"The goat idol of the "and the deity of the sorcerers'Sabbat. The name is composed of three abbreviations: Tem. ohp.Ab., *Templi omnium hominum pacis abhas*, "the father of thetemple of universal peace among men."Some authorities hold that Baphomet was a monstrous head, othersthat it was a demon in the form of a goat. An account of averitable Baphometic idol is as follows: [describing the Levi
WHAT ARE THE WRATHFUL DEITIES OF THE CHONYID BARDO? Just like the peaceful deities in the Chonyid Bardo, the wrathful deities are the manifestations of the karmic fruits and experiences in our life. From the 12th until the 19th day, the consciousness of the dead person must now face the horrifying deities who appear surrounded by flames. According to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, these figures
If you are willing, and if you are wanting, the Lord Ganesha lifts you out of the fog of the materialistic conscious mind, establishing a connection and a relationship with you. This is a personal relationship with the Deity. There is nobody in between - just you and the God, Lord Ganesha.It's like being adopted in a way. If you were an orphan or abandoned on the streets of Sao Paolo or Madras,
"YAMA is the first limb of Raja yoga (a.k.a. Ashtanga or classical yoga). It is a Sanskrit word that means "death." It is a set of social disciplines to be maintained by a yoga practitioner which includes non-violence", "absence of falsehood", "non-stealing", "sexual continence", and "absence of avarice". Other branches of yoga actually have more than just five abstentions, but I don't want to be
TweetOTHER NAMES AschtarASSOCIATIONS "Deity": Inanna, Astarte, Aphrodite"Animal": Lion"Symbol": Eight pointed star or rosette"Element": Air"Planet": VenusFAMILY & OTHER CONNECTIONS Ishtar was a Babylonian and Assyrian goddess, sharing many traits and associations with the earlier Sumerian Inanna. Daughter of Sin or Anu. Lover of Tammuz.INFORMATION & STORIES When Ishtar became synonymous with
Copyright 1993 Durwydd Mac Tara(With special thanks to G. B. Gardner, Freydis Vasa, Julia Phillips, and Pyrocanthus Basileus)In ancient times, our Lord, the Horned One, was (as he still is) the Controller, the Comforter. But men know him as the dread Lord of Shadows, lonely, stern, and just.But our Lady the Goddess oft grieved deeply for the fate of her creations as they aged and died. She would
A Message for Imbolcby Rel Davis, Minister, Unitarian Fellowship of South FloridaIn Mexico, there are two "patron saints." The first, and foremost, with a holiday on December 12, is Guadalupe, called variously St. Guadalupe and Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Church now says this is the Virgin Mary who made an appearance before a young man named Juan Diego in December 1531. She looked like an Indian
Tweet SAULE (pronounced SEW-lay) is the Baltic sun Goddess, ruling all parts of life and light. She is married to Meness, the moon God, and together they created the earth and the stars. When Saule found out that Meness had raped one of their daughters, she slashed his face with a sword, leaving the marks we see on the moon today. She then banished him from her presence, and they are no longer
Tweet TENGA is the Mossi Goddess of the earth. The Mossi people of West Africa believe that Tenga is not only responsible for the fertility of the land, but also for social order. She receives this authority from the dead who are buried in her womb. Tenga is most often worshipped near old trees or springs, which both have roots deep within the earth. When a transgression has been committed,