The Horned God of the Witches

Jason Mankey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2021
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7387-6308-8 (ISBN)

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Horned gods have influenced the development of many magical traditions. This book explores the deep spiritual and historical roots of these gods, and shares rituals and activities designed to help you get closer to them. From ancient Greece to the Rennaissance to the contemporary age of Witchcraft and ritual magick, horned deities have been honored as gods of nature, sex, fertility, passion, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. The Horned God of the Witches reveals the origins and features of their most common guises Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Elen of the Ways, the Green Man, and even the Christian devil. Whether you are interested in the Wiccan Horned God a composite of several deities or in the general topic, you will discover rituals for meeting the powerful deity, adding a spiritual charge to your lovemaking, and receiving the gifts of the Witch Father. Author Jason Mankey also includes an in-depth guided meditation for connecting with the Green Man, tips for setting up a devotional altar, directions for the kiss of the eight-pointed star, and much more. Designed to be useful for beginners as well as for those who already have an active devotional practice, this book shares fascinating perspectives and practices that will help you achieve your spiritual and magical goals.

Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Ari. Jason is a popular speaker at Pagan and Witchcraft events across North America and Great Britain. He is the channel manager at Patheos Pagan, the world's most read Pagan blogging site, and writes there at Raise the Horns. He also writes for the magazine Witches & Pagans. Jason is the author of Transformative Witchcraft, The Witch's Athame, and The Witch's Book of Shadows and the coauthor of The Witch's Altar.

Contents

List of Figures … xiii

Introduction: Finding the Horned God … 1

Chapter One: The Nature of Deity … 11

Chapter Two: Myth and Ancient History … 17

Chapter Three: Ritual to Meet the Horned God … 29

Chapter Four: Antlers and Horns and Phalluses in the Ancient World … 37

Chapter Five: Pan and the Other Horned Gods of Ancient Greece … 47

Chapter Six: Igniting the Fire: A Pan Ritual For Two (or More) … 67

Chapter Seven: Cernunnos … 75

Chapter Eight: A Devotional Altar for Cernunnos … 91

Chapter Nine: The Green Man … 103

Chapter Ten: Herne the Hunter and Elen of the Ways … 119

Chapter Eleven: The Rebirth of Pan … 135

Chapter Twelve: The Devilish Horned God … 157

Chapter Thirteen: The Light of Lucifer Ritual … 181

Chapter Fourteen: The Horned God of Death … 187

Chapter Fifteen: John Barleycorn Ritual … 209

Chapter Sixteen: From Horned God to The God: The Horned One in Wicca … 217

Chapter Seventeen: The Witchfather: The Horned God in Traditional Witchcraft … 227

Chapter Eighteen: Ritual to Meet the Witchfather … 237

Epilogue: Some Final Thoughts … 245

Acknowledgments … 249

Bibliography … 255

Art Credits … 275

Index … 277

Erscheinungsdatum	21.06.2021
Verlagsort	Minnesota
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
ISBN-10	0-7387-6308-X / 073876308X
ISBN-13	978-0-7387-6308-8 / 9780738763088
Zustand	Neuware