From: rbowman@reed.edu (rbowman)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: Men and Paganism
Date: 5 Dec 1994 01:51:01 GMT

Although ten years ago I knew of few Pagan men, today I know dozens.
For folks who are interested in exploring the idea of what a
pro-feminist male paganism might look like, I suggest the following
books.

1)  Janet and Stewart Farrar's _The Witches' God_
2)  John Rowan's _The Horned God_
3)  Moore & Gilette's _King, Warrior, Magician, Lover_

There are probably others out there, but these three were useful to
me.  Numbers 2 & 3 are not explicitly Pagan, but complement many
ideals I find in the Pagan men around me, including the creation of
positive male role models and defining a proper relation between one's
masculinity and the Life Force/Goddess, what-have-you.

For folks looking for an essentially male-positive view of the
relation between Great Goddess and Horned God, I highly recommend
Starhawk, especially her chapters on the Goddess and The God in
_Spiral Dance_ and her chapter on "Gods & Goddesses: The Landscape of
Culture" in _Dreaming the Dark_.  Her _Truth or Dare_ has some really
useful passages as well.  Delightful, positive, erotic stuff.

Bright blessings to Pagan men and their stalwart partners!