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 In Wicca, the Goddess is a very important element. We believe in the Goddess, as well as the God . She is the Earth Mother, and the Moon Goddess . She is the Mother of the God, and the God's consort. She is seen in many different guises, but, they are all aspects of the One. She is a Triple Goddess: the Maiden, Mother, and the Crone. Following is the Charge of the Goddess and the Charge of the Dark Goddess.
 

The Charge of the Goddess

Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old, called among men, Artemis, Astarte, Diane, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Bride, and by many other names. At mine altars, the youth of Lacedemon, in Sparta, made due sacrifice. When ever ye have need of anything, and better it be, when the Moon is Full, or New, then ye shall assemble in some secret place, and adore the spirit of Me, who is Queen of all Witcheries. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet who have not won it's deepest mysteries; to these, will I teach things that are yet unknown. And ye shall be free from slavery , and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked in your rites. And ye shall sing, dance, feast, make music and love, all in my praise. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine also is joy on Earth, for my law is--- love unto all things. Keep pure, your highest ideals, strive ever towards it, let naught stop you, or turn you away. For mine is the secret door which opens upon the door of youth and mine is the cup of wine of life, and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail 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. Beyond death, I give peace and freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand sacrifice, for behol, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the Earth.
    Hear ye, the words of the Star Goddess, she in the dust of whose feet, are the hosts of Heaven, whose body encircleth the Universe. I am the green Earth, and the white Moon amongst the stars and the mysteries of the Waters, and the desire of the heart of man. Call unto my soul, arise and come unto Me. For I am the soul of Nature, who gives life to the Universe. From Me, all things precede, and unto Me, all things return. Before my face, the beloved of Gods and men the inmost divine self shall be enfolded in the rapture of the infinate. 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, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. Thou who thinketh to seek for me; know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not; unless thou know the mystery; that if that which thou seeketh, thou findest not within thee, thou shall never find 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.
(this is only one version, there are many other versions)

 The Charge of the Dark Goddess
   Hear the words of the Dark Goddess, who stands within the crossroads, whose torch illuminates the Underworld. I am the Queen of Magic and the Dark Moon, hidden in the darkest night. I am the mystery of the Underworld, and the fear that coils about your heart, in the time of your trials. I am the soul of Nature, that gives form to the Universe. It is I that awaits you at the end of the spiral dance.Most ancient among Gods and mortals, let my worship be within the heart that truly tasted life, for behold, all acts of pleasure and arts are my pleasures 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 seek to remove my veil and behold my true face, know, all your questing and efforts are for nothing, and all your lusts and desires, shall avail you, not at all.. For unless you know my mystery, look wherever you will, it will allude you, for it is within you and nowhere else. For, behold, I have been with you from the very beginning. The comforting hand that nurtured you at the dawn of life, and the loving hand 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 beginning, as yet, unimagined and yet unknown.
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The first image at the top, is from a knife that I have, artwork is by Boris Vallejo.
The image in the center is another Boris Vallejo work of art.
 

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