I find the masculine/feminine interpretations to be less literal than you've been stating and more symbolic and metaphorical. I understand that the Sun is a nuclear reactor, and that the Earth is a planet. But they are sacred living things as well and therefore I revere them as such. The energy of the Sun being interpreted as masculine and the energy of the Earth being interpreted as feminine, they are considered as a God and a Goddess. In my opinion, the most important of all because they both are the two entities that most effectively give life. Without them, life as we know it would not exist.

I see the Lunar cycle not as an explination for the seasons, but as a symbol/metaphor and representative of the cycle of life. No matter what your sexual orientation, as a human you are born of a woman and that conception is seeded by man. Now in saying that revering that interpretation perpetuates homophobia, or to say that alternative sexual orientations are not being validated because of this interpretation, I completely disagree with. If one has a problem with sexual orientation, it's simply their problem. But I would not go so far as to say that the God Goddess interpretation contributes to it.

I feel that throughout time we (mankind) have endeavored to understand the universe around us. In our efforts to reach that understanding we continuously try to bring an order to the chaos and reach a place of comfortable knowledge where somehow we fit in.

We are all born to a mother and a father (biologically that is, not in a role sense). Fellow creatures, male and female, mate to have offspring.

Women were connected to the moon via menstruation as women can be observed to operate on the same "cycle". The sun, powerful and bright, soon represented male prowess and strength.

Connections made to form a bond with nature and the surrounding world. To reach an understanding and a place of belonging within this sphere of being. To have a harmonious spot within it all. The bond between the natural world and ourselves is an incredibly strong thing for many.

Why not? Can 2 men have a child? Can 2 womyn? No. Does duality truely inteferr with a queers ways? No. I wish I could remember the book a ex- Bisexual G/F had me read once. It was queers, fags & myths or some or other. My Ex Anna was Bi though in the end we broke up cause she decided she was more Lez than Bi. Whatever thats beside the point. Anna brought to my attention something that had bother me for a long time & Wicca wasn't answering. Later I found that my Tradition "Druidism" is actually historically Gay friendly. Most people look at the Greeks & Romans as being historically gay friendly. Actually they were a little more perverse in that Greeks liked little boys, where as the Romans did too but hid it a little. They were some what flamers the Greeks. They were some what suprise when meeting the manly Celtic Warriors to discover that gayness was not a hedonist sexual lifestyle as it was among them but that bi-sexuality was a natural part of their world. Yes Celtic men were Bi. It was not uncommon when out raiding or warring for fellow warriors to share the sleeping furs & you can find plenty of bullish Bi maiden warriors through out the old Celtic myths & history. Druids were not Dualistic, they were very Polytheistic. We have 100's of Gods & there domain was not gender base. In some parts of the Celtic world the Moon is Male & the Sun Female. True they use male-female deities to explain nature in sexual terms, but never denied same sex practice. In reality & I'm probably going to get scorched for saying this but us Druids do believe in a Trans-Gender higher being. In fact it is the Highest (Not as in Judaic Highest). We call it Imbas/Awen. The Hindus have a word for it you might know. Its called Atman. The very essence of existence. Awen is the Spirit of the Universe itself. Its neither male or female & yet it is both cause the Gods themselves came from it. But I'll save that for another thread. I like to point out that in many Pagan Tradition, they had priest/ess who were ritual crossdressers. There were men who serve as priest to some goddess who were gay & vice versa of priestess who served a gods. The sacred whore priestess were Bi. The Duality thingy is really a Wiccan thing in that it dominates their Tradition (This is not to say its a invalid Trad. Al Paths are valid.) Where as duality is in all the other Pagan Trad, its just not the dominating aspect of them. I was reborn as a Pagan when I was 16 as a Dianic witch. The priestess in my coven called the shots & the god was rarely if at all ever spoken of. My menor (and there has only been really one for me.) Sparrowhawk met me & the first thing she told me was that I was fucked up (her exact words. lol) & took me as her apprentice & introduced the father to me in a whole different light. She also introduced to me that there were many many gods who weren't all 1 God & 1 Goddess but each a powerful seperate entities.

Anyway, you might find this link of interest: www.guidancetochangeyourlife.com/u...ml

I myself am straight (but not narrow). I am after all a Druid & so in the interest of knowledge and a true desire to understand my gay & lesbian friends have delve deeply into this subject. I've been working for several months on my website & there is a piece I wrote that will be on it about gay-priest & such.

Why not excellence?