Listen to
the words of the Dark Mother,
who of
old was called
Cerridwen,
Hecate, Kali, Sekhmet,
Calleigh
Beahre, Ereshkigal, Morrigan,
Nokomis,
T'sissitanako,
Grandmother
Spider Woman,
and by
many other names:
" Whenever
you have need of anyting,
once
in the month,
and
better it be when the moon is dark,
you
shall assemble in some secret place
and
adore the spirit of Me,
who
am Queen of all Witches.
"There
you shall assemble,
who
have not yet won the deepest secrets;
to you
will I teach
that
which is yet unknown.
"Sing,
feast, dance, make music and love,
all
in My presence,
for
Mine is the ecstasy of the spirit,
and
Mine is also joy on earth,
for
My law is love unto all beings.
"Mine
is the secret that opens
upon
the door of youth,
and
mine is the cup of wine of life
that
is
the
Cauldron of Cerridwen,
which
is the holy grail of immortality.
"I am
the terrible Goddess whom you fear,
for
you do not understand my gifts...
upon
earth I give knowledge
of the
spirit eternal;
and
beyond death
I give
peace and freedom and reunion
with
those that have gone before.
"Nor
do I demand aught in sacrifice,
for
behold,
I am
the Mother of all beings,
and
my love is poured out
upon
the earth".
Hear the
words of the Star Goddess,
She who
spins the web of life and destiny
which encircles
the universe:
"I who
am the awesome beauty
of the
parched desert,
the
spiral strength of the tornado,
the
terror of storms at sea,
and
the panic and dread in your hearts -
"I call
upon your soul to arise
and
come unto Me,
for
I am the soul of nature
who
gives life and death to the universe.
"From
me all things proceed,
and
unto me,
they
must return.
"Let
my worship be in the heart that rejoices
even
in the midst of fear,
for
behold,
all
acts of love and courage 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 your 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 your desire."
adapted by Danu, HPS, and added to Silver Web BOS, 1998.
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