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Boxes From the Goddess

I have in my hands two boxes Which the Goddess gave me to hold.
She said,
"Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the silver."

I heeded Her words, and in the two boxes Both my joys and sorrows I stored. But though the silver became heavier each day
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to the Goddess, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
She smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me."

I asked the Goddess, why She gave me the boxes,
Why the silver, and the black with the hole?
"My child, the silver is for you to count your
blessings,
The black is for you to let go."

1) We are the children of the night Gentle are we--yet feel our might!
2) Singing, dancing, chanting low, Power building.....let it go!
3) Round and round this Esbat site; Power build to work this rite.
4) Brother and sister, together we sing. Directing the forces that our wills bring.
5) We are the spokes of the mighty wheel; This power we raise that all might feel.
6) Deosil circle round about; Building power, let it go with a shout!
Source: Raymond Buckland, The Complete Book of Witchcraft

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