The God is the Enforcer of the Goddess's Laws and the Goddess's Consort. He is the sun and the seasons... being born, dying, and being reborn in a constant cycle. He is the Divine Child... the Goddess's son who becomes her equal partner. He is the forest, the clear blue sky, and the soil beneath our feet. The God has many forms. He takes on the many aspects, all which symbolize human emotion. These forms include the Lord of the Forest, the Father, the Healer, the Trickster, the Lord of Judgment, the Warrior, the Magician, the Savior, and the Lord of the Underworld. As the Lord of the Forest, he is the guardian of all living things. As the Father, he the nurturing caretaker. As the Healer, he brings health and prosperity back to Earth. As the Trickster, he is carefree and full of laughter. As the Lord of Judgment, he is the one who gives to people what they deserve (good or bad). As the Warrior, he is the Hero who fights for freedom and justice. As the Magician, he is the wise man who can help you discover great knowledge. As the Savior, he has a large impact on the world and its inhabitants... giving them new hope. As the Lord of the Underworld, he is the escort into the next life.
- We see the God in the Sun, brilliantly shining overhead during the day, rising and setting in the endless cycle which governs our lives. Without the Sun we could not exist; therefore it has been revered as the source of all life, the warmth that bursts the dormant seeds into life and hastens the greening of the Earth after the cold snow of winter. The God is also tender of the wild animals. As the Horned God He is sometimes seen wearing horns on His head, symbolizing His connection with these beasts. In earlier times, hunting was one of the activities thought to be ruled by the God, while the domestication of animals was seen to be Goddess-orientated. The God's domains include forests untouched by human hands, burning deserts and towering mountains. The stars, since they are but distant suns, are sometimes thought to be under His domain. The yearly cycle of greening, maturation and harvest has long been associated with the Sun, hence the solar festivals of Europe which are still observed in Wicca. The God is the fully ripened harvest, intoxicating wine pressed from grapes, golden grains waving in a lone field, shimmering apples hanging from verdant boughs on October afternoons. With the Goddess He also celebrates and rules sex. The Wicca don't avoid sex or speak of it in hushed words. It's a part of nature and is accepted as such. Since it brings pleasure, shifts our awareness away from the everyday world and perpetuates our species, it is thought to be sacred. The God lustily imbues us with the urge that ensures our species' biological future. Symbols often used to depict or to worship the God include the sword, horns, spears, candle, gold, brass, diamond, the sickle, arrow, magickal wand, trident, knife, and others. Creatures sacred to Him include the bull, dog, snake, fish, stag, dragon, wolf, boar, eagle, falcon, shark, lizard and many more. Of old, the God was the Sky Father, and the Goddess, the Earth Mother. The God of the sky, of rain and lightning, descended upon and united with the Goddess, spread seed upon the land, celebrating Her fertility. Today the deities of Wicca are still firmly associated with fertility, but every aspect of human existence can be linked with the Goddess and God. They can be called upon to help us sort through the vicissitudes of our existence and bring joy into our often spiritually-bereft lives. This is the God's Symbol:
