"Diana, queen of night
In all your beauty bright,
Shine on me here,
And with your silver beam
Unlock the gates of dream;
Rise bright and clear.
On Earth and sky and sea,
Your magic mystery
Its spell shall cast,
Wherever leaf may grow,
Wherever tide may flow,
Till all be past.
O secret queen of power,
At this enchanted hour
I ask your boon.
May fortune's favor fall
Upon true witches all,
O Lady Moon!"
"Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee
in these ways.
Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at
the sacred altar.
Blessed be thy womb, without which I would
not be.
Blessed be thy breasts, formed in beauty.
Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the
Sacred Names."
Now you kneel, facing the altar.
"I invoke thee and call upon thee, Mighty
Mother of us all,
bringer of all fruitfulness; by seed and
root,
by bud and stem, by leaf and flower and
fruit,
by life and love do I invoke thee to descend
upon the body of this,
thy servant and priestess."
During this invocation touch with your right
forefinger your right breast, left breast, and
womb, repeats the set and finally the right
breast. Still kneeling, spread arms out and down,
with the palms forward and say:
"Hail Aradia! From the Amalthean Horn
Pour forth thy store of love; I lowly bend
Before thee, I adore thee to the end,
With loving sacrifice thy shrine adore.
Thy foot is to my lip
my prayer up borne
Upon the rising incense smoke; then spend
Thine ancient love, O Mighty One, descend
To aid me, who without thee am forlorn."
Stand up and step backwards. Draw the Invoking
Pentagram of
Earth in the air with the Athame and say:
"Of the Mother darksome and divine
Mine the scrounge, and mine the kiss;
The five point star of love and bliss
Here I charge you in this sign."
This is a good time to do the Charge or the Witches' Creed.
When the Charge or Creed is finished, the Goddess must be dismissed. It is bad magical practice not to do so.
Turn so your back is to the alter, and say:
"I thank you My Lady for attending my rites.
I bid you farewell till
next I call you. Blessed Be."