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Queen of All Witches, Deliver us.
Aradia, Goddess of Liberation, is the Daughter of Lucifer and Diana, the Morning Star and the Moon. In a time when the Catholic Church, Political Powers, and Upper-Classes reigned supreme, Aradia came to earth to deliver her people (peasants) from their oppressors, through instructing them in the Arts of Witchery. To do this, she bestowed upon them certain powers, which she referred to as her "gifts."
These gifts included the abilities to: Bless and consecrate, Bring success in love, Speak with Spirits, Know of hidden things, Call forth Spirits, Know the Voice of the Wind, Possess the knowledge of transformation, Possess the knowledge of divination, Know and understand the secret signs, Cure disease, Bring forth beauty, Have influence over wild beasts, and Know the secrets of the hands.
In this time of uncertainty, a time when the political powers that be seek to tear away at the very fabric of our freedoms, we call upon the Daughter of the Moon and Stars to deliver us from the hands of our oppressors and bestow unto us her gifts, so that we may wield them to defend ourselves and each other against those forces that would seek to harm us and those we love.
We invite you to stay for a spell, light a virtual candle, and commune with the Queen of the Witches. May you find comfort, illumination, protection, and empowerment. So mote it be.
(The physical shrine to Aradia, carefully tended).
("Aradia Sigil" by The-Pagan-Gallery, DeviantArt)
CHARGE OF ARADIA
"Whenever you have need of anything, once in the month when the Moon is full, then shall you come together at some deserted place, or where there are woods, and give worship to She who is Queen of all Witches. Come all together inside a circle, and secrets that are yet unknown shall be revealed.
And your mind must be free and also your spirit, and as a sign that you are truly free, you shall be naked in your rites. And you shall rejoice, and sing; making music and low. For this is the essence of spirit, and the knowledge of joy.
Be true to your own beliefs, and keep to the Ways, beyond all obstacles. For ours is the key to the mysteries and the cycle of rebirth, which opens the way to the Womb of Enlightenment.
I am the spirit of witches all, and this is joy and peace and harmony. In life does the Queen of all witches reveal the knowledge of Spirit. And from death does the Queen deliver you to peace and renewal.
When I shall have departed from this world, in memory of me make cakes of grain, wine and honey. These shall you shape like the Moon, and then partake of wine and cakes, all in my memory. For I have been sent to you by the Spirits of Old, and I have come that you might be delivered from all slavery. I am the daughter of the Sun and Moon, and even though I have been born into this world, my Race is of the Stars.
Give offerings all to She who is our Mother. For She is the beauty of the Greenwood, and the light of the Moon among the Stars, and the mystery which gives life, and always calls us to come together in Her name. Let Her worship be the ways within your heart, for all acts of love and pleasure gain favour with the Goddess.
But to all who seek Her, know that your seeking and desire will reward you not, until you realize the secret. Because if that which you seek is not found within your inner self, you will never find it from without. For she has been with you since you entered into the ways, and she is that which awaits at your journey's end."
-Charles Godfrey Leland
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