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Dzunukwa

*Wild Woman*

**Also known as:** Tsonoqua

**Origin:** Kwakiutl

Dzunukwa, an extremely complex spirit, may cause death and destruction or bestow blessings, life, wealth, and knowledge. Dzunukwa, the Wild Woman of the Woods, lives in the mountains and deep forests of the Pacific Northwest, a dreaded cannibal who feasts on children. Hence, she serves as a warning to children not to run off alone in the woods. (“Behave yourself or Dzunukwa will get you!”) She also serves as a bogeywoman, a threat to make children behave, because allegedly her favorite food is disobedient, rebellious children.

Dzunukwa has tremendous physical and supernatural powers. Brawn or magical skill may be insufficient to defeat her. Luckily, Dzunukwa is a very literal thinker; her powers of thought are limited, and so she is easily tricked or outwitted. Myths of kidnapped children tend to end happily as the children usually manage to fool her and escape.

Dzunukwa is sometimes described as stupid, but that’s not really accurate. She has tremendous knowledge, even esoteric knowledge, of the woods, animals, and secrets of life, death, and nature. She just doesn’t think in the same way that a person does. She becomes easily disoriented when outside the forest and is not happy removed from wild nature. (In some ways, Dzunukwa resembles Baba Yaga except that Baba Yaga is very clever and sharper than most humans. She outwits us; Baba Yaga’s favors are earned via good manners and hard work.)

Dzunukwa likes to snack on children, and she can be hostile to people in general. Her best relationships tend to be with adult men. Those who can soothe and tame her may receive tremendous gifts from her. Dzunukwa can bestow wealth and good fortune. She is a font of rare knowledge, and she owns the Water of Life.

Through her son, Dzunukwa is an ancestral spirit and may protect those perceived as descendents. Dzunukwa masks are incorporated into sacred Kwakiutl ceremonies and rituals, especially those indicating her wealthy, generous aspects.

**Manifestation:** Dzunukwa is a giantess—twice human size. She’s covered in black fur and has long pendulous breasts. She’s often heard before she’s seen, making a characteristic owllike Hooo sound.

**Attribute:** A large burden basket in which she carries off disobedient children (or potentially any child she can catch)

**Color:** Black

**Tree:** Cedar

**Metal:** Copper

**See Also:** Baba Yaga; Bukwas

## Information Source

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

**Singular:** Fati

**Also known as:** Miren

**Origin:** Southern Albania

Fatit are Birth Fairies. Their name derives from Fate. Miren, another name used for them, derives from the Greek Moirae. Fatit are pretty, if extremely powerful spirits, tiny enough to ride butterflies. On the third day following a baby’s birth, three Fatit approach the cradle and determine the baby’s destiny.

**Offerings:** Tea, milk, and cookies; also sprinkle some sugar water on fresh flower blossoms as treats for their butterfly mounts.

**See Also:** Birth Fairies; Moirae

## Information Source

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

## Information

Pea is a flirtatious being and simply an extrovert. Her magic is unsuited for combat, but she's gotten into a few fistfights. She doesn't talk about her parents much, but she does have a fair relationship with them. Her heart locket is her favorite item. The orange cloth wrapped around her arms are not sleeves, they are bandages.

Although she doesn't have combat magic, Pea has a tendency to get into fights. Unfortunately for her, fists are rarely a match against elemental magic. Luckily, she has the ability to heal her injuries. No one has seen her take off the orange bandages.
Chieh Lin

*The Old Man of the Moon*

**Origin:** China

Chinese folklore has a woman in the moon, but there is an old man, too. Chieh Lin is a spirit of romance or at least marriage. He determines marital unions; he decides who will marry whom. He records these decisions in his very large book, then connects the feet of the predestined couple to each other’s with an invisible red silk thread. Ideally, that thread will lead the couple toward each other and happy matrimony. Appeal to Chieh Lin if that thread seems to be all tangled up or nonexistent.

**Ritual**: During the marriage ceremony, bride and bridegroom pledge their troth from two goblets of honeyed wine tied together with red ribbons or cord.

**See Also:** Lady Chang’e

## Information Source

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

(Eucalyptus spp. globulus) Li Bd

Do not use on the faces of small children.

Folk Names: Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Healing, Protection

Magical Uses: The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. To relieve colds, ring green candles with the leaves and pods and burn them to the socket, visualizing the person (or yourself) as being completely healthy. Also hang a small branch or twig of eucalyptus over the sick bed. String the immature (green) pods on green thread and wear to help heal sore throats. Placed beneath the pillow, the pods guard against colds. The leaves are also carried for protection.
Hariti

*Bringer of Happiness*

**Also known as:** Heli-di (China); Karitei-Mo; Kishimojin (Japan) Yid’prog-ma (Tibet)

**Origin:** Turkestan

Hariti once ate human babies but has now reformed, becoming their guardian. Rather than stealing children, Hariti now assists couples having difficulty conceiving. Originally a disease spirit, Hariti’s conversion to Buddhism transformed her into a benevolent deity of health and conception.

