Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

From "The Witches Goddess" by Janet and Stewart Farrar
"Hail, golden Brighid, inspirer of us all,
Mother of healing, mistress of the arts,
Lady of every skill -- on thee we call
To pour thy magic into human hearts.
Bestow thy blessing on the poet's pen,
The craftsman's chisel, and the healer's hand;
And guide the work of women and of men
To bring thy beauty into this our land!"
Song ong of Ishtar
From "The Witches' Goddess" by Janet and Stewart Farrar
"I the mother have begotten my people,
and like the young of the fishes they fill the sea.
The gods concerning the spirits were weeping with me,
The gods in seats seated in lamentation
covered their lips for the coming evil.
Six days and nights passed,
The wind, the deluge, storm overwhelmed."
Song Song Song to to Ishtar
Ishtar
From "The Witches' Goddess" by Janet and Stewart Farrar
"Thou art mighty, thou hast sovereign power, exalted is thy name!
Thou art the light of heaven and earth,
O valiant daughter of the Moon god.
Ruler of weapons, arbitress of the battle!
Framer of all decrees, wearer of the crown of dominion...
Thou judgest the cause of men with justice and righteousness,
Thou lookest with mercy on the violent man
and thou settest right the unruly every morning.
O goddess of men, O goddess of women,
Thou whose counsel none may learn,
Where thou lookest in pity, the dead man lives again,
the sick is healed,
The afflicted is saved from his affliction,
when he beholdeth thy face!
O exalted Ishtar, that givest light
unto the four quarters of the world!"