Tables of Correspondence
(Courtacy of Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance")Contents:
Air | Fire | Water | Earth | Spirit/Ether |
Moon | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Mars |
Jupiter | Saturn | Love | Money/Buisness | Creative Work |
Healing | Law/Justice | Protection | Psychic Work |
The Elements
AIR
Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory, windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath
Time: Dawn
Season: Spring
Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white, pastels
Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Tools: Athame, sword, censer
Spirits: Sylphs, ruled by their King Paralda (many of these systems are extremely male oriented; again, I include them for interest and reference-don't use them if you don't like them)
Angel: Michael
Name of the East Wind: Eurus
Sense: Smell
Jewel: Topaz
Incense: Galbanum, frankincense
Plants: Frankincense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, violet, yarrow
Tree: Aspen
Animals: Birds, especially the eagle and the hawk insects
Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania
FIRE
Rules: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, will, healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, des-erts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions T
Time: Noon
Season: Summer
Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon light)
Signs of the Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Tools: Censer, wand
Spirits: Salamanders, ruled by their King Djin
Angel: Ariel
Name of the South Wind: Notus
Sense: Sight
Jewel: Fire opal
Incense: Olibanum, copal
Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red peppers, red poppies
Tree: Almond, in flower '
Animals: Fire-breathing dragons; lions; horses, when their hooves strike sparks; snakes
Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta
Gods: Agni, Hephaetus, Horus, Prometheus, Vulcan
WATER
Rules: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools, streams, and rivers, springs and wells, intuition,the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility Time: Twilight
Season: Autumn
Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black
Signs of the Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Tools: Cup
Spirits: Undines, ruled by their King Niksa
Angel: Raphael
Name of the West Wind: Zephyrus
Sense: Taste
Jewel: Aquamarine
Incense: Myrrh
Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweeds, water lilies, and all water plants
Tree: Willow
Animals: Dragons as serpents, dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birds
Goddesses: Arhrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaya
Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon
EARTH
Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels, metal, bones, structure
Time: Midnight
Season: Winter
Colors: Black, brown, green, white
Signs of the Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Tools: Pentacle
Spirits: Gnomes, ruled by their King Ghob
Angel: Gabriel
Name of the North Wind: Boreas, Ophion
Sense: Touch
Jewel: Rock crystal, salt
Incense: Storax, benzoin
Plants: Comfrey; ivy; grains: barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat Tree: Oak
Animal: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag
Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Pri-thivi, Rhea, Rhiannon
Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz
SPIRIT/ETHER
Rules: Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without, the void, immanence
Time: Beyond time, all time is one
Season: The turning wheel
Colors: Clear, white, black
Tools: Cauldron
Sense: Hearing
Incense: Mastic
Plant: Mistletoe
Tree: The flowering almond
Animal: Sphinx
