tiny doll babies if you seek fertility, for instance. Ekeko statues are now sometimes designed to hold a cigarette, similar to statues of Maximon. Other traditional offerings include Coca-cola or coca leaves.

**See Also:** Maximon

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Hector

**Pantheon**: Roman

**Title**: Hektor, Hector of the Gleaming Helmet

**Alignment**: Lawful - Neutral

## Fate Lore

In the Trojan War, Hector was the supreme hero of the Trojan side. In the face of overwhelming difference of soldiers, he maintained the siege by all means. Some even regard that, if it wasn't by Achilles, the war could have ended with the victory of the Trojans.

**Height/Weight:** 180cm ・ 82kg

**Source:** Trojan War

**Region:** Greece

A superior general, who excels in everything. Admired as "Hector of the Gleaming Helmet", he is the hero of the Trojan side. In order to challenge the Achaeans, who boasted an overwhelming military force, he took over for his aged father, the king, and consolidated the army.

Hector was the strongest warrior of the Trojan army as well as its high-commander, and on top of that even a politician. He easily betrayed the expectations of the gods and cornered the Achaean army to the brink of retreat for a time.

The Noble Phantasm he uses is **Ultimate Unbroken Spear (Durindana)**. Hector extended the handle of this sword, preferring tactics of throwing it as a spear. Said spear was extolled as piercing through anything in the world. Later, it would lose its features as a spear and become the peerless sword Durandal.

However, the progress was gradually upset by the hero Achilles. Although Hector held out by at times running away, at times fighting - all while repeatedly making provocations - when Achilles abandoned his immortality with the power of his spear and called out for a one-on-one duel, Hector ended up accepting it.

After his defeat to Achilles, who was still the strongest even after losing his immortality, the Trojan side began to rapidly collapse. If he was there, they might have won without being deceived by the Trojan Horse.
Green Man

The Green Man is the Spirit of Irrepressible Life. Pave over Earth as much as you like: weeds will continue to poke through. That irrepressible urge to live and procreate is the Green Man. He personifies the regenerative powers of nature. He is the essence of the life-force, the libido, the male impulse to procreate. The Green Man is also emblematic of decay: the body returned to Earth, covered in foliage. The Green Man is lord of the eternal cycle of life and death.

The Green Man appears in the form of a tree man: a man completely covered in vines and leaves. If Earth (Gaia) is perceived as a fertile woman, then trees are big, hard erections eternally penetrating her. Tree sap was once equated with semen.

The Green Man names a spirit but also an architectural, ornamental motif. In terms of visual imagery, there are basically two forms of Green Men:

* A male head that is formed from leaves or extensively crowned with leaves (the oldest form).
* Foliage emerges from the Green Man’s mouth and occasionally through other orifices, too. (One way of interpreting this is the Green Man speaks through plants.)

The Green Man is an extremely Pagan-looking image: he’s a wild man of nature. However, although the Green Man predates Christianity, it is now most famous as an architectural motif featured on Gothic churches. Green Men are found in Bamberg, Chartres, Dijon, Norwich, and Fribourg, as well as many other cathedrals and churches. There are twenty Green Man carvings within Exeter Cathedral.

Images of the Green Man proliferated in conjunction with the cult of Black Madonnas. Many cathedrals were built over sites once dedicated to Isis. Dale Pendell, author of Pbarmako/Poeia, theorizes that if Isis is the Madonna and Horus is the Divine Child, then the Green Man hiding among foliage may be Osiris, who in Egyptian myth was hidden in foliage. Dionysus is sometimes considered the prototype for the Green Man. Others associated with him include Robin Hood and Saint George.

Meditate on the image of the Green Man or surround yourself with his images when you need a fertility boost or seek reinvigoration—physical, spiritual, or emotional.

**Iconography:** Assorted art books compile historic photographs of the Green Man. The Green Man is a popular Scottish cemetery motif representing new life emerging from death. He is also beloved by Neo-Pagans, who incorporate his image into outdoor shrines.

