The Pagan God in the Modern Age

In recent time there has been an increasing amount of material that is focused on the divine feminine, the Goddess. And while this is wonderful and much needed, it does appear to come at the cost of the divine masculine.

Even within more earth centric spiritual belief systems such as paganism, the focus has largely been on the Goddess as opposed to the God. In some traditions, the divine masculine is merely treated as a second class citizen (behind his beloved consort), in other traditions he has been banished altogether.

In 2015 I compiled an anthology based around the various interpretations of the God within modern paganism as an attempt to bring back the necessary presence of the divine masculine.  Call of the God: An Anthology Exploring the Divine Masculine within Modern Paganism was the end result.

Consisting of nearly 300 pages, this Call of the God showcases an array of various essays, personal interactions, invocations, poems and artwork of the divine masculine, the God, and how he is depicted amongst various pagans, witches and other magical practitioners around the world. 

Some of the contributors include Michael Howard (editor of The Cauldron magazine who passed through the veil shortly after release of the anthology), Pete Jennings (past Pagan Federation president and author of many books), Anna Franklin (author of 30 books and tarot decks including The Hearth Witch's Kitchen Herbal: Culinary Herbs for Magic , Beauty and Health, The Pagan Way Tarot and The Sacred Circle Tarot), Tony and Candia McKormack from British Pagan band Inkubus Sukkubus, Polly Lind (New Zealand based tapestry artist), and Patrick Larabee (author of Whisperings from the Void).

Call of the God: An Anthology Exploring the Divine Masculine within Modern Paganism is now available for purchase through LunaNoire Creations, as well as other online outlets and wherever good books are sold.