Artemis

Artemis rituals are useful when you need the inner strength to enter new realms.

Invocation

Artemis, Queen of the Night, Lady of the Hunt, I call upon You to come with Your bear and stag and lead me into new directions.  Give me the strength and courage to forge ahead.  Help me run the path lightly, that I may pass without a trace, known only to those I choose. Be with me, Moon Lady, and teach me to rely on myself.  Blessed be.

Devocation

Huntress, I have raced the skies with you.  Now I bid You farewell.  May You traipse the woods forever more, protecting child and animal, guarding against assault.  I ask that Your strength remain in my heart.  Blessed Be.

Artemis, I sing thy praises. From thy woodlands great I call unto thee. I have answered thee In the dark of night. Thy hands have fed me, And I am full. Thou Huntress of the Night, Divine Protectress, Keeper of all Mysteries, Let thy light flood me with wisdom And thy presence fill me. I have answered thee In the early morn. Thy song has comforted me and I am strong. Great Goddess of Moon and Magic Mistress of the deer and owl, Be thou my guide and inspiration Teach me thy mysteries, And lead me in thy ways. For I have seen thee beneath the cool, dark night, And I have answered thee.

Invocation to Lady Artemis By Sir David Cherubim Copyright (c) 1989 e.v.

O Thou Beautiful Lady of the Moon, Virgin Artemis, Mysterious and Triune, Who bearest a bow And a quiver of splendor With elegant arrows Made of glittering silver, Sister of Apollo And daughter of Zeus, Most Mysterious Woman, Mystick and Abstruse, Who art Selene above Waxing in the sky, And Hecate below Waning with a sigh, And Artemis on earth Protecting child birth, Thou triple Goddess Of the ageless Moon Lady of the Nocturnal And Mystick Swoon, Virgin Artemis Of Lunar Delight, Admirable Queen Of the Starry Night, Lover of youth And Guardian of Truth, Holy Priestess And Virgin Huntress, Mighty Protectress, Full Moon in Darkness, Holy Virgin, Holy Guardian, Blessed Goddess Of the Cypress Garden, We invoke thy Lunar Ecstasy, And we invoke thy Mystick Trance! We invoke thy Magick Sovereignty, And we invoke thy Secret Guidance! Come, o come, Lady Artemis, Our beloved Moon, And fill us with your Mystick And Wondrous Swoon! We invoke thee to enrich Our souls with thy Mystick Power, Come, O come, in this, Thine holy hour!

Hymns to Artemis

"Come with bows bent and with emptying of quivers, Maiden most perfect, lady of light, With a noise of winds and many rivers, With a clamour of waters and with might, Bind on thy sandals, O thou most fleet, Over the splendor and speed of thy feet; For the faint east quickens, the wan west shivers Round the feet of the day and the feet of the night."

"Hail to thee, Maiden blest, Proudest and holiest: God's daughter, great in bliss, Leto-born, Artemis! Hail to thee, Maiden, far Fairest of all that are, Yea, and most high thine home, Child of the Father's Hall; Hear, O most virginal, Hear, O most fair of all, In high God's golden dome."

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