Listen to the word of the Great Father, who of old was
called: Adonis, Zeus, Thor, Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Lugh and many other
names.
My law is harmony with all things, mine is the
secret that opens the gates of life and mine is the dish of salt of the
Earth that is the body of Cernunnos that is the eternal cycle of
rebirth. I give the knowledge of life everlasting, and beyond death I
give the promise of regeneration and renewal. I am the sacrifice, the
Father of all things. And my protection blankets the Earth.
Hear the words of the Dancing God, the music of whose laughter stirs the winds, whose voice calls forth the seasons...
I, who am the Lord of the Hunt and the power of
light. Sun among the clouds and the secret of the flame I call your
bodies to arise and come unto me. For I am the flesh of the Earth and
all of her beings. Through me, all things must die and with me, all are
reborn. Let my worship be in the body that sings and stirs forth. For
behold, all acts of willing sacrifice are my rituals. Let there be
desire and fear, anger and weakness, joy and peace, awe and longing
within you. For these too are part of the mysteries found within
yourself. Within me, all beginning have endings and all endings have
beginnings.
SOURCE: The Wiccan Garden