the goddess
01:32 Sep 11 2010
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Legand of the Goddess
In ancient times our Lord, the Horned One, was, as he still is, the Consoler, the Comforter; but men knew him as the Dread Lord of Shadows- lonely, stern and hard.
Now our Lady the Goddess had never loved, but she would solve all mysteries, even the mystery of Death - and so she journeyed to the Nether Lands.
The Guardian of the Portals challenged her, “ Strip off thy garments, lay aside thy jewels for nought may ye bring with thee into this our land.”
So she laid down her garments and her jewels and was bound, as are all who enter the realms of Death the Mighty One.
Such was her beauty that Death himself knelt and laid his sword and crown at her feet and kissed them saying; “Blessed be thy feet that have brought thee in these ways. Abide with me, but let me place my cold hand on thy heart.” and she replied,
"I love thee not. Why dost thou cause all things that I love and take delight in to fade and die ?”
“ Lady” replied Death, “ tis Age and Fate, against which I am helpless. Age causes all things to wither; but when men die at the end of time, I give them rest and peace and strength, so that they may return. But you - you are lovely; return not - abide with me."
But she replied, “ I love thee not.”
Then said Death, “ ‘An you receive not my hand on your heart, you must receive Death’s scourge.”—
“It is fate, better so," she said, and she knelt.
And Death scourged her tenderly, and she cried, “ I feel the pangs of love.”
And Death raised her, and said, “ Blessed be .” and gave her the Fivefold Kiss, saying the Mysteries and gave her the necklace, which is the Circle of Rebirth.
And they loved and were one ; and he taught her all the Magicks.
For there are three great events in the life of mortals—love, death and resurrection in a new body—and Magick controls them all.
To fulfil love you must return at the same time and place as the loved one, and you must remember and love them again.
But to be reborn you must die and be ready for a new body ; to die you must be born ; without love you may not be born—and these be all the Magicks.
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