Full Moon

The Moon has risen and the glow comes into our circle.
My Sisters join hands and bow their heads
As the Goddess is called to us.

I call on the Wind to present her self
I call on the Fire to rise high from our caldrons.
I call on the Rain to fall gently upon us.
I call on the Earth, who is mother to us all.

I turn to the East and summon the Witches
I turn to the South and summon my Words
I turn to the West and summon the Energy
I turn to the North and summon the Light

I make my circle of protection and bow as
I request the love and light of the Goddess.
I make my circle of protection and invite
my Sisters to join the light.
I make my circle of protection and place
my family there with me.
I make my circle of protection and
place my animals with us.

I raise my arms to the Moon
and draw down her energy.
I raise my arms to the Moon
and drawn down her light.
I raise my arms to the Moon
and drawn down her love
I raise my arms to the Moon
and drawn down her protection .

She is our Mother and I ask for her prayers

I pray for the families of my Sisters
I pray for the fulfillment of my destiny
I pray for the joy of life to fill my life
I pray for the protection of my Sisters and myself

Blessings to the birds in our skies
Blessings to animals that roam our lands
Blessings to creatures of the seas
Blessings to our pets, which love is constant

Joy to us and all of ours
Laughter that fills our lives
May we see the beauty around us
Find a passion that will live forever

I give my love and energy to my Sisters
I open my circle and release the joy
And peace from this gathering
I open my circle and release the Love
And Energy from this gathering
I open my circle and release
Our devotion to the Goddess

I thank the Goddess for her presence
I thank the Witches for their presence
I thank the Elements for their presence
I thank my Sisters for their presence

To All with my Love and Blessings

All is done…

 

—A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese

Nature’s 4 Elements of Love

 

Love is and is made from nature’s 4 elements of love
that make up all the essentials in life

 

The 4 elements of love that intertwine
our beings divine within the beating
heart of the universal infinite

 

The 4 elements of love that make us…
from the tops of our heads
to the tips of our toes
to the beating of our hearts
to our hands that give love

 

So I call from Gaia the 4 elements of love into me…

 

Earth – the element coming from the North
Earth as my Body – become me

 

Earth is our universal home
For She sustains, supports, and provides nourishment
for us all

 

Earth is where we were born
Earth is where we will live
Earth is where we will die

 

Earth is the source that all life comes from and
that all life will return to – ashes to ashes and
dust to dust

 

When you stand upon Mother Earth, let
your soul move through the center of
your feet to entangle once again with
the roots of all earth’s life

 

My Body as Earth – Let Me become You…

 

Air – the element coming from the East
Air as my Breath – breathe me in

 

Air is the movement, space and the medium of
communication between all life

 

Air is under and around our starry skies, and
inbetween the essential ethers that we breathe

 

Air tells us the secrets of the earth…
if we silence our minds enough we can hear them

 

Air is what we should all be like to each other –
that giving and that essential

 

When you let air blow through your
heart freely you feel true love
for all

 

My Breath as Air – Let me breathe you in…

 

Fire – the element coming from the South
Fire as my Spirit – consume me

 

Fire as Sun heats the Earth,
warms our hearts and homes

 

Fire as energy, is the light, the heat and that
which creates our vital inner force that we all
need for soul survival

 

Fire is the energy that enables our spiritual growth

 

Fire is the inner passion that moves us all to seek
and find love in all

 

When you let fire consume your being,
your soul becomes one with all

 

My Spirit as Fire – Let Me consume You…

 

Water – the element coming from the West
Water as my Blood – flow thru me

 

Water is the ebb and flow within us in accordance to
the lunar cycles

 

Water is the liquid of love that flows from Her veins
of life into our veins of life

 

Water is life’s blood that connects all life
and flows thru all life

 

Water is the universal solvent that…
connects us all
flows thru us all
and…
dissolves us all
all into one

 

When you lay over water and water lays
over you, you once again become whole –
mind, body and soul…

 

My Blood as Water – Let Me flow thru You…

 

For these 4 elements of love come from the
primal source above and connect us all as
one universal being of love within this
infinite universe of love

 

For these 4 elements of love take us all
Take us all thru Mother Gaia’s 4 seasonal calls
– Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall

 

—Savannah Skye, Author
Originally published on Pagan Library

Mother, Maiden, Crone

 

Mother Maiden, Crone
I am just a Witch alone,
honoring your many phases
as my own….
Changes come and go,
tides rise and flow
as your light continues to grow,
peeking through the window as I sleep,
my dreams you safely keep,
Goddess of the Moon,
your magick fills my room,
with blessings of the womb,
moonbeams dance upon these walls,
like golden threads, spun on a loom,
Stars circle round,
like a silvery crown,
as I draw your energy down..
Many Blessings you continuously bestow
with your magickal glow,
as above… so below….
Mother, Maiden, Crone
I am just a Witch Alone….

