Horns of Power
MANFESTATIONS OF THE HORNED GOD
An anthology of essays exploring the Horned Gods of
myths, folklore, ancient history through to modern times.
Edited by Sorita d'Este
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,
goat and 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.
This unique anthology brings together
the work of more than twenty dedicated scholars with
that of 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 Táin
Bó Cúailnge, 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 essays exploring horned goddesses.
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 contributor provides a window into the wonders
and magick of the enduring Horned God.
Table of Contents:
CORNUCOPIA: HISTORY & MYTH
The Witch God Cernunnos By Sorita d’Este
Herne: The Royal Hunter By Hortus St Michael
Hero Lord of Annwfn By Gareth Gerrard
Pan: The Hidden All By David Rankine
Veles in Slavic Myth By Kim Huggens
Romano-Celtic Horns By Zachary Yardley
The Horned Serpent By Frater Nechesh
Battle of the Bulls By Dafydd ap Bran
Puck: Forgotten Devil God? By Beth Raven
The Potter from the Nile By Sorita d’Este
Horns From Egypt By Phil Lightwood-Jones
Horn of the Unicorn By Janet Nancy James
Stag & Unicorn (From the Book of Lambspring)
WILD HUNT: RITES & EXPERIENCES
Horn at Dawn By Rhys Chisnall
The Song of Amergin (Irish Poem)
Light in the Earth By John Canard
The Horned One Rises By Peter J. Jaynes
My Bearded Man By Thea Faye
A Small Mouse By Magin
Encounters In the Woods By Harry Barron
A Quest For Horns By Stephen Blake
Dancing with Bulls By Zagreus
Journey With Gwynn ap Nudd By Gareth Gerrard
Hymn to Amen-Ra (Ancient Egyptian Hymn)
Journey to the Mound By Giulia Liani
The Fire Horns By Lupus
HORNS OF BEAUTY: HORNED GODDESSES
Luna’s Shining Horns By Giulia Laini
Ode to the Horned Goddess By Nina Falaise
Goddess Horns in the PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) By Sorita
d’Este
In Pursuit of the Horned Goddess Elen By Jenny Sumaya
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