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[Ouroboros]

After a lengthy absence from the board due to both work, social, and personal responsibilties, I have come back to share with all of you that I have indeed expanded on the mythology I have been working on for almost 2 years now. I took several breaks to assess my spiritual priorities, and even explored other traditions to see if they might hold promise for some other form of spiritual expression, but it has already been chosen for me - so I can't exactly walk away from it.

I have expanded my once meager mythology into a pantheon of 29 deities, complete with well-defined correspondences and a solid world mythology as well.
For any that are interested, I have posted my cumulative workings online at a new website I created:
The Ouroboros Sanctum - The Yalagos Mythos

Irregardless, I'll post my correspondence chart for any who want a brief rundown:

Rumenod
The Great Tree
God of Foundation
Ruler of The Cosmos
Element - Spirit
Symbol - Pillar
Animal - Oak Tree

Fedrast
The Sentinel
God of Time
Ruler of Matter
Element - Air
Symbol - Hourglass
Animal - Serpent

Luanut
The Oracle
Goddess of Causality
Ruler of Energy
Element - Earth
Symbol - Gazing Ball
Animal - Owl

Rathma
The Sorceress
Goddess of Mystery
Ruler of The Moon
Element - Water
Symbol - Cauldron
Animal - Wolf

Eldorn
The Cleric
God of Illumination
Ruler of The Sun
Element - Fire
Symbol - Lantern
Animal - Falcon

Dromin
The Merchant
Goddess of Illusion
Ruler of The Ocean
Element - Water
Symbol - Jewels
Animal - Octopus

Zakuru
The Blacksmith
God of Truth
Ruler of Lightning
Element - Fire
Symbol - Anvil
Animal - Boar

Vemusa
The Diplomat
Goddess of Intellect
Ruler of The Sky
Element - Air
Symbol - Quill
Animal - Raven

Naresh
The Sovereign
God of Strength
Ruler of The Earth
Element - Earth
Symbol - Sword
Animal - Cougar

Pradum
The Magistrate
Goddess of Justice
Ruler of The Seasons
Element - Air
Symbol - Gavel
Animal - Heron

Thelos
The Builder
God of Workmanship
Ruler of The Landscape
Element - Earth
Symbol - Shovel
Animal - The Ox

Hutek
The Artist
God of Expression
Ruler of Rainfall
Element - Water
Symbol - Pallet
Animal - Frog

Itaril
The Messenger
Goddess of Communication
Ruler of The Winds
Element - Air
Symbol - Scroll
Animal - Dove

Gisehid
The Scholar
God of Perception
Ruler of Colors and Sounds
Element - Air
Symbol - Eye
Animal - Sparrow

Cha'anin
The Dancer
Goddess of Sensation
Ruler of Tastes and Textures
Element - Water
Symbol - Heart
Animal - Otter

Munto
The Bard
God of Sexuality
Ruler of Pleasure and Pain
Element - Water
Symbol - Chalice
Animal - Porpoise

Shomut
The Rouge
Goddess of Rebellion
Ruler of Individuality
Element - Fire
Symbol - Twin daggers
Animal - Lizard

Utarah
The Teacher
Goddess of Consequence
Ruler of Death
Element - Fire
Symbol - Book
Animal - Wasp

Tuerin
The Healer
Goddess of Prosperity
Ruler of Life
Element - Earth
Symbol - Vial
Animal - Horse

Suraco
The Warrior
God of Destruction
Ruler of Cataclysm
Element - Fire
Symbol - Axe
Animal - Bull

Akren
The Yeoman
God of Choice
Ruler of Personality
Element - Earth
Symbol - Hand
Animal - Mouse

Borenas
The Guide
God of Pathways
Ruler of Conscience
Element - Earth
Symbol - Door
Animal - Goat

Sorega
The Witch
Goddess of Sorrow
Ruler of Remorse
Element - Fire
Symbol - Candle
Animal - Spider

Yaoli
The Jester
God of Mischief
Ruler of Pandemonium
Element - Fire
Symbol - Mask
Animal - Fox

Kulia
The Muse
Goddess of Transformation
Ruler of Spirituality
Element - Water
Symbol - Lyre
Animal - Butterfly

Verasun
The Citizen
God of Honor
Ruler of Politics
Element - Earth
Symbol - Mountain
Animal - Ram

Okusha
The Advisor
Goddess of Wisdom
Ruler of Academics
Alignment - Air
Symbol - Cloud
Animal - Goose

Randag
The Champion
God of Virtue
Ruler of Athletics
Element - Fire
Symbol - Wildfire
Animal - Badger

Edura
The Saint
Goddess of Faith
Ruler of Religion
Element - Water
Symbol - Spring
Animal - Fish

[Bloodfire]

Interesting.

