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God of the Week -- Ganesha
Widely know as the Elephant God of India, he is revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains alike, both in India and without. Known as the Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles alike he is also honored as a patron of arts and sciences, and the dev...
Lord of the Underworld
This is a repost from an earlier series on the different aspects of the God. But with Samhain being here this weekend I figured that it was appropriate to go back over this darker aspect. Rede of the Lord of the Underworld Hark and listen to my wor...
God of the Week -- Freyr
The Norse God of sun and rain he was also recognized as the God of bountiful harvests. In addition to this dichotomy he was also a God of peace and a powerful warrior. The most beautiful of the male members of the Vanir (one of the two tribes of the...
God of the Week -- Tyr
The Norse one-handed God of War, Tyr was in some stories the son of Odin and in other stories the son of the giant Hymir. He seems to be one of the earliest Gods of the Norse Pantheon. Originally it appears that he was worshipped as the chief sky-go...
God of the Week -- Khnum
In Egyptian mythology, Khnum, was one of the earliest deities in the mythology. He was honored as the god of the source of the Nile. And as such, since the Nile brings down silt and clay, the Egyptians believed that he made mankind out of clay on a p...
Dionysus
Dionysus the ancient God of Thrace was a complex diety. While he was the God of wine and ecstasy, representing the chaos and disorder in the world around us. He was also the God of fertility, crops and harvest which are all symbols of order and civil...
Maponos
The Sabbat Mabon is the time of the Dark God, who is still a youth. He has not become the fearsome God of Death or the joyous and wintry Holly King, but he still rules over the darkness of the coming winter. A lot of evidence points to the idea that ...
Cu Chulainn
The son of the God Lugh and Deichtine, sister of the King of Ulster. His original name was Setanta and took the new name when he killed the guard dog Culann and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared. He was known for his brav...
Pan - WIld God or was He?
Sometimes put under the same label as the Horned Lord, Pan is more well known then other Deities that fit into that aspect. And in fact has more that is known about him. Pan has a goat's feet and two horns, and wears a lynx-pelt. He is the god of wo...
God of the Week - Taliesin
Taliesin, bard of the Celtic pantheon. One of the most interesting thing about this God, is that he in all likelihood was a real, flesh and blood person. One who performed at the courts of at least three different Celtic Kings.Here is the story of hi...
God of the Week - Shango
This old god from Africa was honored as the God of Drum, Dance and Thunder. He is also one of the most popular Orishas, called Sky-Father. All of the major initiation ceremonies performed in the Americas, by the African descended religions, are based...
God of the Week - Dagon
Dagon was an ancient Semitic God. He ruled over grain and agriculture and as such he was credited with being the inventor of the plow. He was a God worshipped before Baal took over the pantheon, so there is not much known about him. But there are so...
The Gran Bois
The Big Wood is the Master of the Sacred Forest of the Island below the Waters. Which in Voodoo is the land to where the newly dead travel. He is the protector of all wild animals. He also knows the medinical and magickal secrets of the herbs. Known...
Mani - The Norse God of the Moon
Mani the son of Mundilfari and Glau, he was tasked with driving the chariot of the moon across the sky every night chased by Hati the wolf. His sister Sol was tasked with driving the chariot of the sun. There is a reference to a myth that I found th...
Lord of the Harvest
While not a specific deity, the Harvest Lord is one of the faces of the God. And since Lughnasadh falls at the end of this month, beginning of next, I figured that it would be appropriate to talk about Him. He is the father who sacrifices all for hi...
Aengus Mac Og
This week for the diety of the week I decided that I am going to cover some of the Gods that many have not heard of. This week we travel to Ireland to take a look at the God of love, youth and poetic inspiration. Often times portrayed with four bird ...
Thor in Utgard
I had planned on doing this story tomorrow but with all the comments I figured I would replace it with some more Greek myths. But I had also promised a story on Thor this week as well. So here it is. Hope you enjoy! When Loki and Thor set out to vis...
God of the Week
Since my last post, starting a series on myths for children seems to be a hit. I figured I would start another series of posts on the Pagan God. If you look around the internet you will find a lot of info on the Goddess but a lack of info on the God....
Ra the Sun God
According to E. A. Wallis Budge he was the one god of Egyptian monotheism, of which all other deities were aspects, manifestations, phases, or forms. Ra itself, however, was also a monotheistic god. A Hymn to Rah (approx. 1370s BC) was written to str...
13 Goals of the Witch -- Honor the Goddess and God
The last item on this list, but not the last post, is about Honoring the Goddess and God. Now this may seem easy and simple on the surface and in part it is. What I mean to say is that we do this when we do ritual. But it should not be all that we do...
The Greenman
The Greenman is an aspect of the God that is appropriate for this upcoming Sabbat. He is the God of the deep and wild woods as well as the God of wild animals. He is part of the Horned Lord aspect and he is also called Jack O' the Green. Dionysus an...
Sage/Dark God/Lord of the Underworld
The final aspect in my series on the aspects of the Goddess and God is the Dark God under all his many names. I hope that you have enjoyed this series. Rede of the Lord of the Underwold Hark and listen to my words. I who am Hades, Lord of the Underw...
Lord of the Harvest
As a father I feel closer to this aspect out of all others. Like me the Harvest Lord is prepared to give it all up to protect his children and to provide for them. Rede of the Lord of the Harvest I am the aging man toiling day after day to provide f...
Horned Lord
This week I will be covering the different aspects of the God. Hope that you enjoy. Charge of the Horned Lord I am the Horned Lord, Cernunnos, guardian of the cycle of birth and rebirth. I am the youth of Spring and exuberant life. My breath is the ...
The Oak King
The last time I talked about the God, I spoke about the Holly King. But the other half of that aspect is the Oak King. The ruler over the light half of the Year. He is the sapling and the young stag leaping through the woods. As you read in my childr...
The Holly King
This season of Yule is his season. The time when he is strongest. But it also signals his end, for as the sun is reborn on Yule morning so does he pass away into the Underworld. But who is he? He is Jupiter, streaking across the sky. He is Cronos, o...
