Wise Words And Blessings

Listen to the Words of the Great Mother

I who of old was also called among men Artemis, Astarte, Athene, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Cybele, Arianrhod, Isis, Dana, Bride and by many other names. At Mine Altars the youth of Lacedaemon in Sparta made due sacrifice.

Whenever Ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the Moon is full, then shall Ye assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of Me, who am Queen of all the Witcheries.
There shall Ye assemble, Ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will I teach things that are yet unknown.
And Ye shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that Ye be really free, Ye shall be naked in your rites; and Ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music and love, all in My praise.
For Mine is the Ecstasy of the Spirit, and Mine also is Joy on Earth, for My law is Love unto All beings.
Keep pure Your highest ideal, strive ever towards it, let naught stop You or turn You aside.
For Mine is the secret door which opens upon the Land of Youth, and Mine is the cup of the wine of life, and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail of immortality.
I am the Gracious Goddess, who gives the gift of Joy unto the Heart of Man.
Upon earth, I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal, and beyond death I give peace and freedom and reunion with those who have gone before.
Nor do I demand aught in sacrifice, for behold, I am the Mother of All Living,
and My Love is poured out upon the Earth.

A Wiccan Blessing for a Newborn

"Blessed be your breath.
May your breathing be deep and relaxed.
May you breathe in power with every breath you take.
Blessed Be each breath you take.
Blessed be the fire inside you.
May your will be unbroken.
And may it be as strong as fire, and as supple.
May your will be as strong as water, and as supple.
May your passions burn truly and free.
Blessed be your fire, may it burn strong.
Blessed be the waters of your life.
May your blood be strong.
May the flow from your loin be joyful and fertile.
Blessed be all your life-waters.
Blessed be the earth of your body.
May your muscles be strong and fearless.
May your heart beat with love, soul, vigour and courage.
Blessed be your body which is the body of a God.
Blessed be your spirit.
May you always have health in spirit.
May you be whole.
Blessed be your spirit.
May you always have community.
May you be prosperous in all ways.
May you love and be loved.
May your voice --both your complaints and your special offerings to the world --be truly heard.
May you always be surrounded by the warmth of

family & community.
May you know the innate goodness of your being.

=Irish Home Blessing=

Bless the four corners
Of this House
And be the lintel blessed
Bless the hearth
And bless the board
And bless each place of rest.
And bless the door that opens
To strangers as to kin
And bless each shining window
That lets the sunlight in
Bless the oak tree overhead
Bless every sturdy wall
And may the peace of God above
Be always on us all.

Hills as green as emeralds
Cover the countryside
Lakes as blue as sapphires
Are Ireland's special pride
And rivers that shine like silver
Make Ireland look so fair
But the friendliness of her people
Is the richest treasure there

May your thoughts be as glad
as the shamrocks
May your heart be as light
as a song
May each day bring You
bright happy hours
That stay with You
All year long.

May Your troubles be less
And Your blessings be more
And nothing but happiness
Come through Your door.

(For the Irish side of Our Family)

Hear ye the words of the Star Goddess

She in the dust of whose feet are the hosts of heaven, and whose body encircles the Universe.
I who am the beauty of the green earth, and the white Moon among the stars, and the mystery of the waters, and the desire of the heart of man, call unto thy 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; and before my face, beloved

of Gods and of men, let thine innermost divine self be enfolded in the rapture of the infinite.
Let my worship be within the heart that rejoiceth; for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.
And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence

within thee. And thou who thinkest to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not unless thou knowest the mystery; that if that which thou seekest thee findest not within thee, thou wilt never find it without thee. For behold, I have been with thee from the beginning; and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.

...Abraxas was the Supreme Deity over 365 lesser Gods