Eve's corrispondences

Flower or Herb: I can't imagine a more appropriate herb than Adam and Eve Root, which is said to bring love and happiness (http://www.celticattic.com/tips_hints/health/herb.htm).

Colors: Crimson. Biblically, this color is used to describe sin (Isaiah 1:18) -- appropriate, since Eve is credited with original sin. It is also a color which means life blood, such as giving birth; and sacrifice, like being exiled from paradise.

Animal: The easy choice here is a serpent, the animal which supposedly tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. This animal should then remind women to look beyond the "easy, smooth talker" and search the facts for themselves. In addition, according to Ted Andrews' book "Animal Speak," snakes represent knowledge.

Stone or Gem: Amber. According to http://www.crystalworlds.com/, this stone will help in decision making.

Patronage of Eve

Patronage

* animals
* apples
* apple trees
* tailors

Prayer to Eve

Eve, Goddess of life, Mother of all,
Help me to love my children despite the heartache they can cause.
Help me to teach them to love each other in a way your sons never learned.
I ask for your guidance, also, to hear only truth and to remove false-talkers from my life.
Thank you for your gift of life.
So mote it be.

Eve the Goddess

Eve is another "Mother Goddess," similar to Mother Mary yet very different. Where Mother Mary is considered the mother of God, Eve is the mother of humanity. According to the Bible, she suffered. A lot. One of her sons killed another. As a mother, I can't imagine losing a child -- especially not at the hands of another of my children. Her pain and anguish must have been great.

Eve is important to tailors, which is nice since I like to sew. I plan to call upon her to help as I sew gifts for others for the upcoming holiday season. Although I don't practice it, I also believe Eve would be useful to call upon when preforming sex magic because of the Biblical result of eating from the Tree of Forbidden Knowledge (that being banishment from the garden, as well as make sex a shameful act). As mentioned at the school site, Eve would also be a great Goddess to call upon when taking a risk, but also for standing up for that risk. Unlike Adam, Eve didn't "pass the blame" (as much!) and has been blamed since that time. As women, we can learn a lot by her example. As I mentioned before, I belive Eve can be called upon for help with understanding our children. We may not agree with the actions our children take, but it should never stop us from accepting them as people -- or loving them, either. Finally, I can call upon Eve for help with animals. With six pets running around my home, I will ask that she would keep them safe!

Mary Magdeline the Goddess

Mary Magdeline has really gotten a bad rap over the years. She's been labeled everything from a psycho to a woman with a bleeding disorder to a prostitute. The Bible tells us only that Jesus cast out of her seven demons and that she then followed him and helped support his ministry. That wouldn't be an easy life today, and certainly couldn't have been two thousand years ago.

I can relate to Mary Magdeline. Sometimes we are maligned. Sometimes things don't go our way. Sometimes we have demons to face. I believe that by calling on her, she can give us strength to deal with our accusers, patience to see things through to the end, and clarity to look beyond our own demons of abuse or addiction or whatever.

One of her patronages is women. In addition to the list above, any prayer given on behalf of a woman would do well to be addressed to Mary Magdeline. I also believe candle magic would attract her attention, especially if the candle is anointed with myrrh or aloee, two of the herbs used during the days of Jesus for burial. (These would be similar to current embalming, or to various Egyptian herbs used for the pharos.)

Prayer to Mary Magdeline

Mary Magdeline, you have suffered. What today would be thought of as a mental disease was then proof of demons. Yet, Jesus saw something in you. Tradition tells us that it was to you He first appeared after the resurrection (Mark 16:9). I ask that you help me be more understanding of others when they deal with their own demons — and of myself as I deal with mine. Give me the courage to follow my destiny, as you left all you knew to follow yours.
This is my wish. So mote it be.

Mary Magdeline's correspondences

Flower or Herb: Rosemary. It is an herb of focus (http://www.bhia.org/herbal-supplements/brain-and-memory.htm).

Colors: Turquoise. This color symbolizes inner healing and the ability to love not only ourselves, but others.

Animal: Cat. This animal means mystery and independence, according to Animal Speak, by Ted Andrews. In addition, cats are able to see in the dark (http://www.sayahda.com/cyc1.html). How much darker could life be if you were constantly hounded by your own personal demons?

Stone or Gem: Amethyst. According to the Illustrated Book of Crystals, the amethyst calms the mind, enhances spiritual awareness, and relieves pain.

