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Whilst there is no reason that a Priest should not be able to channel the energy of the Goddess for his magic, there is a complementary Ritual known as Drawing Down the Sun. This is performed in much the same way, although it is essential that neither Priest nor Priestess looks at the Sun itself, as this can so easily damage the eyesight. In many cases a golden, but not reflective, disc or other solar symbol is placed so that the sunlight falls onto it and the Priest uses this as the focus of his concentration. Drawing Down the Sun is usually performed when the Sun is at its zenith and is therefore a daytime ritual. Whilst Drawing Down the Moon is often performed every month, Drawing Down the Sun takes place far less often, usually only at the Summer and Winter Solstices, as the Craft is a Lunar based belief system and it is the Goddess to whom we primarily look for the source of our magics. The God is her Consort and Her partner through the Wheel of the Yeat, and the changing of the seasons.

There is no well-known equivalent Charge of the God, although many have written their own, but some use a version of the Song of Amergin:

‘I am the Wind of the Sea.

I am the Wave of the Sea.

I am the Sound of the Sea.

I am the Stag of Seven Tines.

I am the Hawk upon the Cliff.

I am the Ray of the Sun.

I am the Fairest among Flowers.

I am the Savage Boar in Valour.

I am the Salmon in the Pool.

I am the Lake upon the Plain.

I am the Hill of Poetry.

I am the Spear Point in the Battle.

I am the God who kindles the Fire Within.

Who, hut I, can make known the Secrets of the Unhewn Dolman?

Who, hut I, can make known the Ages of the Moon?

Who, hut I, can show the Secrets of the Resting Sun?’

At one time the Song of Amergin was thought to be a Christian text, but it can actually be traced back as far as 600BC, and may well be far older. More recently it has been considered to be a Druid verse, but there is little, if any, evidence that it should be considered exclusive to them.