Hariti was the mother of five hundred Demons whom she fed daily on a diet of human babies. People complained to the Buddha, who came to their assistance by seizing Hariti’s youngest son and hiding him under a begging bowl. In despair, Hariti searched the world for her child. Advised to inquire of the Buddha, he told her, “You have five hundred sons. Yet you are desolate over the loss of one and search everywhere for him. Humans often have only one child, yet you take them.” Hariti got the message. She instantly converted and reformed. Her son was returned. Fearing that hunger might make her revert to her old habits, the Buddha promised her that in all monasteries, part of the monks’ food would daily be reserved for her and her children. Buddha encouraged Hariti to bite into pomegranates, which give the illusion of blood rather than babies. Hariti is invoked for fertility and to heal infertility.

* She is invoked to heal ailing children and protect them from epidemics.

**Iconography:** Hariti is depicted carrying a child or surrounded by children; India’s Ajanta Caves feature depictions of Hariti. These monastery caves in the northwest Deccan region were hand-hewn from solid rock. Hariti is featured in Cave 2, dating from the sixth century CE. Her legend is retold through sculpted friezes. Hariti’s image also appears in Cave 7 in Aurangabad, the Buddhist caves carved out of the Sahyadri range.

**Attributes:**Pomegranate, flywhisk, cornucopia, the flower of happiness

**Consort:** Pancika, commander of the Yaksha army (he is sometimes identified with Jambhala)

**Animal:** Mongoose

**Number:** 5

**Places:** Once worshipped throughout a wide swathe of the Buddhist world, Hariti remains actively venerated in Nepal. She has a shrine near the Monkey Temple in Katmandu, where she is worshipped as the Spirit of Smallpox and Fertility.

**Offerings:** Cooked rice, water, betel nuts, incense; pomegranates; in China, women seeking children offer Hariti paper shoes.

**See Also:** Bon Spirits; Buddha; Jambhala; Palden Lhamo

## Information Source

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

*The Prophetess Bird*

**Also known as:** Gamaon

**Origin:** Russia

The Gamayun is among the magical spirit birds of Russian lore, related to Alkonost and Sirin although she appears independently. She is an oracular spirit, able to impart wisdom and prophesies. She also serves as an inspiration to artists; examples include Alexander Blok’s poem, “Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy,” and painter Viktor Vasnetsov’s portrait, Gamayun: The Prophet Bird. Gamayun is a favoured subject of folk art.

The Gamayun dwells in the Russian magical paradise island located to the east.

Meditate upon Gamayun’s image, using it in visualizations to obtain prophesies from her.

**Manifestation:** A large bird with a woman’s head

**See Also:** Alkonost; Sirin

## Information Source

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

#### Items needed:

3’ length of red silk cord, love-drawing oil, love-drawing incense, one red candle that will burn for at least seven hours.

Begin this spell on a Monday during the waxing moon. Place the red candle in the centre of your altar and light the incense. Use a pin or sharp knife to etch the names of each person into the candle. Dress the candle with the love-drawing Oil as you chant:

Candle of love, work me this spell,

That the one I do love will love me as well.

Light the candle. Pass each poppet through the smoke of the incense and then through the candle flame as you say:

Air and fire, bring forth my desire.

Place the poppet that represents you seven inches to the left side of the candle and the poppet that represents your loved one seven inches to the right of the candle.

See in your mind’s eye the one you love as you chant the following seven times:

I enchant you by earth and heaven

Turn to me, turn to me, turn to me by seven.

Through moonlight and the black of night

All of my love you shall requite.

[Insert name] think of me with loving pleasure

As you turn to me by daily measure.

Now turn to me, turn to me

For this I will, So Mote It Be.

Let the candle burn for one hour. Repeat the spell exactly as you have just done it for six consecutive nights. Each time you do the spell, move the poppets one inch closer to the candle. On the seventh night the dolls should be touching the candle, but not to the point that they will catch fire. At this time you will allow the candle to burn out. As soon as the candle has extinguished itself, use the red cord to bind the poppets together face to face. Conceal the dolls in a place where you and your loved one will meet.
Each Uisge

**Also known as:** Aughisky (Irish)

The Each Uisge is considered the most dangerous of Scotland’s water spirits. Each Uisge literally means “Water Horse” in Gaelic, indicating its most famous manifestation. The Each Uisge is a shape-shifter; it is not limited to one form. It may appear in the guise of a sea bird or a handsome young man with seaweed in his hair. The usual manifestation, however, is as a strikingly beautiful, mysterious, prancing horse or pony. The Each Uisge appears to be a friendly horse, someone’s pet who’s just wandered off. It may approach people and beckon them to mount. It’s a trap. Mount the Each Uisge and it will quickly and abruptly plunge deep into the sea. Once drowned, the victim is devoured by the Each Uisge.

The Each Uisge lives in the sea and in Scotland’s deep lochs. It does not necessarily target people; it’s happy to consume sheep or cattle, too, although obviously it must use different ruses. It is smart and insatiably hungry. Attempts made to poison an Each Uisge who lived in Loch na Beiste, Inverness, failed. The best way to survive the Each Uisge is caution and avoidance. Should one wish to beckon them closer, the scent of roasted meat on a deserted shore in a region they are known to frequent allegedly serves as a lure.

