Wicca Magical Deities: A Guide to the Wiccan God and Goddess, and Choosing a Deity to Work Magic With (Wicca for Beginners Series)

‘Those two figures represent the God and the Goddess – the two great forces that together create life. Ultimately, all of Life is One, but creation only comes about when that One polarizes itself into two energies. In the East they refer to these forces as Yin and Yang. In Druidcraft we talk about them as God and Goddess. In the Qabalah this same i

‘God or the Goddess?’ I suggest. ‘Well, yes, Deity is at the centre and is the cause of everything. But what specifically causes the cycle of the day and the seasons on earth is the sun. The sun causes the wheel to turn.’

If you look at it that way you can say that all life is One, therefore there is only one deity who is everything. But this one deity manifests as two complementary or polarized forces, which we can call God and Goddess.’

The concept of the Goddess as the embodiment of the sacred land forms the fundamental roots of Celtic spirituality. The Goddess of Sovereignty, who represents the energies of the elements, often plays a more major role in Celtic mythology than her male counterpart. The Celtic practice of gaining rapport with the Goddess is based on the supposition

‘Many of the old Bardic tales speak of the union of God and Goddess, and one of them – the Tale of Taliesin – lies at the heart of the Druid tradition.