Males in Goddess-Only Witchcraft

[Meisopomenos]

Just wanted to see what you all think... I've been called to the service of Hecate, but honor all Goddesses and believe that the Feminine/Masculine aspects come from within them... (Yep, I do not believe a male Deity is necessary and do not worship them.) I believe that the Goddess impregnated Herself and thus gave birth Herself.

I know that the Feminine Mysteries may be hard for men to understand, but considering I'm gay, I think I can relate a whole lot more. (Straight men can too, if they accept the feminine aspects of themselves.)

What do you all think about men who worship the Goddess, and the Goddess alone?

[MonSno_LeeDra]

Not sure if this really goes here or is even releated to the topic in question but I shall follow my "gut" and go with it.

I retired from the military in 2001 and can say that since that time it is only the goddess facet of my pathwalk that has spoken to me since. Yet even as that path, ie military, was ending there was a hand off occuring as the gods I followed seemed to being stepping away as the goddesses stepped forward.

I am a strong follower of the goddesses Artemis, Hecate and Bast. Which I might add does make it interesting for the mythologies of all three have crossed paths so many times that it takes a great deal of effort to actually figure out who is who at what point. I will preface this with they are not the personas of the typical "Wiccan" association of these goddesses.

Artemis was with me as a child and into my teens. Yet at the time of my teens she stepped back and seemed to pass me to the gods that would be with me in my early adult hood and military life. Hecate was there also but I only knew her as "The Lady of the Green Woods" or just "The Lady". Bast was always more of a shadow for me until I actually encountered her in dream and vision while I was off the coast of Africa on a MED float.

For me it is not so much as a getting in touch with the femanine side of myself as the life struggle of being a man. As a child and young youth it is the mother facet of them that called to me and inspired me. As an adult they were the mother facet of things, but like my own mother thier influence stayed in the back ground as the male role models stepped forward to teach me to be a man. Yet with their presence they also tempered the males influence. Ironically, they were also the most serious of teachers, for they held but could slap the daylights out of you.

Now the beliefs, morales and codes of the male influence is still present. It is such that I will respond under those conditions and take action as those teachings and influences have conditioned me to for the battlefield. Yet the blood vision is lessoned as the goddesses once again are my main influence and they ask me to see more of the metaphyscial side of things and the homefront.

Not sure if this even makes sense of things right now. Yet it is the best I can explain at the moment.

[Philosophia]

Just wanted to see what you all think... I've been called to the service of Hecate, but honor all Goddesses and believe that the Feminine/Masculine aspects come from within them... (Yep, I do not believe a male Deity is necessary and do not worship them.) I believe that the Goddess impregnated Herself and thus gave birth Herself.

I know that the Feminine Mysteries may be hard for men to understand, but considering I'm gay, I think I can relate a whole lot more. (Straight men can too, if they accept the feminine aspects of themselves.)

What do you all think about men who worship the Goddess, and the Goddess alone?


I think that they can. From what I understand, only the very militant ones may have difficulty with it but most of the people I know will welcome any person (female or male) into Goddess worshiping. Other than that, I personally wouldn't worry about any small minded human (female or male) telling you that you can't worship a Goddess alone.

[RavenStars]

I guess I see this as a equal opportunity thing. There are an awful lot of women who worship one god and one god alone. ...Sorry, couldn't resist the obvious.

Seriously, where the heart and mind lead, as far as spirituality goes, you should not hesitate to follow. Gender and sexual orientation should not make the least bit of difference. I believe that the Goddess offers something to men in all her different guises. It might have something to do with anima/animus. It might also be that you are called or chosen for reasons that can never be understood. The Goddess revels different mysteries to different people.

[~Audra~]

erm...to each their own with no fault? people are allowed to do what they want...for whatever reason he/she may have, he/she can worship/believe/know-to-be-true whatever he or she wants to...

so, depending on the situation and the guy involved, i'm sure there is a different reason for every one...some don't WORSHIP, at all...just work with and take advice from...

[BlackMagicalCat]

I worshiped a single God,,the God Of Israel,,all my life.

One day a cat walked into my apartment while I was playing video games with my son,,and gave birth to one single live black kitten on my couch,,and it was on a full moon.

And so thus started my Goddess path,,as I became Goddess aware. I have fallen from grace,,like Lucifer,,and of my own free will,,for my thirst for occult knowledge and power,, I sought after first the Goddess,,and then the God. I am not the same person I used to be. I have more in common with Luficer it seems,,than with anyone else.