**See Also:** Kelpie

## Information Source

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

(Euphorbia spp. pilulifera, E. hirta)

Poison V

Folk Names: Crown of Thorns, Spurge, Wolf’s Milk, Pill-Bearing Spurge, Catshair, Mziwaziwa

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Saturn

Element: Water

Powers: Purification, Protection

Magical Uses: In Anman, a branch of the euphorbia is brought into a house to cleanse it after childbirth. The euphorbia is also an extremely protective plant, grown indoors or out.

The milky white juice is sometimes used in magical oils and salves, but is extremely poisonous and should not be used carelessly.
Copper Love Charm

Items needed: Seven copper pennies, one copper bracelet, one green candle, and a green velvet pouch.

Begin on the night of the new moon. Place all the items called for on your altar. Cast the magick circle, and light the green candle as you say:

Power of Venus on this night

Work my will by candlelight

Bring to me the one I see

As I will So Mote It Be.

Place the copper bracelet in the green pouch. Take one copper penny, kiss it, and say the following:

Bright and shining one of love,

Descend to me from above.

Attend to me and work my will,

With great passion my love fulfils.

By my side forever strong,

For this is what I crave and long.

Put the penny in the pouch along with the bracelet. Lay the pouch next to the candle. Allow the candle to burn for one hour. Extinguish the candle and cut a door in your circle, but do not take it up or disturb the altar arrangement. Repeat the spell for six consecutive nights. On the last night allow the candle to burn out. Fashion a heart from the leftover wax and push all the pennies into it. Put the heart in a safe place. The following day present your loved one with the bracelet, and he or she will be yours forever.
Chalchihuitlicue

**Origin**: Aztec

Chalchihuitlicue (Chalchiuhtliycue, Chalchiuhcihuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue) (lady of the turquoise skirt) Aztec storm goddess, personification of whirlpools and youthful beauty; wife of her brother Tlaloc, the god of rain and water; is queen of rivers, lakes, and standing, still waters. The meaning of her name refers to a jade skirt, a metaphor for shining expanses of still water. Without Chalchihuitlicue, there is no irrigation She presides over agriculture and was especially associated with cotton, a plant with huge moisture requirements for healthy growth.

Chalchihuitlicue provides for people but is also a goddess of destruction. In Nahuatl (Aztec) myth, Chalchihuitlicue was the regent of the previous world, known as 4 Water, destroyed by flooding. According to Fray Bernardino de Sahagún in his Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España, the goddess “had power over the sea and the rivers, and could drown those who navigated on the waters, causing tempests and whirlwinds that would flood the boats and barges and other vessels happening to be on the water.”

However, Lewis Spence, the Scottish anthropologist, observed that Sahagún’s description “appears inexact” since the “Mexicans were not a seafaring people.” In art Chalchihuitlicue was portrayed as a bare-breasted woman wearing a coronet of blue paper surmounted by green feathers. Her dress was of a green-blue tint. In her left hand she carried a large water plant, in the right a vase surmounted by a cross, symbol of the four points of the compass, from which the rain comes.

Chalchihuitlicue also presides over amniotic fluids. She is a goddess of human as well as agricultural fertility. Pre-Christain Aztecs possessed birth rituals involving baptism in which Chalchihuitlicue played a prominent, presiding role. She was of great significance for rituals, but she plays little part in Aztec narratives.

**Manifestation**: ﻿﻿Chalchihuitlicue appears as a woman whose face is decorated with a pair of short black lines running vertically down her lower cheeks. She wears a headband studded with balls of cotton. Her skirt is adorned with jade, and she often wears a tasseled shawl.

**Attributes**: Ear of maize corn or corn cobs

**Consort**: Tlaloc

**Plants**: Corn, cotton, prickly pears

**Colours**: The various shades of jade and turquoise

**Minerals**: Jade, turquoise

**See also:** Tlaloc

## Information Source

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

Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
Datsueba

*The Hell Hag*

**Also known as:** Shozuka no Baba; Datsue-Ba

**Origin:** Japan

Datsueba is a gateway goddess. Her name is related to words indicating bathhouse, dressing room, or to undress. It’s theorized that in her earliest incarnation, she was a goddess of birth and death. She presents each new birth with its skin, which must be returned to her at time of death. In the context of Japanese Buddhism, Datsueba is now among the gatekeepers of Hell. It’s her job to strip clothing from sinners who arrive at the River of Three Roads, threshold to Hell.

Datsueba stays at the gate. She doesn’t cross the river or enter Hell. She is assisted by a male consort, Kenne-o. Datsueba strips off the clothes; he hangs them on trees. The naked souls of sinners are then sent to meet the Kings of Hell. She is not a kind, gentle spirit but a fierce, implacable one. Should someone arrive without clothes, she may strip off their skin.

No need to wait to arrive in Hell to be tortured; Datsueba is also an agent of punishment. While taking clothes, she doles out punishment as deemed appropriate: she breaks the fingers of thieves, for instance. Imagine what she does to rapists.

