FACE 1 of the GOD

A brief introduction:

The Horned God, Consort of the Goddess, Giver of Life, Lord Of Death and Resurrection, God of Seed, Flower, and Fruit. The Ancient God of Fertility. The Lord Of The Dance. Known as Cernunnos, Herne, Pan, Osiris, and a host of other names, the Witches' God embodies the turning of the year, the seasonal fluctuations, and the Cycle of Life.

Although the Horned God is known by many names, in the Celtic traditions he is known as Pan, with human head and torso and the legs and horns of a goat. In days past, He was Invoked before the Hunt to bring success. The Horned God was also seen as the sacrificial beast, who is slain so that the Clan might live in the lean months of Winter.

He was praised before the sowing of the seed, and praised yet again when the harvest was reaped. He is seen in the living earth; the grass, tree and vine. He is seen yet still in the barren, cold, wind-swept hills and plains of the Winter months; but He is not mourned, for the Initiate knows he will return to bring life and bountiful harvests to the world once again.

The Horned God has been dubbed the Christian "Devil" by those who have come and tried to assimilate or conquer the faiths of others. Long before the murdering Christians came from the deserts of Jerusalem to spread the joy of their 'All Loving & Just God', the Horned Consort was seen as the epitome of life, sexuality, and the divine ecstasy of the Human Spirit, and was worshiped openly, and without fear.

Regardless of how He is called; Giver of Life, Lord of Death & Resurrection, God of Fertility, Lord Of The Hunt, etc, we have long been seeing the God in all the myriad aspects of Nature, which we call 'the Cycle of Life', and have acknowledged His presence. Regardless of the point of origin, the God can be seen being born, dying, and resurrecting again and again in a timeless cycle.

In this day and age, where crimes such as assault, murder, rape, theft, etc. are rampant throughout most of the world, is it any wonder why we are feeling the need to return to an older Faith, one which embraces both sides of our nature, and helps us mediate a balance between the light and the darker aspects of our personality?

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