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Personal Pantheon

I put the poly in polytheism, yall!  It feels like my personal pantheon is growing larger every year.    Some Entities I knew in other lives, others are completely new.  

Why are there so many?  I honestly don't know, I do think it has part to do with past lives and possibly with my oracle abilities.  I'm a Conduit for the Gods and Spirits, and that tends to attract attention.

I made a decision a few years ago that I wanted to use my psychic and mediumship abilities to help my community, and I learned that I have a knack for channeling, trance, and consensual possession.  My close gods gave me a taste of channeling, automatic typing/writing/drawing, and possessory trance, and I made another decision to study and train to be a vessel for the Gods, Spirits, and the Dead to help my community.  

I'm not ordering people around and begging for worship.  I'm no prophet or messiah.  I don't want followers.  I'm not forming any cults.  I'm certainly not special, as there are many legit people with these abilities, who call themselves and their practice different terms.

You’d be surprised at how often I’m at odds with the Gods’ messages. Sometimes They’re too blunt, uncaring about hurting feelings. Some entities are gentler than others, but They don’t always care about human rules and etiquette, or triggers or traumas. We’re a fickle species, with rules that change with the winds—and rules that are different from person-to-person and culture-to-culture. They ain’t got the time to do the research and don’t give a shit about TikTok rants about what we think is okay for a deity to behave. These entities aren’t human—They have their own rules and ways of thinking. They don’t follow our rules. They can be polite, yes, but we’re not in charge.

Sometimes I’m given messages, and will want to soften it, and then get yelled at for that. I’m learning to just say whatever I’m hearing and seeing, regardless of my comfort. It ain’t always pleasant. However, I’ve learned that sometimes that’s what people need—that bluntness. They’ve made it clear that my job—my oath—is to be their conduit and deliver messages, not to soften and sugar-coat.

My goal is to help people discover their strength to become their own healers.  I evoke and invoke entities to help people who may not be able to hear them, may not know how to contact these entities, or maybe they feel like they're too close to the problem.  

Here's a list about the entities in my life--They are my Spiritual Family, my Mentors, my Guides, and my Guardians. I love and am grateful for each of Them for everything They've done, do, and continue to do for myself, my family, and my community. I have most of them grouped by Hearth Culture.

  • In ADF Druidry, our Gods, Nature Spirits, and Ancestors are called our Kindreds.

  • Below, what I mean by an entity's "Preferred Tools" is the tools that They tend to use with me. They may or not have favorite tools with you or another.

  • Godspouse/Lover - It is what it sounds like. Sometimes deities take human spouses, kind of like how Nuns are married to God. This isn’t a new thing, godspouses aren’t special, and it’s not just sexual—just read the myths and ancient pagan history. The Gods have been taking human spouses probably since the beginning. The Gods are definitely polyam and pansexual. Believe in it or not, it doesn’t matter to me, I ain’t here to debate my divine relationships with others.

    • For more information, check out Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings by Megan Rose.

- Priestess Oracle Kristy "Foxlyn" Tackett

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My Kindreds and (Their Preferred Tools)

Abrahamic/Judaism:

  • The Madonna - Mother of Jesus. Spirit of Compassion.

  • Mary Magdalene - Wife of Jesus. Spirit of Healing.

  • Metatron - Voice of Yahweh.

  • Archangel Michael

  • Archangel Gabriel

  • Archangel Uriel

  • Lilith (ROAR Oracle, Womanrunes) - First Wife of Adam who refused to submit. Goddess of Sacred Rage, Liberation, and Madness.


African:

  • Obatala - God of Purity, Peace, Justice, and Wisdom. I am a Godspouse.


Baltic/Lithuanian:

  • Austeja (The Bee Tarot) - Bee Goddess.


Buddhist:

  • Kuan Yin (Tarot of the Divine) - Goddess of Healing, Compassion, and Mercy. I am a Priestess.

  • Green Tara (Tarot of the Divine)- Remover of Obstacles.


Chinese:

  • Chinese Guardian Lions

  • Red Dragon

  • Blue Dragon


Gaulish:

  • Garanis Crane - Entity of the Liminal Space.


Greek/Hellenic:

  • Hestia (Everyday Witch Oracle) - Goddess of Hearth, Home, and Family. I am a Daughter, Hearth Keeper, and Priestess. She was one of my first deities.

  • Hekate (Guardian of the Night, Greek Alphabet Oracle) - Titan of the Underworld, Witches, and Protector. I am a Daughter, Torch Bearer, and Priestess.

  • Hephaestus - God of the Forge and Invention. I am a Lover and a Priestess.

  • Artemis - Goddess of the Wilds and of Hunting. I am a Priestess.

  • Dionysus (Starman Tarot, Pride Tarot) - God of Wine, Theatre, Madness, Agriculture, Liberation, and Moderation. I am a Godspouse and Maenad.

  • Maenads - Spirit Priestesses and Worshippers of Dionysus.

  • Medusa (The Wild Unknown's Archetypes) - Originally an African Entity. A Goddess of the Dark Feminine, Sacred Rage, and a Protector of SA Survivors. I am a Priestess.

  • Hermes - Messenger Trickster God of Merchants. I am a Godspouse and Priestess.

  • Apollon - God of Music, Art, and Prophecy. I am a Priestess.

  • Persephone (Biddy Tarot) - Flower Maiden and Queen of the Underworld. I am a Torch Bearer and Priestess.

  • Hades - God of the Underworld.

  • The Melissae (The Bee Tarot) - Bee Priestesses, Bee Dancers, Bee Goddesses of Ariadne, Demeter, Persephone, and Artemis. I am a Priestess.

