Pan, Great Hooved and Horned Lord of Dance, Strength and Freedom
The Horned God inhabits all religions. He is the great father of the wild woods, a mighty hunter who keeps the balance of life and death imposing its often harsh repercussions. He is the trickster who causes calamity in hopes of teaching a much needed lesson, the seductive dancer who stirs the maiden’s first thoughts of carnality, and finally he is the much recognized “great adversary” who commands the hosts of Hell. The Horned God is all they say he is and more. He is as beloved as he is loathed just as he is as essential as he is eternal in all his forms and functions. Pan is the dance that emulates the beauty and brutality inherent in the interplay between life and death and all that stand between the two. His dance lures the young boys and girls together. His lewd undulations ignite a fire in their loins that inspire them to “dance” new life into the world. The Horned God leaps and flourishes himself menacingly; his dances imitate battle scenes between young stags, antler to antler...