Animal Protective Spirits

Many spells, especially those that request healing or protection for animals, or those to locate lost animals, suggest consecrating the animal to a spirit. Although there are also many others, the following have earned a reputation as renowned animal protectors. Incorporate them into your spells as needed:

• Spirits that protect cats: Artemis, Bastet, Freya, Hecate, Lilith
• Spirits that protect big cats (tigers, lions, leopards, etc): Dionysus, Durga, Hathor, Kybele, Sekhmet
• Spirits that protect dogs: Artemis, Hecate, Ogun, Saint Roch
• Spirits that protect horses: Anat, Demeter, Epona Poseidon, Rhiannon, Rla-mgrin (Hayagriva)
• Spirits that protect toads: Agwe, Heket
• Spirits that protect snakes: Athena, Ezili, Freda, Dahomey, Lilith, Mami Waters, Simbi, Lady Asherah
• Spirits that protect cows: Brigid, Hathor, Hermes, Isis, Lakshmi, Maeve, Shiva
• Spirits that protect fish: Atargatis, La Baleine, La Sirene, Yemaya
• Spirits that protect pigs: Demeter, Seth
• Spirits that protect animals in general: Aphrodite, Artemis, Baba Yaga, Faunus, Hathor, Lilith, Saint Anthony

Note: Saint Anthony is the spiritual detective – request his assistance when a pet is missing.

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Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells