Charge of the God
Listen
to the word of the Great Father, who of old was called
Osiris, Adonis, Zeus, Thor, Pan, Cernunnos, Heren, Lugh,
and by many other names:
"My
law is harmony with all things.
Mine is the secret that opens the gate of life and mine
is the dish of salt of the earth, that is the body of
cernunnos, that is the eternal circle of rebirth.
I give the knowledge of life everlasting, and beyond
death, I give the promise of regeneration and renewal."
Listen
to the words of the God, who is son, brother, lover, and
consort of the lady:
"I
am the sacrifice, the father of all things, and my
protection blankets the earth. I am the fleet deer in the
forest, I am the beach which receives waves. I am the sun
which warms the earth. I am the Lord of the spiral dance
of life, death, and rebirth, the gentle reaper, the
winter stag, and the spring fawn. All things are of me,
for I am the Goddess, opposite, yet not opposing."
"I
am fertility, the spreader of life, and I am the Lord of
Death which adds value to life.
I am the Guardian of the Gate between life and death. I
am the King of the Underworld, where no living being may
venture, but I am also the king of rebirth, turning the
tomb into a womb.
I bring love and strength, peace and passion, hope and
joy, for I am the gentle lover in the night.
All that comes from the Great Mother, the Divine Star
Goddess, who is mother of us all."