A particular Goddess or God adopted by a person or group. The followers honor and/or worship that deity who, in turn, acts as a guardian and protector, often giving advantages to the followers. Also known as a tutelary deity.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...