**Sacred animal:** Snake

**See also:** Black Madonna; Dionysus; Faunus; Gran Bois; Horus; Isis; Al Kbidr; Osiris

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Harionna

*Barb Hair Woman*

**Also known as:** Harionago; Hari Onna

**Classification:** Yokai

**Origin:** Japan

Harionna roams the streets at night. She looks like a young, attractive woman with seductively long, beautiful, fragrant hair, which she tosses and twirls to lure young men to her side. Beware: her hair is her weapon. Each individual hair is tipped with iron or thorn-like barbs. Harionna literally means ‘barb hair woman'.

The Harionna is a mysterious, ambivalent spirit: it is crucial not to offend her or touch her hair without her express invitation or permission lest she attack you. Harionna is most famous for the part she plays in horror stories, but she may be a goddess in disguise: she allegedly brings those she loves to live with her in her magnificent palace. (A hair Demon in the manga/anime series Inuyasha seems to be inspired by Harionna.)

**Iconography:** Harionna is sometimes portrayed with red hair, but in Japanese artwork this can be code to identify Demons and so may not be intended as an accurate depiction.

**Offerings:** Hand mirrors, combs, hair ornaments

**See Also:** Hone-Onna; Kuchisake Onna; Yokai

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Gwydion the Wizard

**Pantheon:** Celtic

## Information

Gwydion the Wizard In Welsh Celtic mythology, the heroic wizard and bard of North Wales, whose tales are told in The Mabinogion. Gwydion the Wizard was the son of Don, the Welsh goddess who is a counterpart of the Irish Celtic goddess Danu. He was one of three children of Don; the other two were Gofannon the Smith, and a daughter, Arianrod, a lunar goddess of dawn and the mother of Llew. Gwydion ruled science, light and reason. He is associated with the rainbow and is described as the British Hermes.

He was a skillful magician, a bringer of cultural gifts from the gods to man and a clever thief. He is said to be the father of April Fool’s Day, for on April 1 he conjured great armies to fool Arianrod into giving arms to Llew Llaw Gyffes. He helped Math, god of wealth, create a bride for Llew: Blodeuwed, the “flowerlike.” Blodeuwed fell in love with another man and betrayed Llew to a treacherous death. The Milky Way is said to be the tracks of Gwydion searching for the dead Llew.

Gwydion used his magic against the men of southern Wales and was punished in return. He used magic illegally to acquire a herd of Pryderi’s swine and was made to do penances by Math.

Gwydion eventually slew Pryderi, son of Pwyll, who was ruler of the underworld and the first husband of Rhiannon. In Celtic magic, he plays a role in initiation rites.
Coyolxauhqui

*She of the Golden Bells*

**Origin:** Mexico

Coyolxauhqui, goddess of the moon, is Coatlique’s daughter. Her name refers to the metal bells she wears on her face. Furious over her mother’s pregnancy, Coyolxauhqui and her four hundred star brothers (known as the Centzon Huitznahua) slew her but in the process, liberated their brother, Huitzilopochtli, who immediately sprang to action, dismembering Coyolxauhqui. Her corpse and severed remains tumbled down Coatepec, Snake Mountain.

The destruction of Coyolxauhqui indicates the rise of the new solar religion associated with Huitzilopochtli and the emergence of the Aztecs as a political force in that region. Coyolxauhqui represents an older, lunar-based pantheon. Her severed white head rolls through the sky nightly, accompanied by her four hundred brothers. (Four is a sacred number in Aztec cosmology, and so four hundred is a random number indicating multitudes. There are actually as many brothers as there are stars in the sky.)

**Iconography:** On the night of 21 February 1978, during construction work, employees of the Mexico City Electric Light Company discovered a massive stone image of Coyolxauhqui with head and limbs severed from her torso at the base of Huitzilopochtli’s shrine in Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City. Although Coyolxauhqui is usually portrayed as youthful, her image at the Temple of Huitzilopochtli depicts her as an old woman with sagging breasts and belly, naked but for ornaments associated with warriors. Coyolxauhqui is also sometimes depicted weeping. She may be represented solely by a dead, severed head.

**Metal:** gold, copper

**Flowers:** Aztec marigolds (Tagetes spp.) Ipomoeia alba and Datura inoxia: both species are colloquially known as moonflower or moon vine.

**Planet:**Moon. Coyolxauhqui is especially present when the moon is red-hued and full. She is also associated with the Milky Way.

