Listen
to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old also called Artemis; Astarte;
Diana; Melusine; Aphrodite; Cerridwen; Dana; Arianrhod; Isis; Bride; and by
many other names. Whenever ye have need of anything, once in a month, and
better it be when the Moon be full, then ye shall assemble in some secret place
and adore the spirit of me, who am Queen of all Witcheries.
There
shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not yet won
its deepest secrets: to these will I teach things that are yet unknown. And ye
shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that ye are really free, ye shall be
naked in your rites; and ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music and love, all
in my praise. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit and mine also is joy on
earth; for my Law is Love unto all Beings.
Keep
pure your highest ideal; strive ever toward it; let naught stop you or turn you
aside. For mine is the secret door which opens upon the Land of Youth; and mine
is the Cup of the Wine of Life, and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the
Holy Grail of Immortality.
I
am the Gracious Goddess, who gives the gift of joy unto the heart. Upon earth,
I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal; and beyond death, I give peace, and
freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand
sacrifice, for behold I am the Mother of All Living, and my love is poured out
upon the earth.
Hear
ye the words of the Star Goddess, she in the dust of whose feet are the hosts
of heaven; whose body encircleth the Universe; I, who am the beauty of the
green earth, and the white Moon among the stars, and the mystery of the waters,
and the heart’s desire, call unto thy soul. Arise and come unto me.
For
I am the Soul of Nature, who giveth life to the universe; from me all things
proceed, and unto me must all things return; and before my face, beloved of
gods and mortals, thine inmost divine self shall be unfolded in the rapture of
infinite joy.
Let
my worship be within the heart that rejoiceth, for behold: all acts of love and
pleasure are my rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power
and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
And
thou who thinkest to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail
thee not, unless thou know this mystery: that if that which thou seekest thou
findest not within thee, thou wilt never find it without thee. For behold, I
have been with thee from the beginning; and I am that which is attained at the
end of desire.
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Text © The Doreen Valiente
Foundation.
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