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The Charge of the Goddess
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Whenever ye have need of any thing, once in the month, and
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better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in
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some secret place and adore the spirit of She, who is Queen of
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all witches. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn
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all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will
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She teach things that are yet unknown. And ye shall be free from
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slavery; and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked
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in your rites; and ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music and
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love, all in Her praise. For Hers is the ecstasy of the spirit,
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and Hers also is joy on earth; for Her law is love unto all
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beings. Keep pure your highest ideal; strive ever towards it; let
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naught stop you or turn you aside. For Hers is the secret door
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which opens upon the land of youth and Hers is the cup of wine of
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life, and the cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail of
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immortality. She is the gracious goddess, who gives the gift of
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joy unto the heart of man. Upon earth, She gave the knowledge of
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the spirit eternal; and beyond death, She gives peace and
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freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor does
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She demand sacrifice, for behold, She is the mother of all
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living, and Her love is poured out upon the earth.
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She who is the beauty of the green earth, and the white moon
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among the stars, and the mystery of the waters, and the desire of
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the heart of man, calls unto thy soul. Arise, and come unto Her.
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For She is the soul of nature, who gives life to the universe.
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from Her all things proceed, and unto Her all things must return;
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and before Her face, beloved of gods and men, let thine innermost
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divine self be enfolded in the rapture of the infinite. Let Her
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worship be within the heart that rejoiceth; for behold, all acts
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of love and pleasure are Her rituals. And therefore let there be
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beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility,
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mirth and reverence within you. And thou who thinkest to seek
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Her, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not unless
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thou knowest the mystery; that if that which thou seekest thou
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findest not within thee, then thou wilt never find it without
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thee. For behold, She has been with thee from the beginning; and
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She is that which is attained at the end of desire.
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