Datsueba makes no exceptions for children or babies, but strips away their clothing, too. She is accused of tormenting them, encouraging them to build cairns of stones ostensibly as stairways to Heaven but really a trick. Every time a tiny baby manages to pile up a few rocks, Datsueba or one of her band of Demons knocks it over and the baby must start again. Luckily the Bodhisattva Jizo patrols the waterfront, comforting and rescuing these little ones.

Vestiges of other facets of Datsueba sometimes emerge: some Datsueba statues are credited with healing powers and venerated. Women sometimes invoke Datsueba’s aid with lactation or to protect children.

**Manifestation:** She is a fierce old hag.

**Iconography:** She is usually portrayed seated on the ground with one knee up and her breasts at least partially exposed.

**See Also:** Bodhisattva; Enma; Jizo; Kings of Hell; Wanyudo

## Appearances in Modern Media

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## Information Source

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

**Also known as:** Shamvara; Shambara

Ghantapa, Prince of Nalanda, home of renowned Nalanda Buddhist University in Bihar, India, renounced his crown and took a vow of celibacy, becoming a scholar monk. He developed a reputation for his austerities. Ghantapa took up solitary residence near the court of King Devapala (reigned c. 809–849 CE), who invited him to live in his palace. Ghantapa refused because he said the king was insincere. (An alternative version says that he called the king a sinner.)

Stung and angered, the king placed a price on Ghantapa’s celibacy, offering a substantial bounty. A local courtesan sent her beautiful adolescent daughter to seduce Ghantapa. He succumbed and they became lovers, in all senses of that word. When the girl bore Ghantapa’s child, the king had his evidence. He sought to publicly shame Ghantapa. In the meantime, however, unbeknownst to the king, Ghantapa had experienced a profound Tantric revelation.

Accompanied by a huge entourage, King Devapala confronted Ghantapa, accusing him of gross misconduct. Presumably he hadn’t anticipated Ghantapa’s reaction. Ghantapa smashed the baby and a gourd of wine onto the ground. Earth opened up and water flooded out, the operative word being flood.

Baby and gourd transformed into a vajraand bell, symbolizing male and female genitalia respectively and now Ghantapa’s attributes. Ghantapa rose into the air, high above the floodwaters, transforming into Paramasukha-Chakrasamvara Buddha. His consort transformed into Vajravahari. Avalokiteshvara arrived to rescue king and crew from the rising waters. They implored Ghantapa’s forgiveness and he initiated them into the magic circle of bliss. Ghantapa remains a highly esteemed Tantric master and deity.

In his guise as Shamvara, he was first venerated by wandering ascetics (sadhus) of medieval India. Shamvara wears a crescent moon in his hair and lives on Mount Kailash just like Shiva. Shamvara may have been the official Buddhist replacement for Shiva, patron of yogis and ascetics.

**Iconography:** Ghantapa is traditionally portrayed in mystic union with Vajravahari.

**Attributes:** Bell of wisdom, vajra of compassion

**See Also:** Avalokitesvara; Buddha; Dakini; Vajra; Vajravahari

## Information Source

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

*Woman’s Best Friend*

**Also known as:** Fuchi

**Classification:** Kamui

**Origin:** Ainu

Fuji is the Ainu word for “fire.” The Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan. Fuji is the original goddess of Mount Fuji. The mountain retains her name even after she was replaced by the Japanese shamanic goddess, Konohana, now Mount Fuji’s presiding spirit. Fuji may have had shrines on Fujiyama as late as the ninth century.

Fuji is not specifically a mountain goddess; Mount Fuji is a volcano. She’s a fire goddess. Fuji dwells in the hearth of every home. The hearth serves as her altar. Offerings may be fed directly to the fire.

Known as the woman’s best friend, Fuji protects reproductive health and bestows fertility. An ancient ritual to counteract infertility involved having the barren woman lie on another woman’s fresh afterbirth while a circle of women surrounded her, invoking Fuji’s blessings to allow her to conceive. She also protects children. Fuji’s essence is contained in fireplace ashes. These may be collected into small bags and worn or carried as protective amulets.

**Element:** Fire

**Offerings:m**Millet beer, rice beer, and a well-tended flame

**See Also:** Kamui; Konohana

## Information Source

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

**Origin**: India

Chandra (moon) In Hindu mythology, moon god, source of fertility, often identified with the magic drink of the gods, Amrita or Soma. Chandra was the ancestor of the Chandra-vansa, the lunar race, which was divided into two branches, the Yadavas and the Pauravas. Krishna (an incarnation of the god Vishnu) was descended from the Yadavas. Wilkie Collins, the English writer, in his novel The Moonstone, tells of the Chandrakanta (the moonstone), an enormous diamond placed in the head of a statue of Chandra. The moonstone is guarded by three priests who are killed by an Englishman, John Herncastle. The novel then traces the life of the gem and the evil it brings on each person who comes into contact with it. Another magic gem in Hindu lore, the Chinta-mani (the wish gem) grants the owner all he or she desires. It belongs to the god Brahma, who is sometimes called by its name. Other traditions ascribe it to Indra as part of his crown, or say it is the third eye of a snake god.

