CHARGE OF THE GODDESS
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, she who of old has been called Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Cerridwen, Diana and by many other names:
"Whenever you have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place to adore the spirit of Me, who am Queen of all the Wise. You shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that ye be free, you shall sing, dance, feast, make music and love, all in My praise. For Mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, but Mine also is joy on Earth. My law is love unto all beings. Mine is the secret door that opens upon the land of youth, and Mine is the cup of the wine of life, that is the Cauldron of Cerridwen, that is the Holy Grail of Immortality. I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal, and beyond death, I give peace, freedom and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand aught in sacrifice, for behold, I am the Mother of all things, and My love is poured out upon the Earth."
Hear now the words of the Star Goddess, 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 among the stars, do call upon your souls...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 they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoiceth, for behold - all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know Me, know that thy seeking and yearning will avail thee not, unless thou knowest this mystery: that if that which you seek you findest not within thee, you will never find it without, for behold - I have been with thee from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire."
Blessed Be!
CHARGE OF THE GOD
"And these are the words of Cernunnos, Herne, Atho, Beli, the voice of the Horned One, He whose names are un-numbered:
I am the wild hunter of the forest deep And I am the fire upon the hill And I am the sower of the seed And the tiller of the soil of the earth.
And I am the goldern warrior Whose arrows are the shafts from the sun The thunder is my hoof fall The wilderness my shrine.
I weild the oaken staff The elements at my call By day am the sun by night I ride upon the wild winds.
I am a stag, a tree and mountain My seed within the earth's dark womb For I am the Horned One; Sire of the Universe Love and Consort of the Goddess am I
In the wilderness doth my spirit dwell And all wildlings And fugitives of oppression Are cherished within my heart.
To such as thee, my hidden children Am I provider and protector For all things wild and free are in my keeping
And all things of beauty and freedom and love Are joy unto my spirit; Siftly I come to meeriment and laughter for these are my invocations
For I am the Lord of all life Yet also I have a dark face For I am Death. The Reaper of Souls. And terrible is this my dark face To those who know not the mystery.
Yet to my hidden children Who know and love my spirit My dark face is also sweet For tis the face of deep and hiden wisdom.
For I am the giver of knwoledge Life and death are mine to give From death thou shalt be reborn Unto new life and love.
Therefor seek my spirit and know me Bright and dark Then shalt thou know my mystery
For I am the Ancient One: My faces outnumer the stars I am the Horned One of un-numbered names I am the gentle and the fierce.
I am Cernunnos, Herne, Atho, Belie, Haro, Crom, the Ancient One Lord and Sire of the Universe All
CHARGE OF THE DARK GODDESS
She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith, Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga, Inanna, Tiamat, and by a million, million other names:
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 bare their breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.
I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, 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 forge 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 the aspects of yourself merge together in a rainbow of union.
I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists 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 rossroads, 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 importantly, 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 who you wish.
BLESSED BE!!!!
