Whenever ye have need of anything,
Once in the month and better
when the moon is full,
Then shall ye assemble in some
secret place and adore the spirit of me,
Who am Queen of all witcheries.
There shall ye assemble,
Ye who are fain to learn all
sorcery;
Yet have not won its deepest
secrets;
To these I will teach things
that are yet unknown.
And ye shall be free from slavery;
As a sign that ye be really
free,
Ye shall be naked in your 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 pure your highest ideal,
Strive ever towards it;
Let naught stop you or turn
you aside.
For mine is the secret door
which opens on to the land of youth.
And mine is the cup of 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 give the 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 sacrifice,
For behold, I am the mother
of all living.
And my love is poured out upon
the earth.
Hear ye the words of the Star
Goddess.
She in the dust of whose feet
are the hosts of heaven:
Whose body encircleth the universe.
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 man,
Let thine innermost divine self
be enfolded in the rapture of the infinite.
Let thy 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 there not unless thou
knowest the mystery;
That if that which thou seekest
thou findest not within thee,
Thou will 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.
By Doreen Valiente