  • Pan - God of the Wilds.

  • Satyrs & Nymphs

  • Prometheus - Titan of Fire and Forethought.

  • Agathos Daimon - Snake House Guardian.


Hindu:

  • Shiva - God of Destruction and Transformation. I am a Godspouse.


Irish:

  • The Morrigan (The Crow Tarot) - Tri-Goddess of War and Crows. I am a Priestess.

  • The Callieach (Seasons of the Witch: Imbolc) - Hag/Deer Mother of Winter.

  • Elen of the Ways - A Reindeer Antlered Wayfinder Goddess of Guidance. I am a Priestess.

  • Brigit - Goddess of the Forge, Inspiration, Fire, Poetry, and many other things.

  • Cernunnos - God of the Wilds and the Liminal. I am a Godspouse.

  • Manannán mac Lir - God of the Sea, the Liminal, and the Otherworld. I am a Lover.


Minoan:

  • Ariadne (Hedgewitch Botanical Oracle) - Goddess of the Sacred Dance, the Underworld, and Wayfinder of the Labyrinth. I am a Priestess.


Norse/Germanic/Northern:

  • Reindeer Woman/Mother (Seasons of the Witch: Yule) - Solar Goddess. I am a Daughter and a Priestess.

  • Yggdrasil - The World Tree. A Spirit, a Vehicle, a Path to the 9 Worlds.

  • Loki (Elder Futhark Runes, Rebel Deck, Wildwood Tarot) - Trickster Jotun of Chaos and Deception. I am a Godspouse and a Priestess.

  • Oðin (EFR, Mirror Scrying, Urban Crow Oracle) - Trickster God Allfather of the Aesir and God of Knowledge and War. I am a Godspouse, Oðinswoman, Valkyrie, and Priestess.

  • Sleipnir -Son of Loki. 8 Legged Horse God, fastest and can traverse to any world.

  • Baldur - God of Joy. I am a Godspouse.

  • Freyja (EFR) - Vanir Queen and Goddess of Love, Beauty, War, and Seiðr. I am a Godspouse and Priestess.

  • Seið Spirits - Spirits who're guiding me in the art of Seiðr.

  • Tomten - House Guardians.

  • Nisser - House Guardians.

  • Skadi - Jotun of Hunting.

  • Eir - Goddess and Valkyrie of Healing. I am a Priestess.

  • Njörðr - Vanir Sea God and Wayfinder. I am a Godspouse.

  • Frigg - Goddess of Prophecy and Magic, Allmother of the Aesir. I am a Daughter.

  • Sunna - Solar Goddess. I am a Priestess.

  • Thor - God of Agriculture and Thunder. I am a Lover.

  • Tyr - God of Justice and War. I am a Lover.

  • Hel - Goddess of Helheim, a Realm of the Dead.

  • Garmr - Helheim Hound.

  • Fenrir - Son of Loki and Angrboða.

  • Freyr - Vanir God of Fertility and Abundance. I am a Lover.

  • Norns - Norse Fates.

  • Disir and Alfar - Ancestors.

  • Frau Holle - A Hag of Winter. I am a Priestess.

  • Yule Goat/Julbocken - A Northern Spirit of Charity.

  • Krampus - A Northern Companion of the Spirits of Charity.


Roman:

  • Vesta (Everyday Witch Oracle, Mythic Oracle) - Roman Goddess of Hearth, Home, and City. I am a Vestal.

  • Vestal Virgins - Spirit Priestess of Vesta. I primarily work with Vestal Rhea.

  • Ceres - Goddess of Domestic Harvest and Grain. (“Sair-eees”)


Slavic:

  • Baba Yaga (Shamanic Healing Oracle) - I am a Granddaughter and Priestess.


Welsh:

  • Cerridwen - Goddess of Transformation and Magik. I am a Priestess.

My Hearth Mothers & Spirits

  • Hestia

  • Vesta

  • Freyja

  • Frigg

  • Loki

  • The Disir

  • Baba Yaga

  • Brigit

  • Tomten

  • Nisser

  • Agathos Daimon

  • Unnamed House Spirits

Below is the prayer that I say every time I light candles for my Hearth Mothers and Spirits. The first part is from Anna Franklin’s The Hearth Witch's Year, page 22 (I have added to it a bit):

"Hearth Mothers [and Spirits], we honor you. Bring Your presence of the Living Flame into our home. Bless us with your gifts of light and warmth.

Hearth Mothers and Spirits, accept this offering."

Light candle and sprinkle offerings of pantry herbs into the flame.

General

  • Sister Moon (my first entity)

  • Father Sun

  • Mother Earth

  • Ursadeity (Bear deities and spirits--my term)

  • Death

  • Hag Spirits

  • Cardinal Shaman

  • Ancestors

  • Nature Spirits

  • Animal Spirits

  • House Spirits & Guardians

Others That I've Met But Aren't Regularly Part of My Path

  • Minoan Snake Goddess (who could be Ariadne)

  • Kali

  • Anansi

  • Selene

  • Sif

  • Amphitrite

  • Baphomet

  • Papa Legba

  • Anubis

  • Baron Samedi

  • Zeus

  • Aphrodite

  • Hera

  • Triton

  • Namazu

  • Neptune

  • Oya

  • Mama Brigette

  • Tlazolteotl

  • Thoth

  • Ra

  • Eris

  • Bestla

  • Perchta

  • Ares

  • Athena

  • Grandmother Spider

  • Jörmungandr

  • Grandmother Spirit

  • Horus

  • Poseidon

  • Belenos

  • Sucellos


Trust in Sunna. Trust in Joy. Follow the Bees…

~ Priestess Foxlyn