(the LONG version)
Bide within the Law you
must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust.
Live you must and let to
live, fairly take and fairly give.
For tread the Circle thrice
about to keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well
every time, let the spell be said in rhyme.
Light of eye and soft of
touch, speak you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones in deed
and name, let love and light be our guides again.
Deosil go by the waxing
moon, chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when the
moon doth wane, and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.
When the Lady's moon is
new, kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her
peak then your heart's desire seek.
Heed the North winds mighty
gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the Wind blows from
the East, expect the new and set the feast.
When the wind comes from
the South, love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind whispers from
the West, all hearts will find peace and rest.
Nine woods in the Cauldron
go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
Birch wood in the fire goes
to represent what the Lady knows.
Oak in the forest, towers
with might in the fire it brings the God's insight.
Rowan is a tree of power
causing life and magick to flower.
Willows at the waterside
stand ready to help us to the Summerland.
Hawthorn is burned to
purify and to draw faerie to your eye.
Hazel-the tree of wisdom
and learning- adds its strength to the bright fire burning.
White are the flowers of
Apple tree that brings us fruits of fertility.
Grapes grow upon the vine
giving us both joy and wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen
to represent immortality seen.
But - Elder is the Lady's
tree burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Four times the Major
Sabbats mark in the light and in the dark.
As the old year starts to
wane the new begins, it's now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolg
shows watch for flowers through the snows.
When the wheel begins to
turn soon the Beltane fires will burn.
As the wheel turns to
Lammas night power is brought to magick rite.
Four times the Minor
Sabbats fall use the Sun to mark them all.
When the wheel has turned
to Yule light the log the Horned One rules.
In the spring, when night
equals day time for Ostara to come our way.
When the Sun has reached
it's height time for Oak and Holly to fight.
Harvesting comes to one and
all when the Autumn Equinox does fall.
Heed the flower, bush, and
tree By the Lady blessed you'll be.
Where the rippling waters
go cast a stone, the truth you'll know.
When you have and hold a
need, harken not to others greed.
With a fool no season spend
Lest you be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part
bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Three-fold Laws
you should three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow
wear the star upon your brow.
True in love you must ever
be unless your love is false to thee.
Eight words the Rede fulfil
"An' ye harm none, do what ye wilt".
The
Charge of the Goddess
Whenever you have need of
any thing, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then
shall you assemble in some secret place, and adore the spirit of Me, Who am
Queen of Heaven. There shall you assemble, you who want to learn arcane
secrets, yet have not won the deepest ones; to these will I teach things as yet
unknown.
You shall be free from
slavery, and as a sign that you are really free, you shall be naked in your rites;
and you shall dance, sing, feast, make music, and love, all in My praise. For
Mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and Mine also is joy on Earth; for My law is
love unto all beings.
Keep pure your highest
ideal; strive ever towards it, let nothing 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
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 humankind. Upon 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.
I do not demand sacrifice;
for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and My love is poured out upon the
Earth. 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 humankind.
Call unto your 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 of all peoples, let your innermost Divine self be
enfolded in the rapture of the infinite.
Let My celebration be within
the heart that rejoices; for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My
rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion,
honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
You who think to seek for
Me, know your seeking and yearning shall avail you not unless you know the
mystery: that is... if that which you seek you find not within yourself, you
will never find it without yourself. For behold, I have been with you from the
beginning; and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.
Aradia de Toscano... researched and recorded by Doreen Valiente, with
revisions
The God Charge
Come ye all and hark unto me, The Consort of the Lady,
for I am your God. I was brought forth from the Goddess, empowered by the
beauty and strength of Her song.
I am her Son, Lover, and King as I am also your Son, Lover and King. I
am born at the Winter Solstice, a promise of life renewed. As the Sun waxes, so
does my strength, and I become the Stag of the forest, roaming free and
untamed, until in the Spring, I join with Her, who is the Spirit of Nature
Herself, and I am rapt in Her beauty.
We join in a holy and sacred love, which brings life to the fields. I
continue as the Stag, until at Summer Solstice, She who is Queen calls me to be
her King, while I am at the Height of my power. I accept, knowing the
responsibility this entails. I am a merciful King, who protects His creatures.
