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                                        The Charge of the God

               Listen to the words of the Horned God, the Guardian of all
                 things wild and free,  and Kepper of the Gates of Death
                                       whose Call all must answer:
                           
                                          I am the fire within your heart
                                             The yearning of your Soul.
                                          I am the Hunter of Knowledge
                                             and the Seeker of the Holy Quest,
                                          I - who stand in the darkness of light
                                             am He whom you have called Death.
                                          I - the Consort and Mate of her we adore,
                                                      call forth to thee.
                                                Heed me call beloved ones,
                                   come unto me and learn the secrets of death and peace.
                                                 I am the corn at harvest
                                                  and the fruit on the trees.
                                                    I am He who leads you home.
                                                  Scourge and Flame,
                                                  Blade and Blood -
                                         These are mine and gifts to thee.
                                          
      
                                         Call unto me in the forest wild
                                                and on hilltop bare
                                            and seek me in the Darkness Bright.
                                               I - who have been called;
                                                            Pan,
                                                            Herne,
                                                            Osiris,
                                                           and Hades,
                                                           speak to thee in thy search.
                                                           Come dance and sing;
                                                            come live and smile,
                                                            for behold;
                                                    this is my worship.
                                          You are my children and I am thy Father.
                                                         On swift night wings
                                                         it is I who lay you at the Mother's feet
                                                         to be reborn and to return again.
                                                         Thou who thinks to seek me,
                                                         know that I am the untamed wind,
                                                         the fury of storm and passion in your Soul
                                                         Seek me with pride and humility,
                                                         but seek me best with love and strength.
                                                                For this is my path,
                                                          and I love not the weak ad fearful.
                                                          Hear my call on long Winter nights
                                                          and we shall stand together guarding Her Earth
                                                                      as She sleeps.
                                     Charge Of The God:

Hear the words of the dancing God, the music of
whore 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 its beings. Through 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 God:

Listen to the words of the God, who is son,
brother, lover and consort of the Lady.

I am the fleet deer in the forest,
I am the beach which receives the waves.
I am the sun which warms the earth.
I am the Lord of the Spiral Dance of Life,
Death and Rebirth, the gentle Reaper,
the Winter Stag and the Spring Fawn.
All things are of Me for I am of the Goddess, opposite, yet not opposing.
I bring forth from the womb that is a tomb,
for I am the seed which fertilizes.

I am abundant life, for I am
the grain that grows and I am death, the harvest in the fall.
And I am rebirth after darkness,
for I am the seed that springs forth anew.

I am fertility, the spreader of life, and
I am the Lord of Death which adds value to life.

I am the Guardian of the gate between life and death.
I am the King of the underworld,
where no living being may venture,
but I am also the King of rebirth, turning the tomb into a womb.

I bring love and strength,peace and passion,
hope and joy, for I am the gentle lover in the night.

All that comes from the Great Mother, the
Divine Star Goddess, who is Mother of  us all.