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The Charge of the Goddess




Whenever ye have need of any thing, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place, and adore the spirit of me, who am Queen of all witches.

There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will I teach things that are as yet unknown

And ye shall be free of slavery, and as a sign that ye be 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 our highest ideal; strive ever towards 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 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 of man. 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 encircles the universe.

I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon upon the mysteries of the waters, I call upon your soul to arise and come unto me.

For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe. From me all things proceed and unto me the must return. Let my worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals.

Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know me, know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for it that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.

For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.





The Charge of the Dark Goddess

Hear Me child, and know Me for who I am.

I have been with you since you were born and I will stay with you until you return to Me at the final dusk.

I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream.

I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the day is done,

My children find their blessed rest in My embrace.

I am the womb from which all things are born.

I am the shadowy, still tomb;

all things must come to Me and bear their breasts to die and be reborn to the whole.

I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, and the Teacher of Mysteries.

I snip the threads that bring My children home to Me.

I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the heartless.

Swallow your fear and come to Me, and you will discover true beauty, strength and courage.

I am the fury, which rips the flesh from injustice.

I am the glowing force that transforms your inner demons into tools of power.

Open yourself to My embrace and overcome.

I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.

I am the crucible in which all aspects of yourself merge together in a rainbow of union.

I am the velvet depth of the night sky, the swirling mist of midnight, shrouded in mystery.

I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed.

Seek Me at the crossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon My face, there is no return.

I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.

I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in Truth

I am the web, which connects all things.

I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all wrongs in their Time.

I make the weak strong.

I make the arrogant humble.

I raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised.

I am Justice tempered with Mercy.

Most important Child, I am you. I am part of you, and I am within you.

Seek Me within and without, and you will be strong.

Know Me.

Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance, Illumination and Wholeness.

Take My Love with you everywhere and find the Power within to be whom you wish.

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