Chandra, Lord of the Moon, married twenty-seven sisters, daughters of Daksha, known as the Star Maidens, but he really loved only one, Rohini. He spent all his time with her, ignoring the other sister-wives. The other sisters complained to their father, who ordered Chandra to fulfill his marital obligations. Chandra ignored him and so Daksha cursed him with a wasting ailment. Chandra waned away, almost to nothingness. Shiva came to his rescue, permitting Chandra to rest his head at the end of every lunar cycle, in order to preserve his vitality and rejuvenate. Shiva also brokered a truce: Chandra visits each wife once a month. He waxes joyful as he approaches Rohini (identified with the star Aldebaran), then wanes when he is forced to leave her.

The twenty-seven sisters are identified with the mansions of the moon in Vedic astrology. Chandra is the ruler: he may be invoked for assistance by astrologers and those seeking to learn the art. He rules the astrological sign Cancer. He is a spirit of fertility: his moonbeams possess the magical power to stimulate pregnancy.

**Manifestation:** Chandra is described as a youthful, fair, very handsome man.

**Attributes:** Club, lotus

**Consorts**: His primary consorts are Rohini and Tara, but he also wed all the Star Sisters.

**Animals:** Antelope, rabbit

**Mounts:** Chandra rides an antelope or drives a chariot pulled by ten white horses.

**See Also:** Khonsu; Shiva

## Information Source

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

Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
Flidais

**Origin:** Ireland

**Classification:** Tuatha Dé Danaan

Flidais is the beautiful goddess of deer, also known as “Fairy cattle.” She is a goddess of the forest, wild nature, and rampant, joyful sexuality. Flidais may go through thirty men a day–unless she has Fergus, who alone is able to satisfy her. (The feeling is mutual; allegedly Fergus needs seven women to replace Flidais. The only other one who can fulfill him is Maeve.)

Flidais is a spirit of abundance. She also owns a herd of magical cows: her prize cow gives enough milk daily to feed three hundred families. Flidais is the guardian of the forest, its trees and animals. She also allegedly has a soft spot for human outcasts; those marginalized by society; people who, once upon a time, would have been inclined to take shelter in the forest.

**Manifestation:** Flidais may appear in the guise of a beautiful, sexy woman or as a doe. She reputedly has beautiful hair.

**Mount:** Her chariot is pulled by deer.

**Sacred animals**: All forest animals, but especially deer

**See Also:** Artemis; Fairy; Fergus; Maeve; Tuatha Dé Danaan

## Information Source

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

Items needed: Gold filings or nuggets, small dish, sunflower petals, and 10 coins.

Place the dish in the sunlight. Focus your attention on the dish. Visualize the dish filling with money, cascading over the edge like a waterfall of gold. See in your mind’s eye gold, coins, and money filling the room where the dish is.

Each day place a new coin in the dish. In time you will begin to generate money-making ideas. Each time you place a coin in the dish, your will to create wealth will increase and so will your success and prosperity.
Eye

The eye is considered to be the primary organ of sense perception. It is closely associated with light, the spirit, and the sun. The eye symbolizes spiritual and mental perception and is considered to be the mirror of the soul, the organ of spiritual and mental expression.

The right eye is associated with the activity, the future, and the sun. The left eye is associated with passivity, the past, and the moon. In some cultures and religions (such as Buddhism), a third eye is envisioned in the middle of the forehead, just above the nose, and is considered to be a symbol of inner vision and power.

In magick, heterotopic eyes are those that have been transferred anatomically to various parts of the body, such as the hands, wings, torso, arms, and different parts of the head. These eyes are the equivalent of spiritual sight or clairvoyance.

When the eyes are situated on the hand, it signifies that the individual has great clairvoyant powers. The most widely used eye symbol in magick is that of Horus. In ancient Egypt, the right eye of Horus, the sky god, was his solar eye, and the left eye was his udjat eye, or eye of the moon. The udjat eye symbolizes the power of light and was one of the most sacred and powerful protective amulets in Egyptian magic.

Depending on its employment, and surrounding symbolism, the single eye can represent the forces of good or evil as the single eye of god, or the destructive power of the Cyclops.

For information on the Evil Eye
Reina Phoenixwood

### Abilities

Reina has the ability to change the biological state of a living being or inanimate object .

## Information

### Abilities:

Reina has the ability to change the biological state of a living being or inanimate object .They do this by creating an orb of light or dark energy (light referring to making a non living object alive and dark referring to the opposite). They can “code” instructions into those orbs for the said beings or objects to follow. Being their “puppets” I guess you could call them, they can see whatever those puppets see or come in contact with. Due to Reinas power it’s extremely hard to have their mind read as their power requires an empty but open mind in order to control Reinas powers

### Other information:

You can find Reina roaming around the school searching for secret places to practice their magic and study potions/spells. Reina seems like a secluded and cold person at first but once you get to know them they become quite friendly and sometimes protective. Reina grew up in the empty, desolate village of Phoenix Isle, that was later destroyed by their sister Luna and her allies the mages of the southern council. They killed everyone and left a moon like scar on Reinas lower thigh that represents their banishment from the new so-called “Village of Lady Luna”. But that was when Reina was 5 years old. Reina was ever since on the run, later finding the final place to stay at WIX.