I had an Idea to do something like this in my Head for a Long time now.

Would you mind if I used some of them.

[Ouroboros]

Bloodfire said:

Interesting.

I had an Idea to do something like this in my Head for a Long time now.

Would you mind if I used some of them.

If you'd like advice on how to do create a new pantheon, I'd be more than happy to show you

[Bloodfire]

Ouroboros said:

If you'd like advice on how to do create a new pantheon, I'd be more than happy to show you

O-k, Send me A Private mesage with some tips

[Ouroboros]

After almost a year of pathworking, here is my most recent update:
http://ouroborossoul.blogspot.com

Tell me what you think...

Here is the family tree:
http://bp3.blogger.c...d+July+24th.bmp


Correspondences

Rumenod
The Cosmic Tree
God of Foundation
Ruler of The Cosmos
Element - Spirit
Symbol - Pillar
Totem - Oak

Fedrast
The Sentinel
God of Time
Ruler of Matter
Element - Air
Symbol - Hourglass
Totem - Serpent (Ouroboros)

Luanut
The Oracle
Goddess of Causality
Ruler of Energy
Element - Earth
Symbol - Gazing Ball
Totem - Owl

Naresh
The Sovereign
God of Strength
Ruler of The Earth
Element - Earth
Symbol - Sword
Totem - Bear

Vemusa
The Diplomat
Goddess of Intellect
Ruler of The Sky
Element - Air
Symbol - Quill
Totem - Raven

Dromin
The Merchant
Goddess of Illusion
Ruler of The Ocean
Element - Water
Symbol - Jewels
Totem - Octopus

Zakuru
The Blacksmith
God of Truth
Ruler of Lightning
Element - Fire
Symbol - Spear
Totem - Boar

Pradum
The Magistrate
Goddess of Justice
Ruler of The Seasons
Element - Air
Symbol - Gavel
Totem - Heron

Thelos
The Builder
God of Workmanship
Ruler of The Landscape
Element - Earth
Symbol - Shovel
Totem - Beaver

Eldorn
The Cleric
God of Illumination
Ruler of The Sun
Element - Fire
Symbol - Lantern
Totem - Phoenix

Rathma
The Sorceress
Goddess of Mystery
Ruler of The Moon
Element - Water
Symbol - Cauldron
Totem - Spider

Itaril
The Messenger
Goddess of Communication
Ruler of The Winds
Element - Air
Symbol - Scroll
Totem - Sparrow

Hutek
The Artist
God of Expression
Ruler of Rainfall
Element - Water
Symbol - Pallet
Totem - Fish

Shomut
The Rogue
Goddess of Rebellion
Ruler of Individuality
Element - Fire
Symbol - Twin Daggers
Totem - Cougar

Munto
The Bard
God of Sexuality
Ruler of Pleasure and Pain
Element - Water
Symbol - Heart
Totem - Scorpion

Gisehid
The Scholar
God of Perception
Ruler of Color and Sounds
Element - Air
Symbol - Eye
Totem - Falcon

Cha'anin
The Dancer
Goddess of Sensation
Ruler of Tastes and Textures
Element - Water
Symbol - Mouth
Totem - Crab

Suraco
The Warrior
God of Destruction
Ruler of Cataclysm
Element - Fire
Symbol - Axe
Totem - Ram

Tuerin
The Healer
Goddess of Prosperity
Ruler of Life
Element - Earth
Symbol - Vial
Animal - Cat

Utarah
The Teacher
Goddess of Consequence
Ruler of Death
Element - Air
Symbol - Book
Totem - Lizard

