Horns of Power

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, the goat and the 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 beyond.

This unique anthology brings together the work of more than twenty
people, including that of dedicated scholars and 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 Tin B Cailnge, 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 works exploring horned
goddesses, such as the lunar horned Hekate, Selene and Artemis
and the antlered Elen.

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 contribution provides a window into the wonders
and mystery of the enduring magick of the horned gods.