Charge of the God

             Listen to the words of the Great Father, who of old was called 
              Osiris, Adonis, Zeus, Thor, Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Lugh 
                                 and by many other names: 

          "My Law is Harmony with all things. Mine is the secret that opens 
          the gates of life and mine is the dish of salt of the earth that is
          the body of Cernunnos that is the eternal circle of rebirth. I 
          give the knowledge of life everlasting, and beyond death I
          give the promise of regeneration and renewal. I am the sacrifice,
          the father of all things, and my protection blankets the earth."

         Hear the words of the dancing God, the music of whose laughter 
                  stirs the winds, whose voice calls the seasons:

          "I who am the Lord of the Hunt and the Power of the Light, sun 
          among the clouds and the secret of the flame, I call upon your
          bodies to arise and come unto me. For I am the flesh of the earth
          and all it's beings. Thru me all things must die and with me are 
          reborn. Let my worship be in the body that sings, for behold all 
          acts of willing sacrifice are my rituals. Let there be desire and fear,
          anger and weakness, joy and peace, awe and longing within you. 
          For these too are part of the mysteries found within yourself, within
          me, all beginnings have endings, and all endings have beginnings." 




                         Charge of The Goddess


             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 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 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."