### Personality:

Cold, distant at first, Quiet almost always. Later when people warm up to Reina, they are more open and warmer to people
Glaistig

*The Green Lady*

**Pronounced:** Glah-shtig

**ORIGIN:** Scotland

The Glaistig may be a Highland Fairy or a once-mortal woman who has joined them. Her name literally means “water sprite” or “water imp.” Several kinds of Glaistigs exist. The most famous may originally have been a goddess of herds: cattle, goats, and sheep. Some Glaistigs are extremely helpful and benevolent. Some are not. It is advised to always be polite to her as earning her enmity can be dangerous. There are legends of once-benevolent Glaistigs who transformed into vengeful spirits when the milk given them as offerings was so hot it burned.

The Glaistig protects cattle, herds, and herders. She may guard children while their parents milk and care for livestock. However, Glaistigs also have associations with death, at least as harbingers. They are witnessed laundering linens in streams and so are classified among the spirits known as Washers at the Ford. They are also classified among the Green Ladies.

**Manifestation:** The Glaistig is a goat woman. Her upper half resembles a beautiful, longhaired woman. Her lower half is that of a goat; however, this may not be immediately apparent as she usually dresses in long, flowing green garments.

**Offering:** Fresh milk ideally served in a naturally hollowed-out stone.

**See Also:** Aisba Qandisba; Diablesse; Fairy; Flidais; Fuatb; Green Lady; Washer at the Ford

## Information Source

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

*Lord of the Earth; Lord of Waters*

**Also known as:** Ea; Oannes

**Origin:** Sumeria; Mesopotamia

Enki is the Sumerian lord of water, abundance, and wisdom. Depending on myth, he may be the creator of the universe or at least its most recent edition. He taught humanity the arts of civilization and established the rule of morality.

Enki is a trickster spirit and the owner of magic. He can heal any illness and resurrect the dead. According to Sumerian myth, Enki is the deity responsible for saving humanity from the deluge that blanketed Earth (similar to Noah’s flood.) He is also ultimately responsible for rescuing and reviving Inanna–Ishtar when she is trapped in the Realm of Death.

Enki is sexually voracious. He rules semen and can bestow fertility to women as well as heal male infertility. He also bestows protection and prosperity.

**Favored people:** Enki has vowed to help anyone who seeks his aid.

**Manifestations:** He may be a merman, part human, part fish.

**Attribute:** A pair of entwined snakes. Their image closely resembles the double-helix of a DNA strand.

**Creatures:** Fish, snake

**Element:** Water

**Plant:** Reeds

**Planet:** Mercury

**Offering:** Beer

**See Also:** Ereshkigal; Inanna-Ishtar; Nanshe; Nidaba

## Appearances in Modern Media

From Rage of BahamutFrom Age of Ishtaria as EnkiFrom Age of Ishtaria as EaFrom Kamihime ProjectFrom Force of Will
## Information Source

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

*Snake Woman*

**Origin:** Mexico

Cihuacoatl, divine snake woman, is a native of the Valley of Mexico long before it was known by that name. The Mexica, also known as the Aztecs, discovered her there when they arrived in the region. They loved her and claimed her as their own.

Cihuacoatl is a midwife spirit with a martial nature. Women in childbirth were considered the equivalent of soldiers in battle; hence Cihuacoatl carries a warrior’s weapons. Women were encouraged to call out her name during childbirth for courage, fortification, and blessings. Cihuacoatl guards the souls of women who died during childbirth, as well as souls of those not born or prematurely dead: abortions, miscarriages, and stillbirths. Premature babies who live briefly, then die are also under her protection.

Cihuacoatl’s myths feature abandoned children. She left her son, Mixcoatl, at the crossroads. When she returned, she found a ritual knife in his place and began to wail.

Cihuacoatl appears as a harbinger of disaster. The Florentine Codex describes her roaming at night, “weeping and wailing,” a dread phantom who foretells war. She may be the spirit at the root of Llorona, the wailing woman of modern urban myth. Initially, there was no doubt regarding the identity of the wailing woman: in 1502, not long before the Spanish invasion, Cihuacoatl in the form of a beautiful woman dressed in white wandered the streets of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, as well as other Aztec cities compulsively wailing, “Oh my children, your destruction has arrived! Where can I take you?” She would then plunge into the river or transform into mist.

Cihuacoatl would appear in the marketplace dressed as a noblewoman in white with her hair twisted up to form two horns. She would ask a shopkeeper to watch her heavily swaddled baby while she shopped. When she never returned, eventually someone would examine the baby, only to find an obsidian knife wrapped within the swaddling clothes. (This apparition is interpreted as a warning to mend one’s ways or else.)

**Favored people:** Twins

**Manifestation:** She appears as a beautiful young woman or a fierce old one with a skeletal head. Her face may be painted half-black and half-red. She wears golden earplugs and has an extensive wardrobe, including a headdress of eagle feathers. She may wear a cradleboard with a baby (or without one) on her back.

