Charge of the God
| Listen to
the words of the God, who is son, brother, lover, and
consort of the Lady: I am the fleet deer in the forest, I
am the beach which receives the waves, I am the sun which
warms the earth. I am the Lord of the Spiral Dance of
Life, Death and Rebirth, the gentle reaper, the Winter
Stag and the Spring Fawn. All things are of me, for I am
of the Goddess, opposite, yet not opposing. I bring forth
from the womb that is a tomb, for I am the seed which
fertilises. I am abundant Life, for I am the grain that
grows and I am death, the harvest in the Fall. And I am
rebirth after darkness, for I am the seed that springs
forth anew. I am fertility, the spreader of Life, and I
am the Lord of Death, which adds value to life. I am the
Guardian of the gate between Life and Death. I am the
King of the Underworld, where no living being may venture,
but I am also the King of Rebirth, turning the tomb into
a womb. I bring love and strength, peace and passion,
hope and joy, for I am the gentle lover in the night. All
that comes from the Great Mother, the Divine Star Goddess,
who is Mother of us all. Listen to the words of the Great
Father, who of old was called by many names: "My Law
is Harmony with all things. Mine is the secret that opens
the gates of life and mine is the dish of salt of the
earth that is the body of Cernunnos that is the eternal
circle of rebirth. I give the knowledge of life
everlasting, and beyond death I give the promise of
regeneration and renewal. I am the sacrifice, the father
of all things, and my protection blankets the earth."
Hear the words of the dancing God, the music of whose
laughter stirs the winds, whose voice calls the seasons:
."I who am the Lord of the Hunt and the Power of the
Light, sun among the clouds and the secret of the flame,
I call upon your bodies to arise and come unto me. For I
am the flesh of the earth and all it's beings. Through me
all things must die and with me are reborn. Let my
worship be in the body that sings, for behold all acts of
willing sacrifice are my rituals. Let there be desire and
fear, anger and weakness, joy and peace, awe and longing
within you. For these too are part of the mysteries found
within yourself, within me, all beginnings have endings,
and all endings have beginnings." Note: This is a combination of two versions I have found. |