– by Mor`inanna~EagleSon

 

13 Faces of the Moon

 

13 Goddesses of the moon
Is to whom I dedicate this poem to
Astarte, Bast, Cybele, Diana, Eris, Freya, Gaia,
Hathor, Isis, Juno, Kali, Lakshmi and Maat
13 faces of the moon

Is to whom I dedicate this poem to
One of them whom is
She who wears the crescent horns
Astarte, who is our protectress for 29 nites

One of them whom is
The Lady we hold great celebrations for
Bast, who looks over the black cat of the dark nites
Bast, who watches over us for a steadfast 30

The Lady we hold great celebrations for
As we dance and drum for Her
Ecstatically for 29 nites
Is Cybele, our great Mountain Mother

As we dance and drum for Her
We are loving devotional Priestesses
Of Our Mother of all Creatures
Diana, who shines down on us for 30 nites

We are loving devotional Priestesses
Who sees Her lovely face in the moon
For 29 continuous nites of chaos
As Eris, the Goddess who discords us into perfect
rhythm

Who sees Her lovely face in the moon
For she is our large wombed-earth mother
And for 30 nites She keeps by our side
As we fly with Freya on a magical ride

For She is our large wombed-earth
For She is our mother and daughter
For She is the earth herself born from chaos
For She is Gaia who for 29 nites, lites the sky

For She is our mother and daughter
Who wears a sun disk glowing between horns
As the moon shines from Her for 30 nites
Shines from Hathor, our Great Goddess

Who wears a sun disk glowing between horns
For She is our Goddess of the moon
Who shines for 29 nites on the Nile’s moonlit waters
Where Osiris’ love reflects for her, our Queen Mother,
Isis

For She is our Goddess of the moon
Our Mother of the dark
Who shines down on us for 30 nites
For she is Juno, our lady of the sky

Our Mother of the dark
Who is one face of our Great Devi
She is Kali Ma
Our Goddess who dances the dance of death for 29 nites

Who is one face of our Great Devi
Who has many names
And for 30 days
She looks down upon us with the lovely face of Lakshmi

Who has many names
Whom we all love and cherish
For all these Goddesses that starts with Astarte whom
Stays around for 29 days and ends when we see
the luminous face of Maat

Whom we all love and cherish
For they are the 13 Goddesses of the moon
Astarte, Bast, Cybele, Diana, Eris, Freya, Gaia,
Hathor, Isis, Juno, Kali, Lakshmi and Maat
For they are the 13 faces of the moon

—Savannah Skye, Author
Originally Published On PaganLibrary

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth
that bore a witch like me!
I once was burned, now I survive,
was hung and now I sing.

T’was grace that drew down the moon
and grace that raised the seas.
The magic in the people’s will
will set our Mother free.

We face the East and breathe the winds
that move across this earth.
From gentle breeze to hurricane
our breath will bring forth the change.

Turn towards the South and feel the fire
that burns in you and me.
The spirit’s flame will rise again
and burn eternally.

We greet the West, our souls awash
in tides of primal birth.
Our tears and blood, our pain and love
will cleanse and heal the earth.

Reach into the North and know your roots
down deep ancestral caves.
We find the wisdom of the Crone,
Of circles we are made.

Amazing earth, enduring life,
from death into rebirth.
T’is earth I am and earth I love
and earth I’ll always be.

Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth
that bore witches like we.
We once were burned, now we survive,
were hung and now we sing.

Goddess bless, so mote it be,
Our magic spirals on.
Merry meet and merry part
and merry meet again.

