Madame Brigitte
Brigitte, Madame Madame Brigitte is Queen of the Cemetery and Spirit World. She is married to Baron Samedi and is venerated and petitioned alongside him,…
Month: August 2017
Bossu
Bossu may descend from an ancient bull spirit who guards the King of Dahomey. Alternatively he may be of European descent, deriving from the triple-horned…
Belié Belcan
Belié Belcan is among the most popular of the lwa from the Dominican Republic. He wanders the night, armed with a blade and heavy iron…
Apu
Apus are spirits of Andean mountain peaks. An Apu is simultaneously: • The sacred spirit of a mountain • The mountain itself • The spirit…
Apollo
APOLLO : DESCENDED FROM THE SHE-WOLF; WOLF-LIKE; LORD OF THE STOREHOUSE; LORD OF THE SUN; DISTANT DEADLY ARCHER Apollo is the Golden Boy of the…
APHRODITE
Born from the Foam; The Golden One; Far-Shining; She of the Beautiful Buttocks; The Shape-Shifter; She Who Postpones Old Age; The Dark One; The Black…
Aoife (2)
Aoife (2) ORIGIN: Ireland Two women loved the same man, son of Manannan and grandson of Lir, Lord of the Sea. Iuchra decided to eliminate…
Aoife (1)
Aoife (1) Origin: Ireland Aoife is the second of Ailill of Aran’s three beautiful daughters. He offers them in marriage, one after the other, to…
Anuket
Anuket : The Clasper;The Embracer; Bestower of Life; Lady of Nubia Anuket’s name, interpreted as “the embracer,” indicates the way Nile waters hug land, leading…
Anuenue
Anuenue is Hawaii’s Lady of the Rainbow and spirit of rain, sister of Kane, Ku, and Lono. She serves as the messenger of the spirits,…