(^286) A Wiccan Bible
Oil Recipe
10 drops Benzoin oil
5 drops Sandalwood
½ ounce base oil*
If you simmer Poppy flowers in your base oil,
strain, and then allow to cool before mixing
the essential oils, the end result will be far more
potent.
Anum—See Anu as Mesopotamia/Sumerian
God, not Anu as Irish Goddess.
Anumati—Female—Near East
‘Divine Favor’ or ‘Conclusion’—Hindu god-
dess who is cited in distinctly different ways.
According to some cites, her name means ‘con-
clusion.’ In that aspect she is associated with the
waning and dark moon, as well as endings of all
kind. Alternatively, her name is cited as mean-
ing ‘Divine Favor,’ and she is thought to be a
moon goddess who grants prosperity and chil-
dren. Perhaps the confusion rests in the West-
ern mind’s attempt to grasp Eastern philosophy.
Is not a birth the end of a previous cycle?
Anup—See Anubis
Apedemak—Male—Middle East
Animal association: Lion, Elephant
Sudanese lion-headed god of war.
Apeliotus—Male—Mediterranean
Greek personification of the South East
Wind.
Apep—Male—Egypt
(Also known as Aapep, Apepi, Aepepi,
Apophis [Greek])
Animal association: Scorpion, Snake, Wolf
Plant association: Cactus, Benzoin
Egyptian snake god (monster) who lives in
darkness as the opposition to Ra (Sun/Light).
Each night, he fights against Ra to prevent the
new day. On the few occasions that he wins,
the Earth experiences a solar eclipse. The
Greeks associated him with Apophis.
Apesh—Male—Africa
Animal association: Tortoise
Obscure Egyptian god form.
Amphitrite—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Poseidon
Greek goddess and ruler, with her hus-
band, of the oceans.
Apisiharts—Male—North America
The name given to the god associated with
the planet Venus by the Blackfoot Tribe.
Aphrodite—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Aphrodite Pandemos, Cerigo)
Husband: Hephaestus
Lover: Anchises, Adonis
Animal associations: Boar, Bee, Chicken,
Deer, Dove, Fish, Frog, Hare, Heron, Sheep,
Sparrow, Swallow, Swan, Turtle, Tortoise,
Vulture
Plant associations: Apple, Cinnamon, Cypress,
Daisy, Myrtle, Olive, Orris, Quince
‘Foam Born’ —Greek goddess of passion
and sex. Unlike many other goddesses of pas-
sion, Aphrodite is just that; passion without a
connotation of long term relationship Yes, she
was called on by Melanion in his pursuit of his
wife to be Atalanta, and she is often called on
by Wiccans who desire the fire of passion.
However, although she gave golden apples to
Melanion to win the hand of Atalanta, she was
also partly responsible for the Trojan war by
demanding another golden apple be hers at the
wedding of Peleus and Thetis. From these two
stories we see how magick can stir what we
commonly think of as love (Aphrodite) and
sometimes provide events that are entirely un-
expected. You see, although she is commonly
called on in love spells, love is a spell unto it-
self. It needs no help and the help it receives
tends to muddle things up. Remember,
Aphrodite is also the woman who tired of the
husband that adored her, took his gifts, and
ran around with every bad boy she could get
her hands on. She is the goddess of love who
dumps you for the drummer in a bar band.
z WB Chap 17.p65 286 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM
barré
(Barré)
#1