**See Also:** Arianrhod; Coatlique; Huitzilopochtli; Malinalxochitl

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Guardians of the Sky

**Also known as:** Royal Stars

**Origin:** Persia

The Royal Stars, Guardians of the Sky, are spirits and stars, first discussed by Persian astrologers some three thousand years ago. The Guardians of the Sky are visible spirits. You can look up and see them, each so bright, they dominate the heavens for a season. As above, so below: these stars are guardians of the heavens and Earth. (Modern names of the stars are used below.)

* Aldebaran, Watcher of the East, Guardian of the Vernal Equinox
* Regulus, Watcher of the South, Guardian of the Summer Solstice
* Antares, Watcher of the West, Guardian of the Autumnal Equinox
* Fomalhaut, Watcher of the North, Guardian of the Winter Solstice

Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is foremost of the Guardians.

**See Also:** Gabriel

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Crossroads

A heavily charged place of magic. The Greek goddess of witchcraft, Hecate, was also goddess of the crossroads, and animals were sacrificed to her at such locations. It was believed that Hecate appeared at crossroads on clear nights, accompanied by spirits and howling dogs. Offerings were placed there to propitiate her and ask for her intercession in cases of madness, which was believed to be caused by departed souls. In Ireland and Wales, it was traditional on Samhain, the Druidic new year, to sit at a crossroads and listen for the howling of the wind, which would prophesy the year to come.

During the witch hunts, sorcerers and witches were said to frequent crossroads to conjure the Devil or his demons or make sacrifices to them. In the sixth century, the sorcerer Salatin conjured the Devil for theophilus at a crossroads. In 1324 Dame Alice Kyteller, an accused Irish witch, was said to sacrifice cocks to her familiar at a crossroads.

According to Carl G. Jung, a crossroads is a mother symbol; in that respect, it corresponds to the emphasis placed on the Mother Goddess in contemporary witchcraft. The crossroads also represents the intersection of positive, neutral and negative forces. It is a place of flux and of change.1
Cao Guo-Jiu

**Also known as:** Royal Uncle Cao; Cao Guojiu

**Origin:** China

Cao Guo-Jiu is the most recent addition to the party of spirits known as the Eight Immortals. There are strikingly different versions of how he came to attain this role.

Before Cao Guo-Jiu was an Immortal, he was a powerful and very well connected courtier.

His father was a prominent military commander. His sister married one emperor and was the mother of another. Cao Guo-Jiu was the uncle of a Song Dynasty emperor.

In one version, Cao Guo-Jiu just wasn’t suited for court life or, as an honest man, he disapproved of the corruption he witnessed. He abandoned court for a quiet, ascetic, meditative existence devoted to learning. Another version suggests he left court because his younger brother was a libertine and murderer. In shame and sadness, Cao Guo-Jiu, an extremely ethical man, the opposite of his brother, resigned his imperial post and embarked on a life as a holy man.

In yet another version, although Cao Guo-Jiu disapproved of his brother, his priority was protection of their family honour. When he learned that his brother had murdered a man in order to possess his wife, Cao Guo-Jiu ordered the woman arrested and executed so as to eliminate any witness who could sully their family name. Miraculously rescued by a celestial being, the woman petitioned the imperial court for justice and damages. Again, Cao Guo-Jiu had her arrested and sentenced to death. Again, she was miraculously rescued. This time, she was allowed to plead her case with the court. The brother was executed and Cao Guo-Jiu placed in the stocks for months. When finally released, he abandoned all his worldly goods, left court, and headed for the mountains to repent. He lived in a cave and devoted himself to the Tao. His repentance was so sincere that eventually Lu Tong-pin and Zhong Li-Quan invited him to join the Immortals.

**Favoured people:** He is the patron of those in theatrical professions as well as those who, ashamed of their past, seek salvation and expiation and desire to make amends.

**Iconography:** Cao Guo-Jiu is depicted as an elderly, bearded man wearing traditional Chinese imperial court dress. He carries a tablet that gains him admission to the imperial court.

