I have not followed any particular deity as of yet because nothing really seemed to resonate with me. I am Irish and Hungarian by descent, and tend to follow the Celtic history more than anything for myself so I figured I'd find deity there that meant something to me. But as of yet, besides Brigid, no particular deity really had any feeling for me.
The other night I had a short meditation before bed, and anointed my third eye with "path opener" oil. I only remember one dream from that night, and it was very strong. We are getting a lot of rain locally, to the point where many people have had basement flooding, lost homes etc. Well, I dreamed that I did a "no-rain dance" compared to the rain dance of Native Americans. But, I was speaking a different language, one I've never heard before. It's quite possible my mind was just putting random phonemes together, or I suppose it could have been a link to a past life. But I remember repeating "azul azul azul!" As far as I know, azul is Portuguese or Spanish for blue. I don't speak any Spanish, never took that language in this life. (in the dream, I explained it to a friend that I wanted the skies to be blue again)
So afterwards it kept resonating in my mind.. "azul azul azul!" I really feel that it is a calling from deity. But who is calling me? I haven't found any gods or goddesses named Azul. And then I thought, maybe it is a blue deity. The only blue colored deity I've come across so far is Kali and Krishna. I have no ties in this life to the Indian culture or for that matter even know any people who are Hindu.
So, I'm asking if anyone can help me figure out who is calling me. I'm not opposed to having deity from another culture. I just don't really know where to look. I am not sure if the deity is blue/azul, or if something that is important to them is that color. Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I feel I'm being called..but by whom?
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Re: I feel I'm being called..but by whom?
I personally wouldnt interpret that as a deity trying to "call" you, but thats just me. If your area is really having such bad rain maybe the reason behind it is for you to do a stop the rain dance. Maybe thats the reason for your dream. Nothing about what you described says to me its a specific deity calling you but who am I to say anyway. Why dont you try meditating on the color blue specifically and see what pops in your mind.
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Re: I feel I'm being called..but by whom?
But I have been trying to find deity, and that was what my meditation was on. Then the whole following day it kept up in my mind, "azul azul azul!" and when I directly tried to focus on it, it went away. I've been told by other friends that when they actively sought deity they got nothing...it wasn't until they stopped looking and only listened.
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Re: I feel I'm being called..but by whom?
In the charge of the goddess it says : That which thou seeks thou findest not within thee, thou will never find it without thee.
maybe you are doing too much looking outward and not enough inward. you need to focus on finding god/ess within yourself first before you start looking for an outside entity. The spirt of "god" is within us all and we need to find it within us and understand it so that we can see and understand the other aspects of god.
If you are that certain about "blue being a key to a god calling you then perhaps you want to read this bit about the "Feri Tradition"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feri_Tradition
here is a link that references the blue god of the Feri Tradition
http://www.teenwitch.com/divine/feri/bluegod.html
Or perhaps you want to take a look at this list of goddesses and colors associated with them
http://witchery.wordpress.com/2008/02/1 ... le-colors/
and here is another link that references both gods and goddesses assocaited with colors
http://themagickalmatrix.com/lofiversio ... t1375.html
maybe you are doing too much looking outward and not enough inward. you need to focus on finding god/ess within yourself first before you start looking for an outside entity. The spirt of "god" is within us all and we need to find it within us and understand it so that we can see and understand the other aspects of god.
If you are that certain about "blue being a key to a god calling you then perhaps you want to read this bit about the "Feri Tradition"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feri_Tradition
here is a link that references the blue god of the Feri Tradition
http://www.teenwitch.com/divine/feri/bluegod.html
Or perhaps you want to take a look at this list of goddesses and colors associated with them
http://witchery.wordpress.com/2008/02/1 ... le-colors/
and here is another link that references both gods and goddesses assocaited with colors
http://themagickalmatrix.com/lofiversio ... t1375.html
Re: I feel I'm being called..but by whom?
