I give unimaginable joys on earth, certainty, not faith, while in life! And upon death, peace unutterable, rest, and ecstasy, nor do I demand aught in sacrifice.' Say, 'Let ecstasy be mine, and joy on earth even to me, To Me,' For I am a gracious Goddess. There is a Secret Door that I have made to establish the way to taste even on earth the elixir of immortality. And ye shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked in your rites, both men and women, and ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music, and love, all in my praise. To these will I teach things that are yet unknown. There ye shall assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets. Whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, ye shall assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of Me who am Queen of all Witcheries and magics. High Priestess: 'At mine Altars the youth of Lacedaemon in Sparta made due sacrifice.
Magus: 'Listen to the words of the Great mother, who of old was also called among men Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Diana, Arianrhod, Bride, and by many other names.'
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