Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who of old was called Artemis,
Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Ceridwen, Diana, Arionrhod, 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 all 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 Ceridwen, 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 there with you from the beginning, and I
am that which is attained at the end of all desire."