Liber ab Clementia (Book of Humanity)^325
Animal association: Dove, SnakeFurrina—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Neptune
Roman Earth Mother.Fu-Hsing—Male—Central Asia
(Also known as Fu-Xing)
Wife: Nu-Kua
Animal associations: Bat, Snake
‘Lucky Star’—Chinese god of happiness
who is often depicted surrounded by children.Gabriel—Male—Middle East/Mediterranean
(Also known as Gabri-el [Hebrew])
‘Man of God’—Semitic god of Water. He
is one of the only two angels mentioned by
name in the modern Christian Bible. The
other is Michael. He was the angel who ap-
peared to the Virgin Mary to foretell her con-
ception of Christ. Gnostic archangel who is
associated with the West Quarter in Wiccan,
Gnostic, and Ceremonial rituals. The other
Quarters are presided upon by Raphael,
Michael, and Auriel.Gad—Male/Female—Middle East
Wife: Gadda
‘Good luck’ or ‘Good fortune’ (masculine
use of the word)—Semitic/Chaldean god of
good fate and fortune. Very often, his name
is mistranslated to ‘God.’ Sometimes appears
male, other times as female with Gadda as his
female counterpart.Gadda—Female—Middle East
Husband: Gad
‘Good luck’ or ‘Good fortune’ (feminine use
of the word)—Semitic/Chaldean goddess of
fortune. See Gad.Gadel—Male—Central Europe
Irish god who split the Gaelic tribes into
five people and five categories: warriors, po-
ets (bards), historians, doctors, and the work-
ing class. Also created the five Gaelic dialects.Gaia—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as GAO, GE)
Father: Elium
Mother: Berus
Lover: Hephaestus, Uranus, Poseidon
Plant association: Apple
‘Land’ or ‘Earth’—Greek Earth Mother
whose immaculate conception gave birth to
Pontus (the Oceans) and Uranus (the Sky).
With them, she forms a holy trinity of Land,
Sea, and Sky (a principle generally thought to
be Celtic/Druid in origin). Although she is of-
ten depicted as the Earth herself, she was his-
torically associated more with the one-third of
the Earth that is dry land.Gama—Male—Far East
Animal associations: Deer (stag), Toad
Japanese god of long life.Gandharvas, The—Male—Near East
Animal association: Horse
This is one of my absolute favorite specu-
lations. In Hindu mythology, the Gandharvas
are Air spirits who haunt the forest and moun-
tains. They were typically associated with dry
creatures, birds, and animals. They are the
mates of the Apsaras (water nymphs) who
were associated with fish and other damp crea-
tures. These spirits were said to jealously pro-
tect Soma. Now, here is the interesting part.
Soma is a word that not only describes the
Hindu deity that the Gandharvas protect. The
word is also associated with the Fly Agaric
Mushroom. Moving right along, the
Gandharvas are also Hindu musicians and per-
formers who entertained the line of Indra. Like
most stories of bard-type characters, the
Gandharvas were rather fond of women’s af-
fections (especially young ones) but were not
all that fond of formalities. Thus, they are
thought of as patrons of romantic relationships
prior to or without formality of a wedding or
handfasting. Now then, what is that old saying
about musicians having the best drugs? While
I am not promoting the use of the Fly Agaric
Mushroom to improve one’s musical inclina-
tion (let’s face it, they are also called the ‘Deathz WB Chap 17.p65 325 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM