Lesson 9 - Pantheon and correspondences

This is the ninth and final lesson in the free druidry course of the Druid Order of Tristram.

As explained in previous lesson, there are several Celtic pantheons. Ireland had different gods than Wales, which had different gods than Gaul. Not every Druid chooses to work with a Pantheon. Monotheistic Druids will prefer to invoke the Awen, which is the One Eternal, Divine Creation. If you do decide to work with a pantheon, you will find here the main Gods of the Irish 'Tuatha de Danann' (Tribe of the Goddess Danu) as well as their correspondences and attributes. This will allow you to choose the God(dess) best suited for the Druid work which you are trying to accomplish. A profound study of Celtic mythology and higher magick is nevertheless strongly recommended before attempting to do any work with the pantheon.

1: Danu
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Demeter, Ceres, Nephthys, Nerthus
Number: 10
Colour: Brown (citrine, russet red, olive green, black)
Correspondence: Stability
Element: Earth
Virtue: Discrimination
Vice: Avarice; Inertia
Illusion: Materialism
Keywords: The real world, physical matter, Mother, Earth, the physical elements, the natural world, sticks and stones, possessions, practicality, solidity, vegetarianism, stability, inertia, heaviness, bodily death, the Earth, incarnation.

2: Brigid
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Artemis, Diana, Isis, Sif
Number: 9
Colour: Purple
Correspondence: Receptivity, perception
Element: Aether
Virtue: Independence
Vice: Idleness
Illusion: Security
Keywords: Perception, interface, imagination, image, appearance, glamour, the Moon and tides, the unconscious, instinct, illusion, hidden infrastructure, dreams, divination, anything as it seems to be and not as it is, mirrors and crystals, the "Astral Plane", Aether, glue, secret doors, tunnels, sex and reproduction, cosmetics, instinctive magic (psychism), the shamanic tunnel.

3: Ogma
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Hermes, Mercury, Anubis, Freyr
Number: 8
Colour: Orange
Correspondence: Abstraction
Element: Air
Virtue: Honesty, truthfulness
Vice: Dishonesty
Illusion: Order
Keywords: Reason, abstraction, communication, conceptualisation, logic, the sciences, language, speech, money (as a concept), mathematics, medicine & healing, trickery, writing, media (as communication), pedantry, philosophy, protocol, the Law, ownership, territory, theft, rights, ritual magic.

4: Fand
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Aphrodite, Venus, Hathor, Freyja
Number: 7
Colour: Green
Correspondence: Nurture
Element: Water
Virtue: Unselfishness
Vice: Selfishness
Illusion: Projection
Keywords: Passion, pleasure, luxury, sensual beauty, feelings, drives, emotions (love, hate, anger, joy,
depression, misery, excitement, desire, lust), nurture, libido, empathy, sympathy, ecstatic magic.

5: Cuchulainn
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Apollo, Helios, Ra, Thor
Number: 6
Colour: Yellow
Correspondence: Centrality, wholeness
Element: Fire
Virtue: Devotion to the Great Work
Vice: Pride, self-importance
Illusion: Identification
Keywords: Harmony, integrity, balance, wholeness, centrality, the Self, self-importance, self-sacrifice,
identity, the Son of God, a King, the Great Work, the Philospher's Stone, the Sun, gold, the solar plexus.

6: Fergus
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Ares, Mars, Seth, Loki
Colour: Red
Correspondence: Power
Element: -
Virtue: Courage and energy
Vice: Cruelty
Illusion: Invincibility
Keywords: Power, justice, retribution, the Law (in execution), cruelty, oppression, domination and the Power Myth, severity, necessary destruction, catabolism, martial arts.

7: Lir
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Zeus, Jupiter, Ptah, Balder
Number: 4
Colour: Blue
Correspondence: Authority
Element: -
Virtue: Humility and obedience
Vice: Tyranny, hypocrisy, bigotry, gluttony
Illusion: Being right (self-righteousness)
Keywords: Authority, leadership, creativity, inspiration, vision, excess, waste, secular and spiritual power, submission and the Annihilation Myth, obliteration, birth, service, spiritual love.

8: Dagda the Good
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Rhea, Magna Mater, Maut, Frigga
Number: 3
Colour: Black
Correspondence: Comprehension
Element: -
Virtue: Silence
Vice: Inertia
Illusion: Death
Keywords: Limitation, form, constraint, heaviness, slowness, inertia, old-age, infertility, incarnation, krwi (karma), fate, time, space, natural law, the womb and gestation, darkness, boundedness, enclosure, containment, fertility, weaving and spinning, death (annihilation).

9: Lugh of the Long Handed
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Uranus, Coelus, Thoth, Odin
Number: 2
Colour: grey, white flecked with silver
Correspondence: Revolutionba, the father
Element: -
Virtue: Good
Vice: Evil
Illusion: Independence
Keywords: Pure creative force, life-force, the wellspring, the sexual life, standing stones, fountains, the
fountain and water of Life, springs.

10: Nuada of the Silver Hand
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse equivalents: Aither, Aether, Osiris, Ymir
Number: 1
Colour: Brilliant white
Correspondence: Unity
Element: -
Virtue: Attainment
Vice: -
Illusion: Attainment
Keywords: Unity, union, all, pure consciousness, God, the Godhead, manifestation, beginning, source, emanation.