The Shepherd

"How sweet is the shepherd’s sweet lot!
From the morn to the evening he strays;
He shall follow his sheep all the day,
And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

For he hears the lambs’ innocent call,
And he hears the ewes’ tender reply;
He is watchful while they are in peace,
For they know when their shepherd is nigh."

by William Blake

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Prayer Of Becoming

May clarity grow within Me
Open my eyes to life's many Wonders
May I feel the pulse of all creation within Me

Open my spirit to Awareness
Fill my heart with Understanding
May my life be of service to Earth and the Goddess

Open my ears to the needs of those around Me
Make my hands strong & gentle in Your Service
May I remember always, the Goddess works through Me

by Abby Willowroot

Books in PDF format to read:

Howard Phillips Lovecraft - History Of The Necronomicon
Anonymous - The Prayers Of The Elementals

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Petition To Hekate

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A petition for her patronage is recorded in the third century by Hippolytus in Philosphumena:

"Come infernal, terrestrial, and heavenly Bombo (Hecate),

goddess of the broad roadways, of the crossroad,

thou who goest to and fro at night,

torch in hand, enemy of the day.

Friend and lover of darkness,

thou who doest rejoice

when the bitches are howling

and warm blood is spilled,

thou who art walking amid the phantom

and the in place of the tombs,

thou whose thirst is blood,

thou who doest strike chill and fear in mortal hearts,

Gorgo, Mormo, Moon of a thousand forms,

cast a propitious eye on our sacrifice."

from The Gay Mage

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What Would You Do

if People were few
and contact was
far and Between?

Where would you be
if not one was free
and there was no
joy to be seen?

How would you feel
if nothing were real
and nowhere on earth
was it green?

You would be here
and I would be near
for you and I both
play this scene.

The scene that we play
is with us Today,
an act we shall
never escape.

So struggle and fight
for this play to rewrite
and so then do we
change our fate.

Books in PDF format to read:

Aleister Crowley - The Soul Of The Desert
Gerald Gardner - Witchcraft Today
Rabbi Michael Laitman - Attaining The Worlds Beyond
Aleister Crowley - The Soul Of Osiris
Aleister Crowley - The World Of Tarot

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The Keepers Of Imbolc

(by: Deva A.M. Bluewing)

In silence they gather
Black robed against the Blacker
Waning Winter night
Tapers aglow with Faerie FyreThey descend from the high forestsTo the gentle fields of farming folkBecause the time draws nigh

Clasping each the other's hands
They dance through the darkness
All to-ing-and-fro-ing
With upturned faces
(Common eye hath never seen)

Faint silver-blueShimmering grows about themThe air is electricFertile with Love, Pregnant with Life

Beneath the soft white Quilting
Within the womb of Earth
The shimmering penetrates
Calling
A seed's shell
Cracks!

Blue-silver fading
Hands thrown high
In the instant b'twixt night and light
Dancing shadows dissolve
And upon the Sun's first ray
A whispered, "So Mote It Be...

Books in PDF format to read:

Isaac Bonewits - The Enemies Of Our Enemies
John Dee - The Calls Of Enoch
Janus Lacinius Therapus - The New Pearl Of Great Price.pdf
John Earle - The Deeds Of Beowulf

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Brigit Blessing

"I AM UNDER THE SHIELDING"
"OF GOOD BRIGIT EACH DAY."
"I AM UNDER THE SHIELDING "
"OF GOOD BRIGIT EACH NIGHT."
"I AM UNDER THE KEEPING"
"OF THE NURSE OF MARY,"
"EACH EARLY AND LATE,"
"EVERY DARK, EVERY LIGHT."
"BRIGIT IS MY COMRADE WOMAN,"
"BRIGIT IS MY MAKE OF SONG,"
"BRIGIT IS MY HELPING WOMAN,"
"MY CHOICEST OF WOMEN,"
"MY WOMAN OF GUIDANCE."

by CARMINA GADELICA

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I Saw A Chapel All Of Gold

That none did dare to enter in,
And many weeping stood without,
Weeping, mourning, worshipping.

I saw a serpent rise between
The white pillars of the door,
And he forc’d and forc’d and forc’d,
Down the golden hinges tore.

And along the pavement sweet,
Set with pearls and rubies bright,
All his slimy length he drew
Till upon the altar white

Vomiting his poison out
On the bread and on the wine.
So I turn’d into a sty
And laid me down among the swine.