Goddesses: Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah
Gods: Akasha, Iao, JHVH
The Heavenly Bodies
THE MOON
New or Crescent Moon--the Maiden, birth and initiation, virginity, beginnings, the hunt
Full Moon--the Mother, growth, fulfillment, sexuality, matura-tion, nurturing, love
Waning or Dark Moon--the Crone, the woman past menopause, old age, deep secrets, wisdom, divination, prophecy, death and resurrection, endings
Day: Monday
Element: Water
Color:
New--white or silver
Full--red or green
Waning--black
Signs of the Zodiac: Cancer
Tone: Ti
Letter: S
Number: 3 or 9
Jewel: Moonstone, pearl, quartz, rock crystal
Cabalistic sphere: 9 Yesod--Foundation
Angel: Gabriel
Incense: Ginseng, jasmine, myrtle, or poppy, sandalwood, coconut
Plants: Banana, cabbage, chamomile, chickweed, cucumber, leafy vegetables, lotus, melons, mushrooms, myrtle, opium poppy, pumpkin, purslane, sea holly, seaweed, watercress, wild rose, wintergreenTree: Willow
Animal: Hare, elephant, cat
Goddesses: Artemis, Brizo, Ceridwen, Diana, Hathor, Isis, Hecate,
Levanah, Lunah, Mari, Nimue, Pasiphae, Phoebe, Selene, Anna New--Artemis, Nimu~
Full--Diana, Mari
Waning--Hecate, Anna
Gods: Atlas, Khonsu, Sin
THE SUN
Day: Sunday
Element: Fire
Color: Gold, yellow
Signs: Leo
Tone: Re, D
Letter: B
Number: 1, 6, or 21
Metal: Gold
Jewel: Topaz, yellow diamond
Cabalistic sphere: 6 Tiphereth--Beauty
Angel: Raphael
Incense: Cloves, cinnamon, frankincense, laurel, olibanum
Plants: Acacia, angelica, bay laurel, chamomile, citrus fruits, heliotrope, honey, juniper, lovage, marigold, mistletoe, rosemary, rue, saffron, St. John's Wort, sunflower, vine
Tree: Acacia, bay laurel, ash, birch, broom Animal: Child, eagle, lion, phoenix, sparrowhawk Goddesses: Amaterasu, Brigit, Bast, Ilat, Sekhmet, Theia
Gods: Apollo, Helios, Hyperion, Lugh, Ra, Semesh, Vishnu-Krishna-Rama
MERCURY
memory, business transactions, thievery, trickiness
Day: Wednesday
Element: Air, Water
Color: Violet, mixtures of colors
Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, Virgo
Tone: Mi, B
Letter: C
Number: 1, 4, or 8
Metal: Quicksilver, alloys
Jewel: Opal, agate
Cabalistic sphere: 8 Chod--Glory Angel: Michael
Incense: Storax, mace
Plants: Caraway, carrots, cascara sagrada, dill, elecampane, fennel, fenugreek, horehound, lavender, licorice, mandrake, marjoram, myrtle, parsley, pomegranate, valerian
Tree: Hazel, ash, or almond
Animal: Hermaphrodite, jackal, or twin serpents
Goddesses: Athena, Maat, Metis, Pombagira
Gods: Anubis, Coeus, Coyote, Elegba, Hermes, Lug, Nabu, Mercury, Thoth, Woden
VENUS
Day: Friday
Element: Earth, Water
Color: Green, indigo, rose
Signs: Taurus, Libra
Tone: La, E
Letter: Q
Number: 5, 6, or 7
Metal: Copper
Jewel: Amber, emerald
Cabalistic sphere: 7 Netzach--Splendor
Angel: Iqaniel
Incense: Benzoin, jasmine, rose
Plants: Acacia flowers, almond oil, aloes, apple, birch, daffodil, damask rose, elderberry, feverfew, fig, geranium, mint, mugwort, olive oil, pennyroyal, plantain, raspberry, rose, strawberry, tansy, thyme, verbena, vervain, violet
Tree: Apple, quince
Animal: Dove, lynx
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Beltis, Asherah, Astarte, Freia, Hathor, In-anna, Isis, Ishtar, Marl, Marlamne, Oshun, Tethys, Venus
Gods: Eros, Oceanus, Robin Hood, Pan
MARS
Day: Tuesday
Element: Fire
Color: Red
Signs of the Zodiac: Aries; some authorities give Scorpio also
Tone: Do, C
Letter: T
Number: 2, 3 or 16, possibly 5
Metal: Iron, Steel
Jewel: Bloodstone, garnet or ruby
Cabalistic sphere: 5 Gevurah--Strength, severity
Angel: Kamael
Incense: Cypress, pine or tobacco
Plants: All-Heal, aloes, asafoetida, basil, betony, capers, chiles, coriander, dragon's blood, gentian, ginger, garlic, mustard, onion, pepper,
radish, sarsaparilla, tarragon Tree: Holly, Kerm-oak
Animal: Basilisk
