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Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

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Orphic Invocations of the Goddess <strong>and</strong> the<br />

God<br />

Invocation Invocation <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong> the the Goddess<br />

Goddess<br />

Divine are Your honors, Oh Mother of the <strong>Gods</strong> <strong>and</strong> Nurturer of All.<br />

Yoke your swift chariot drawn by bull-slaying lions <strong>and</strong>,<br />

O Mighty Goddess who brings things <strong>to</strong> pass, join our prayers.<br />

Many named <strong>and</strong> reverend, You are the Queen of the Sky.<br />

In the cosmos, Your throne is above all others, for You are<br />

Queen of the Earth, <strong>and</strong> You give gentle nourishment <strong>to</strong> mortals.<br />

<strong>Goddesses</strong>, <strong>Gods</strong>, <strong>and</strong> mortals were born of You,<br />

And You hold sway over the rivers <strong>and</strong> all of the sea.<br />

Hestia, Gaia, Demeter, Inanna, Isis, Astarte, Ishtar, Persephone, Diana,<br />

Giver of prosperity who bes<strong>to</strong>ws upon mortals all manner of gifts,<br />

Come <strong>to</strong> this Rite, Queen whom the drum delights.<br />

Honored <strong>and</strong> loving Nurturer of Life,<br />

Joyfully <strong>and</strong> graciously visit our deeds of piety.<br />

Blessed Be.<br />

Invocation Invocation <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong> the the God<br />

God<br />

Hear <strong>Our</strong> Prayer, O best <strong>and</strong> Many-Named God.<br />

Fine-haired, solitary, <strong>and</strong> full of lovely song;<br />

Many shaped <strong>and</strong> noble nurturer of all,<br />

Maiden <strong>and</strong> youth in one, unwithering bloom, O Adonis<br />

You vanish <strong>and</strong> grow again in the fair seasons' turn.<br />

Kurnunnos, Pan, Myrddhn, two horned Spirit of growth <strong>and</strong> blooming;<br />

Much loved <strong>and</strong> wept for are you,<br />

O Fair <strong>and</strong> Youthful Hunter of the luxuriant mane.<br />

Desire is in Your mind <strong>and</strong> You come <strong>to</strong> the Goddess<br />

in reverence <strong>and</strong> respect,<br />

in sensuous joy is your desire fulfilled<br />

You are the seed planted in the depths of the Underworld<br />

That springs forth, the Green God, that we may sustain our lives.<br />

You sacrifice Yourself in gentleness when you are grown.<br />

Come Kind-Hearted One, Come Blessed God,<br />

<strong>and</strong> bring much joy <strong>to</strong> all.<br />

Blessed Be.

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