Badger: Unyielding in the face of danger, tenacity, courage. Fighting for your rights, defending spiritual ideas. Revenge, wisdom, cunning, aggression, perseverance, self-protection, ferocity, intimidation. Action in the face of adversary. Earth magic, storytelling.
Bat: Associated with the Underworld, night, death, dramatic change, avoiding obstacles, initiation, intuition, Shadow work/dark night of the soul, transformation, symbolic death and rebirth. Associated Deities: Camazotz
Bear: Strength, stamina, balance, harmony, protection (especially motherly), defending of the weak, dreams, introspection, subconscious, self-awareness, knowledge, healing. King Arthur is named for the bear. Associated Deities: Artemis, Callisto (Ursa Major), Meilikki, Odin, Veles
Bee: Industry, hard work, royalty, prosperity, fertility, productivity, cooperation. (Honey represents reward, fulfillment, and the elixir of life.) Associated Deities: Ah-Muzen-Cab and Colel Cab, Aristaeus, Dionysus, Melissa, Mellona, Bubilas and Austeja, Bhramari
Blackbird: The Otherworld, spiritual quests, trance, meditation, mystical secrets. Associated Deities: Rhiannon
Boar/Pig/Sow: Cunning, ferocity, strength, leadership, meet challenges head-on/fertility. Associated Deities: Adonis, Demeter, Hestia, Tammuz, Cerridwen, Freyr, Moccus, Veles
Bull/Cow: Strength, virility, power, creation and destruction, sacrifice /wealth, generosity, fertility, nourishment. Associated Deities: Hathor, Apis (Ptah/Osiris), Dionysus, Io, Demuzid/Tammuz, Gugalanna (possibly), Nandi, Prithvi, Moloch, Marduk
Butterfly: Immortality, joy, beauty, the soul, reincarnation, balance, fairies, mental power, metamorphoses (self-transformation and rebirth/transmutation). Associated Deities: Psyche, Iztpapalotl
Cat: Psychic ability, magic, luck, mystery, protection in confrontational situations, independence, intuition, secrets, femininity. Associated Deities: Bastet, Pasht, Freyja, Shashthi
Cock (Rooster): Dispelling negativity, the sun, sexuality.
Crane: The Moon, secrets, shamanic travel, longevity, balance magic, the Otherworld or Underworld.
Deer/Stag: Otherworld guide, gentleness, grace, death and rebirth, spiritual perception, majesty, nobility, virility, strength, compassion, power, self-control, wisdom, peace. Associated Deities: Cernunnos, Herne, Artemis/Diana, Dionysus, Sadhbh
Dog: Loyalty, companionship, intuition, protection, the Underworld, unconditional love, service. Associated Deities: Artemis/Diana, Hecate, Gula/Ninisina, Bhairava, Sarama, Xolotl
Dolphin: The sea, dreams, balance, harmony, breathing, rhythm, communication, harmony. Associated Deities: Apollo ("Delphi"), Dionysus, Aphrodite, Poseidon.
Dove: Peace, gentleness, love, purity, pacifism, spirit. Associated Deities: Aphrodite, Aengus Og, Inanna/Ishtar, Astarte, Christ
Dragonfly: Balance of the emotional and rational, light, illusion, creativity.
Eagle: Vision, swiftness, wisdom, expansion, freedom, strength, power, authority, bravery, creativity, illumination, spirituality, ascension. Associated Deities: Zeus, Perun, Garuda, Thunderbird
Eel: Adaptability, wisdom, inspiration, defense.
Elephant: Removal of obstacles, learning, confidence, power, royalty, sexuality, wisdom, memory. Associated Deities: Ganesha, Indra
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Book of Shadows
Non-FictionSo you want to learn magic? This is a manual of magic in which I have compiled all the basic information I've learned about magic so far. In this little grimoire you will find theory of magic, types of spells, lists of herbs, oils, and stones, pant...