**Attributes:** Warrior’s shield and weapons; turquoise weaving stick (shuttle); obsidian knife

**Color:** White

**Plant:** Tobacco

**Sacred sites:** Talpa, now home to Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa

**See Also:** Berchta; Cihuateteo; Itzpapolotl; Jizo; Llorona; Mixcoatl; Rachel

## Information Source

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

**Plural**: Genii

The next time someone says you’re not a genius, don’t be insulted. The original definition of that word has nothing to do with intelligence. Genius literally means “spirit” and is a Roman name for a type of spirit being. To say that one possessed a genius for something, perhaps making candy or designing dresses, wasn’t synonymous with having a natural talent. It meant that you possessed a guardian spirit offering assistance in that particular department.

Countless genii protect objects, areas, and organizations. For example, the Genius Loci, meaning the Spirit of the Place, guards specific locations. Genii tend to be anonymous, at least to those who don’t know them personally. Whether Genii display individual personalities or bear individual names is now unknown. If names exist, they were kept secret. For example, inscriptions are simply dedicated to the Genius Loci.

**SEE ALSO:** Genie

## Information Source

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

**Origin:** Japan

Fukusuke’s name means “good fortune.” He is a spirit of general prosperity but is especially associated with merchants. Before the remarkable ascendance of Maneki Neko, images of Fukusuke were kept by merchants and shopkeepers to attract prosperity, business, and customers. They may still be used in this way. Fukusuke and Maneki Neko will happily share altar space or a storefront. Although he is not counted among what is now the standard group, in the past Fukusuke has sometimes been classified among the Shichi Fukujin, the Seven Spirits of Good Luck.

Fukusuke has a family who may be venerated alongside him. His wife’s name is Ofuke, and their daughter is Fukumusume. All may be venerated together. Keeping his family near may enhance Fukusuke’s powers. Place Fukusuke’s image by the main entrance or in a shop window, looking outward so that he can attract and greet customers and business.

**Favoured people:** Merchants; storekeepers

**Iconography:** A friendly man with a disproportionately large head and big, prominent ears (the better to hear you with) is depicted in the act of bowing respectfully to customers and patrons. His ear lobes hang, indicating his wealth by the weight of the earrings he customarily wears. He usually wears a formal kimono.

**Offerings:** Sake

**See Also:** Maneki Neko; Okame; Shichi Fukujin

## Information Source

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

**Origin:** India

Camunda, dread goddess, is venerated and propitiated in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her name derives from Canda and Munda, the two Ashuras she slew. Camunda, Demon killer, has the power to destroy the world with one glance. She dances the Dance of Destruction while playing a musical instrument whose neck is holy Mount Meru and whose gourd is the crescent moon. Her instrument is strung with the cosmic serpent. On a more mundane level, Camunda inflicts and heals disease. Those who venerate her receive her blessings of courage. Camunda sponsors practitioners of magecraft and sorcery. She bestows victory over one’s enemies and success in war.

Camunda is identified with Parvati and Durga, but she is also venerated as an independent goddess in southern India.

**Manifestation:** Flames shoot from Camunda’s three eyes. She has four arms. She wears a garland of skulls and is covered with snakes. She travels with an entourage of Demons.

**Iconography:**  Camunda stands atop a corpse, lion, or owl.

**Attributes:** Chalice and knife

**Element:** Fire

**Colour:** Red

**See Also:** Ashura; Durga; Kali; Parvati; Shiva

## Information Source

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

In ancient Egypt, people paid great importance to mythology, rituals and belief. A vital part in everyday life was the belief in the afterlife. The burial process had to do with mummification and ritualistic spells guided the deceased into the underworld. Egyptians were polytheistic and believed in many gods and goddesses, whose purpose was to bring peace and harmony to Upper and Lower Egypt. There were gods and goddesses who took part in creating the world, such as Atum and Khepri. Moreover, some gods, like Hapi the god of the Nile, brought the flood every year, some such as Horus offered protection, and some like Anubis and Osiris took care of people after death. There were other minor gods as well, representing animals and plants. Lastly, they had local gods who were associated with towns. For the Egyptians, in order for life to continue peacefully and harmoniously, one must worship the gods.

From Smite Gods

## Primordial Gods

These are the primordial deities that existed before and parented the major deities of the pantheon.

RaAmmonNeithGebHathorMa'atMutKhnumHeqet

## Gods

OsirisIsisHorusSetAnubisThothAnhurBastetKhepriSerqetSobekKhonsuNephthysMeretsegerSekhmetAnuketAmmitBes
Chi You

**Origin:** China

Huang Ti, the Yellow Emperor, unified China and taught the arts of civilization. Not everyone wanted to learn. Chi U is the chief of the Chinese shamanic pantheon replaced by Huang Ti. Armies of spirits fought a terrible apocalyptic battle. Huang Ti was ultimately victorious. The battle ended when Chi U was decapitated and his head hung from a gate. Images of the head of Chi U serve as talismans to ward off and banish malicious and evil spirits.

**Manifestations:** Chi U may have the face of a man or a Demon. He wears a horned helmet and is clad in armor and/or a tiger skin (emblematic of East Asian shamanism).

**Sacred day:** Chi U presides over the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month, the day most associated with harmful spirits and venomous creatures. It’s considered the most auspicious time for acquiring and posting Chi U’s image. (It’s also the time you’re most likely to find the best selection.)

