The Charge of the Great Mother
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who is known
by many names; Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite,Cerridwen,
Diana, Brigid, Arianrhod, Yemaya, 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 rights.
Sing, feast, dance, make music and love, all in my presince, for mine
is the ectasy 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 cu 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 host 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 you soul to rise 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 reverance 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."
Traditiona charge
-written by: Doreen Valiente
Out of our dreams, our myths, our nursery tales those ghettos in which survive your memory we behold the ear of corn, we know the song you sung, Song of the Sacred Body, Yours and our own. We honor you, Mother, Maiden and Crone. |
Maiden-Virginity ,birth and initiation, beginnings the hunt Mother-Growth, fulfillment, sexuality, maturation, nurturing, love Crone-Old age, the Woman past menopause, deep secrets, wisdom, divination, prophecy, death and resurrection, endings |
Goddesses
These descriptions are but short ones. Some of
the Goddesses will have links to their own pages soon, but only the ones
that I myself work with.
Aphrodite
(greek) |
Ceres
(italian) |
Inanna (sumerian) |
If you really need descriptions before I can get mine
in here
Go check out
Lady Morgans
List of Goddesses.