At the Harvest, I willingly sacrifice myself, so that my creatures, who
I love dearly are provided for during the lean months ahead, when snow and cold
blanket the Earth in sleep and Death. I become the sailor of the last seas.
As such, I become the Guardian of the Gate between worlds. I bring you
to the Island Remembered where I give rest, so that you may become young and be
born again as I must also, at Yule, to continue the Pattern.
I am the Lord of the Dance, who dances in honor of the Singer of the
Song; the Song which brought me forth. I am the Sun, who shines brightly,
bringing forth light and warmth of day to the Earth, who is our Mother.
I am also the flame, who brings light and warmth into the hearth of your
homes, as well as the light and warmth in your hearts. Mine is the lightning
which dances across the dark sky for Her favor.
Mine is the Seed which empowers Life, and Mine is the comfort between
lives, Mine is the lust in your nature, Mine is the joy of the dance in your
hearts, Mine is the inspiration in your minds, which fuels progress. Mine is
the strength and power of your being, tempered with compassion and mercy.
I am your God, I was always here, always patient... waiting for you to
return home again to me. I do not seek dominion over the Goddess who brought me
forth, nor do I seek dominion over you my children. I do not threaten with
damnation, hell, flood or plague, for I love my creatures far too much to do
them such harm.
I am in you and around you. Turn inward my children and experience your
Divinity. The Goddess and Myself joined together make up the Whole and
Continuous One, Who is Infinity, which is Divine. As such, We contain you,
making you Divinity Incarnate.
Know this and never forget this. You who are our creatures and children,
are never dirty, but Divine. Strive to see this in each other, for even if you
were to forget and forsake Me in this Life, remember the Law… "LOVE UNTO
ALL BEINGS, LOVE IS THE LAW AND LOVE IS THE BOND".
Let My inspiration spawn power with and not power over. Seek not to have
dominion over your fellow creatures who share this Time and Space with you.
Defend the weak and the oppressed from those who would do this, for the
corruption of power over others through fear is a cancer which has afflicted my
children and makes me sad.
Mine is the joy of the wild forests and of pleasures of hearth, home and
each other. But these things will be forfeit, if the destruction of the Mother
continues. Reach into your souls and call forth Llugh with His mighty Spear,
and Cernunnos mighty and ever-living defender of the Wild places.
Defend the Earth Mother from the rape and destruction brought forth by
your kind, for if the Earth Mother should be killed, you my creatures, whom I
love, will perish also. Know this in your hearts. The Time is now.
Know that I am always with you and in you, when ever you have need of
me, look to the Sun, or go to some wild place and call my name, and I will
come. I am your father, your son, your brother and your lover......You are mine
and I am yours through eternity.
by Michael 29 August 1993
The Charge of the Crone
I am the Queen of Magick and the dark of the Moon,
hidden in the
deepest night.
I am the
mystery of the Otherworlds
and the fear
that coils about your heart in the times of your trials.
I am the soul
of nature that gives form to the universe;
it is I who
awaits you at the end of the spiral dance.
Most ancient
among gods and mortals,
let my worship
be within the heart that has truly tasted life,
for behold all
acts of magick and art are my pleasure
and my
greatest ritual is love itself.
Therefore let
there be beauty in your strength,
compassion in
your wrath,
power in your
humility,
and discipline
balanced through mirth and reverence.
You who seek to remove my veil and
behold my true face,
know that all your questing and
efforts are for nothing,
and all your lust and desires shall
avail you not at all.
For unless you know my mystery,
look wherever you will, it will elude
you,
for it is within you and nowhere else.
Behold, I have ever been with you,
from the very beginning,
the comforting hand that nurtured you
in the dawn of life,
and the loving embrace that awaits you
at the end of each life,
for I am that which is attained at the
end of the dance.
I am the womb of new beginnings,
as yet unimagined and unknown.
written by Jim Garrison
Charge of the Dark Goddess
The Dark Goddess speaks to us,
through the
mouths of Lilith, Kali, Tiamet, Hecate,
Nix, the Black
Madonna, Nemesis and Morgaine.
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