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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