The Charge of the GoddessWhenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of me, who am Queen of all the witcheries. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all
sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will Iteach things that are yet unknown. And ye shall be free fromslavery; and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked inyour 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 pureyour highest ideal; strive ever towards it; let naught stop you or turn you aside.
For mine is the secret door which opens upon the Land of Youth, andmine is the cup of the 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 givethe 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 aught in sacrifice; for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the earth.
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