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Horns of Power - An Anthology of Essays Concerning the Homed God - Experiences, Mythology, History and Ritual (Paperback, New)
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Horns of Power - An Anthology of Essays Concerning the Homed God - Experiences, Mythology, History and Ritual (Paperback, New)
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The raw, ancient and primordial force symbolised by horns has long
had associations with mystery, magick and power. Our ancestors
often envisaged their gods as anthropomorphic beings who
encapsulated this wild essence. Today the gods of the bull, the
ram, the goat and the stag still hold tremendous power and are
invoked at rituals by a new priesthood who continue to seek the
wildness of nature and the inspiration that it holds. These deities
transcend the safe and known boundaries of human structure,
sometimes even luring us across the threshold of the known into the
unknown worlds beyond. This unique anthology brings together the
work of more than twenty people, including that of dedicated
scholars and modern day mystics. Through their written and artistic
contributions they illustrate some of the many manifestations of
the Horned God. A true cornucopia of both insightful and well
researched essays takes us from the well known Celtic Cernunnos and
the legend of Herne the Hunter, to the goat-footed Greek Pan, the
lesser known Slavic Veles and Egyptian Khnum. Horned serpents,
unicorns, the tale of the Battle of the Bulls in the Irish Tain Bo
Cuailnge, the Welsh Gwyn Ap Nudd and the faery Puck are all also
considered. Then a wild hunt as we journey with the mystics who
share their own experiences of the gods of the wildwood and untamed
beasts. Each story is as different as the person who experienced it
- and each illustrating in its own unique way a Horned God who is
wild, unpredictable, loving - and at heart a trickster. For those
who wish to dare a bit more than others, visionary meditation
journeys to explore the mysteries of Cernunnos and Gwyn Ap Nudd are
included. Horns of power would of course be nothing without the
horns of beauty of the feminine divine, and in the final section of
this anthology the reader is presented with works exploring horned
goddesses, such as the lunar horned Hekate, Selene and Artemis and
the antlered Elen. Whether through the mysteries of their
existence, the vast scope of their influence or the endurance of
their survival through to the modern day, each contribution
provides a window into the wonders and mystery of the enduring
magick of the horned gods.
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