**Attributes:** Jade tablet; castanets

**Animal:** The Qilin or Chilin, also known as the “Chinese unicorn,” which is emblematic of perfect righteousness

**See Also:** Chang Kuo Lao; Eight Immortals

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Chariklo

**Also known as:** Chariclo

**Origin:** Greece

Chiron the centaur raised and tutored many of ancient Greece’s heroes, but he didn’t do so by himself. He had help from his wife, Chariklo. She knows all the heroes, having shared her cave with them. Chariklo may be a centaur, too, or she may be a Nymph. Her other claim to fame is that she is Athena’s best friend. Alternatively, she is Athena’s lover. Chariklo’s son, Tiresias, accidentally caught sight of Athena naked; the goddess struck him blind. Although unable to undo her curse, when Chariklo bitterly complained, Athena compensated Tiresias by blessing him with the gift of prophecy.

Chariklo, discovered in 1997, is the largest of the icy planetoids known as centaurs. She has an orbit of 62.4 years.

**Iconography:** Chariklo appears frequently on sixth-century BCE vase paintings depicting the wedding of Thetis. She forms a triad of goddesses with Hestia and Demeter.

**See Also:** Achilles; Athena; Chiron; Demeter; Heracles; Hestia; Thetis

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Carrot

(Daucus carota)

Planet: Mars
Element: Fire

Energies: Sex

Magical uses:

Carrots have been consumed since the days of ancient Greece to induce the desire for sexual contact. Prepared and eaten with the correct visualization, carrots may play a part in overcoming psychological impotency. Cook them with parsley and caraway for the best results.
Gello

**Also known as:** Gyllou (Ethiopia)

**Origin:** Greece

Gello, a young woman from the isle of Lesbos, died without bearing children. The spiritual ramification of this is that, having left no descendents, she cannot assume the functions of an ancestral spirit. Instead, Gello became a killer ghost. In revenge for her own untimely death, Gello preys upon the children of women whose maternity she envies.

Gello the baby killer eventually developed into a much feared Demon. Like the Lamia, Gello multiplied. The plural of Gello is Gelloudes. The Gelloudes, multiple manifestations of Gello, almost like clones, spread out so that they could do even more damage. The Gelloudes are now considered a distinct class of spirit, classified as Exotika.

Gello survived the abolition of Pagan religions, continuing to prey on babies although now combated by saints, especially Saint Sisinius. According to one legend, Gello killed the children of Melitene, the saint’s sister. He pursued her, determined to end her reign of terror. Gello fled, shape-shifting to avoid detection, but was eventually trapped. Gello was forced to cough up a list of twelve and a half names, which protect against her depredations. Post the names so that they’re visible and Gello will leave you alone. Alternatively, the sight of the name Sisinius is sufficient to keep her away. (A large cottage industry in Sisinius amulets once existed.)

Gello and the Gelloudes have never disappeared, remaining a fixture of modern Greek folklore. Newborns and young babies who fail to thrive are described as “eaten by Gello.” In addition to Sisinius amulets, Ethiopian magic scroll amulets are designed to protect against her. Because Gello may kill babies slowly, time may exist to expel her. This modern ritual is intended to supplement medical intervention, not replace it:

### GELLO CURE Ritual

This entire spell must be accomplished between sunset and dawn.

1. Go to the shore at sunset; your goal is to collect forty small round stones thrown up by forty waves (one stone per wave). It may be necessary to wait for more than forty waves. Only one stone may be obtained per wave.
2. If you are unable to collect forty stones by sunrise, go home, leaving whatever you’ve collected. Begin anew at sunset. (However, this is an inauspicious sign and should stimulate intensified prayer and petition. If the spirits are with you and luck is on your side, then the stones will appear quickly.)
3. When forty stones are collected, take them home and boil them in vinegar.
4. Allow the vapors to permeate your home. (Do not feed the potion to the baby. This spell is not for internal consumption.) Gello’s influence will allegedly be broken by dawn.

**Manifestation:** Gello is an amazing shape-shifter who takes completely unexpected forms. Saint Sisinius once discovered her in the guise of a single goat hair clinging to a king’s beard.

**See Also:** Ancestor; Exotika; Ghost; Lamia; Lilith

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Great Figures

These are the people in history and mythology who are regarded highly in the Kaleidoscopic Path. They are regarded for their contributions to spirituality, warfare, science, magic or the perfection of their craft though the possible figure is not limited to those. These are people who have contributed much to humanity. Whether they are proven to have existed is not a factor.

