GODS, GODDESSES, SPIRITS, AND HEROES FOR SPELLCRAFT


Calling on spirit entities can help magic, but must be done with care. 
God/desses and other spirits are not simply handy energy sources sitting around 
to manifest our will. They are powerful beings who are due a healthy portion of 
respect. If you're planning on invoking the blessing or requesting aid from a 
particular higher power, learn to pronounce the name of the deity or spirit 
correctly, to prepare proper offerings and altar regalia, and familiarize 
yourself with the cultural context in which he or she resides.
	This takes a little time, but is very important to helping you properly 
honor that power in your sacred space. It is also ethically important not just 
to randomly call upon a power when you don't really know anything about them. 
The learning process helps you connect with that specific energy, venerate it in 
a suitable manner, and thereby improve dialogue with it.
	To choose a God/dess, spirit, or heroic figure for folk magic, you might 
consider one who has magic as part of His or Her domain of influence. Or you 
could petition your own personal God or Goddess. Another alternative is to call 
upon an entity whose jurisdiction is associated with your goal. Any one of these 
three approaches is perfectly fitting. Choose whichever one feels right for your 
magical path and techniques. 
	Following is a list of names arranged by topic for you to consider. Note 
that next to each name is an indication of that being's gender, culture, and, 
sometimes, specific subdominions they are known for. To illustrate, the Goddess 
Ida-Ten, who may be helpful in general spells for obtaining truth, appears under 
that heading, but I have also noted her special power for the realm of legal
matters. An asterisk* accompanying an entry indicates a plural deity or spirit.
	Additionally, this is an incomplete listing. For more information on Gods 
and Goddesses of the world, refer to The Witch's God and The Witch's Goddess, by 
Janet and Stewart Farrar, or Ancient Shining Ones, by D. J. Conway (see 
Bibliography).



Amergin (M, Irish)
Baduh (M, Semitic- Messages)
Bharati (F, Hindu)
Fides (F, Roman- In good faith)
Gadel (M, Irish)
Hashye-Altye (M, Navajo)
Hermes (M, Greek)
Hu (M, Egyptian- Authority in)
Ikto (M, Sioux)
Imbaluris (F, Hittite)
Iris (F, Greek)
Mercury (M, Roman)
Nabu (M, Babylonian- Written)
Oghma (M, Irish-Written)
Pairikas (F, Persian)
Tashmit (F, Chaldean- Hearing)
Vach (F, Hindu-Mystical discourse)

CREATIVITY
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Athene (F, Greek)
Bragi (M, Norse)
Brighid (F, Irish)
Luormotar (F, Finnish)
Maya (F, Hindu)
Muses* (F, Greek)
Namagiri (F, Hindu)
Odin (M, Scandinavian)
Ptah (M, Egyptian)
Tvashtri (M, Hindu)
Veveteotl (M, Aztec)

DESTINY, FATE
Agathadaimon. (M, Egypt)
Anagke (F, Greek)
Arachne (F, Greek)
Fa (M, Beninese)
Fortuna (F, Roman)
Meri (F, Chaldean)
Moerae, The (F, Greek)*
Nabu (M, Babylonian)
Shai (M, Egyptian)

DEDICATION,
Aramati (F, Hindu)
Ebisu (M, Japan- 	To occupation)
Fides (F, Roman-Promises)
Gaia (F, Greek--Oaths)
Ida (F, Hindu)

DIVINATION, ORACLES, PROPHESY
Adraste (F, British)
Apollo (M, Roman)
Bannik (M, Slavonic)
Carmenta (F, Roman)
Dione (F, Phoenician)
Egeria. (F, Roman)
Evander (M, Roman)
Filia Vocis (F, Latin for Hebrew figure)
Gaia (F, Greek)
Gwendydd (F, Welsh)
Hecate (F, Greek)
Ida (F, Hindu)
Inanna (F, Sumerian)
Ishtar (F, Babylonian)
Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)
Mari (F, Basque)
Namagiri (F, Hindu)
Odin (M, Norse)
Phoebus Apollo (M, Greek)
Shamash (M, Babylonian)
Shaushka (F, Hittite)

FERTILITY, FRUITFULNESS, PRODUCTIVITY
Acat (M, Mayan)
Ahurani (F, Persian)
Aima (F, Hebrew)
Althea (F, Greek)
Amahita (F, Persian)
Anat (F, Canaanite)
Apollo (M, Greece/Roman)
Astarte (F, Canaanite)
Atergatis (F, Syrian)
Baal (M, Phoenician)
Bacchus (M, Greek)
Berchta (F, Teutonic)
Bona Dea (F, Roman)
Brimo (F, Greek)
Cupra (F, Etruscan)
Damara (F, British)
Dionysus (M, Greek)
Freya (F, Teutonic)
Isis (F, Egypt)
Lono (F, Polynesian)
Ma (F, Lydian)
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Phoebus Apollo (M, Greek)
Sati (F, Egyptian)
Wajwer (M, Egyptian)

