The
Charge of the God
Listen now to the words of the God.
He, who of old, was called Zeus, Herne,
Tammuz, Apollo, Cernnunos, Lugh, Osiris,
Dionysos, and many other names. He who is
the Horned-One. He who is the
Mother-Son and Mother-Lover. He who dies
and is reborn. "I who am the
companion of the Lady and child of the
Mother; I who am he who lives and dies and
lives again, do call on you to know me as
I am, for in doing so you will know
yourself. I am King Stag, Horned-One, Lord
of the Hunt. I am passion and pleasure and
pursuit. I am wild but not violent; free
but not uncontrolled. Know me as I am and
hear ye the charge I place before you.
That you may love whom thou wilt but
neglect not those whom you owe fidelity
and loyalty. That you think, say and do as
thou wilt so long as you harm no other nor
bring harm unto thyself. And, I, who
am One with She that is All, do charge you
to be one with those whom you love, for
all your acts of love and joy and pleasure
are rituals unto Us. I, who am He that
lives, dies and lives again, do charge you
to know my ages and to honor them through
the passing of seasons and the turning of
the year.
Know me in the winter as I am born and
begin to grow. Celebrate my birth.
Know me in the Spring as the earth comes
to life and I am the Hunt. Celebrate
new beginnings and growth. Know me in the
Summer as nature is fulfilled and I am
wedded to She with whom I am
everything. Celebrate love. Know me
in the Autumn as you gather the harvest
and I am fulfilled through death from
which comes life. Celebrate
transformation. Know me as I am. He
who lives and dies and lives again and
celebrate in me the turning of the wheel.
Understand my mystery for I am Son of the
Mother and Consort to the Lady. I am my
own father, born of my own death, as you
must also die that you may be
reborn. For I am one with she that
is all and you are one with us!"
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