Sorega
The Witch
Goddess of Sorrow
Ruler of Remorse
Element - Fire
Symbol - Candle
Totem - Horse

Borenas
The Guide
God of Pathways
Ruler of Conscience
Element - Earth
Symbol - Door
Totem - Goat

Akren
The Yeoman
God of Choice
Ruler of Personality
Element - Earth
Symbol - Hand
Totem - Bull

Iramuna
Goddess of Compassion
Ruler of Fertility
Element - Water
Symbol - Basket
Totem - Rabbit

Jasedur
The Hunter
God of Patience
Ruler of The Hunt
Element - Earth
Symbol - Bow
Totem - Stag

Yaoli
The Jester
God of Mischief
Ruler of Pandemonium
Element - Fire
Symbol - Flute
Totem - Fox

Kulia
The Muse
Goddess of Transformation
Ruler of Spirituality
Element - Water
Symbol - Lyre
Totem - Butterfly

Verasun
The Citizen
God of Honor
Ruler of Politics
Element - Earth
Symbol - Mountain
Totem - Wolf

Okusha
The Advisor
Goddess of Wisdom
Ruler of Academics
Alignment - Air
Symbol - Cloud
Totem - Goose

Randag
The Champion
God of Virtue
Ruler of Athletics
Element - Fire
Symbol - Wildfire
Totem - Badger

Edura
The Saint
Goddess of Faith
Ruler of Charity
Element - Water
Symbol - Spring
Totem - Frog

Dakrase
The Gardner
God of Discernment
Ruler of The Vine
Element - Earth
Symbol - Jug
Totem - Rat

Sasibua
The Bohemian
Goddess of Dreams
Ruler of Sleep
Element - Water
Symbol - Star

Hokoan
The Philanthropist
God of Luck
Ruler of Wealth
Element - Earth
Symbol - Coin

Chundari
The Damsel
Goddess of Love
Ruler of Courtship
Element - Water
Symbol - Rose

Ungamor
The Stranger
God of Fear
Ruler of The Thrill
Element - Fire
Symbol - Skull

Oalikah
The Entertainer
Goddess of Laughter
Ruler of Comedy
Element - Air
Symbol - Mask

[Case]

No offence, but this all seems a bit 'Dungeons and Dragons' to me.

What do you use your pantheon for? How much do you actually believe in them as representations of what you claim they are?

Each one of the correspondances you list has an alternative in other historic religious pantheonisms - why didnt you just use the 'tried and true'?

[Ouroboros]

Case said:

No offence, but this all seems a bit 'Dungeons and Dragons' to me.

What do you use your pantheon for? How much do you actually believe in them as representations of what you claim they are?

Each one of the correspondances you list has an alternative in other historic religious pantheonisms - why didnt you just use the 'tried and true'?

None taken...

At first, I was frustrated and had tried experimenting with the idea, but it wasn't until a few months later that things started to come to me in dreams. Of course, there are alternatives in several different pantheons, but depending on your belief, even deities of a similar function can be very different - such is the case with these entities. The reason why I didn't use old entities in the same reason why I started this: because I do not feel at home in an pantheon of gods that I have worked with, even though I consider myself in harmony with them. Also, there is a belief system that has evolved alongside this pantheon that does not exist in other religions that I would like to explore further.

The funny thing about this, is the people that are strict polytheists find this work facinating, while the people who disregard seperateness (namely eclectic wiccans, ceremonial magicians, and especially chaos magicians) are usually the ones that draw criticism of the idea. And it seems more and more apparent the less a person cares about the validity of the individual nature of godforms.

[Case]

Thanks for the answer, but I'm still curious. What do you use your pantheon for? How much do you actually believe in them as representations of what you claim they are?

Can a gods-based magic system truly bear fruit when youre 100% certain that the gods in question are your own creations?

[Ouroboros]

Case said:

Thanks for the answer, but I'm still curious. What do you use your pantheon for? How much do you actually believe in them as representations of what you claim they are?

Can a gods-based magic system truly bear fruit when youre 100% certain that the gods in question are your own creations?