FRIENDSHIP
Maitri (F, Hindu)
Mithras (M, Persian)

HAPPINESS, JOY
Amaterasu (F, Japanese)
Ataksak (M, Eskimo)
Baldur (M, Scandinavian)
Fu,Hsing (M, Chinese)
Hathor (F, Egyptian)
Hotei (M, Japanese)
Omacatl (M, Aztec)
Samkhat (F, Babylonian)
Tien Kuan (M, Chinese)

HEALTH, WELL-BEING
Asclepius (M, Greek)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Brighid (F, Irish)
Diancecht (M, Irish)
Eir (F, Teutonic)
Eshmun (M, Phoenician)
Gula (F, Babylonian)
Hygeia (F, Greek)
Karusepas (F, Hittite)
Kedesh (F, Syrian)
Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)
Liban (F, Irish)
Salus (F, Roman)
Tien Kuan (M, Chinese)

HOME MATTERS
Bannik (M, Slavonic)
Cardea (F, Roman- Protection)
Da-Bog (M, Slavonic)
Dugnai (F, Slavonic)
Gucumatz (M, Mayan)
Hastehogan. (M, Navajo)
Hestia (F, Greek)
Kikimora (F, Slavonic)
Kitchen God (M, Chinese)
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Penates (M, Roman)*
Vesta (F, Roman)

KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHT
Binah (F, Hebrew)
Buddhi (F, Tibetan)
Cerridwen (F, Welsh)
Deshtri (F, Hindu- Learning)
Gwion (M, Welsh)
Namagiri (F, Hindu- Teaching)
Hanuman (M, Hindu- Learning)
Hermes (M, Greek)
K'uei Hsing (M, Chinese- Tests)
Ormazd (M, Persia)
Shing Mu (F, Chinese)
Sia (M, Egyptian)
Tenjin (M, Japanese)
Toma (F, Tibetan)

LUCK, FORTUNE
Agathadaimon (M, Egyptian)
Benten (F, Japanese)
Bonus Eventus (M, Roman)
Chala (F, Hindu)
Diakoku (M, Japanese)
Gansea (M, Hindu)
Kichijo-Ten (F-japanese)
Lakshmi (F, Hindu)
Muses, The* (F, Greek)
Tamon. (M, Japanese)
*Magic (General, Including Psychic Ability)
  Amathaon (M, Welsh)
  Aunt Piety (F, Chinese)
  Aradia (F, Italian)
  Ayizan (F, Haitian)
  Cernunnos (M, Celtic)
  Cerridwen (F, Welsh)
  Dakinis (F, Tibetan- Psychic) *
  Diana (F, Roman)
  Ea (MI Babylonian)
  Eterna (F, Chinese)
  Gulleig (F, Teutonic)
  Habondia (F, Medieval)LOVE, ROMANCE	           
  Hecate (F, Greek)Amun Ra (M, Egyptian)	     
  Herodias (F, Gaulish)Anat (F, Canaanite)	     
  Holle (F, Teutonic)Angus (M, Irish)	           
  Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)Aphrodite (F, Greek)	     
  Mari (F, Basque)Belili (F, Sumerian)	     
  Odin (M, Scandinavian)	
  Rangda (F, Hindu)		
  Untunktahe (M, Dakota)	     	



MOON MAGIC		           
Al-Lat (F, Persian)		
Anumati (F, Hindu)		
Artemis (F, Greek)		
Ashima (F, Samaritan)		
Belili (F, Sumerian)		
Callisto (F, Greek)
Diana (F, Roman)		
Fati (M, Polynesian)	
Gou (M, Beninese)		
Hecate (F, Greek)		
lah (M, Egyptian)		
Ilmagah (M, Semitic)	
Jerah (F, Hebrew)		
Levanah (F, Chaldean)	
Luna (F, Roman)		
Mah (M, Persian)		
Mani (M, Nordic)		
Re (F, Phoenician)	
Selene (F, Greek)

                        	
PEACE, HARMONY, RESTITUTION	
Athene (F, Greek)		      
Concordia (F, Roman)		
Forseti (MI Scandinavian)	
Harmonia (F, Greek)		
Kuan-Ti (M, Chinese)		
Pax (F, Roman)		      

PROSPERITY		            
Anna Koun (F, Hindu)		
Anna Perenna (F, Roman)		
Anu (F, Irish)
Benten (F, Japanese)
Buddhi (F, Hindu)
Daikouku (M, Japanese)
Inari (M, Japanese)
Jambhala (M, Buddhist)
Lakshmi (F, Hindu)
Lu-Hsing (M, Chinese)
Ops (F, Roman)
Plutos (M, Greek)
Vasudhara (F, Hindu)

