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If you conduct a search anywhere on the Internet or at a book store, you can find literally hundreds of books and articles about the Goddess and her many guises. But what about the God?
Positive images of male deity are difficult to come by, and require a good bit of digging and research. Most of the gods in the Greek and Roman pantheon have had negative human characteristics such as the rape of mortal women attributed to them, so it's sometimes hard to pick positive images from these cultures. And just as old women were vilified by the Christian Church hundreds of years ago, the main image of God in pre-Christian Western Europe, the Horned God, has been demonized by the Christian church.
What most people don't realize is that there was a horned god who was not evil or worshipped with animal sacrifice and who did not force women to have sex with him as the Christian clergy believed. Instead, the Horned God was the lord of the forest and the animals.
He is a gentle lover, a compassionate hunter, a loving father and a strong warrior who fights for justice. He is the lord of wild things, the life force that runs through us all, men and women alike.
He has been called the Green Man, Cerrunos, Osiris, Pan, Ra, Dionysus, Neptune, Jesus, and Buddha. Some animals associated with Him include the stallion, the bull, the stag and the goat. He is a positive male force that we can all call upon, and reminds us of the beautiful balance between male and female that is positive in a world free from stereotypes of male behavior. Take a moment to connect with His strength and tenderness, and remember to remain open to the lessons He has to offer to us.
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