Listen to the words of the Great Mother,
who of old was called Artemis, Astarte,
Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen,
Diana, Arienrhod, 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 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 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 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 with you from the beginning, and I am that which
is attained at the end of desire."
So Mote it Be