Correspondences for Creativity

PLANET: Earth, Mercury (for communication), Moon (for inspiration), Sun

ELEMENT: All

BEST MMES: Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, waxing Moon for be- ginning a work, nearly Full Moon for inspiration, Full Moon for completing a work, waning Moon for self-criticism and reworking

ZODIAC: air signs for words and mental work, earth signs for crafts and handiwork, fire signs for creative energy, water signs for emotional expression

NUMBER: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9

COLOR: violet, yellow, gold, silver, white

PLANT: cinnamon, ginseng, laurel, lavender, myrtle, nutmeg, skull- cap, 'valerian, fennel, hazel

ANIMAL: turtle, spider, parrot, scarab beetle

INCENSE: cinnamon, ginseng, nutmeg, storax

JEWEL: aventurine, green tourmaline

CANDLE: white for fallow periods

INVOCATIONS:

Goddesses:

Brighid, Carmenta, the Triple Muse, Cerridwen, Mnemosyne, Moon goddesses, the

Muses:

Calliope, for music and epic poetry

Clio, for history

Erato, for love poems, lyric and erotic poetry, songs and mime

Euterpe, for lyric poetry and flute music

Melpomene, for tragedy

Polyhynuiia, for sacred poetry, sacred songs and mime Terpsichore, for song, dance, lyric poetry, and choral dancing

Thalia, for comedy and pastorate poetry

Urania, for astronomy

Rhiannon, Rigantona, Shakti, the Triple Muse

Gods:

Brahma, Dionysus, Ea, Enki (god of shaping), Genius, Goibniu, Khnum (Who Fashions Forms), Lugh (Lord of Skills, Master of all Arts), Marduk, Min-tir, Nudinmiud (Image Fashioner), Prome- theus, Ptah the Artfficer, Thoth, Weng Shiang

CORRESPONDENCES FOR:

Acting:

Invoke: Polyhymnia (mime), Thalia (comedy), Melpomene (tragedy); Kao Kuo-jiu

Architecture:

Invoke: Athena; Mushdamma

Art (see also sculpture):

Invoke: Chibirias (painting), Tx Hun Tah Dzlib (Lady Unique, Owner of the Paintbrush); Ganesha

The Arts:

Invoke: Tezeatlipoca

Astronomy:

Invoke: Urania; Aktab Kutbay, Mercury, Thoth

Boat Building-:

Invoke: Kan, Tanemahuta

Brewing:

Invoke: Govannon

Communication:

Invoke: Vac (oral communication); Al Lisan (the Tongue), Al Shafl, Hermes, Mercury, Ogma Cermait (the Honey- Mouthed), Thoth (Lord of Divine Words), Vagisvara (Lord of Speech), Ve (speech)

Eloquence:

Invoke: Oya, Sarasvati Vagdevi, Vagdevi; Arawn, Bragi, Ogma

Construction:

Invoke: Ea, Mushdamma (Great Builder of Enid)

Crafts:

Invoke: lshi-Kori-Dome (stone cutting and mirror making), Minerva (the useful and ornamental arts), Xochiquetzal; Credne, Ea, Goibniu, Hephaestus, Kabta, Kothar-and-Hasis, Luchtaine (Wheelwright), Mummu, Ptah (the Artificer), Vulcan, Wayland Smith

Creative Vision:

Invoke: Turan (visionary imagination), Vac

Dance:

Invoke: Hathor (erotic dance), Hulda, Terpsichore, Xochiquetzal; Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)

Entertaining:

Invoke: Aryaman (formal hospitality)

Fabric Arts (see also Weaving):

Invoke: Arachne, Athena, Klotho (spinning), Minerva (spinning, weaving, embroidery, needlework), Penelopeia (tapestry work), Perchta (spinning), Tonantzin (spinning)

Fashion:

Invoke: Inanna, Uttu

Hairstyling:

