Words of Aradia: Concerning Tana & Tanus

These words are taken from Italian Witchcraft by Raven Grimassi:

Tana is the sacred name of the Great Goddess, She who is all Goddesses. Upon the Earth She is known as Fana, in the heavens She is Diana (the Moon) and in the universe she is Tana (containing them all).

Lakes, hills, streams and beaches are sacred places to Tana. The animals which are sacred to Her are dogs, owls and cats. Her sacred plants are MoonFlowers and willows. Lemons and apples are sacred to Tana. 

Tana is all that is feminine. She is total beauty and love. She is the Divine Lover, Enchantress, Temptress and Mother. At times She is the Eternal Virgin, at times the Mother but truly, She is free, loving, sexual, independent and powerful. Tana loves her followers with unequaled passion. She never forgets nor neglects Her own. She is generous and protective of all who love Her.

Tanus is the Great God, who is all Gods. On Earth He is Fanus, in the heavens he is Janus (the Sun) and in the Universe he is Tanus.

All mountains are sacred to Tanus. His sacred animals are horses, wolves, woodpeckers and ravens. His sacred plants are the fig tree, oak, dogwood, laurel and the bean plant. 

Tanus is all that is masculine. He is strength and will. He is the power of fertility (which is shared with Tana) and the desire behind all creation. Tana is the source of all creation. 

At times He is the hunter and provider and at times He is the destroyer. But truly He is wise and powerful. He is the freedom of things that are wild. He is loving and sexual, independent and powerful. Tanus loves His followers with a demanding love. He protects and provides but He is stern and judgmental. He expects strict adherence to His ways and His laws. But He is always fair and just. 

Faunus is the Eternal Child, for we see Him in the frolicsome Pan. Yet the noble side if Faunus can be seen in the grace of a beautiful stag in the forest. We can see His spiritual nature in the circling of a hawk. And in the playful bunting of young goats can we see the lighthearted Faunus. All these are lesser reflections of Janus and Tanus in their own natures.

Tana is the balance to Tanus and He is the balance to Her. Without Tana, the God would be a judge without compassion. He would be stern without understanding. He would control without loving.

Without Tanus, the Goddess would have compassion without direction, understanding without foundation, love without form. The God and Goddess complete each other, and together they are the One True Creator and Maintainer of the Universe.