## Spirituality

These are figures who have contributed greatly to humanity's spirituality. 15

JesusHelena BlavatskyMoses, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, Guatama Buddha, Laozi, Krishna, Muhammad, Emperor Constantine, Guru Nanak, Martin Luther, Gerald Gardner, Confuscious, Aleister Crowley, Zoroaster

## Magecraft & Alchemy

These are figures who are regarded for their contributions to the field of magecraft as well as their own ability to use magecraft, Alchemy and other esoteric beliefs. 15

MerlinParacelsus von HohenheimSolomon, Abe no Seimei, Hermes Trismegistus, Abramelin the Mage, Alessandro Cagliostro, Albertus Magnus, Roger Bacon, John Dee, Nostradamus, Arthur Dee, Marquis de Sade, Count of St. Germain, Grigori Rasputin, Rudolf Steiner, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

## Leadership

These are figures who have excelled in leadership whether in times of peace or war. 16

King ArthurAbraham LincolnTheodore Rosevelt, Gilgamesh, Napoleon, Cleopatra, Romulus, Saladin, Ozymandias, Shi Huang Di, Charlamagne, Julius Caesar, George Washington, Ashoka, Augustus Caesar, Catherine the Great

## Warfare

These are figures who excelled in the art of warfare or have achieved greatness through battle. 17

Cu ChulainnGuan YuNobunaga OdaSir Francis DrakeLu Bu, Vlad Tepes, General Patton, Alexander the Great, Oda Nobunaga, Hannibal Barca, Scipio Africanus, Attila the Hun, Tomoe Gozen, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Yi-Sun-Sin, Cirus the Great, Minamoto no Raikou, Minamoto no Yoshitsune

## Mastery

These are figures who are known for their mastery of the sword, craftsmanship, killing or strategy. 16

Miyamoto Musashi, Sasaki Kojiro, Yagyu Munenori, Muramasa, Arash, Sima Yi, Chen Gong, Sun Tzu, Zhuge Liang, Li Shuwen, Hozouin Inshun, Hassan I-Sabbah, Fuuma Kotaro, Mochizuki Chiyome, Katou Danzo, Okada Izo, Mata Hari

## Bravery

These are figures who are venerated for their acts of courage and bravery.

LeonidasMusashibou Benkei, Joan of Arc, Boudica, Spartacus, Lakshmibai, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mulan, Harriot Tubman, Cassius Clay

## Science

Aristotle, Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Mary Anning

## Philosophy

Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, Voltaire, Karl Marx, Leo Tolstoy

## Wellness

These are figures who are regarded for their contribution to human wellness and the improvement of human life and comfort.

Florence Nightingale, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Sigmund Freud, Charles Babbage, Johann Gutenberg, Carl Jung, Louis Pasteur

## The Arts

Katsushika Hokusai, Leonardo Da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Homer

## Film and Comedy

Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman, Mads Mikkelsen
Gana

**Origin:** Transylvania

Romanian is a Romance language, closely related to Latin. After Roman authorities withdrew from what is now modern Romania, the Romanized people speaking that Romance language were besieged by waves of Slavs and Magyars. Their response was to head for the hills, ascending ever higher into the Transylvanian mountains where they could preserve their culture in isolation. The goddess Diana traveled with them.

Diana, the Forest Goddess, was the presiding spirit of Transylvania, the land beyond the forest. Gana is the Transylvanian manifestation of Diana, the regional pronunciation of her name. After Transylvania converted to Christianity, Gana became reclassified as a Queen of Witches. She is often now described with fear and dread, as if she were a Demon, but this is a Christian perspective. If you are afraid of her, however, allegedly carrying a piece of linden wood serves to counteract and keep her away although it’s unclear why a forest goddess would fear a piece of wood.

Gana is attended by an entourage of Fairies and witches. Modern witches should feel welcome to join them. Gana is at the peak of her power in springtime.

A Transylvanian legend retold by author and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland in his book, Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling, says that anyone who drank mead from Gana’s wild ox drinking horn would die. This legend may be propaganda intended to discourage Walpurgis Night revels, but it may also indicate vestigial memories of human sacrifice or of Gana’s role as a psychopomp.