—Verna Knapp, Author
Originally published on Pagan Library

 

I Saw Something Beautiful

I saw something beautiful today.
I was sitting by a tree
along a wooded path,
when I heard two lovers talk
as they came near me
along the wooded path.
She said she hoped he’d never go
until she’d passed away
for she was to weak to go alone
and he said that he’d not go
until her life was gone
because she was his morning
and she was his sun.
That she’d never face a day alone.
What love this couple has I thought
As these endearing words I caught.
I envisioned them as lovers in a fairy tale,
Him tall and dark, her small and pale.
So when they chanced to pass my way
I looked to see such young lovers.
But this is what I saw,
an elderly man with eyes now dim
an elderly lady accompanying him.
This is what I saw,
The beauty of an ageless love
Blessed by Goddess above
Endless even in old age.
And somehow I knew there was no gage
By which to measure this
My wish for them is one of eternal bliss.
Yes, I saw something beautiful today
And I’m better for it crossing my way.

—Author Unknown
Originally published on Pagan Library

Pagan Ways

Upon my altar a crystal ball,
An athame, candles and chalice tall,
A pagan goddess, a pagan god,
All laid upon my altar cloth,
A bell to help me celebrate,
Offerings placed upon a plate,
My pagan tools I now display,
How I love my pagan ways.

I’ll cast my circle upon the floor,
Then call upon the quarters four,
Earth, Fire, Water, Air,
The God and Goddess may join me there,
I may sing, or I may dance,
I may even dare to chant,
As pagan music softly plays,
How I love my pagan ways.

My ritual over, now time to seek,

I’m feeling light upon my feet,
I’ll walk among the trees and plants,
And search for berries upon the branch,
I’ll feel the breath of natures kiss,
At one with all is total bliss,
I wish I lived in bygone days,
To learn first hand these pagan ways.

—Pagan Ways
Alan Faraway

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth
that bore a witch like me!
I once was burned, now I survive,
was hung and now I sing.

T’was grace that drew down the moon
and grace that raised the seas.
The magic in the people’s will
will set our Mother free.

We face the East and breathe the winds
that move across this earth.
From gentle breeze to hurricane
our breath will bring forth the change.

Turn towards the South and feel the fire
that burns in you and me.
The spirit’s flame will rise again
and burn eternally.

We greet the West, our souls awash
in tides of primal birth.
Our tears and blood, our pain and love
will cleanse and heal the earth.

Reach into the North and know your roots
down deep ancestral caves.
We find the wisdom of the Crone,
Of circles we are made.

Amazing earth, enduring life,
from death into rebirth.
T’is earth I am and earth I love
and earth I’ll always be.

Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth
that bore witches like we.
We once were burned, now we survive,
were hung and now we sing.

Goddess bless, so mote it be,
Our magic spirals on.
Merry meet and merry part
and merry meet again.

—-Verna Knapp
Originally published on Pagan Library

 

The Wiccan Witch

The Wiccan Witch is kind and fair,
Her love for nature everywhere,
She’s guided by the spirits high,
And sees the world through caring eyes.

The Wiccan Witch thanks all around,
The Green Man here upon the ground,
The spirits that rise into the air,
The Wiccan Witch will truly care.

The Wiccan Witch will celebrate,
And to the God and Goddess will dedicate,
Her offerings and her joyous praise,
And ask for guidance on her way.

The Wiccan Witch will fill your heart,
And from her love, you’ll never part,
But on you a spell has not been cast,
You’ve been guided by spirits, so bound to last.

The elements from the Earth and Air,
Has set you on the path to where,
You’ll find your Wiccan Witch to be,
It’s true my friends, it’s happened to me.

 

—Pagan Ways
Alan Faraway

 

The Night Belongs to Us

As the world sleeps
We awake
We look towards the moon
She sends her power
Feeling the wind
We gather her strength
Our capes flap in the wind
Wind encircles us
Taking hold of our brooms
Control comes to us
We ride high this night
Our silhouettes against the moon
Ride high my Sisters
The night belongs to us

—A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese

 

I Am

I am more than what anyone expects
I am more than what the world sees
I am more than what I show you
I am more than what can be
I am more than a woman
I am part of the earth and the earth is
part of me
I feel the best when I am working
the earth
I feel fulfilled when I see the growth
of the earth
I smell the beauty of the earth when
it rain
My self and my Sisters, we are of
the earth
The earth is our Mother
I am more than what is seen and more to come

—A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese

Wonder

Belief in the unseen,
The foundation of life,
The wind that moves leaves,
The invisible knife

There are feelings you know,
But can’t physically touch,
Things not understood,
But experienced much

Blessed are the ones,
Who dare to ask why,
Those that search for answers
In the rivers and sky.

