Index to Symbolism of Celtic Deities

Creative & Fertility Deities

Titles: Illuminating Intelligence
Deities: Lugh, Bran, Brigit, the Dagda, Diancecht, Go Ibniu, Manannan mac Lir, Nuada, Cernunnos, Bel, Mab, Ma cha, Nantosuelta, Ogma, Rhiannon.
Color: pure blue.
Incense/Oil: lily of the valley.
Animals: dolphin, whale, mermaid.
Stones: azurite, turquoise.
Metal: aluminum.
Plants: carnation, honeysuckle, vervain.
Wood: bramble.
Planet: Neptune.
Tarot: four Kings & four Twos.
Magical Tools: cauldron, wand.
Direction: South. Rituals involving: achieving equilibrium; spiritual manifestations; creative force; divine inspiration.

Creator Deities

Creator Deities (Rituals involving: divine consciousness; illumination; enlightenment; spiritual development and attainment; finding the karmic purpose in life) -
Titles: Ancient of Ancients; First Cause.
Deities: Anu Danu, the Dagda, Llyr.
Color: brilliant pure white.
Incense/Oil: wisteria, angelica.
Animals: Hawk, winged dragon.
Stones: diamond, zircon.
Metal: electrum (gold & silver alloy), or piece each of gold and silver.
Plants: shamrock, clover, woad, male fern, aspen.
Wood: aspen
Planet: Uranus
Tarot Cards: four Aces
Magical Tools: cauldron
Direction: East

Deities of Justice

Titles: The Great Helper; Scale-Balancer.
Deities: the Dagda, Danu, Lugh, Macha, Sucellus.
Color: deep purple, dark blue.
Incense/Oil: cedar, carnation.
Animals: unicorn, eagle.
Stones: amethyst, sapphire, lapis lazuli.
Metal: tin.
Plants: shamrock, clover, oak, verbena, cedar, betony, dandelion, fir, meadowsweet.
Wood: cedar.
Planet: Jupiter.
Tarot: 4 Fours.
Magical Tools: wand, cauldron.
Direction: North.
Rituals Involving: honor, riches, health, friendship, the heart's desires, luck, accomplishment, religion, trade and employment, treasure, legal matters.

Deities of Love

Titles: The Great Mother.
Deities:Arianrhod, Brigit, Danu, Anu, lodeuwedd, Branwen, Angus mac Og.
Color: pink, green.
Incense/Oil: apple blossom, mugwort, elder, mint, rose, sandalwood.
Animals: cat, dove, sparrow.
Stones: emerald, amber, malachite, jade, peridot, coral.
Metal: copper.
Plants: birch, catnip, blackberry, coltsfoot, foxglove, mugwort, thyme, yarrow, fewerfew, burdock, elder, pennyroyal, plantain, briar, verbena.
Wood: birch, elder.
Planet: Venus.
Tarot Cards: four Sevens.
Magical Tools: cauldron, wand.
Direction: West.
Rituals Involving: love, pleasure, the arts, music, writing, creativity, inspiration, expanding the intellect, marriage, friendship, beauty, fertility, compassion, children, spiritual harmony.

Deities of the Sun, Healing, & Illumination

Titles:The Great God.
Deities:Bel, Badb, the Dagda, Brigit, Diancecht, Ogma.
Color: gold or pale yellow.
Incense/Oil: chamomile, marigold, mistletoe, frankincense, cinnamon, bay.
Animals: phoenix, snake.
Stones: topaz, yellow diamond, yellow jacinth, chrysolite, goldstone, zircon, pyrite.
Metal: gold.
Plants: laurel, vine, ash, chamomile, centaury, marigold, rue, mistletoe, St. Johnswort.
Wood: laurel.
Planet: Sun.
Tarot: four Knights and four Sixes.
Magical Tools: wand.
Direction: East
Rituals Involving: honor, power, life, growth, money, healing, understanding the Deep Mysteries,
building intuition, energy, favor, promotion, success, friendship, hope, prosperity, confidence, personal fulfillment.

