Category: Information

This category houses most of the posts on Pagan Roots; basic information for those new to Wicca; herbal and gemstone encyclopedias with detailed entries for many plants and crystals; a collection of data on gods and goddesses from various pantheons; pages on different forms of divination such as Tarot cards and rune stones; and a lot more.

If you are looking for specific information you may want to use the drop down menu at the top of the page, or the list in the right hand column, to narrow down the category of posts.

Ishtar

Other Names

Aschtar

Associations

Deity: Inanna, Astarte, Aphrodite
Animal: Lion
Symbol: Eight pointed star or rosette
Element: Air
Planet: Venus

Signs and Symbols

I have used quite a few Pagan and Wiccan symbols on this website already; the pentacle, the elements, the zodiac signs and the Elder Futhark rune stones. This page is for any other signs and symbols you may find useful.

Triquetra

The triquetra is formed from the intersection of three circles, and sometimes shown with a fourth complete circle woven through it. It has been found on both ancient Celtic and Christian art, as well as on Germanic rune stones.

Inanna

Other Names

Innin, Nin-ana, Queen of Heaven, Lady of Myriad Offices, Nin-kur-ra-igi-ga; “the queen who eyes the highland”

Associations

Deity: Ishtar
Animal: Lions, serpents, birds
Symbol: Eight pointed star or rosette, caduceus, double-headed axe
Element: Air
Planet: Venus

Affirmations

An affirmation is a statement or declaration of belief, and it can be positive or negative. You probably make several affirmations a day without realising it, and you may be influencing your own state of mind entirely unintentionally.

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I can’t do this” or “I’m no good at that”? Those are negative affirmations! The more you repeat these statements to yourself, the more you internalise them. You create a barrier in your own mind because you come to genuinely believe what you have been telling yourself.

Aeolus

Associations

Other Names: Hippotades – “The Reiner of Horses”, Aiolos, “Ruler of the Winds”
Deity: Uranus, Astraeus
Animal: Horses, Birds
Element: Air
Magic: Control of the winds

Angerona

Associations

Other Names: Angeronia, Diva Angerona
Deity: Feronia
Sabbat: Yule
Magic: Goddess of the new year and returning sun, of silence and secrets. She would also relieve men of pain and suffering, including an oddly specific tale where she relieves angina.

Adonis

Associations

Other Names:”Lord”, “God of Beauty”
Deity: Osiris, Tammuz, Attis
Herbs: Myrrh, Anemone
Magic: Beauty, vegetation and growth, cycle of life, death and rebirth

Anubis

Other Names

Anpu, Inpu, Ienpw, Imeut, He who is in the place of embalming, Lord of the sacred land

Associations

Deity: Osiris, Horus
Animal: Jackal
Symbol: The flail

Herbs

I use ‘herbs’ as a broad term which should be understood to include things like trees and flowers as well as the plants more traditionally known as herbs, like basil and thyme. The posts in this section deal with practical uses for herbs in Wicca, as well as having the herbal encyclopedia. This has posts about many different herbs, with information on their magical and medicinal uses as well as other properties.

Gemstones

I use ‘gemstones’ as a catch-all heading which includes such things as crystals, stones, tree resin, fossils and more. The posts in this section deal with the practical use of gemstones in Wicca, as well as providing a gemstone encyclopedia. This has information on a great many gemstones, including their magical uses and any stories or lore associated with them.