Asherah

Deities

Tradition · Canaanite Hebrew
Alternate Names
She Who Walks on the SeaQueen of HeavenConsort Suppressed
Gender Expression
Feminine
Titles
Queen of HeavenShe Who Walks on the SeaMother of the GodsThe Suppressed ConsortLady of the SeaThe Erased Goddess
Domain
SeaFertilityMotherhoodSacred treesSuppressed feminine divinityConsort erased from scriptureReclaimed sovereignty
Planetary Correspondence
Moon
Secondary Planets
VenusNeptune
Elemental Correspondence
WaterEarth
Zodiac Affinity
CancerPiscesTaurus
Correspondences
Colors
BlueGreenSilverWhite
Scents
MyrrhSandalwoodOcean
Metals
SilverCopper
Animals
LionDoveSerpentFish
Sacred Timing
Sabbats
Hours
Moon hoursVenus hours
Offerings
MilkHoneySea waterTree plantingsReclaiming erased feminineAcknowledging suppressionHonoring sacred trees
Invocation Approach
Tone
Reclamation of suppressed divinity
Address
Lady AsherahQueen of HeavenSuppressed One
Relationship
Ally in reclaiming erased feminine
Warning
Reclamation may require facing patriarchal suppression
Resonance
Those reclaiming suppressed feminine power
Symbols
Sacred treeAsherah poleLionSea
Mythology Summary

Canaanite mother goddess, consort of El (and possibly YHWH in early Hebrew practice). Systematically erased from Hebrew scripture through religious reforms. Sacred trees and poles destroyed. Represents feminine divinity suppressed by monotheistic patriarchy. Goddess whose worship was forbidden, whose consort relationship was erased, whose trees were cut down. Teaches about systematic erasure, reclamation of suppressed feminine, sovereignty stolen through narrative.

Modern Practice

Patron of those reclaiming suppressed feminine, erasure survivors, those working with sacred trees. Invoked for reclamation work, honoring erased divinity, tree magic, ocean work. Teaches that erasure is violence, that suppressed divinity seeks reclamation, that some goddesses were deliberately forgotten.

Related Deities
AstarteInannaYemoja

Referenced by 3

Every entry that names Asherah, grouped by the system it comes from.

☥ Deities 3

  • El Related Deities
  • Yahweh Related Deities
  • Dagon Related Deities