Cernunnos, pronounced “KER-nun-os,” is the Horned God of the Celts. He represents the physical embodiment of Nature, and is a fertility God. In his Oak King aspect, Cernunnos rules the lighter half of the year from the Winter Solstice to the Summer Solstice. In his Holly King aspect, he rules the darker half of the year from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice. One of the earliest known depictions of Cernunnos is on the Gundestrup cauldron from the late La Tène period (around the first century BCE). Cernunnos is often depicted with animals, and is therefore considered the Lord of the Animals, and sometimes the Lord of the Wild Hunt.
Cernunnos is probably the archetype for the Devil created by the Christian Church to discredit Paganism. The early Church tried to eliminate worship of the Pagan Gods by turning them into symbols of evil, hence the depiction of a devil with horns; however, Cernunnos is a God of goodness and light, and the Lord of the Forest, fertility, and the abundance of Nature. He is associated with the oak tree and the wolf.
Invoke Cernunnos when you are in need of bringing things into fruition. If he has entered your life, look for abundance and prosperity around the corner.
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