The Charge of the Goddess
by Stewart Farrar
Whenever you have need of anything, 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
all witches. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to
learn all sorvery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to
these I will teach all things that are as yet unknown. And ye
shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that ye be truly
free, you shall be naked in your rites; and ye shall dance,
sing, feast, make music and love, all in my praise. For mine
is the exstasy of the spirit, and mine also is the joy on
earth; for my law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your
highest ideals; strive ever towards them, 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 the wine of
life, and the Cauldron of Cerridewen, which is the Holy Vessel
of Immortality. I am the gracious Goddess, who gives the gift
of joy unto the heart of man. Upon earth, I give the
knowledge of the spirit eternal; and beyond death, I give
peace, and freedom, and reuinion 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 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 man. Call unto thy soul, arise, and come unto
me. For I am the sould 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 men,
let thinge innermost divine self be enfolded in the rapture of
the infinite. Let my worship be within the heart that
rejoiceth; for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my
rituals. Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power
and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within
you. And thou who thinketh to seek for me, know thy seeking
and yearning shall avail thee not unless thou knoweth the
mystery; that if that which thy seekest thou findest not
within thee, 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.
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