Chthonic Spirits
Chthon means “Earth” in Greek and is used to indicate subterranean beings, those spirits who dwell inside Earth as opposed to in the Heavens, within…
Year: 2017
Chiron
Chiron The Wounded Healer ALSO KNOWN AS: Cheiron ORIGIN: Greece Although centaurs are usually dismissed as raucous barbarians, Chiron is the exception to the rule:…
Chinnamasta
Chinnamasta The One Who Fulfills All Wishes; The Decapitated ALSO KNOWN AS: Chinnamastika ORIGIN: India Chinnamasta, Tantric wisdom goddess, is the subject of an unforgettable…
Chimata
Chimata is lord of the crossroads, highways, byways, and footpaths. He is an ancient phallic spirit. Phallic images representing him or meant to propitiate him…
Chieh Lin
Chieh Lin The Old Man of the Moon ORIGIN: China Chinese folklore has a woman in the moon, but there is an old man, too.…
Soranus
Soranus – Lord of Death Soranus, an ancient deity worshipped in Italy before the arrival of the Romans, was venerated by the Etruscans, Sabines, and…
Sophia
Sophia Lady Wisdom The name Sophia may refer to more than one goddess or different human perceptions of one goddess. Sophia is literally the Greek…
Somnus
Somnus. Lord of Sleep, is the insomniac’s spirit. The word insomnia derives from his name. Soporific, meaning “something that causes sleep,” derives from another of…
Sojobo
Sojobo is the King of the Tengu. His abode is Mount Kurama, birthplace of reiki healing, north of Kyoto. Sojobo is especially famous because of…
Sobek
Sebek (Sebeq, Suchos, Sobek, Sebak) In Egyptian mythology, the crocodile god, called Suchos by the Greeks. In Egyptian art Sebek is portrayed as a crocodile-headed…