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in this capacity is on the Gundestrup cauldron,
which was found in Denmark. He is god of Na-
ture and especially of the woods. Said to marry
the Earth Goddess at Bealtaine, but also as-
sociated with the Underworld and the Dark
half of the year.
Incense Recipe
2 parts Gum Arabic
1 part Bay leaf
1 part Orange peel
1 part Sandalwood (yellow)
Enough Cernunnos Oil to bind
Oil Recipe
10 drops Bay oil
8 drops Orange oil
2 drops Sandalwood oil
1/2 ounce Sunflower oil
- Note: Some folk use either musk or patchouli
oil.
Cerridwen—Female—Central Europe
(Also known as Ceridwen, Grandmother
Moon, Kerridwen)
Lover: Tegid
Animal associations: Boar (sow), Chicken
(hen), Dog (greyhound), Otter
Plant associations: Acorns, Apple, Vervain,
Willow
Holidays: Samhain, all dark moons
Welsh Witch and moon goddess most of-
ten associated with the dark moon. Mother of
the ugliest boy (Avagdu/Afagddu ) and most
beautiful girl (Creirwy) in the history of the
world. She is a goddess of shape-shifting and
of being able to adapt to one’s environment.
She is prayed to for easing the suffering of
childbirth, like the mother who comforts her
daughter as she gives birth. She is the owner
of a cauldron named ‘Amen,’ within which she
stirs a magick potion named ‘greal.’ That po-
tion is said to grant all inspiration and knowl-
edge, which she created for her son Avagdu/
Afagddu that he might compensate for his re-
pulsive looks with great wisdom. See Gwion
for more information.
Cesara—Female—Central Europe
Father: Bith
Mother: Birren
Husband: Fintaan
Irish woman who led the journey west de-
scribed under her father’s name. Became the
first woman into Ireland after the Great Flood.
See Bith.
Chac—Male—Central America
(Also known as Chac Mol)
Animal associations: Jaguar, Panther, Snake
(serpent)
Mayan god of thunder and rain who is as-
sociated with crop fertility. May have been an
early form of Cauac.
Chandra—Male—Near East
Lover: Tara
Animal associations: Antelope, Hare
Plant associations: Aloe, Almond, Camphor,
Celandine (lesser), Hazelnut, Mugwort, San-
dalwood (yellow)
Hindu seventh avatar of Vishnu. He was
originally also a moon god, but that associa-
tion became absorbed by Soma. He is patron
of couples who seek to have children and is
prayed to for granting that aspiration.
Incense Recipe
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Mugwort
1 part Gum Arabic
Enough Chandra or Sandalwood oil to bind.
Oil Recipe
10 drops Sandalwood oil
10 drops Camphor oil
1/2 ounce base oil (try a 50/50 mix of Hazelnut
and Almond oil)
Ch’ang-O—Female—Central Asia
Husband: Excellent Archer
Animal association: Hare
Chinese moon goddess who fled her hus-
band in fear of his anger. When she did, she
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