The Charge of the Star Goddess

I am the beauty of the green earth
And the white moon among the stars
And the mystery of the waters
And the desire of human hearts.

Call unto your soul: Arise and come unto me
For I am the soul of nature who gives
Life to the universe.
From me all things proceed
And unto me all things must return.

Before my face, beloved of all,
Let your divine innermost self be enfolded
In the rapture of the infinite.
Let my worship be in the heart that rejoices
For behold, all acts of love and pleasure
Are my rituals.
And therefore let their be beauty and strength,
Power and compassion, honor and pride
Mirth and reverence within you

And you who think to seek of me,
Know your seeking and yearning shall avail you not
Unless you know the mystery:
That if that which you seek you find not within you,
You will never find without.

For behold, I have been with you from the beginning
And I am that which is attained at the end of desire.

--by Zsuzsanna Budapest, from The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries

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