Lunang Kafir (Afghanistan-Hindukush) river Goddess, who also rules over the water mills.
Amon
Originally the chief god of Thebes, Amon grew increasingly important in Egypt, and eventually he became the supreme deity, identified as Amon Ra (See Ra). His temple, Karnak, is the largest religious structure ever built by man. Amun was thought of as the creative source of all life in heaven and earth, the seas and the Underworld. This creative power was manifested in the form of Ra, hence Amun-Ra. Amun is frequently represented as a ram or as a human with a rams head. The Egyptians believed that he took the form of the ruling human King in order to procreate. His name means "hidden"; his image was painted blue, which was the symbol of invisibility. His wife was Mut, with whom he had the son Khonsu, the god of the moon.
Blue God
The Blue God is associated with Spring, Youth, and Potency. He is the consort of the Star Goddess, and is seen as the personal Divine Spirit. He represents the God-Self. he is usually described as youthful and androgynous in appearance with the breasts of a barely adolescent girl and an erect penis. Around his neck is a serpent and in his hair are peacock eye-feathers. Work with him in matters of Fertility and Vitality.
Corn Maiden
The Corn Maiden is the youthful female deity parallel to the Blue God. She is considered a trickster. Despite her child-like and innocence, she is considered very powerful. She is the spirit of growth in plants and animals for a lack of power.
Star Goddess
The Star Goddess appears as a beautiful lionness headed woman with great wings, her whole body Dark Blue, her hair sprinkled with a million stars. The Star Goddess is the Primary, the primal from which all flows. The other deities are seen as aspects of her. Her emblem is the Oroboros a serpent with its tail in its mouth. Work with her when on issues relating to reincarnation and the cyles of life.
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation
Titles: Lord of the fishes and birds of the marshes
Symbols: Running Water, Papyrus and Lotus
Cult Center: No specific Cult Centre
As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He was particularly associated with the annual flooding of the Nile and was thought to be control of the water during the floods. He was also known as 'Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes'. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He was particularly associated with the annual flooding of the Nile and was thought to be control of the water during the floods. He was also known as 'Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes'. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
Hapi was also both god of Upper and Lower Egypt - this duality was shown by having twin Hapi deities, as can be seen of the sides of the Colossus of Memnon, one wearing the papyrus of the north (Upper Egypt) as a headdress, the other wearing the south's (Lower Egypt) lotus as a headdress. The Upper Egyptian Hapi was called 'Hap-Meht' while the Lower Egyptian Hapi was known as 'Hap-Reset'.
Twin Gods HapiThey were depicted together, pouring water from a carried vase or together, tying the two plants of the northern or southern region into a knot with the sema hieroglyph, symbolising the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. He was the husband of the vulture goddess, Nekhbet in Lower Egypt, and of the cobra goddess Uatchet (Uatch-Ura, Wadjet) in Upper Egypt.
During the inundation flood, the Egyptians would throw offerings, amulets and other sacrifices into the Nile at certain places, sacred to Hapi. Hapi was thought to come with the inundation (the 'Arrival of Hapi') with a retinue of crocodile gods and frog goddesses, and the sacrifices were given in the hopes that the flood would not be too high, nor too low. During inundation, statues of Hapi were carried about through the towns and villages so that the people could honor and pray to him.
There are no known temples of Hapi, but his statues and reliefs are found in the temples of other deities. He was worshiped throughout the land of Egypt, but especially at Aswan and Gebel El-Silisila.
Hymn To Hapi
Hail to thee, O Nile! Who manifests thyself over this land, and comes to give life to Egypt!
Come and prosper!
Come and prosper!
O Nile, come and prosper!
O you who make men to live through his flocks and his flocks through his orchards!
Come and prosper, come,
O Nile, come and prosper!
