Onryo
Onryo are ghosts who return to haunt the living with vengeance on their minds. Onryo may be male or female, but the most famous tend…
Month: September 2017
Maitreya
Maitreya CLASSIFICATION: Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, the essence of love and compassion will be the successor to our Buddha Shakyamuni. (Maitreya will be…
Ayao
Ayao is the orisha of the whirlwind, Oya’s younger sister. Like her sister, Ayao is a powerful, fierce, smart spirit. They are venerated together. Beyond…
Ayana
Ayana ORIGIN: Oromo (Galla) The Ayana are spirits of the Oromo (also known as Galla) people of Ethiopia and Kenya. Ayana can be benevolent or…
Axiéros
AxiĂ©ros is the great goddess who was venerated at the Samothrace Temple Complex. Samothrace (literally Thracian Samos) is a large island off the coast of…
Awashima
Awashima ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Festival: 3 March Harisaijo, Amaterasu’s daughter, was married to Sumiyoshi, kami of the sea, fishermen, and poetry. She developed what…
Aveta
Aveta ORIGIN: Celtic Aveta is a mysterious Celtic goddess about whom little information survives. Archaeological evidence indicates that her shrine in Trier on the Moselle…
Avalokitesvara
Avalokitesvara The One Who Responds to the Cries of the World; Lord of the Six Syllables ALSO KNOWN AS: Avalokiteshvara CLASSIFICATION: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of…
Austeja
Austeja : Queen Bee Austeja, the Bee Goddess, is the ultimate queen bee. Austeja has dominion over bees, hives, honey, and the flowers needed to…
Ausriné
AusrinĂ© : Princess of the Morning Star AusrinĂ© is the goddess of the Morning Star and radiant dawn. She is a spirit of love, beauty,…