The God
The God
The God is usually seen as love, consort, and son of the Goddess. Both are needed for creation and balance. It is a balance that is shown in myth after myth, culture after culture. As with the Goddess, the God, also have many names and associations. There is the god, as lover, warrior, and the Horned God of the forests. And there is the god of the mysterious Underworld.
Before the understanding of the biology of humans, pregnancy was thought to be caused by ancestral spirits or the light of the moon. When humans better understood themselves, the God was seen as a life force, an impregnator, and hunter. He has been depicted in art as part animal with horns of a deer or goat and erect phallus. He is also seen as the “Green Man”, Lord of the forests.
The power of the God is called upon when help in logic and analysis is wanted. He is also associated with the sun and animals. His association with the sun brings the greening of the harvest. He is the harvest, the animals of the forest, the hunter of those animals when necessary, and the ruler of the woods and mountains. He is the lord of light and represents all that is vital. Women may call upon the God when she feels she needs the strength and assertiveness that he may bring to her.
The first male god form was said to emerge from the Earth Mother. Myths of the creation and the Goddess and God abound in this world, but there are common threads that run through all of them. The God representing the sun dies each year, only to be reborn in the spring. The story of the Goddess and God are cyclical, as are the seasons of the year, Spring, summer, autumn, winter can be seen in the stories of the Goddess and God. Birth, death, and rebirth are the lessons to be learned. All that dies will return with the sun. The eight holidays of the Wheel are derived from the Creation myths.
Choose the Goddess and God you wish to work with carefully. Research the different pantheons. Decide which ones will be best for the working. Your choice may be different with each ritual, depending on the circumstances and desired outcome. Some wiccans prefer to work with the energy that surrounds us, the energy of the Universe, instead of a particular goddess or god. Use whatever you feel more comfortable with.
The God is usually seen as love, consort, and son of the Goddess. Both are needed for creation and balance. It is a balance that is shown in myth after myth, culture after culture. As with the Goddess, the God, also have many names and associations. There is the god, as lover, warrior, and the Horned God of the forests. And there is the god of the mysterious Underworld.
Before the understanding of the biology of humans, pregnancy was thought to be caused by ancestral spirits or the light of the moon. When humans better understood themselves, the God was seen as a life force, an impregnator, and hunter. He has been depicted in art as part animal with horns of a deer or goat and erect phallus. He is also seen as the “Green Man”, Lord of the forests.
The power of the God is called upon when help in logic and analysis is wanted. He is also associated with the sun and animals. His association with the sun brings the greening of the harvest. He is the harvest, the animals of the forest, the hunter of those animals when necessary, and the ruler of the woods and mountains. He is the lord of light and represents all that is vital. Women may call upon the God when she feels she needs the strength and assertiveness that he may bring to her.
The first male god form was said to emerge from the Earth Mother. Myths of the creation and the Goddess and God abound in this world, but there are common threads that run through all of them. The God representing the sun dies each year, only to be reborn in the spring. The story of the Goddess and God are cyclical, as are the seasons of the year, Spring, summer, autumn, winter can be seen in the stories of the Goddess and God. Birth, death, and rebirth are the lessons to be learned. All that dies will return with the sun. The eight holidays of the Wheel are derived from the Creation myths.
Choose the Goddess and God you wish to work with carefully. Research the different pantheons. Decide which ones will be best for the working. Your choice may be different with each ritual, depending on the circumstances and desired outcome. Some wiccans prefer to work with the energy that surrounds us, the energy of the Universe, instead of a particular goddess or god. Use whatever you feel more comfortable with.