Kate West - The Charge of the Goddess | Текст песни

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• The Charge of the Goddess

Whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of me, who am Queen of all the witcheries. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all
sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will Iteach things that are yet unknown. And ye shall be free fromslavery; and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked inyour rites; and ye 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 pureyour highest ideal; strive ever towards it; let naught stop you or turn you aside.
For mine is the secret door which opens upon the Land of Youth, andmine is the cup of the 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 man. Upon earth, I givethe knowledge of the spirit eternal; and beyond death, I give peace
and freedom and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand aught in sacrifice; for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the earth.

I who 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 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 men, let thine 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.
And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
And thou who thinkest to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not unless thou knowest the mystery; that if that which thou seekest thee 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.