An Introduction to Kitchen Witch Goddesses

Kitchen witches honor the everyday chores, from cooking to cleaning, finding sacred meaning in
their work in honor of the Goddess. Many kitchen witches choose to honor one goddess in particular,
usually one closely associated with hearth and home, or a related element such as grain, harvest or
fire.Choosing a Kitchen Goddess
When it comes to choosing a kitchen goddess, a witch might already have one in mind that she has
worked with before, or could research different goddesses until finding one that most appeals.

Selecting a kitchen goddess does not restrict the witch

to working exclusively with them. Many other
goddesses can also be honored, depending on the
seasons, the magic and the food or chore involved.
Here is a selection of possible goddesses to get started
with.
Goddesses Associated with Hearth and Home Brighid
(Celtic)Chantico (Aztec)Dugnai (Slavic)Hestia
(Greek)Vesta (Roman)Goddesses Associated with Grain and HarvestAshnan (Babylonian)Ceres
(Roman)Chicomecoatz (Aztec)Corn MotherDemeter (Greek)Pirua (Peruvian)Goddesses Associated
with FireAgnayi (Hindu)Ida (Hindu)Kamui-Fuchi (Japanese)Li (Chinese)Pele (Hawaiian)Sekhmet
(Egyptian)Saule (Slavic)Goddesses Associated with Kitchens, Cooking, Food &
DomesticityAnnapurna (Hindu)Baba Yaga (Slavic)Cerridwen (Celtic)Fornax (Roman)Freya
(Norse)Frigg (Norse)Hehsui-no-kami (Japanese)Huixtocihuatl (Aztec goddess of salt)Ivenopae
(Indonesian goddess of rice)Mama Occlo (Inca)Okitsu-hime (Japanese)Pomona (Roman goddess of
orchards and fruit)Other Goddesses Associated with Kitchen Witchery
Kitchen witchery also usually involves a talent for crafts, so goddesses of weaving and other
traditional crafts, as well as inspiration and creativity, are also appropriate. Prosperity, plentiful

abundance and protection are key elements, as the kitchen witch will strive to take care of her home
and family through her kitchen rituals and work. Finally, goddesses associated with the earth
(sacred for growing food), life and health are also equally appropriate.
Athena (Greek goddess of weaving)Gaia (Mother Earth)Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of
plenty)Nehallennia (Norse goddess of abundance)Ops (Roman goddess of earth)Sarasvati (Hindu
goddess of creativity)Vasudhara (Hindu goddess of abundance)Kitchen Gods for the Kitchen Witch
Some witches might like to have a kitchen god as well as goddess. Some appropriate ones would
include:
Bes (Egyptian god of household protection)Hyang kehen (Indonesian god of hearth fire)Oki-Ts-Hiko-no-Kami (Japanese child of the Harvest God)Oki-Tsi-Hime-no-Kami (Japanese child of the
Harvest God)Tsao Wang (Japanese god of hearth and kitchen)Sanpo Kojin (Japanese god of hearth
and kitchen)Zao Jun (Chinese kitchen god)Honoring the Kitchen Goddess
Once a goddess has been chosen, the kitchen witch can honor her by placing artwork, a statue or
other imagery on the kitchen altar. Creative witches might even make a figure out of salt dough or
clay, cross-stitch a picture or weave a tapestry representing their goddess.

The kitchen witch will work closely with

her chosen goddess, leaving seasonal
offerings of harvest, herbs, incense or
flowers upon the altar. The witch will ask
for blessings and assistance in cooking,
chores and magic, invoke the goddess for
ritual, and meditate with her for insight
or healing.
Working with a chosen goddess can bring
inspiration, sacredness and spirituality
into the kitchen. Whether invoking the
goddess for ritual or simply to assist with the chores, the work of the kitchen witch is deeply
enhanced and blessed by her presence.
Sources:
Greenwitch, Shayleah. "Choosing a Kitchen Goddess". A Kitchen Witch's Book of Shadows. 1999
Lurker, Manfred. "The Routledge Dictionary of Gods, Goddesses, Devils and Demons". Routledge,
2004