Today's Earth Prayer

[willowoak]

Hmmmm…  I wonder where I’ve seen this one before.  I just can’t imagine.  ;)

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I, who am the beauty of the green earth, and the white moon among the stars, and the mystery of the waters, and desire of the heart of man, I call upon thy soul to arise and come unto Me.  For I am the soul of nature, who gives life to the universe.  From Me all things proceed, and unto Me they must return.  And before my face, beloved of Gods and of men, let thine innermost divine self be enfolded in the rapture of the infinite.  Let my worship be within the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.  And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.  And you who think to seek for me, know your seeking and yearning shall avail you not, unless you know the mystery:  for if that which you seek,, you find not within you, you wilt never find it without.  For behold, I have been with you from the beginning; and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.

 

—    Doreen Valiente