Deities of War, Revenge & Smithing

Titles:The Warrior God.
Deities:the Morrigu, Arawn, Cerridwen, the Dagda, Lugh, Macha, Nuada, Pwyll, Scathach. Color: red.
Incense/Oil: basil, pine, dragon's blood.
Animals: wolf, horse, bear, ram.
Stones: ruby, garnet, bloodstone, red topaz, red agate.
Metal: iron, steel.
Plants: oak, nettles, basil, broom, woodruff, holy thistle, pine, wormwood, hops.
Wood: hawthorn, furze.
Planet: Mars.
Tarot: four Fives.
Magical Tools: sword, cauldron.
Direction: South.
Rituals Involving: energy, courage, defense, will power, selfdiscipline, ridding yourself of garbage in order to attain higher aspirations, bringing rhythm and stability into life.

Earth & Grain Deities

Titles:The Sphere of Form.
Deities:gnomes, fairies and folk, Anu, Branwen, Brigit, Cernunnos, Don.
Color: yellow, brown.
Incense/Oil: birch, cherry, cloves, lilac rosemary.
Animals: toad, fairies, elves, gnomes.
Stones: rock crystal.
Metal: nickel.
Plants: ivy, corn, willow, lily, grains.
Wood: fir.
Planet: Earth.
Tarot Cards: four Pages and four Tens.
Magical Tools: wand, chalice.
Direction: North.
Rituals Involving: organized material manifestations; healing mental and physical illnesses; inspiration for improving life on material basis; centering oneself; healing plants and animals; trance; any psychic work that calls for direct contact with spirits.

Great Mother Goddess

Titles:The Great Taskmaster; Womb of Time.
Deities:Anu, Arianrhod, Badb, Danu, Brigit, Cerridwen, the Morrigu, the Dagda, Diancecht, Don, Gwyn ap Nudd.
Color: indigo, black.
Incense/Oil: holly, juniper, yew, myrrh, cypress.
Animals: dragon, goat.
Stones: onyx, jet.
Metals: lead.
Plants: oak, yew, beech, comfrey, elm, holly, ivy, horsetail, juniper, mullein, reeds, Solomon's seal. Wood: oak.
Planet: Saturn.
Tarot Cards: four Queens & four Threes.
Magical Tools: sword or wand.
Direction: West.
Rituals Involving: stabilization of thought and life; help with groups; comfort when in sorrow; contact with the Goddess power; developing power of faith.

Messenger & Teacher Deities

Titles:Messenger of the Gods.
Deities:Taliesin, Merlin, Angus mac Og, Branwen, Cerridwen, the Dagda, Diancecht, Gwydion, Math Mathonwy, the Morrigu, Nuada, Ogma, Scathach.
Color: orange.
Incense/Oil: lily of the valley, dill, savory, honeysuckle.
Animals: swallow, butterfly.
Stones: agate, carnelian, alexandrite.
Metal: quicksilver, alloys.
Plants: fern, lily of the valley, marjoram, savory, valerian, vervain.
Wood: hazel.
Planet: Mercury.
Tarot Cards: four eights.
Magical Tools: chalice, wand.
Direction: East.
Rituals Involving: business, legal problems, travel, information, logic, writing, controlling runaway emotions, organization, learning, locating the proper teachers, memory, science, creativity, divination, prediction, eloquence, speech, healing nervous disorders.

Moon Deities

Titles:The Silver Huntress, Maiden of the Mysteries, Queen of Heaven.
Deities:Arianrhod, Blodeuwedd, Bran, Brigit, Cerridwen, the Dagda, Danu, Lugh.
Color: silver, lavender, pale blue, pearl blue, pearl white.
Incense/ Oil: mugwort, lily of the valley, jasmine, lotus.
Animals: dog, hare, hart, boar, horse.
Stones: quarts crystal, moonstone, beryl, pearl.
Metal: silver.
Plants: mandrake, lily of the valley, moonwort, mugwort, waterlily, willow.
Wood: willow.
Planet: Moon.
Tarot Cards: four Nines.
Magical Tools: chalice, wand.
Direction: West.
Rituals Involving: change, divination, fertility, intuition, crystal ball, tarot cards, runes or other divination aids; dreams, magic, love, plants, medicine, luck, birth, visions.

 

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