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JOY
(See also: Contentment, Ecstasy, Happiness)

Venus/Sun/New Moon/Fire
Method: dance, music
Color: aqua, light blue, crimson, orange, peach, turquoise, yellow
Number: 11
Animal: dolphin, flying heron, hummingbird, otter
Charm: rosemary infusion, sweetmeats of figs, honey and dates
Stone: blue apatite, green apophyllite, aquamarine, green aventurine, pink calcite, carnelian, diamond, garnet, fire garnet, jasper, lapis lazuli, pale green olivine, Pecos diamond, rose quartz, rhodonite, ruby, sapphire, turquoise
Oil: palmarosa
Plant: almond, aloe, amber, anemone, anise, apple, azalea, bergamot, calla lily, calamus, catnip, elder, gardenia, gorse, grapefruit (oil), grapevine, holy thistle, honeysuckle, ivy, jasmine, laurel, lemon balm, marigold, mariposa lily, marjoram, mint, mullein, orange, mandarin orange, oregano, palm branches, pine, potentilla, rhododendron, rose of Jericho, wild rose, rosemary, saffron, star anise, strawberry, sunflower, yellow toadflax, water lily, wood sorrel
Goddess: Aglia, Amaterasu, Bast, Chie, Devi, Estsanatlehi, Euphrosyne, Felicitas, the Graces, Hathor, Ishtar, Isis (Lady of Joy), Leticia, Mawu, Oshun, Samkhat, Sekhmet (Mistress of Joy, Who Gives Joys Unwaveringly), Themis, the Textumeihae (Bringers of Joy), Uzume, Venus
God: Anandi (Bringer of Joy), Ataksak, Bacchus, Baldur, Freyr, Fu-hsing, Hotei, Kokopeli, Mitra, Omacatl, Tien Kuan, Yum Caz

innocent/childlike joy: Animal: cicada - Plant: daisy, peony
perverse joy: God: Poseidon
physical joy: Method: dance - Animal: dolphin - Plant: elder, marigold - Goddess: Chantico, Venus
pure joy: Animal: hummingbird
renewed joy: Plant: geranium
secret joy: Stone: geode - Plant: crimson rose
sexual joy: Plant: damiana - Goddess: Anath, Aphrodite, Asherah, Bast, Chantico, Qadesh, Suratamangari, Venus - God: Krishna
simple joy: Plant: silverweed
joyous events: Goddess: Felicitas
joyful motherhood: Plant: motherwort
joyous music: God: Apollo - joyful thanks: Plant: valerian
joy in being yourself: Stone: dioptase, ruby - Plant: mullein
joy to the dead: Plant: marigold
return of joy: Plant: calla lily, toadflax

to:

attract joy: Plant: lemon
awaken/open joy: Stone: kunzite - Plant: tangerine
balance joys and sorrows: Plant: bleeding heart - Goddess: Nemesis
bring joy to the dead: Plant: marigold, marjoram
express joy: Method: dance - Plant: almond, sunflower
find joy: Animal: eagle - Stone: amber
make joyful: Stone: peridot - Plant: lemon balm - Goddess: Euphrosyne
restore joy: Plant: anemone, azalea
share joy: Color: orange - Animal: horse, moose - Plant: bergamot, wild rose