Blessed Be: A Collection of Witchcraft Poetry
Chastity Skye

Magic begins with love:
love of self and love of other.
Forget not your love of others:
family, friends, fellow travelers,
lest you forget your place
in a world of constant shifting a
nd changing allegiances;
we all need some grounding.
Remember to care for those in need
and refuse no hospitality
when it can be given freely.
Forget not your love of self:
needs, wants, desires, ambitions,
lest you forget your purpose
in a world which is lost with
no inherent meaning and
a common tragedy of values;
we all need some elevation.
Remember to care for your you
and refuse no helping hand
that can be given freely.
Magic begins with love:
love of self and love of other.

Poetry, Songs, and Enchantments: A Pagan Sourcebook
Gwenhwyfar Rhwwttchen

 

Beneath The Full Moon

 

Come, I will sing it in your ear:
Your dancing days are come.
All the feeling you hold dear
Will lift your spirit some;
Dance until the rosey dawn
All in a gay, glad rag.
I carry the Sun in a golden cup,
The Moon in a silver bag.

And I will sing you merrily
Into my ring of dooms,
And I will twine into your hair
A wreath of maiden blooms.
You’ll turn, when dancing days wane low
To Crone, but not to Hag.
I carry the Sun in a golden cup,
The Moon in a silver bag.

As Maiden grows to Mother,
And Mother into Crone,
Dance, My darling daughter,
Beneath My rounded Moon.
Dance in argent splendor
Until your spirits flag.
I carry the Sun in a golden cup,
The Moon in a silver bag.

Sourdough Jackson, Author
Originally published on Pagan Library

The Goddess Creed

I believe in Goddess the Mother All Mighty
Creatrix of the heavens and earth
And in all women
Who were conceived of Her love
Born of our sacred mothers
Suffered under patriarchy
Were crucified, died, and were buried
We descended into the underworld
The third day we arose again
We integrated with our new selves
And we now sit with Goddess our Mother
And we judge no one
I believe in the Holy Mother
The maiden, mother, crone
Forgiveness toward others
The celebration of the body
And everlasting renewal of life
So Mote It Be

Wait Goddess.
All the people will honor you one day.
They will sing, dance, make pledges to You.
Tho now rage rules,
Your peace will be Law
And within that circle life will flourish
As we have only dreamed.

Blessed are we who live now,
Whether on great plains or beside salted sea,
Our confidence will not be in vain.
For the Earth holds the mountains in their place
And quiets the screaming storm.

Listen Goddess, for even now the chant begins.
In careful light of dawn,
And dusk’s shifting gloom, the melody rides.

Enough of water, enough of grain
fruitful furrows and pastures dressed with flocks,
All from the Goddess

Wait Goddess,
For the song of thanksgiving will come.

—Earth Psalms
Angela Magara

I Am A Witch

I am many things,
I am a Daughter, a Lover, and a Friend.
I am a Teacher, a Student, and a Woman.
I am many things,
Wear many costumes,
And act in many ways.
Yet beneath each mask I wear,
I am a Witch.
I am a Priestess,
I follow the Path,
I follow the Old Tradition,
I follow the Ways of the Wise Ones.
I seek to know the God
I seek to know the Goddess,
I seek to know myself.
I am a Witch.
Though I may only dress up,
For eight sabbats a year,
And thirteen esbats in turn,
I am always a Witch.
Though I may not always dress in black,
Or leave my hair wild and free,
I am still a Witch.
I do not worship Satan,
I’ve never even met him,
Yet many see me as evil
And magick as a sin.
I do what comes natural,
What the Gods have taught me,
And although it does not conform,
I am still a Witch.
The Goddess shows me beauty,
The God has shown me life,
And Earth, and Air,
And Fire, and Water,
Teach me what is right.
And Spirit in its mystic ways,
Teaches me about myself.
That I am a Witch.

By: Lady Amhranai

 

Eternity

You are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
Though the road is rough
You are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
For eternity
Look up to heaven above
You are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
For eternity
Love will never fail you
For it is all around you
You just need to look
All around and within
You are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
For eternity
So lift your spirit high
Give thanks and praise
Have faith and trust
You are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
For eternity
Full of grace and compassion
Saving our souls from being lost
I know love will never fail
For you are the one who teaches this
We are not alone
The Lord and Lady is with thee
For eternity

T. J. WhiteWolf, Author (our Poet at Large)
To view more of T.J.’s great poetry, visit his website, TJWHITEWOLF’S POETRY