Goddesses: Anath, Brigit, Dione, Morrigan
Gods: Ares, Crius, Heracles, Mars, Nergal
JUPITER
responsibility, wealth, business, success
Day: Thursday
Element: Air, Fire
Color: Deep blue, royal purple
Signs: Sagittarius
Tone: So, A
Letter: D
Number: 5 or 4
Metal: Tin
Jewel: Amethyst, chrysolite, sapphire, or turquoise
Cabalistic sphere: 4 Chesed--Mercy
Angel: Tzadkiel
Incense: Cedar, nutmeg
Plants: Agrimony, anise, ash, balm, betony, blood root, borage, cinquefoil, clover, dandelion, hyssop, juniper berries, linden, mint, mistletoe, nutmeg, sage
Tree: Oak, olive, or terebinth
Animal: Unicorn
Goddesses: Isis, Hera, Juno, Themis
Gods: Bel, Eurymedon, Jupiter, Marduk, Thor, Zeus
SATURN
history, time, structures
Day: Saturday
Element: Water, Earth
Color: Black, blue
Signs: Capricorn
Tone: Fa, G
Letter: F
Number: 7 or 3
Metal: Lead
Jewel: Pearl, onyx, or star sapphire
Sphere: Cabalistic sphere
Angel: Tzaphkiel
Incense: Civet, ironwood, myrrh
Plants: Aconite (monkshood or wolfbane), beets, bistort (dragon-wort), comfrey, cypress, hellebore, hemlock, horsetail, hemp, henbane, mandrake, marijuana, opium poppy, nightshade, patchouli, Solomon's Seal, thyme, yew
Tree: Alder, pomegranate
Animal: Crow, raven
Goddesses: Cybele, Demeter, Hecate, Hera, Isis, Kali, Nephthys, Rhea Gods: Bran, Cronos, Ninib, Saturn, YHVH
Aspects of Life
LOVE
Planet: Venus
Best times:
Scorpio--sexual!
Colors: Deep rose, green, orange for attraction
Metal: Copper or silver
Number: 5 or 7
Incense/Perfume: Benzoin, jasmine, rose; for sensual passion, civet, musk, patchouli, rose ava
Plants: All herbs of Venus, especially acacia flowers, aloes, Balm of Gilead (buds carried on your person will mend a broken heart!), cyclamen (if a potted plant is kept in the bedroom, the union will be long and happy), elecampane, gardenia, jasmine, lavender, meadowsweet, mistletoe, myrrh, myrtle, rose, tansy, tuberose, valerian, vervain, violet
Aphrodisiacs (reputed): Beth root, coriander, clover, damiana, dulse, fo-ti-tieng, ginsen'g, nasturtium, periwinkle, yohimbe
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Asherah, Astarte, Beltis, Branwen (can grant either union with true love or cure for the passion), Diana, Freia, Hathor, Ishtar, Isis, Maia, Marl, Mariamne, Oshun, Venus
Gods: Cernunnos, Eros, Adonis, Robin Hood, Pan
MONEY AND BUSINESS
Planet: Jupiter, Mercury, the Sun
Best times:
Colors: Green, go1d, silver
Number: 1, 4, 8, or 7
Incense: Cedar, cinnamon, laurel, mace, nutmeg, or storax
Plants: Balm, borage, lavender, High John the Conqueror root, mandrake, oak leaves, saffron, sage, St. John's Wort, sunflower seeds, valerian, wintergreen
Goddesses: Earth Goddesses, Demeter, Hera, Juno
Gods: Earth Gods, Hermes, Lugh, Jupiter, Mercury, Zeus
CREATIVE WORK
Planets: Earth, the Moon (for inspiration), Mercury (for communication), the Sun
Best times:
Monday, Wednesday, or Sunday Moon waxing--for beginning Near the full--for inspiration Waning--for self-criticism, reworking an air sign--for mental work, especially involving words an earth sign--for crafts and work with the hands a fire sign--for creative energy a water sign--for emotional expressions
Colors: Gold, silver, violet, yellow, mixtures of colors
Number: 1, 3, 4, 6, or 9
Incense: Bay laurel, cinnamon, ginseng, mace, storax
Plants: Laurel, lavender, myrtle, skullcap, valerian
Goddesses: Brigit (Triple Goddess of poetry, healing, and smithcraft), Ceridwen (Keeper of the Cauldron of Inspiration), Athena or Minerva (for knowledge, wisdom), Mnemosyne (Mother of the Triple Muse)
Calliope--Epic poetry
Clio--History
Euterpe--Lyric poetry
Melpomene--Tragedy Terpsichore--Choral dancing Erato--Erotic poetry and mime Polyhymnia--Sacred poetry Urania--Astronomy
Thaleia--Comedy
Any form of the Triple Goddess !
