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If you don't mind me asking, what was your first experience with Cernunnos?

I'm so sorry if this has been in my inbox for a long time, life and death caught up to me and wowie, I got busy!

My first experience with Cernunnos came through Wicca. I'm not Wiccan anymore, but Wiccans tend to venerate the Mother Goddess and Horned God.

A lot of people think Cernunnos and the Horned God are separate because there are a lot of differences between them. However, my experience was that the Horned God is just another facet of Cernunnos, a way for Him to connect with modern people. After all, we are much different from the Gaulish worshippers of old! Change is natural...

So I worshipped mostly the Mother Goddess for quite some time but then I started to get a feeling that I should worship the Horned God more. His presence was amazing and beautiful. As I left Wicca and became more of a "non-denominational" pagan, The Horned God came to me more and more as not a nameless title but as Cernunnos. As I read about Cernunnos in the Gaulish context I realized that this was absolutely Cernunnos, and His consistent presence, acceptance of offerings, acceptance of my prayers, and the peace I felt reading about Him confirmed that.

I don't have a first experience as in a specific event, it's more of a timeline of experiences that lead to this point.

Hail Cernunnos!

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I'm still here

I still love Cernunnos

I've just been so busy with life.

Cernunnos is still amazing and I still love Him with all my heart.

Remember that lapses in our spiritual practice are ok, especially in such a hectic world.

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My prayers beads I made to honor the great Stag King, Cernunnos. Made with carved bone to represent his chthonic qualities, moss agate to represent his forest and hunting associations, snowflake obsidian to represent his mediation, and tigers eye to represent his protective powers.

I hope I continue to make you proud my great Stag King.

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Cernunnos Celtic pattern box

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I would like to make it clear that this blog does not judge people for having differing spiritual beliefs. I am against elitism and exclusionist attitudes which forgo humility and promote superiority complexes. I believe every religion, spirituality, and lack thereof has something good to contribute to this world and I think people need to focus on cultivating their own spiritual identity instead of worrying about others.

That means that this blog accepts :

-hard polytheists

-soft polytheists

-reconstructionists and revivalists

-Wiccans and neopagans

-Christopagans and others who are interfaith or practice multiple faiths

-eclectics

-witches, magicians, and occultists

-atheists interested in looking at divinity via archetypes and the human psyche

-monotheists, pantheists, panentheists, and deists

-people who base their religious beliefs on historical consensus and people who base their beliefs on modern interpretations

-New agers

-mystics

-solitary practitioners of religions and those in groups who attend covens, churches, or other gatherings

-and many more paths and ideologies

We are all seekers in this world. Truly, we cannot know anything of the spiritual for certain; we must look at how we can enrich our own lives and the lives of others for the better, because all we can really know is that we don't know.

So all of you, welcome. Be kind, be humble, and be true.

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Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing well.

I have realized you might be wondering why I haven't been posting much. It's because I have been trying to reduce how much time I spend on social media. I recently got a job which involves staring at screens and I like to reduce screen time at home because of that. I'm still here, just spending less time on the internet! I recommend reducing your screen time, sometimes we don't realize how much we use our devices and it can become a problem.

Praise Cernunnos!

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Mythical stag of legend 🦌

🦌 Thank you @folkgreen

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Cernunnos hoops. Inspired by the Gaulish/Celtic god of the forest, & all the wild beings it contains. Featuring: Moss Agate, Tiger’s Eye, &naturally shed antler points.

SHOP.

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Do you know much of Cernunnos? Guys like a dad to me and I wanted to know your opinion of him!

I have not yet met Cernunnos, but I probably should! I hear good things about him.

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Gundestrup cauldron 150-1 BCE (Part 2/3)

More images and info: https://paganimagevault.blogspot.com/2020/05/gundestrup-cauldron-150-1-bce.html

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The Lord Cernunnos remains a force

Gentle yet fierce

He walks two worlds

The gate creaks open at His hand

Hail to the Lord Cernunnos

Between city and country

Life and death

He sees the balance

Blessings upon the Lord Cernunnos

As He has rained blessings down upon me

And is worthy of my worship and praise

Here is my offer to Cernunnos

I will never forget Him

I will never abandon Him

From God to Goddess

Life to Death

Cernunnos remains in my heart and spirit

Carved permanently into my flesh and bone

Never to be erased

How could He be?

Praises to the Lord Cernunnos

Worthy of worship and awe

I bow to your towering antlers

And remain forever grateful

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The Lord Cernunnos remains a force

Gentle yet fierce

He walks two worlds

The gate creaks open at His hand

Hail to the Lord Cernunnos

Between city and country

Life and death

He sees the balance

Blessings upon the Lord Cernunnos

As He has rained blessings down upon me

And is worthy of my worship and praise

Here is my offer to Cernunnos

I will never forget Him

I will never abandon Him

From God to Goddess

Life to Death

Cernunnos remains in my heart and spirit

Carved permanently into my flesh and bone

Never to be erased

How could He be?

Praises to the Lord Cernunnos

Worthy of worship and awe

I bow to your towering antlers

And remain forever grateful

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“Aura of the Mystical”Andy Kehoe

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Artist: Dominique Ramsey

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One of the perks of being a history major is that you're surrounded by inspiration 😁

This is Cernunnos! He's based on a Gallo-Roman god we know virtually nothing about. There's no surviving mythology, so all we have to go off of are several depictions of a man with antlers. It's very cool to research. And it's great for character design.

I'm still figuring what my Cernunnos is the god of, but it has something to do with wilderness and maybe the dead. I'm getting inspiration from some of the academic articles I've read, which have all sorts of theories.

I'm kind of proud of this sketch because I did it without references while I was watching TV. I prefer to use references, especially with poses and angles im less familiar with, but it's nice to know I can survive without them if I need to.

Also I've made a friend for him whose portrait I'll post in a day or two.

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Happy new year! I received some new altar tools and items for Yule including a new Cernunnos statue, and thought I’d experiment with some different altar arrangements.