God Figure Meaning and magickal uses

A statue, antler or candle that honors the God, placed on the right of the altar.

• Intentions: Confidence, Protection, Prosperity
• Element: Fire
• Planet: The Sun
• Day: Sunday
• On the altar: Right side, usually toward the back
• Can be: A statue, antler, acorn, pine cone, sun symbol or gold candle

How to use it

• Give him a place. Set a God figure on the right of your altar, opposite the Goddess. Light a gold or red candle beside him to honor his warmth and strength.
• Use nature's symbols. An antler, a pine cone, an acorn or a sun picture honors the God as well as any statue. Many witches swap these with the seasons.
• Follow his year. In Wicca the God is born at Yule, grows strong at Litha and gives his life at the harvest. Move or change his symbol at each sabbat to follow his story.

Works well with: Gold Candle, Citrine, Sunstone, Oak, Sunflower

Folklore

Horned gods appear in ancient art, from the Celtic Cernunnos on the Gundestrup cauldron to the Greek Pan. Wicca honors the God as the partner of the Goddess: the sun, the wild hunt, the green grain that is cut at harvest and reborn at Yule. Many witches honor a particular god, such as Cernunnos, Lugh or Apollo, while others simply honor "the Lord". His side of the altar is traditionally the right.