Patronage of Mary Magdeline

From the Magical Circle School site:

Patronage

* apothecaries
* Atrani, Italy
* Casamicciola, Italy
* contemplative life
* contemplatives
* converts
* druggists
* glove makers
* hairdressers
* hairstylists
* penitent women
* people ridiculed for their piety
* perfumeries
* perfumers
* pharmacists
* sexuality
* tanners
* women

Representation
alabaster box of ointment

Patronage of Mother Mary

From the Magical Circle School site:
Acadians; Africa (declared by Cardinal Lavigerie in 1876); against epidemics; against flooding; against lightning; against storms; archdiocese of Agra, India' air crews; aircraft pilots; Alabama; Alaska; Albania; diocese of Albany, New York; Alezio, Italy; Algeria; Almería, Spain; diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Americas; Andorra; Andorran security forces; Angola (21 Novemer 1984); Arabia; Argentina; Argentinian Air Force; Argentinian Army; Argentinian military chaplains; Arizona; Arkansas; diocese of Armidale, Australia; armies of Jalisco; Army of the Andes; archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia; diocese of Austin, Texas; Australia; Australian military chaplains; Austria; aviators Barcelona, Spain; diocese of Balanga, Philippines; archdiocese of Baltimore Maryland; Barletta, Italy; diocese of Bathurst, Canada; Belgian air crews; Belgium; diocese of Belleville, Illinois; bicycle riders; bicyclists; bikers; Bilbao, Spain; archdiocese of Birmingham, England; diocese of Bismark North Dakota; blood donors; boatmen; bodily ills; Bolivia; Bolivian navy; Bolzano, Italy; Brazil; diocese of Brooklyn, New York; builders; diocese of Burlington, Vermont Cajuns; diocese of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; California; diocese of Camden New Jersey; Canada; Catemaco Veracruz Mexico; Central Africa; Central America; Ceylon; diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina; Chartres, France; diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming; archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois; childbirth; Chile; Chilean army; Chilean navy; China; diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh; Cistercian Order; clothworkers; coffee house keepers; coffee house owners; archdiocese of Cologne, Germany; Colombia; Colorado; diocese of Colorado Springs Colorado; Connecticut; construction workers; cooks; coopers; diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas; Corsica; Costa Rica; diocese of Crookston Minnesota; Cuba; Curinga, Italy; cyclists Delaware; archdiocese of Denver, Colorado; diocese of Des Moines, Iowa; archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh; distillers; District of Columbia; diocese of Dodge City, Kansas; Dominican Republic; Donostia, Spain; drapers; diocese of Duluth, Minnesota Ecuador; Ecuadorian Army; El Salvador (10 October 1966); diocese of Elphin, Ireland; England; enlightenment; Enna, Sicily; epidemics; Equatorial Guinea (25 May 1986); diocese of Essen, Germany; Estremadura, Spain; diocese of Evansville Indiana; Extremadura, Spain; Exeter College, Oxford diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts; diocese of Fargo North Dakota; fish dealers; fishermen; fishmongers; flooding; Florida; flyers; Foligno, Italy; Forli, Italy; diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Indiana; France; archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; French air crews diocese of Gallup, New Mexico; diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas; diocese of Gaylord, Michigan; Georgia; Germany; Gibraltar; goldsmiths; Granada, Spain; diocese of Grand Island, Nebraska; Greece; diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico; Guam; Guatemala Haiti; archdiocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; harness makers; Hawaii; Holsbeek, Belgium; Hondarribia, Spain; Honduras; diocese of Honolulu Hawaii; human race; Hungary Idaho; diocese of Imus, Philippines; India; Indiana; Iowa; Ireland; prelature of Isabela de Basilian, Philippines; Ispica, Sicily; Italy Jamaica; Japan; diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri; diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa; apostolic vicariate of Jolo, Philippines Kansas; archdiocese of Kansas City Kansas; diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri; Kea Island Greece; diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa; Kentucky; diocese of Khulna, Bangladesh; Korea; Kretinga, Lithuania diocese of Lafayette, Indiana; diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana; lamp makers; diocese of Lancaster, England; diocese of Lansing, Michigan; diocese of Laoag, Philippines Lebanon; diocese of Leeds, England; diocese of Legazpi, Philippines; Lesotho; lightning; diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska; Louisiana; Luxembourg Maine; Malaga, Spain; diocese of Malolos, Philippines; mariners; Maryland; Massachusetts; Merizo, Guam; Messina, Italy; Mesocco, Switzerland; diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey; Mexico; archdiocese of Miami, Florida; Michigan; diocese of Middlesbrough, England; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama; Montana; diocese of Monterey California; motherhood; motorcyclists; Mqabba, Malta diocese of Nashville Tennessee; navigators; Nebraska; needle makers; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; archdiocese of New Orleans Louisiana; city of New Orleans Louisiana; diocese of New Ulm Minnesota; New York; New Zealand; news dealers; Nicaragua; Nigeria; North Carolina; North Dakota; nuns Oaxaca, Mexico; Obado Bulacan, Phillipines; Oblate Vocations; Oceania; diocese of Ogdensburg, New York; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; diocese of Orlando, Florida; eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles for Maronites; diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa; archdiocese of Ozamiz, Philippines diocese of Palm Beach, Florida; Panama; Paraguay; Pasig, Philippines; Pennsylvania; diocese of Peoria, Illinois; Pergamino, Agentina; Petit Goave, Haiti; archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phillipines; military ordinariate of the Philippines; diocese of Phoenix Arizona; pin makers; diocese of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; Poland; diocese of Port Elizabeth, South Africa; diocese of Portland Maine; archdiocese of Portland Oregon; Portugal; potters; diocese of Providence Rhode Island; diocese of Pueblo Colorado; Puerto Rico; Puerto Vallarta Mexico Racalmuto, Sicily; Ragalna, Sicily; Reggio Calabria, Italy; diocese of Reno, Nevada; restauranteurs; Rhode Island; ribbon makers; diocese of Rockford, Illinois diocese of Sacramento, California; sailors; diocese of Salina, Kansas; diocese of San Fernando, Philippines; apostolic vicariate of San Jose, Philippines; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; diocese of Savannah, Georgia; Savona Italy; archdiocese of Seattle, Washington; diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana; silk workers; silversmiths; diocese of Sioux City, Iowa; Skiathos Island, Greece; Slovakia; soldiers of the United States; South Africa (15 March 1952); South Carolina; South Dakota; Spain; Spanish air crews; Spanish architects; Spanish police officers; diocese of Spokane. Washington; diocese of Springfield, Illinois; Sri Lanka; diocese of Steubenville, Ohio; storms; Switzerland; diocese of Syracuse, New York Tanzania (8 December 1964); tapestry workers; Tennessee; Teutonic Knights; Texas; tile makers; Toa Alto, Puerto Rico; diocese of Townsville, Australia; Trapani, Sicily; travellers; diocese of Trenton, New Jersey; Tunisia; Tuscany, Italy; diocese of Tyler, Texas Uganda; diocese of Umtata, South Africa; United States; upholsterers; Uruguay; Utah Valencia; eparchy of Van Nuys, Arizona; Venezuela; Venezuelan National Guard; diocese of Venice, Florida; Vermont; Viet Nam; diocese of Virac, Philippines; Virginia; virgins Washington; watermen; West Virginia; diocese of Winona, Minnesota; Wisconsin; diocese of Wichita, Kansas; Wyoming yachtsmen Zacatecas, Mexico; archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines; Zamboanga City, Philippines

