"Listen to the words of the Great Mother; she who of old was also called among Artemis, Astarte,
Athene, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Isis, Bride, and by many other
names.
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 the 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 yet unknown. And ye shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that ye
be really free, ye shall be naked in your rights; and ye shall dance, sing, feast, and make music and
love, all in my praise. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine is also the joy on earth; for my
law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your 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 the 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 the 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 upon the earth.
Hear ye the words of the Star Goddess; she is the dust of whose feet are the hosts of heaven, and
whose body encircles the universe.
I am the beauty of the green earth, and the white moon among the stars, and the mystery of the
waters, and the desire of the heart of man, call unto thy soul. Arise, and come unto me. for I am the
soul of nature, who gives life to the universe. From me all things proceed, and unto me all things must
return; and before my face, beloved of gods and men, let thine innermost divine self be enfolded in
the rapture of the infinite. Let my worship be within the heart the rejoiceth; for behold, all acts of love
and pleasure are my rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compasion,
honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And thou who thinkest to seek me, know thy
seeking and yearning shall avail thee not unless thou knowest the mystery; that if that which thou
seekest thou findest not within thee, then thou wilt never find it without thee. For behold, I have been
with thee from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire."