Express your beliefs about the Goddess and the God.

There are many different ideas about Who created the universe. Some say it was just a force without intelligence or personality. Some say it was a particular god, and that there's no Goddess -- or the other way around. Some say God/dess is a Being "out there" somewhere, Who created us but is very different from us. Most Wiccans and Pagans believe that God/dess -- the divine creative power -- is in everybody and everything, and we are all part of Deity. But what do you think?

Learn about a Goddess-aspect and God-aspect Who appeal to you, and create an art project which expresses the nature or character of each. You may make a drawing, painting, song, story, poem, invocation, play, stained-glass panel, sculpture, mask, or any other art form.

There are many, many names and "aspects" of the Lady and the Lord. If the Goddess is like a huge jewel, then each goddess is like one facet of Her.

You are the same way. You might be a student, a piano player, a scout, a daughter or son, a rock collector, and a swimmer, but those are all just parts of you. So Diana, Isis, Freya, White Shell Woman, Yemaya, Kwan-Yin, and thousands more are all different aspects of the Goddess. And, of course, Odin, Cernunnos, Poseidon, Osiris, Apollo, Coyote, and many more are all part of the God.

So choose a goddess and a god you like, and start your art projects. Here are a few ideas, but you should look at some books to find more.

GODDESSES

AMATERASU	the Japanese sun goddess
ATHENA	Greek goddess of wisdom
BAST	Egyptian goddess of joy, music, fertility, and the sun; cats are scared to her
BRIGID	Northern European goddess of fire, healing, smithcraft, and inspiration
CERRIDWEN	Celtic mother-goddess with the magick cauldron of rebirth
DIANA	European goddess of the Moon, magick, and the open sky; also the huntress
EPONA	Celtic goddess of rulership; horses are sacred to her, especially white mares
FREYA	Norse goddess of love, battle, and wolves
INARI	Japanese goddess of rice and abundance; foxes are sacred to her
ISIS	Winged Egyptian mother-goddess and protectress
KWAN-YIN	Chinese goddess of compassion
SPIDER GRANDMOTHER	Native American crone-goddess who brought fire to humanity
UNKATAHE	Native American goddess who heals and guards against sickness
YEMAYA	Afro-South American goddess of love and prosperity

GODS

APOLLO	Greek god of the sun, music, and healing
CERNUNNOS	European horned god of wildlife
COYOTE	Native American creator god and trickster
GANESHA	Hindu god of good fortune; seen as an elephant
LUGH	Celtic god of the sun and harvest
MERCURY	Roman god of travel and communications
ODIN	Norse god of wisdom and rune-magic; ravens are sacred to him
PAN	Greek god of joy and the outdoors, Who played the sacred pipes
POSEIDON	Greek god of the oceans; horses are sacred to him
RA	Egyptian god of the sun; shown as a hawk
ROBIN	British god of the greenwood and archery
THOTH	Ibis-headed Egyptian god of scribes, magick, and knowledge
VULCAN	Roman god of fire and smithcraft

When both projects are completed, explain how the qualities represented there are also present in you.

Do you see wisdom, or bravery, or magick in your goddess and god projects? Tell about times in your life when you acted wise, or brave, or magickal...or whatever.

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