"
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who of old was called Artemis,
Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen,
Diana, Arianrhod,
Brigid, and by many other names:
Whenever you have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be
when the moon is full, you shall assemble
in some secret place and adore
the spirit of Me who is Queen of all the Wise.
You shall be free from
slavery, and as a sign that you be free you
shall be naked in your rites.
Sing, feast, dance, make music and love, all
in My presence, for Mine is
the ecstasy of the spirit and Mine also is
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 that is the holy grail of immortality.
I give the 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 of sacrifice, for behold,
I am the Mother of all
things and My love is poured upon the earth."
Hear 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 and the mysteries of the waters, I call
upon your soul to 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 rejoices, for behold - all acts of
love
and pleasure 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 if 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 desire"