How does the God speak to you?

[Pan]

In a mirror-thread of the Goddess.. here is a place where we can say how her other half, the God, speaks to us. A lot of Wiccans usually stress the Goddess aspect.. Goddess Spirituality, Goddess everything. I've always felt closer to the God, personally, and I feel that he doesn't get enough "air time" as it were.

So, to reply to my own post, Pan speaks to me, and has since at least high school.. but also Hermes. Hermes has been "mine" since I was little when my brother and sister and I chose a Greek God or Goddess to be "ours." I chose Hermes. :D

Another God that has been coming into the light lately is Herne.. I don't have much info on him, but he's been popping up. And the Wild Hunt gives me the shivers and goosebumps. But that good kind of shivers.. shivers of excitement. :D:D

So, which God(s) speak(s) to you?

[Emy]

Well, the God speaks to me in pretty much the same way as the Goddess. I have however always felt closer to the Goddess, and I think that is because I am a woman, that is the only explaination I have.

To me the God is a lover, an old man or a young boy, it depends I guess, actually it has some to do with the time of the year... :) . I can feel him in the wind and I see him in the sun. He is powerful yet gentle... I know he is with me all the time, just as the Goddess is, but from the Goddess I get more communication in words , I feel more like we talk, the God usually speaks to me in feelings alone, well the Goddess does that too, but it is still a difference :) .

[Haedis]

I usually see God in the form of Pan, as well. I've been drawn to him since 4th grade when I was thumbing through a book on mythology.

He's the God that I feel the most comfortable working with (though he can be a pain in the ass when trying to teach me a lesson :P) Pan stops me from being so serious and encourages me to enjoy the little things in life.

I usually feel his presence when I'm walking in the forest or along a rocky ridge. I usually see him as a middle aged man standing at the top of a cliff playing his pan pipes, but sometimes he comes to me in the form of a younger boy who's running and leaping in a meadow.

[Melysande]

For me, talking to my Patron deity is a lot different than talking to my Matron and my Beloveds. My Patron looks different, depending on how much time in the season has passed. I generally only interact with Him during the second half of the year, anyway, but He is always handsome and wise, regardless of what age He appears to be. He's much more down-to-earth, for lack of better words. He's a best friend figure, a lover figure, a father figure and a brother figure, all rolled into one. He's very protective and comforting and encouraging, too. I have never heard my Matron or my Beloveds speak to me, 'though I know They hear me and answer me without words constantly. But I hear and see my Patron quite clearly with my mind's eye and ear, when I need to talk to Him. Hera and Seshat and the rest are more into guiding me into action by just plopping the idea in my head and aiming me in the direction They want me to go in. But my Patron is more of an advisor-counselor. He lets me pick the way I want to go, and only if I ask Him for counsel or aid does He give it to me.

[Emerald Oak]

According to Cunningham, the God is born every year at the end of Winter... He reaches Teenhood during Spring and Summer, begins reaching older age in Autumn, and dies once Winter comes... But not before uniting with the Goddess and impregnating Her.

That's one of the reasons why Halloween is so important--It's a time to mourn for and celebrate the God.

Well, once Winter reaches it's end, the Goddess gives birth to the God again, and the cycle starts over.

According to Cunningham, it's not incest or anything, just symbolism (did I spell that right?). But, if we go by this theory, I'm a little worried... Winter has been ending a lot later than normal these past few years, and although everyone blames El Nino, I think that maybe the Goddess and God are on a different "schedule" than us...

[golddust]

the dagda just lets me know he's there, if i can feel his larger than life frame laughing nearby i just know to trust my instincts and angus og will speak in dreams, not like a conversation speech, but he'll be there and i'll understand my feelings and guidance, even if i cant remember my dreams i'll know when he was there

so they dont really speak to me as such, they just guide me

on a similar note, i lit a candle to the dagda this morning and the moment it was lit the sun came out and cast a beam ober the candle- i'm still buzzing

[Valnorran]

I don't really have a name for my image of the God. I just picture him as a regal dragon, timeless, powerful, wise. I consciously chose this image a few years ago, but I think I subconsciously chose it as a child. I've always been fascinated by dragons. Not even the most negative portrayal of dragons made me fear them. In all the old tales I secretly cheered for the dragon. He was so interesting and the human hero so ordinary. As a small child my imaginary friend was Sparky, a dragon who lived under my bed. Maybe that's why I never suffered the anxiety of monsters under the bed, not until I was older and Sparky was ancient history. Now you could say I've returned to him, though I have no real name for him. Sparky just does not sound very regal or divine! But he's there, just the same. The names are irrelevant. A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys...

[Maia]

i find it harder to relate to the Gods than the Goddesses...just because, well, i'm a girl, few male influences in my life, and i've never really got to grips with the male psyche. and seeing as i believe in anthropomorphism (is that the right term?) it's made it a little hard to relate!

but i am trying. i've been building a relationship with Hermes; I see him as...how to put this without sounding insane...a bit of a hotshot, a wheeler-dealer, who is sometimes a bit unorthodox but normally gets results ;) (again, like the Goddesses, i tend to find that the Gods too reflect a part of my own personality)

i've also been trying to get closer to Apollo, in his role as a patron of music and divination; i dedicate my flute practice to him (mistakes n all! :P) and i feel his guidance in my no doubt awful Tarot readings :)

also, sometimes, i'll be wittering around miserably, and then the sun'll shine down on me, n i'll think "oh good, everything's gonna be alright now". which is...well, great, really :)

eudaimonia!
xxx