- William Blake

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Religion Belief

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AP 10/28 1245 Inmate's Witch
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- A prison
inmate and the superintendent are
awaiting advice on whether the
prisoner's minister -- a witch -- can
worship with him.
Prison Superintendent William McRae
said he asked the state attorney
general's office to determine if
witchcraft can be considered a religion.
Even if it is, he said, Robert Edwards'
request would violate a policy
recommending that inmates not convert to
another faith after they enter prison.
Edwards, 35, who listed himself as a
Protestant when he entered St. Cloud
Reformatory five years ago for a
16-year, nine-month sentence for
second-degree murder, says he's being
persecuted for his religious beliefs.
"Someone once said, What man does
not understand, he seeks to destroy,"'
he told the St. Cloud Daily Times in an
interview published Monday. "I think
that's what's happening to me in this
situation."
Edwards said he began corresponding
with Antiga, a practicing witch and
licensed minister, about six months ago
after he saw her on a TV program. He
said he thinks officials are stalling
because they misunderstand witchcraft,
which he said has nothing to do with
Satanism or the occult.
Witchcraft, Antiga said, is an
ancient Earth-honoring religion that
predates Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism
and Hinduism and takes its inspiration
from nature, the movement of the planets
and the cycle of the seasons.
McRae said witchcraft has evil
connotations for him.
"I don't rush out and embrace
witchcraft or Satanism or voodoo, or any
of those things. They seem more founded
on evil than good. Therefore, I don't
see any advantage to inmates or to
myself in having them in here," he said.
The rule against inmate conversions
is recommended by the state Chaplaincy
Advisory Committee to protect vulnerable
prisoners, McRae said. If the attorney
general says witchcraft is a religion,
he said, he may appeal to the Chaplaincy
Advisory Committee, which advises
prisons on religious matters.
If the attorney general's office
decides witchcraft is not a religion,
then McRae said, he would not allow
Edwards to have a ceremony.
AP 10/31 0244 Prison Witchcraft
By LAURA WILKINSON Associated Press
Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A prison inmate
won a fight to have a witch perform a
ritual in his cell after corrections
officials decided he has a right to
worship as he chooses.
Robert Edwards, serving time at the
Minnesota Correctional Institution in
St. Cloud for a second-degree murder
conviction, was granted permission
Thursday to have a witch visit him.
"It seems to me appropriate that the
prison treat the request for religious
services... the way that it treats
requests for religious services by
inmates who profess more orthodox
religious beliefs," said Richard L.
Varco, counsel to the state Department
of Corrections.
"The witch seems to perform functions
parallel to those performed by priests
and ministers," Varco said.
Antiga, a 54-year-old priestess of
the Covenant of the Goddess who declined
to reveal her full name, said she didn't
know when she would visit Edwards at the
prison, but that it wouldn't be today,
Halloween.
She said she planned a private
ceremony today, by invitation only, "for
those in the craft." Edwards said he
would celebrate Halloween "very
discreetly."

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Altar Messgods

This file is still very sloppy and incomplete.

When dealing with dieties
The stages of status...
the god strikes at you with a lightning
bolt and destroys all your wielded items
*Mortal you are a nuisance* (all your
items are cursed)
ground rumbles
nothing happens

seems pleased with you altar will detect status of
dropped items

seems very pleased with you water dropped on altar will
become holy
you feel an inner strength lifting your
spirits
you feel inner peace diety makes you Lucky
you feel spiritually elated

you feel spiritually invincible diety makes Fate smile upon
you
you burn with the anticipation of power
(chaotic only?)
your diety is very close to you

your diety is extremely close to you you may pray for crowning (or
pre-crown bonus, as below)

Rewards from the gods (these can be expensive)
For a moment you are surrounded by bright
light. Big uncursing
You feel supported.
Your equipment feels heavier. You just got an item!
You feel that a dark fate is taken from you. Lose doom
You feel that a sinister curse is lifted
from you. Lose cursed
You suddenly feel very well. Lose sickness
Suddenly the darkness is lifted from you. Lose blindness
Your mind clears. Lose confusion
You suddenly speed up. Lose slowed state.
You no longer feel any poison in your veins. Poison cured
You are healed by a silvery/golden/black
light surrounding you.
Your minds focuses once more on reality.
Energy ripples through your body. Restored power points
You are satiated by divine manna. Lose hunger
Suddenly a bright light illuminates this
area. Er, you see the light.
You suddenly can hear again. Lose deafness
You suddenly feel more at home. ?
You hear a voice in your mind. *Thou shalt Breeders on level are
be hunted by fewer enemies spayed/neutered

Your *item* glows in a silvery light. Removes curse from equiped
item

Crowning as Champion
"Mortal, ye have done great service to my cause.
Hereby ye art crowned to be my champion!
Something is lying at your feet."
You must be extremely close to your god, and exemplify your alignment (C-/N=/L+). If you have the closeness, but not the alignment, you can pray anyway and get an artifact gift, but you'll have to regain the extremely close status again for crowning.
Champions are permanently Blessed, get an immunity (see below), get an artifact from the diety, get a blessed amulet of the appropriate alignment, and get some relief from the costs of praying and equiping artifacts. They are also the only ones who can convert the altars of the Elemental temples.
When the gods grant immunities...