Invoke: Lu Tong Pin, Ninkarnunna

History:

jewel: amber

Invoke: Clio

Inspiration:

Planet: Moon

Element: Fire

Number: 1, 5, 9, 11

jewel: opal, selenite, blue topaz, amethyst, blue onyx (higher inspiration), blue celestite (divine inspiration)

Invoke: Artemis Caryatis, Athena (who inspires architecture), Brighid (Lady of Bright Inspiration), Cardea, Cenidwen (Keeper of the Cauldron of Inspiration), Coventina, Gwenddydd wen adiam Cerrddeu, Sarasvati (poetic inspiration), Sulis, the White Goddess; Dionysus, Mimir

Plant: the sound of wind in the willows for poetic inspiration

Interior Design Invoke: Lu Pan

Jewelry Making Invoke: Chantico (precious stones), Sokar (goldsniithing), Tama-No-Ya, Xipe Totec (precious metals)

Literature (see also Poetry and Writing):Invoke: Nissaba, Parna-Savari; Anantamukhi, Cermait, Kuei Shing, Ruda, Shong-Kui, Weng-Shiang

Martial Arts:Invoke: Scathach, Ursel

Masonry: Invoke: Kufla

Mathematics: Invoke: Sheshata

Metalwork: Invoke: Brigid (smithcraft, metalwork); Credne, Gibil, Govan- non (smithcraft), Hasameli, Itztapal Totec (precious met- als), Kinyras, Ninegal (Strong-armed Lord, smithcraft), Qaynan, Sokar (goldsmitliing), Volundr (smithcraft), Vul- can, Wayland Smith, Xipe Totec (precious metals)

Music: invoke: Calliope, Echo (sad songs), Erato (songs), Euterpe (flute music), Harrnonia, Hathor (erotic music), the Hesperides (singing), Hulda, Morgen, the Naiads, Polyhymnia (sacred songs), Sarasvati (the Flowing One), the Sirens (song), Terp- sichore (song), Vina, Xochiquetzal; Apollo, Apollo Citharoe- dus (lyre music), Bes, Chango, lhy, Kai yam (Singing Lord), Kinnar (Divine Lyre), Mabon, Orpheus, Pan (piping), Thoth

Poetry: Invoke: Banfile, Boand, Brighid, Calliope (epic poetry), Erato (love poems, lyric and erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), the Graiae (poetic mysteries), Marina, the Naiades, Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), Sarasvati (poetic inspiration), Terpsichore (lyric poetry), Thalia (pastorate); Ah Kin Xoc, Apollo, Bragi, Ogma

Plant: for poetic inspiration, the sound of wind in the willows Pottea:Invoke: Athena, Kumbhamata (Mother of Pots), Nin-bahar (Lady Potter)

Scholarship: Invoke: Acchupta, Cakresvari, KuJisankusa, Mahakata (Great Kali), Mahamanasika, Manavi, Naradatta

Science: Invoke: Mahakala, Thoth

Sculpture: Invoke: Athena, Nin-dim (Lady Fashoner); Enki (god of shaping), Khnum (Who Fashions Forms), Nudinimud (Image Fashioner), Ptah the Artificer

Tattooing: Invoke: Acat

Weaving: Invoke: Chibirias, Ix Chel, Ix Zacal Nok (Lady Cloth Weaver), Minerva, Penelopeia, Tonantzin

Web Work :Invoke: Arachne, Ariadne, Spider Woman, Anansi

Writing (see also poetry and literare):Invoke: Kubjika, Ratnolka, Sarasvati, Sefkhet-Abwy, Seshata (Lady of the House of Books); Aktab Kutbay (the Greatest Scribe), Arsu, Ea, Enoch, Ganesha, Hermes, ldris, Nebo, Ogma, Thoth (Lord of Books)

Woodworking:Invoke: Hiko-Sashiri, Luchtar, Lu Pan, Nin-ildu, Yvastar (Divine Builder)