Charges of the Goddess:

[themightyjenjen]

A place for all the charges for all the Goddesses!
Here is one from my BoS- I am not sure of the author, and post other charges, even if they are similar to this one- the more the merrier!

Here ye the Charge of the Star Goddess, who was of old called Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Arronrhod, Melusine, Rhea & many others…

The youth of Sparta made due sacrifice at her alter, when ever you have need of anything, once in the month and better it be then the Moon is full, then shall you assemble in some secret place to call upon me, for I am the Great Goddess. Beneath the Moon shall you assemble, you who wish to learn all the mysteries yet have not won the deepest secrets. To you shall I teach things that are as yet unknown, And you shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that you are truly free, you shall be naked in your rites, and you shall dance and sing, make music and love all in my presence. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit and mine also is joy upon Earth. My love is to love all things.

Keep pure your highest ideals, strive ever toward them let naught stop you, not turn you aside. For mine is the secret that opens the door of youth and mine is the Cup of Wine of life, and the Cauldron of Rebirth which is the Holy Grail of Immortality.

I am the Gracious Goddess who gives the gift of joy into the hearts of humanity. Upon Earth I give knowledge of the eternal spirit, and beyond death I give peace, freedom and reunion, for behold! I am the Mother of all things, and my love is poured upon the earth.

I am the bounty of the green Earth, and the white Moon amongst the stars, the mystery of the waters, and the desire of heaven and of humans I call unto you to come to me who is the Soul of Nature and who give life unto the Universe. From me all things proceed and unto me all things must return. Beloved of Gods and humans let thine inmost 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 there be beauty and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And know that which you seek you find not with in yourself, you will never find without. For behold I have been with you since the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.


:)JenJen

[themightyjenjen]

The Charge of the Great Mother… The Blessed Goddess… who was of old called Artemis, Astarte, Demeter, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Diana, Brigid, Hecate, Isis, & many others….
I am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon, and the mysteries of the waters. From me all things proceed and unto me they must return. Let my worship be in the heart that rejoices, for all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, 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: If that which you seek, you find not within yourself; you will never find it without. For behold: I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.


I do not know the author- JenJen

[Angaridatha]

This is the Charge of the Goddess from Farrar.

There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deeper secrets; to these will I teach all things that are as yet unknown, And ye shall be free from slavery; and as a sign ye be truly free, you shall be naked in your rites, and ye shall dance, sing and feast, make music and love, all in my praise.

For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and more and mine is also Joy on Earth; for my law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your highest ideals; strive ever towards them, let nothing 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 of the wine of life, and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Vessel 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 sacrifice for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out onto the Earth.

I am the beauty of 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 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. Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And thou who thinketh to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not unless thou knoweth the mystery; that if that which thy seekest thou findest not within thee, thou wilt never 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.

So says the Goddess...

[Angaridatha]

This is the Charge by Doreen Valiente.

Mother darksome and divine
Mine the scourge and mine the kiss.
Five-point star of life & bliss,
Here I charge ye in this sign.

Bow before my spirit bright,
Aphrodite, Arianrhod,
Lover of the Horned God,
Queen of witchery and night.

Diana, Brigid, Melusince,
Am I named of old by men;
Artemis and Cerridwen,
Hell's dark mistress, Heaven's Queen.

Ye who ask of me a boon,
Meet ye in some hidden shade,
Lead my dance in greenwood glade,
By the light of the full moon.

Dance about mine altar stone,
Work my holy magistry
Ye who are fain of sorcery,
I bring ye secrets yet unknown.

No more shall ye know slavery,
Who tread my round the Sabbat night.
Come ye all naked to the rite,
In sign that ye are truly free.

Keep ye my mysteries in mirth,
Heart joined to heart and lip to lip.
Five are the points of fellowship
That bring ye ectasy on earth.

No other law but love I know,
By naught but love may I be known;
And all that liveth is my own,
From me they come, to me they go.

by Doreen Valiente

[Angaridatha]

I am the Great Mother, worshipped by all and
existent prior to their consciousness.
I am the primal female force, boundless and eternal.