Acid immunity "You look forward to be digested by the Chaos Lords/Lords
of Order themselves."
Cold immunity "You feel prepared for the most chilling tasks."
Heat immunity "You no longer fear the heat of all hells combined."

Shock immunity"You feel that neither thunder nor lightning will be able
to prevent the success of your mission."

Being rejected...

Sacrificing creatures co-aligned with altar (for neutrals and lawfuls) hear a booming voice in your mind
*BE WARNED! SACRIFICING MY OWN CREATURES IS NOT SOMETHING I WELCOME WITH JOY*
Sacrificing a creature co-aligned with the altar (Neutral or Lawful),
but the diety isn't too angry, yet.
You notice a thundering voice in your head. *YOU DARE TO SACRIFICE ONE OF MY OWN CREATURES* *DEFILER*
Sacrificed creature co-aligned with altar and diety is angry.

Sacrificing summoned fodder
A voice in your mind lectures you. *WHAT A MEDIOCRE SIGN OF DEVOTION.
IMPROVE* *THOU SHALT TAKE PAINS TO PROVE THY DEVOTION*
Sacrificing wimpy creatures gives only the first line, summoned
creatures and replicators gives both.

Sacrificing really lousy food items
Suddenly %s speaks to you. *YOU DARE TO OFFER THE CRAP SOLD BY RATLING TRADERS* *FORGET IT* The *ratling ware of choice* disappears.

Sacrificing pets
You sense a feeling of loss for some seconds, then it passes.
You feel like scum.
You feel like a traitor.

Killing aligned priest

Sacrificing aligned priest

Sacrificing gift from the god
Diety booms: *YOU DARE TO SACRIFICE MY GIFTS AT MY HOLY PLACE*

Converting altars
You sense a conflict between supernatural entities. The altar glows in a bright light/dark fire/gray shine. God1 and God2 seem to be quarreling for supremacy! One of them triumphes!
You... sense the incredible anger / hear the angry wail...of the losing God. (It depends on just how hated you are.)

Trynig to convert an altar
A voice in your mind booms: *WELCOME, BELIEVER* You feel your morals changing.
The altar managed to convert you, instead!

Destroying altars

Fallen Champions
Changing alignment after being crowned as champion:
Suddenly a thundering voice intrudes into your mind. MORTAL, YE DAREST TO SWITCH THEE ALIGNMENT AFTER * I * HAVE CROWNED YE TO BE MY CHAMPION DIE FOR THIS SACRILEGE
A bolt of black energy hits you!
If you're immune or resistant enough to the weapon...
You seem to be immune to that bolt. You hear a voice in your mind
*DAMN, YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS HUMILIATION, TOO*
If you're not immune to it, the score file will read...
*Character name* was blasted into oblivion by an angry deity.

Others
A voice booms: *THANKS, HERETIC* The item is destroyed by a column of flames.
Fallen Champions can try to get back on the Diety's good side. Can
try.

Dropping stuff on non-aligned altar.
The item(s) glows in a black light.
(Dropped items are cursed.)
A voice booms: *GET YOUR JUNK OFF MY ALTAR*

The ultimate sacrifice...sacrificing yourself
In the last moments of your life you hear some diety chuckling
In your last seconds you hear some diety howling in triumph.
Sacrificing self when hated/despised by diety.
You are surrounded by darkness.
?

Suddenly you hear a booming voice. *Mortal, dost ye want to cheat ME* *I will not allow this sacrilege* The amulet you are wearing suddenly turns to dust.
Sacrificing self while wearing an amulet of life saving

*FoOl ThOsE sErVaNtS aRe MoRe UsEfUl ThAn YoU. wHy NoT sAcRiFiCe YoUrSeLf?*

The Chaos gods asking you to sac yourself! Weak chaotic sacrificing strong chaos creatures?

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Untitled Poem

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath amd tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, amd shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

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The Triple Fool By John Donne

I am two fools, I know,
For loving, and for saying so
In whining poetry ;
But where's that wise man, that would not be I,
If she would not deny ?
Then as th' earth's inward narrow crooked lanes
Do purge sea water's fretful salt away,
I thought, if I could draw my pains
Through rhyme's vexation, I should them allay.
Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce,
For he tames it, that fetters it in verse.

But when I have done so,
Some man, his art and voice to show,
Doth set and sing my pain ;
And, by delighting many, frees again
Grief, which verse did restrain.
To love and grief tribute of verse belongs,
But not of such as pleases when 'tis read.
Both are increased by such songs,
For both their triumphs so are published,
And I, which was two fools, do so grow three.
Who are a little wise, the best fools be.

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