I do believe that these things are real, and I utilize this pantheon in the same way I would utilize any other in a spiritual context. As for a magical system, I don't believe that these deities are 100% my own creation. I believe that they are mostly inspired by dreams, visions, and omens, with the rest of it being a creative process of my own mind doing it's best to piece together the often fragmented message that I receive into a coherent system. Other times, it is so lucid that almost none of my own input is needed.

[Caliban]

Well, even working from the "tried & true" - in my case Hermetic Qabalah - I have personally found, or been given, or made up a system of seven planetary Archons or Satraps, with seals and subject spirits and all, more or less out of the blue. I think that we each of us have our personal hierarchies of spirits, our own keys to the Kingdom, that reflect and personify our unique path of attainment.

Personal systems may or may not be useful in a group situations (I can do very little with the god-forms used by my Wiccan teacher's teacher, for instance, so when operating in that paradigm I substitute the god-forms with whom I resonate more strongly). But for solitary work, a personal language of symbols is a useful thing - just expect some difficulties in translation when working with others.

[Ouroboros]

Caliban said:

Well, even working from the "tried & true" - in my case Hermetic Qabalah - I have personally found, or been given, or made up a system of seven planetary Archons or Satraps, with seals and subject spirits and all, more or less out of the blue. I think that we each of us have our personal hierarchies of spirits, our own keys to the Kingdom, that reflect and personify our unique path of attainment.

Personal systems may or may not be useful in a group situations (I can do very little with the god-forms used by my Wiccan teacher's teacher, for instance, so when operating in that paradigm I substitute the god-forms with whom I resonate more strongly). But for solitary work, a personal language of symbols is a useful thing - just expect some difficulties in translation when working with others.

Working with others would most definitely typify the difficulty in a personal system - whether inspired or not

[son of dhamma]

In contemporary society, a customized personal pantheon is normally better for the practicing mage, especially with forms like rootworking, hearth-witchery, and divination. It's best to set up your pantheon, that way you can identify which gods are actually different forms of your own gods, which are not and should be ignored, and which are emanations of those gods in your pantheons (servants, if you will).
I've come to understand that there are seven mighty gods who protect the earth, I call them the seven guardians of the earth and incorporate them into a sort of centrepost, not unlike the Voodoo peristyle. I mostly refer to them in animal totem form, because it is so natural to my sentiments, but I'm working on learning more proper names. Animalistically, they are Stag, Wolf, Bear, Owl, Lemur, Dragon, and Tortoise. In the tradition of Yazidi, this heptad is recognized as the guardians of the earth, but in a very traditional way that obscures just how many different groups worship some of them. For example, most Wiccans sometime worship the Horned One and or the Earth Mother. I do find that some Wiccans mysteriously worship the strange god Abba (Yhwh, Jehovah, One God of the Desert). And in Hinduism: "At the beginning of the process of creation, Brahmā created eleven Prajapatis (used in another sense), who are believed to be the fathers of the human race... He is also said to have created the seven great sages or the Saptarishi to help him create the universe." There you have it. Also, some loas are forms of these seven gods, like Ayezan, Loko, Legba, and Erzulie. Some Slavic deities and Greek deities are also derived from them.
This is what I've been sowing together mythologically:

In the beginning, there was no sacred law, and all was an endless void of chaos. El had been lost to himself in the chaos of the endless void for a long time, along with a quiet being he named Yu. He had become restless with chaos, and now craved power, though Yu warned him power could not be harnessed without law. Unabated, El pulled out the power latent within Yu, and the first light erupted into the endless void. El was radiant, but having taken the essence, he in consequence created law, and the law broke him into three pieces. These pieces were named Pum, Lim, and Som. The law endowed Pum the power of construction, and Lim the power of dismantling. It was there sister, Som, who put them back together again. And so, the being who was once El had thus become Som of the three faces, god of creation, life, and destruction. He reached outward with his arms in the four directions, honoring the four great elements. Then, using the innate power within him, he crafted an indestructible crystal through which he would create the seven mighty guardians of the earth, and granted them obeisance for each the day on which they were created. Having done this, he vanished into the Elsewhere...

That's a rough sketch of part of my mythology.