" Tana (Tah-nah) 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 Jana (the Moon), and in the Universe She is Tana (containing all things). Lakes, hills, streams and beaches are sacred places to Tana. Her sacred animals are dogs, owls, and cats. Tana is all that is Feminine. She is total Beauty and Love. She is the Divine Lover, Enchantress, Temptress, Mother, and Crone.
Tanus (Tah-nuss) is the Great God, who is all Gods. On the earth, he is Fanus, in the heavens he is Janus (the sun) and in the Universe he is Tanus. All mountains are sacred to Him. His sacred animals are horses, wolves, woodpeckers, and ravens. Tanus is all that is mas- culine. He is Strength and Will. He is the power of Fertility (shared with Tana) and the desire behind all of Creation.
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 direc- tion, understanding without foundation, and love without form.
The God & Goddess complete each other, and together they are the Source of All Things ".
These teachings, which appeared in The Book of the Holy Strega, are meant to reflect the concept of Deity, as One Source (The Great Spirit) separated into masculine and feminine polarities. Each aspect is then further broken down into base qualities or aspects (appearing as lesser gods and goddesses). To the ancients it made more sense to personify the concept of Deity into Beings, similar to Humans, but greater in power, and immortal.
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