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 unto me.

For mine is the soul of nature,

that gives life to the universe.

From me all things precede,

And unto me they must return.

Let my worship 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 do not find within,

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.