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Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who of old
was called Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite,
Ceridwen, Diana, Arionrhod, 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 all 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 Ceridwen, 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 there with you from
the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of all desire."
~ Starhawk
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