Hades

Jamie Waggoner (Central Alabama) is a witch, priestess, and teacher. She cofounded the Way of Weaver, a gender-inclusive program of magical inquiry, social justice, and community building. Jamie has studied folklore, mythology, and the occult for more than twenty years, was trained at the Sisterhood of Avalon, and has been a devotee of Hades since 2016. Visit her at JamieWaggoner.com. Morpheus Ravenna (Pronouns: Si/Hir) is a genderfluid sorcerer, artist, and writer residing in the East Bay area of California. Si is a dedicant of the Morrigan, with a practice rooted in animism, folk magic, and Celtic polytheism. An initiate of the Anderson Feri tradition of witchcraft, si has practiced devotional polytheism and the magical arts for over twenty-five years. Si is the author of The Book of the Great Queen (Concrescent Press, 2015) and a priest and co-founder of the Coru Cathubodua Priesthood. Morpheus makes hir living as a tattoo artist, and si creates devotional artworks and sorcerous crafts in a variety of media. Si also practices medieval armored combat and is very fond of spears. Morpheus can be reached through hir website at BansheeArts.com.

Contents

Exercise List xi

Foreword by Morpheus Ravenna xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: The Unseen One 9

Chapter 2: Host of Many 33

Chapter 3: Notorious 53

Chapter 4: Good Counsel 69

Chapter 5: The Unbreakable 87

Chapter 6: The Harrowing Journey 103

Chapter 7: Shadow and Desire 125

Chapter 8: The Good Death 143

Chapter 9: When Gods Come Calling 163

Chapter 10: Oaths and Vengeance 185

Conclusion 207

Acknowledgments 211

Appendix A: Table of Correspondences 213

Appendix B: Hades Epithets 215

Appendix C: Hades Family Tree 217

Glossary 219

Bibliography 225