The Charge of the Goddess
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 to 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 worwhip 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 with you
from the beginning, and I am
that which is attained at the end of desire.