Cernunnos – Page 2 – Amethyst’s Archive

gabrielthefool: Sometimes a Wild God Sometimes a wild god comes to the table. He is awkward and does not know the ways Of porcelain, of fork and mustard and silver. His voice makes vinegar from wine. When the wild god arrives at the door, You will probably fear him. He reminds you of something darkContinue reading

“Don’t Work with Death!”

havencraft: “Don’t work with death, because then you invite it into your house.” Death is already in my house. Death is everywhere. Death is what decays the plant matter that feeds my garden. Death is what feeds the herbs I use in my spells, for each grows from what died before it. Death is whatContinue reading ““Don’t Work with Death!””

phoenyxwitch: granddesignsandchill: phoenyxwitch: granddesignsandchill: kitchenwitchcraft: the-aries-witch: The Aries Witch ♈ A Prayer for the God. This would be best done in your backyard, or if you can, a little foresty area where you can cast circle and meditate a little. Some ideas for celebrating the sacred masculine CERNUNNOS IS NOT THE SAME AS THEContinue reading

stagofdeath: “No wealth, no land, no silver, nor gold. Nothing satisfies me but your soul.” – O death Source: stagofdeath

theamazingdigitalart: Cernunnos and his Druids by Raphael Lacoste Source: theamazingdigitalart

ritual-and-chaos: The Horned God Cernunnos – Gaulish Deity (of the Celtic peoples) Source: ritual-and-chaos

kinko-white: The Forest King Acrylic on canvas Source: kinko-white

would you say there is a close equivalent to a Pan/Faunus/Dionysus in the Celtic pantheons? I have been searching myth dictionaries and primary texts for a field/orchard God or at the very least a ‘horned’ or ‘bacchanal’ being who has some affinity with wine & bucolic sex, but there doesn’t seem to be one. A few heroes or kings could fit the bill, I suppose, but it isn’t the same as a deity…

lebornaciar: no, anon, my feeling is that you’re right in not having been able to find an equivalent figure. the celtic cultures grew up in a different way than the greek and roman cultures did, with different conceptions of wildness and sexuality. for one thing, you’re much less likely to find references to wine atContinue reading “would you say there is a close equivalent to a Pan/Faunus/Dionysus in the Celtic pantheons? I have been searching myth dictionaries and primary texts for a field/orchard God or at the very least a ‘horned’ or ‘bacchanal’ being who has some affinity with wine & bucolic sex, but there doesn’t seem to be one. A few heroes or kings could fit the bill, I suppose, but it isn’t the same as a deity…”

borboranoir: Cernunnos Sigil Horned Stag, Run Through the Wood,The Wood of Gold and GreenLead Us Down the Ancient PathTo Mysteries Unseen Horned Stag, Run Through the Wood,The Wood Both New and OldTeach Us of the Ancient WaysYour Wisdom to Unfold Requested by Anon Source: borboranoir

lebornaciar: gods for the modern age: cernunnos do not let yourself be boxed in, for you are unconstrained: neither one thing nor the other. walk the border spaces: where the wood meets the field, where the earth meets the sky, where the dead meet the living. draw your shining riches from the wilds, from the land,Continue reading