Info collected from:
http://www.goddessnames.net/goddess-l.html
http://www.pagannews.com/cgi-bin/artist ... ndy_Andrew
http://www.per-ankh.co.uk/monuments_of_ ... dation.asp
Amon
Originally the chief god of Thebes, Amon grew increasingly important in Egypt, and eventually he became the supreme deity, identified as Amon Ra (See Ra). His temple, Karnak, is the largest religious structure ever built by man. Amun was thought of as the creative source of all life in heaven and earth, the seas and the Underworld. This creative power was manifested in the form of Ra, hence Amun-Ra. Amun is frequently represented as a ram or as a human with a rams head. The Egyptians believed that he took the form of the ruling human King in order to procreate. His name means "hidden"; his image was painted blue, which was the symbol of invisibility. His wife was Mut, with whom he had the son Khonsu, the god of the moon.
Blue God
The Blue God is associated with Spring, Youth, and Potency. He is the consort of the Star Goddess, and is seen as the personal Divine Spirit. He represents the God-Self. he is usually described as youthful and androgynous in appearance with the breasts of a barely adolescent girl and an erect penis. Around his neck is a serpent and in his hair are peacock eye-feathers. Work with him in matters of Fertility and Vitality.
Corn Maiden
The Corn Maiden is the youthful female deity parallel to the Blue God. She is considered a trickster. Despite her child-like and innocence, she is considered very powerful. She is the spirit of growth in plants and animals for a lack of power.
Star Goddess
The Star Goddess appears as a beautiful lionness headed woman with great wings, her whole body Dark Blue, her hair sprinkled with a million stars. The Star Goddess is the Primary, the primal from which all flows. The other deities are seen as aspects of her. Her emblem is the Oroboros a serpent with its tail in its mouth. Work with her when on issues relating to reincarnation and the cyles of life.
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation
Titles: Lord of the fishes and birds of the marshes
Symbols: Running Water, Papyrus and Lotus
Cult Center: No specific Cult Centre
As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He was particularly associated with the annual flooding of the Nile and was thought to be control of the water during the floods. He was also known as 'Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes'. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He was particularly associated with the annual flooding of the Nile and was thought to be control of the water during the floods. He was also known as 'Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes'. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
Hapi was also both god of Upper and Lower Egypt - this duality was shown by having twin Hapi deities, as can be seen of the sides of the Colossus of Memnon, one wearing the papyrus of the north (Upper Egypt) as a headdress, the other wearing the south's (Lower Egypt) lotus as a headdress. The Upper Egyptian Hapi was called 'Hap-Meht' while the Lower Egyptian Hapi was known as 'Hap-Reset'.
Twin Gods HapiThey were depicted together, pouring water from a carried vase or together, tying the two plants of the northern or southern region into a knot with the sema hieroglyph, symbolising the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. He was the husband of the vulture goddess, Nekhbet in Lower Egypt, and of the cobra goddess Uatchet (Uatch-Ura, Wadjet) in Upper Egypt.
During the inundation flood, the Egyptians would throw offerings, amulets and other sacrifices into the Nile at certain places, sacred to Hapi. Hapi was thought to come with the inundation (the 'Arrival of Hapi') with a retinue of crocodile gods and frog goddesses, and the sacrifices were given in the hopes that the flood would not be too high, nor too low. During inundation, statues of Hapi were carried about through the towns and villages so that the people could honor and pray to him.
There are no known temples of Hapi, but his statues and reliefs are found in the temples of other deities. He was worshiped throughout the land of Egypt, but especially at Aswan and Gebel El-Silisila.
Hymn To Hapi
Hail to thee, O Nile! Who manifests thyself over this land, and comes to give life to Egypt!
Come and prosper!
Come and prosper!
O Nile, come and prosper!
O you who make men to live through his flocks and his flocks through his orchards!
Come and prosper, come,
O Nile, come and prosper!
Info collected from:
http://www.goddessnames.net/goddess-l.html
http://www.pagannews.com/cgi-bin/artist ... ndy_Andrew
http://www.per-ankh.co.uk/monuments_of_ ... dation.asp
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