**Manifestation:** She’s described as fierce and beautiful.

**Sacred day:** May Eve (Walpurgis Eve), the night of April 30

**See Also:** Ielle Diana; Irodeasa

## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Fu Xi

**Also known as:** Fu Hsi

**Origin:** China

Fu Xi invented all aspects of civilization, giving them to people as gifts. He is humanity’s first teacher. His inventions include astrology, agriculture, medicine, music, and writing. Fu Xi taught survival skills and bestowed the gift of fire. Fu Xi taught people to be self-sufficient. His name literally means “hidden victims” because he taught the arts of netting fishes and snaring animals.

Who knows what further gifts he has? He remains humanity’s benefactor, provider, and protector, although he has largely withdrawn and may have to be sought out.

**Manifestation:** Part man, part dragon

**See Also:** Nu Kua

## Appearances in Modern Media

From Age of MythologyFrom Tower of SaviorsFrom Shin Megami TenseiFrom Force of Will
## Information Source

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes
Celery

(Apium graveolens)

Planet: Mercury

Element: Fire

Energies: Sex, peace, psychic awareness, weight loss

Lore:

Roman women ate celery to increase their sexual appetites.

Magical uses:

This plant’s aphrodisiac powers have long been celebrated. Celery soup was one of Madame de Pompadour’s favourite dishes for this purpose. Curiously, heated celery seems to emit a type of pheromone, the chemical sex-attractant naturally secreted by humans and animals. This could be why celery has been favoured for this use for 2,000 years.

If you make celery soup, cook it with visualization. Such sex-stimulating foods are, of course, only effective if you eat them. They will
have little or no effect when served to others. With a different visualization, eating fresh or cooked celery is soothing and brings peace. Add celery seed (as a seasoning) to foods to strengthen psychic awareness. Celery is also a part of weight-loss plans.
Greek/Roman

The ancient Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe but rather that the universe created the gods. Long before the creation of the gods, heaven and earth had already been formed. Heaven and earth were referred to as the parents and their children, the Titans. The Elder gods, also called the Titans, were known to have super strength and enormous size. The most powerful of the Titans was Cronus, who was the ruler of his kin. One day, however, his son Zeus, a mere god, dethroned Cronus and made himself ruler of all gods. He and the other gods, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, and Hephaestus, were the 12 great Olympians. Immortal and invincible, they watched mortal men from their abode on Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. It is said that the entrance of Olympus is a great gate made up of clouds. It is a peaceful paradise where there are stretches of cloudless skies, endless sunshine, and where the sound of Apollo's lyre can be heard playing.

From Smite Gods

## Titans/ Primordial

These are the deities that existed before the current deities of the Greek/Roman Pantheon

Chronos/Kronos/SaturnGaia/TerraCybeleNyx/NoxHeliosAtlasEosCetoAsteriaEurybiaMoirae

## The Olympians

Zeus/JupiterHera/JunoPoseidon/NeptuneHades/PlutoAthena/MinervaHermes/MercuryAphrodite/VenusAres/MarsArtemis/DianaApolloDionysus/BacchusHephaestus/Vulcan
## Chthonic Spirits

Hades/PlutoPersephone/Proserpina/KoreHecateThanatos/MorsCharonErinyesLetheLampadesAdonis
## Gods and Goddesses

These are the deities of the Greek/Roman Pantheon who are not part of the twelve Olympians but who are no less important to the beliefs of the Greeks and Romans.

Demeter/CeresLetoHestia/VestaMaiaNikeAstraeaNemesisMusesFortunaEris/DiscordiaAsclepiusEnyo/BellonaHypnosJanusDikeCirceAmphitriteEros/CupidAnterosSylvanusIrisMetisSelene/LunaEndymionDaphne

## Lesser Gods and Goddesses

FaunusFaunaFloraDioneCallistoHebeCharitesAuroraJuturnaAnemoiAlastorAristaeusAdrano

## Heroes

These are the many great and tragic of the Greek and Roman Pantheon

AchillesHeracles/HerculesJasonMedeaAtalantaChironPenthesileaHectorParisOrionDioscuriHyacinth
## Figures

These are figures who appear in various myths from Greek and Roman mythology

Helen of TroyEuropaIoNarcissusCassandraAriadneGanymedeCalypsoAeacus

## Creatures/Monster/Spirits

These are the creatures of the Greek and Roman Pantheon

EchidnaMinotaurMedusaGorgonCerberusArachneHydraLamiaHarpiesScyllaEuryaleSthenoDryadNaiadManesLemuresAlseidAeginaArionFaun