11 gods & spirits
Healing and Renewal
Explore stories of herbs, protection, recovery and new beginnings. Some figures are approached in living traditions for help with illness; others appear in tales of restoration or return. Each page explains the particular connection.
11 gods & spirits
Babalú-Ayé
orisha associated with illness and healing
Osanyin
keeper of the knowledge of leaves
Isis
protector of Horus
Brigid
a name linked with poetry and skilled hands
Sekhmet
the lioness of the sun
Ninhursag
lady of the mountain country
The Moon Rabbit
the maker of the lunar elixir
Guanyin
the bodhisattva who hears the world's cries
Nezha
the young warrior with the wind-fire wheels
Phoenix
the bird of long life and renewal
Xipe Totec
our lord the flayed one
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