I am the chaste Goddess of the moon,
the Lady of all magic.
The winds and moving leaves sing my name.
I wear the crescent Moon upon my brow and
my feet rest among the starry heavens.
I am mysteries yet unsolved, a path newly set upon.
I am a field untouched by the plow.
Rejoice in me and know the fullness of youth.
I am the blessed Mother, the gracious Lady of the harvest.
I am clothed with the deep, cool wonder of the Earth
and the gold of the fields heavy with grain.
By me the tides of the Earth are ruled;
all things come to fuition according to my season
I am refuge and healing.
I am the life-giving Mother, wondrously fertile.

Worship me as the Crone,
Tender of the unbroken cycle of death and rebirth.
I am the wheel, the shadow of the Moon.
I rule the tides of women and men and
give release and renewal to weary souls.
Though the darkness of death is my domain,
the joy of birth is my gift.

I am the Goddess of the Moon, the Earth, the Seas.
My names and strengths are manifold.
I pour forth magick and power, peace and wisdom.
I am the eternal Maiden, Mother of all, and Crone of darkness,
and I send you blessings
of limitless love.

by Scott Cunningham

[Angaridatha]

There are lots of beautiful charges out there, this one has an unknown author but I thought I'd post it.

Behold, I am she who shines above, Selene, Luna, Moon. I bring light and love to all who attend. Attend my words, for they are the words of elder and youth, the words formed on the very breath with which the first mother kissed her child. Listen, and be one.

Harm none I have told you, and well you have done in holding by it, but I charge you further to Harm not, not yourself, nor the air, nor that which you can live without harming. Behold, before the all mother all things are equal, and all things have purpose. Know harm, know purpose. Why cut down a tree when you could tread on the grass, why tread on the grass when you could walk on the sand? Why pick the finest apple on the branch when fresh windfall is delivered into your lap?

For I am the mother of all, she who breathes purpose into each creature's mouth as they are born. Behold, I am the breath of life, and I can be the agent of death, for purpose is two sided, and those that destroy in the name of creation shall be punished as they punish. I am She who is the hand of death, and I take from the dying their purpose that they pass within unbound into the realms of shadow. I am the light within Shadow.

Respect those that went before but do not try to remake the past. All is a cycle, and we are within the infancy of the great life that is the life of the Wicca. Thousands of years will pass, Wicca will grow and change and falter and stumble, but the last breath is the first breath, and at its darkest moment Wicca will be born anew once more.

Grow! I charge you, do not age behind walls against the world, you are the children of the Moon, Shine!

Learn! I charge you, do not sit on what you know in the hopes that it will hatch like an egg. Reap, but sow and reap again. Create!

Love! As I love, without secrets or threats, do what is right, for no love is evil. Do no evil in love, and love all as you love yourself, for we do not harm what we truly love save when harm is unstoppable. Harm none!

Be! Let the shackles fall, you are free and you can do all! As the being grows, so the Will shines! As you learn, so your Will creates, as you love, your Will cannot harm. As you Be, so you Are!

I am you, we are one, your breath carries the same purpose as mine, if hidden to you! Breathe and know that creation is yours! Love all, Know purpose and Harm none, Live life full of wonder, joy, and know that light is always there, even if hidden within the shadows.

Author Unknown

[Angaridatha]

Charge of the Dark Goddess, be careful with this one.

Hear the words of the Dark Goddess, who stands within the Crossroads, whose torch illuminates the Underworld:

I am the Queen of magick and the dark of the Moon, hidden in the deepest night. I am the mystery of the Otherwolds and the fear that coils about your heart in the times of you trials.

I am the soul of nature that gives form to the universe; it is I who awaits you at the end of the spiral dance.

Most ancient among gods and mortals, let my worship be within the heart that has truly tasted life, for behold all acts of magick and art are my pleasure and my greatest ritual is love itself.
Therefore let there be beauty in your strength, compassion in your wrath, power in your humility, and discipline balanced through mirth and reverence.

You who seek to remove my veil and behold my true face, know that all your questing and efforts are for nothing, and all your lust and desires shall avail you not at all.

For unless you know my mystery, look wherever you will, it will elude you, for it is within you and nowhere else.

For behold, I have ever been with you, from the very beginning, the comforting hand that nurtured you in the dawn of life, and the loving embrace that awaits you at the end of each life, for I am that which is attained at the end of the dance, and I am the womb of new beginnings, as yet unimagined and unknown.

by Jim Garrison