Mother Mary's corrispondences

Flower or Herb: Lily. It means purity.

Colors: Dark blue. I don't have a "reason" for this, other than many of the paintings done picture her in a dark blue cloak.

Animal: A lamb. According to http://www.houseofnames.com, a lamb symbolizes patience under suffering. How much more suffering can there be then watching your child cruixified? In addition, there are references to Jesus being the "Lamb of God" (Rev. 5:11-12).

Stone or Gem: Turquoise. According to the Illustrated Book of Crystals, turquoise unites the energy of the Earth and the Sky.

Prayer to Mother Mary

Mother Mary, you are the Goddess of Chirstianity. Help me to love my children in the way you loved yours -- disagreeing with their paths, yet supporting them as they walked. I ask for your strength and your compassion.
This is my wish. So mote it be.

Mother Mary the Goddess

Mother Mary is the triple Goddess. Her maiden aspect is as the teenage mother of Jesus. Her mother aspect continues throughout his life and into his death. She then spent the rest of her life in the crone stage. A virgin birth, by the way, is in many other Goddess legends.

I have never "worshiped" her as others may have, although I believe Mother Mary is a powerful spiritual diety who can answer prayers and bring about healing. Fortunately, I have never needed to call upon her assistance there. Should the need arise, though, you can bet I will!

During my research, I learned Mother Mary can be called upon for almost anything, including each of the states I've ever traveled to and just about every occupation there is. She acts as an interrsor -- much like I believe Jesus to. I plan to ask for her help in prayers and rituals whenever she crosses my mind. I also plan to use incense of frankensince or mirh when communing with her. In addtion, I want to eventually create something similar to a Catholic rosary to use with Mother Mary and other Goddesses who touch my spirit that deeply.