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SYMBOLS OF THE GODDESS -- O...

Her Sacred Symbols
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OAK
oak (Celtic: British) -- sacred to Annis. She hangs the skins of children, whose blood She's sucked, on an oak-tree to dry.
oak (Celtic: Irish) -- sacred to Bean-Sidhe.
oak (Celtic: Irish) -- sacred to Brigit.
oak-twig (Celtic: Irish) -- sacred to Bean-Sidhe.
holly-oak -- in the Beth Luis Nion tree calendar writing system, the holly-oak is represented as T for Tinne. Graves 264.
dodonian-oak -- in the Beth Luis Nion tree calendar writing system the dodonian-oak is represented by D for Duir. Graves WG 264.
oak (Greek) -- sacred to Dione.

OBSIDIAN
obsidian (Maya): perhaps sacred to ALAGHOM-NAOM.

OLIVE
wild-olive (Greek) -- sacred to Alcmene. Symbol of inception. Used as a besom to expel evil spirits at the new year. Equivalent to European BIRCH

OSTRICH, see FEATHER

OTTER
otter (Persia) -- sacred to Anahita. Part of Her apparel was 30 otter skins.

OWL
scritch-owl (British Celtic) -- sacred to Annis, in which form She sucks the blood of children.
owl (Celtic: Welsh) -- sacred to Blodeuwed.

OXYGEN
[oxygen] (Babylonia): sacred to ANATU (qv ANATH) Goddess of air.



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