Chants.

~ Goddess is alive ~

"Goddess is alive, Magic is afoot!"

author unknown

~ Lady, Lady, Hear My Heart Song ~

Lady, Lady, hear my heart song. Lady, Lady, hear my heart song. I will never forget you; I will never forsake you. I will never forget you; I will never forsake you.

author unknown

~ Woman am I ~

Woman am I Woman am I, I am the infinite within my soul I have no beginning and I have no end All this I know.

Spirit am I Spirit am I I am the infinite within my soul I have no beginning and I have no end All this I know.

Beauty am I Beauty am I I am the infinite within my soul I have no beginning and I have no end All this I know.

(and so on........)

author unknown

~ Ancient Mother ~

Ancient Mother, I hear you calling, Ancient Mother, I sing your song, Ancient Mother, I join your laughter, Ancient Mother, I dry your tears.

author unknown

~ Air I Am ~

Air I Am Fire I Am. Water, Earth and Spirit I Am.

copy1982 Andras Corban Arthen

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~ We all come from the Goddess ~

We all come from the Goddess And to her we shall return Like a drop of rain Flowing to the ocean.

copy Z. Budapest

~ We all come from the Horned God ~

We all come from the Horned God And to him we shall return Like a spark of flame Rising to the heavens.

author unknown

~ Hoof and Horn ~

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn All that dies shall be reborn Corn and grain, corn and grain All that falls shall rise again.

copy Ian Corrigan

~ Isis, Astarte ~

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna.

copy Deena Metzger, Caitlin Mullin

~ We Are An Old People ~

We are an old people, we are a new people We are the same people, stronger than before.

copy morning feather/Will Shepardson

(examples of other verses that can be added: authors unknown)

I am a new Woman, I am a free Woman I am a whole Woman, better than before!

I am a wise Woman, I am a kind Woman I am Light Woman, better than before!

I am an old Woman, I am a story Woman I am a healer, my soul will never die!

(add your own lines, ad infinitum)

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~ The Circle Shapes Us ~

The Circle shapes us body and mind heart and soul are one.

copy1984 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

~ Ocean Mother ~

Ocean Mother healing She is the healer of the Earth Ocean Mother crying She is the mourner of the Earth Ocean Mother laughing She is the brightness of the Earth Ocean Mother birthing She is the cradle of the Earth

copy1990 Inanna Arthen

~ We Are One With The Soul Of The Earth ~

We are one with the soul of the Earth Mother Earth.

copy1981 Andras Corban Arthen

~ All Beings Of The Earth ~

All Beings of the Earth. Sing the healing song, rising. Will the healing fire, changing. Swim the healing deep, feeling. Walk the healing Earth, being.

copy1985 Lynn Stone, Andras C. Arthen, Deirdre P. Arthen, Sherry G. Arthen

~ The Moon Is High ~

The Moon is high at the witching hour, Children come to this place of power; Our hands are raised to four directions, Spirit force is born again.

author unknown

~ Between The Worlds ~

Between the worlds we made a circle, Never ending, universal, We are filled with Spirit power, Send it down, complete the chain.

copy1982 Ayama

~ Burn Fire ~

Burn fire, burn bright, Pure vision come to me, Guide my path tonight With your strength and light.

copy1983 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

~ Herne ~

Herne, Horned One, Hunter 'neath the Northern Sun, Watcher at the Gates of Winter, Flame on the Wind.

copy1990 Circle in the Greenwood

~ I Am The Earth ~

The Earth is a healer, I am the Earth, The Earth is a Mother, I am the Earth, The Earth is a fountain, I am the Earth, The Earth is a mountain, I am the Earth, The Earth is in sorrow, I am the Earth, The Earth is in joy, I am the Earth, The Earth She is crying, I am the Earth, The Earth has a song to sing: I am the Earth, I am a blackbird, I am the Earth, I am a river, I am the Earth, We are the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth.

copy1982 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

~ Light Is Returning ~

Light is Returning Even though this is the darkest hour No one can hold Back the Dawn

Let's keep it burning Let's keep the light of hope alive Make safe our journey Through the storm.

One Planet is turning Circle in her path around the sun Earth Mother is calling Her children home.

copy Charlie Murphy

~ Hecate, Cerridwen ~

Hecate, Cerridwen, Dark Mother take us in Hecate, Cerridwen, Let us be reborn.

copy Patricia Witt

~ It's the Blood of the Ancients ~

It's the blood of the ancients That runs through our veins And the forms pass But the circle of life remains.

author unknown

~ She Change Everything She Touches ~

She changes everything she touches And everything she touches changes.

copy Starhawk

~ Now I Walk In Beauty ~

Now I walk in beauty Beauty is before me Beauty is behind me Above me and below me Around me and within me.

Traditional Navajo chant

~ Round and Round ~

Round and round the Earth is turning Turning always round to morning And from morning round to night.

author unknown

~ Earth My Body ~

Earth my body, (bending at the knee with palms facing the Earth) Water my blood, (making a hula motion with hands at womb level) Air my breath, (hands reaching up, into the air) and fire my spirit. (passing hands above the head in a clap)

author unknown

~ The Ocean Is The Beginning Of The Earth ~

The ocean is the beginning of the Earth. The ocean is the beginning of the Earth The ocean is the beginning of the Earth. The ocean is the beginning of the Earth All life comes from the sea. All life comes from the sea All life comes from the sea All life comes from the sea.

copy Delaney Johnson, Starhawk

~ We Are One With The Infinite Sun ~

We are one with the infinite sun For ever and ever and ever, We are one with the infinite sun For ever and ever and ever.

Kee a wah tay, lenya lenya, ma ho tay Hi ah no, hi ah no, hi ah no Kee a wah te, lenya lenya, ma ho tay Hi ah no, hi ah no, hi ah no.

Native American chant

~ Wearing My Long Wing Feathers ~

Wearing my long wing feathers as I fly Wearing my long wing feathers as I fly I circle around, I circle around The boundaries of the Earth.

Arapaho Ghost Dance Song

~ We Are Alive ~

We are alive as the Earth is alive We have the power to fight for her freedom If we have courage we can be healers Like the sun we shall rise If we have courage we shall be healers Like the sun we shall rise.

copy Rose May Dance, Starhawk

~ Standing Like A Tree ~

Standing like a tree with my roots dug down My branches wide and open Come down the rain, come down the sun, Come down the fruit to a heart that is open to be Standing like a tree.

copy Starhawk

~ Fire Song ~

We can rise with the fires of freedom, Truth is a fire that burns our chains, And we can stop the fires of destruction, Healing is a fire running through our veins.

copy Starhawk

~ The Earth Is Our Mother ~

The Earth is our mother, we must take care of her The Earth is our mother, we must take care of her.