It was a very hard transformation though,,which cost me everything,,my son,,my friends,,and the church. Even some wiccans have accused me of devil worship. But I embraced a Goddess who came to me in dreams,,so naturaly I am Goddess oriented,,which suits me well for a Wiccan path,,which at some point I sought after.

But,,based on my own personal experiences,,and these being my own personal views,,there is a God of the witch,,I have seen him,,and he is not Jesus Christ,,they are not the same God in my view. I simply wanted to know,,if thier is a God of the witch,,and if there was a Goddess as well.

A Goddess only path to me seems a bit unbalanced, the same way a God only path seems unbalanced,,which is not really a big deal to me,,I dont care what another believes so long as they leave me alone. Nature also shows the balance of both male,,and female,,you cant have life,,without both.

Humanity would not exist,,without both male,,and female polaritys,,which follows the same pattern in all creation,,night and day,,,sun and moon,,earth and sky,,male and female,positive and negative, ,this duality thread runs throughout all nature,,both male,,and female.

So its no surprise to me that there would be a male influence in any religion,,and there certainly is in the craft. However if a woman wants to be exlusively dedicated to the Goddess,,without the male dietys,,,I see no harm in it.

Im very leary about worshiping any other male God,,except the God of Israel,,perhaps its ingrained fear of him,,I cant help it. But I feel more comfortable addressing a Goddess alone,,but her consort keeps showing up the more closer I get to her,,he is there,,even if another doesnt see him,,I have.

And he is the God of the Witch.

I do not worship him,,but his passion has filled me at times.

I happen to know at some point he comes to all who are his,,to mark them,,to initiate them,,something only he can do. I sense that the nature of the Goddess,,is not the same as the nature of the God,,but thats just my perception.

I adore the Goddess,,,and I respect and acknowledge the God of the witch,,by whatever name you wish to call him by, but I do not worship him like I do the Goddess,,she makes me feel comfortable inside,,while the God seems to empower me and makes me feel a bit mischievious at times.

The God of the witch seems to be unbridaled power and passion,,perhaps more than a man can handle at times. While the Goddess seems to be more about my heart issues.
But Im new to the craft,,what do I know.

[Meisopomenos]

It might also be that you are called or chosen for reasons that can never be understood. The Goddess revels different mysteries to different people.

As for now, this is probably the best explanation I can agree with...

I do not like NOT knowing what the Goddess has planned, but She knows and I reckon that that is all that needs to be said/heard... *shrug* I've questioned Her before and She didn't really like it all that much... Lesson learned.

[FiresSong]

I too find worship of only a Goddess unbalanced, just as the worship of only a God is unbalanced. However, I don't believe that the God would mind terribly if you took a bit of time to just get to know his Lady. :hahugh:

[Meisopomenos]

I guess it all depends on how you see Nature...

Personally, I feel very balanced even if it may seem unbalanced to some...

[FiresSong]

I guess it all depends on how you see Nature...

Personally, I feel very balanced even if it may seem unbalanced to some...

To each their own, baybeh. I certainly can't tell you how to walk your path. :D

[Meisopomenos]

To each their own, baybeh. I certainly can't tell you how to walk your path. :D

No, and the funny thing is... Most of my life as a Witch, I let others tell me how to walk my path... Hecate finally had enough and stun-gunned me and told me to grow up and make decisions for myself...

The path I'm on now has been around for years, but because I was too busy listening to other people and not Hecate, I kept running circles until I said, "Enough IS enough... It's my time to be who I am and do what I know I need to do."

[sol_mas]

I know that the Feminine Mysteries may be hard for men to understand, but considering I'm gay, I think I can relate a whole lot more. (Straight men can too, if they accept the feminine aspects of themselves.)

What do you all think about men who worship the Goddess, and the Goddess alone?


An old thread, but I'm 'new' to the forum. :-)

Well, I'm straight and pray to the Goddess exclusively. My explanation is, from my perspective, simple: All life on earth, with an exceedingly small number of exceptions, is created by the female of the species. So, from my perspective, the Creator of All Life on Earth, if She has a gender, would probably be female.

Regarding balance, it's a question I struggle with, but 'feel' like 'we' are the balance. We, the creation, are the 'seeds' that help further Her creation. At least, me being male, this is easy for me to say.

Since joining the Pagan path, my focus has changed several times. But, through the changes I've always felt comfortable in praying to and honoring Her.

-sm