## Appearance in Modern Media

From Shin Megami tenseiFrom DislyteFrom Kamihime Project
## Information Source

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

Most magicians are familiar with the legend of the Golem,a figure made of clay and wood that was brought to life through a process discovered by Rabbi Yehuda Low. According to Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, the formula for creating a Golem was found in the Sefer Yetsirah, a theory of creation derived from the first 10 numbers and 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

In the original rendition, the prophet Jeremiah and his son Ben Sirah create a Golem in the image of a human being. The word emeth (truth) is then carved into its forehead, bringing the Golem to life. Later stories have the Golem being brought to life by a piece of sacred parchment on which the name of God has been inscribed.

The size, shape, and characteristics of a Golem are determined by the individual making it. It is believed that organic material, such as clay, wood, and bone, produce the best results. Once assembled, the Golem is ready to be animated through a process called ritual sculpting, which usually takes place in a properly consecrated ritual space.

Using a single candle of pure beeswax and a sanctum regnum incense (made from frankincense, myrrh, and gum arabic), the Golem is presented at each of the four quadrants as the archangels are evoked. During this time, special incantations are performed to infuse the Golem with the will and intention of the magician. As the ritual concludes, the candle is extinguished, and the magician will then spend several hours visualizing the Golem coming to life, forcing energy into it. The entire process can take days, even weeks, to accomplish.

Once the process has been completed, the psyche of the Golem should be fully animated and ready to do the magician’s bidding. At first the Golem will be given simple tasks to do, such as protecting the magician’s personal belongings. In time, as the Golem grows and develops, so do its chores. Rewards come in the form of praise, gifts, and the psychic energy that is offered by the magician. The Golem is an extension of the magician’s will and power, very much like an etheric double. Should the magician need assistance during a magickal operation, the Golem is there to lend a helping hand. The Golem may sound like the answer to hired help, but beware: Like most magickal undertakings, there is another side of the coin to consider.

Once it has been brought to life, the Golem and its creator are psychically bound together, and as time passes it becomes increasingly difficult (if not impossible) for one to exist without the other.
Fairy Garden Money Spell

Gardens, especially ones designed with a purpose, will attract good fairies, gnomes, and all manner of beneficial creatures. Cultivate a nine-foot circular patch of earth.

Around the perimeter, place small stones and crystals.

In the centre of the circle place a stone garden gnome.

Around the gnome, plant a mixture of marigolds and clover.

Each day, spend some time with the gnome. Make friends with him and beseech him to make your wealth grow as the garden does. To ensure he follows your wishes, chant the following each time you water the garden.

Nature spirits everywhere

My love and energy I now share.

With cool water this charge I give

Plants now grow, blossom, and live,

Your gift of wealth I seek to share

In return, I give you loving care.

As the garden grows, so will your wealth and prosperity.
Draugr

**Also known as:** Draugar; Draugr is singular and plural

**Origin:** Scandinavia

The Draugr are the living dead: animated corpses who emerge from the grave to roam about, causing havoc, trouble, and mayhem, not to mention panic. Draugr may be the walking dead, but they’re not horror movie zombies. They are not mindless, slow, or plodding. Instead, the Draugr develops magical powers. They become oracular, possessing information from past, present, and future. Some Draugr can shape-shift, making them even more dangerous as they gain access to people and places not normally given to walking, decaying corpses.

The Draugr is simply unable to rest in peace. It’s hostile toward the living in general, although Draugr tend to target their own relatives first. It is insatiably, eternally hungry and cannot be sated. The Draugr is not a ghost with a mission who will go away once that mission is accomplished. The Draugr seems unable to fully, completely die and is angry, resentful, and violent. At daybreak, they return to their graves only to rise again at night.

A clue that a corpse will become a Draugr is if it displays “restless behavior” during the funeral or en route to burial. Those who are killed by Draugr may be destined to join them. Their graves often give off eerie lights, sometimes even supernal flames. If a potential Draugr is suspected, precautions may be taken:

* The corpse is bound to the grave with magical incantations and bindrunes.
* The corpse’s big toes may be tied together to hobble and prevent it from walking.
* The corpse is removed from the home via special corpse doors, bricked up when not needed, so that it can’t find its way home. (It will still walk, but it won’t come home—or at least not quickly.)

Draugr chase livestock until the animals drop. Sometimes they ride them. They torment and torture people, especially those walking alone at night. People are warned to beware of knocking after dark as it may be a Draugr, although it’s unclear why the Draugr bothers to knock. It’s powerful enough to break down doors.

Iron amulets protect against Draugr. If one does rise, methods of stopping it do resemble horror movies: the Draugr must be staked through the heart or beheaded with its own sword. The corpse cannot be reburied but must be cremated with the ashes dispersed at sea or in remote, secret places, far from people’s residences.

**Manifestation:** They look like what they are: corpses. The Draugr is not a sexy vampire; they are decaying cadavers, which become huge, bloated, and very heavy. The stench of death emanates from them. Many are shape-shifters, however, and full of surprises.

**Time:** Draugr activity tends to increase in the winter.

**See Also:** Ghost; Vampire

## Information Source

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