Element: All
Planet: Sun, Moon, Earth
Best times:
Sunday or Monday
Moon waning or dark to banish, drive away disease In earth or water sign
Colors: Blue, green, gold, orange Number: 1, 3, 7, or 9 incense: Bay, cinnamon, frankincense, sandalwood, eucalyptus
Plants: All healing herbs
Goddesses: Moon and Earth Goddesses, Artemis, Hebe, Hygeia
Gods: Asclepius, Apollo, Diancecht
LAW AND JUSTICE
Planet: Jupiter, Sun, Mercury, Saturn, Mars
Best times:
Sunday--for freedom
Saturday--to bind a criminal, to limit someone's freedom or bring them to justice, for prosecution
Tuesday--for strength in conflict
Colors: Deep blue, royal purple, red, black, brown
Number: 4 or 8
Incense: Cedar, cypress, frankincense, pine, or sandalwood
Plants: herbs of the appropriate planetary powers, nettles or vines (for binding), garlic (for protection), High John the Conqueror root and St. John's Wort (for invincibility)
Goddesses: Athena (for mercy, especially), Maat, Nemesis (to bring justice against an offender), Themis, Aradia (to protect the poor)
Gods: The Dagda, Jupiter, Zeus, Osiris, Thoth
PROTECTION
Planet: Moon, Sun
Best times:
Waxing to full moon--to establish protection Waning Moon--banishing evil
Colors: Silver, white, blue
Number: 4, 5, 3, 9, 8
Metal: Silver
Incense: Bay laurel, cinnamon, rosemary
Plants: Asafoetida, avens (Star of the Earth), basil (wards off evil), blood root, broom tops (to put in water used for aspurging and purification), burdock, cinquefoil, feverfew (protects against sickness and accidents), garlic (wear the cloves or hang on the threshold to keep evil away), hyssop, High John the Conqueror root, laurel, mandrake, moth-erwort, nettles (for binding), patchouli, purslane, rosemary (plant by your threshold to protect the home), rowan (especially against evil psychic forces), Solomon's Seal (used in exorcism), St. John's Wort, unicorn root, vervain (gathered with the left hand at the rise of the Dog Star, Sirius)
Goddesses: Moon Goddesses, especially Artemis (protects young children), and Hera, Aradia
Gods: Cuchulain, the Dagda, Jupiter, Thor
PSYCHIC WORK
Planet: Moon
Best times:
Dark moon:--for deep, hidden secrets and mysteries
Colors: Silver, white, black
Number: 3 or 9
Incense: Cinnamon, saffron, wormwood, other appropriate plants
Plants:
Relaxation: Anise, catnip, chamomile, dandelion, hops, lavender, linden, mint, parsley, red clover, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme (wild),nutmeg (rub the oil on temples), valerian (stuff a pillow with it), vervain Visualization: Ginseng, gota cola, mugwort, skullcap Sleep pillow: Lavender and linden
Concentration and memory: All Heal, Eyebright, lemon balm, marjoram, nutmeg, parsley, petitgrain oil, rosemary, sage Mental and steadiness: Chamomile, celery, and rosemary together
Energy: Gota cola, ginseng, lovage (a bath in this herb refreshes psychic powers), yerba mate
Dreams: Ash leaves, mugwort, artemisia; chamomile, mugwort, and skullcap (together in a tea, drink before sleep)To prevent nightmares and fearful visions: Chamomile, rosemary, wood betony (place some under your pillow)Divination and trance work: Acacia flowers, bistort (dragonwort), ginseng, mugwort (drink a tea for clear vision), nutmeg, saffron (tea or incense), wormwood (incense, burned on Halloween to enable one to see the returning spirits of the Mighty Dead), laurel leaves (chewed by the Priestesses of Delphi)Psychedelics: are better left alone when you are beginning to open up psychicly. They tend to wrench the psychic centers open too quickly and in an uncontrolled way--sometimes with destructive results.
Goddesses: All Moon Goddesses, Cybele, Hecate (for divination and spells), Ceridwen, Hera (for prophecy), Nephthys, Pasipha~ (for dream oracles)
Gods: Gwydion, Hermes, Math, Merddin, Thoth, Asclepius (for dream oracles that have to do with healing)