Pregnancy Correspondences

Tiny bud, growing in love,
resting in the womb;
Unleashing spark, in the dark;
birthing yet to come;
Healthy child, grow awhile;
I keep you safe and strong;
Nature flows, this blessing grows;
to join our family before long.

Associated deities:

 

Hathor (pregnancy, childbirth)– http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hathor.html

               http://www.crystalinks.com/hathor.html

               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor

 

Taweret (pregnancy, childbirth)– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawaret

                 

Luperca (pregnancy)

 

Sung Tzu Niang-niang (“The lady who bestows children”)

 

Chang Hsien (for boy children)– http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/chinese-mythology.php?deity=ZHANG-XIAN

 

Juno (Lucina—for safe childbirth)–                 

                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_%28mythology%29

                          http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_junolucina.htm

                          http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/lucina.html

 

Decima

Yemaya

Alemona (for a healthy unborn child)

 

To shape a baby in the womb—Obatala, Khnum

 

 

 

Correspondences:

Full moon

Water

Cow/hippo/burrowing owl/tadpole

Almond/hay/myrrh babies breath

 

Herbs: red raspberry leaf

 

 

Stones:

 

Lapis lazuli—healing and soothing; improves mental, physical, spiritual, pshycic and emotional health; in healing rituals, visualize the outcome (for a sick person—imagine them healthy, for a pregnancy visualize a healthy baby, ready to head out); stimulates uplifting emotions and gentleness; protective stone for children and the prevention of miscarriage

 

Bloodstone—(fire, Mars) projective; healing—especially for blood related or bleeding disorders; increases physical strength; strengthens courage, calming, relieves fear, eliminates anger; folklore suggests that when worn by farmers during planting it can increase their crop yield and when worn by women it can prevent miscarriage; also can be used to attract wealth and increase the effectiveness of spells and rituals

 

Moonstone—(water, the Moon/Venus) receptive, attracts protection and love; ensures restful sleep; worn during planting or watering or bury in the garden to ensure fertile and abundant growth, also buried at the roots of a tree, or tied to a branch it will encourage fruiting; protection in water and for travelers; enhances divination

 

Amber—(fire/spirit, the Sun) projective; thought to contain the life essence of deity; protective; ensures the safety and health of children; guards against negativity; strengthens spells; enhances beauty and attractiveness; increases enjoyment of pleasurable activities; promotes fertility and womb health; combats infertility in men; general protector of health and the prevention of many internal ailments; amber powder was once burned during childbirth to assist in labor and stop nose bleeds; increases strength; induces success in love and money matters

 

Coral—(water/spirit, Venus) receptive; promotes new growth; thought to contain the life essence of deity; assists in the regulation of female cycle; guards against accidents, violence, poison, theft, possession; promotes fertility; promotes life; healing—staunches bleeding, red coral supposedly pales to warn of bad health…in women it was said to brighten if menstruation was forthcoming; banishes nervousness, fear, anger, panic, depression and nightmares; promotes reason, courage, wisdom and peaceful sleep; ensures the future health of children if given as a gift; magically protects children if placed in their room; increases the yield of crops and protects them from bad weather and insects; attracts luck to the home; attracts love; protection in water