PROTECTION
Aditi (F, Hindu)
Atar (M, Persian)
Auchimalgen (F, Chilean)
Achilles (M, Greek)
Mars (M, Roman)Athena (F, Greek)
Nahmauit (F, Egypt)Atlas (M, Greek)
Padmapani (M, Buddhist)                      
Prometheus (M, Greek)                        
Sheila-na-gig (F, Irish)                     
Shui-Kuan (M, Chinese)                       
Syen (M, Slavonic-Home)                      
Thor (M, Scandinavian)                       


SEXUAL PROWNESS/ENJOYMENT
Aphrodite (F, Greek)
Arami (F, Hindu)Perseus (M, Greek)
Bes (M, Egyptian)Sita (F, Hindu)
Hathor (F, EgyptianSuwa (F, Arab)
Heket (F, Egyptian)Zorya (F, Slavonic)
Indrani (F, Hindu)
Lalita (F, Hindu)SOLAR
Min (M, Egyptian)                            
Rati (F, Hindu)                              
Venus (F, Roman)                              

STRENGTH/COURAGE
Achilles (M, Greek)
Athena (F, Greek)
Atlas (M, Greek)
Bellona (F, Roman)
Hercules (M, Roman)
Mars (M, Roman)
Morgan (F, Breton)
Muilidheartach (F, Scottish)                  
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Peresus (M, Greek)
Sita (F, Hindu)
Suwa (F, Arab)
Zorya (F, Slavonic)

SOLAR MAGIC
Amaterasu (F, Japanese)
Amun Ra (M, Egyptian)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Asva (F, Hindu)
Aya (F, Babylonian)
Baldur (M, Scandinavian)
Bast (F, Egyptian)
Bochica (M, Columbian)
Da-Bog (M, Slavonic)
Dyaus (M, Hindu)
Eos (F, Greek)
Helios (M, Greek)
His-Ho (F, Chinese)
Hyperion (M, Greek)
Igaehindvo (F, Native American)
Li (F, Chinese)
Maui (M, Polynesian)
Sul (F, British)
Surya (M, Hindu) 

TRAVEL
Akaru,Hime (F, Japanese, Water)
Bielbog (M, Slavonic, Forest)
Ekchuah (M, Mayan)
Glaucus (M, Greek, Water)
Hasammelis (M, Hittite)
Kunado (M, Japanese, Roads)
Mercury (M, Roman)

TRUTH, VALIDITY, JUSTICE
Aleitheia (F, Gnostic)
Anase (M, African- Intermediary)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Astraea (F, Greek)
Erinyes (F, Greek)*
Filia Vocis (F, Latin)
Forseti (M, Scandinavian)
Gibil (M' Babylonian, Arbitration)
Ida-Ten (M, Japanese, Legal matters)
Kukuri-Hime (F, Japanese, Mediation)
Ma'at (F, Egyptian)
Misharu (MI Babylonian, Rules)
Mithras (M, Persian)
Nusku (M, Babylonian)
Sin (F, Teutonic)
Tyr (MI Teutonic, Rules)
Varuna (M, Hindu, Justice)

VICTORY/SUCCESS
Hercules (M, Roman)
Korraual (F, Hindu)
Nike (F, Greek)
Victoria (F, Roman)
Vijaya (F, Hindu)

WEATHER
Aeolus (M, Greek, Wind)
Agni (MI Hindu-Rain and lightning)
Awhiowhio (MI Australian, Whirlwinds)
Gwalu (M, Nigerian, Rain)
Hadad (M, Babylonian, Storms)
Holle (F, Teutonic, Snow)
Jupiter (M, Roman)
Mama Quilla (F, Incan, Rain)
Mari (F, Basque)
Peroun (M, Slavonic, Thunder)
Rainbow Snake (M/F, Australian)
Rodasi (F, Hindu, Storm)
Sadwes (F, Persian, Rain)
Sarama (F, Japanese, Wind)
Saranyu. (F, Hindu, Clouds)
Thor (M, Scandinavian, Thunder)
Tien Mu (F, Chinese, Lightning)
Tallai (F, Canaanite, Rain)

WISDOM
Atri (M, Hindu)
Baldur (MI Scandinavian)
Bragi (M, Norse)
Buddha (M, Far Eastern)
Dainichi (M, Japanese)
Ea (M' Babylonian)
Gasmu (F, Chaldean)
Heh (F, Egyptian)
Ekadzati (F, Tibetan, Mystical)
Metis (F, Greek)
Minerva (F, Roman)
Clannes (M' Babylonian)
Prajna (F, Hindu)
Shekinah (F, Hebrew)
Sophia (F, Gnostic)



**This is an excerpt from Spinning Spells, Weaving Wonders. Printing 1996, 
Copyright ñ Patricia Telesco.  ISBN 0-89594-803-6