Desire is your coin
With which you pay all men
Men who seek your delights
And are laid low by your expectations
For in your gifts there is payment to be made
Payment made in tears and laughter
Payment made in longing and loneliness
Payment in all the things that drive the heart to tightening
For in your desires and lusts lie deeper truths
Truths of emotion and pain
That we all know too well


Blessed Goddess
Aphrodite of the ample breasts
Aphrodite of the curvy hips
Aphrodite of the luscious lips
Aphrodite the enticing
Aphrodite the coy
Aphrodite the heart breaker
I pray to you, O Goddess, for I have known all of these
I pray to you in thanks
For in these I have found my truth


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Holy Gaia
Mother of all that lives and dies
Giver of sustenance
Giver of life
As once you birthed the mountains and the seas
So too I ask that you birth peace
That we may grow and be made whole
Without the threat of evil

O Goddess
Mother of Titans
Foundation of creation
Wife and mother of Starry Heaven
Hold onto us as you do to him
Keep us close and hug us to your bosom
For we are your children now and forever
And seek the comfort of your being


O Chthon
Dark and lovely
Crowned in ivy and leaves
Holding within you the underworld
We ask your presence be always with us
Be it now when we draw breath
Or when our essence has joined yours
And death knows his final victory

Holy Gaia be praised!

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I seek a blessing, o lady
You who blesses the earth with fecundity

I ask a boon, o lady
You who blesses the silos

Let them who today do without
And tonight find no shelter
In the bitter cold of winter
And the colder indifference of man’s heart
Give them shelter that they may not suffer
Give them nourishment that they thrive
Give them the compassion they need
And the guidance to move out of these depths

Blessed Demeter of the cornucopia
Blessed Persephone of the dark robes

I ask these boons of you
I seek these blessings
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Challenge me, O Ares
Show me the way to a pure manhood
One of instinct and force
Bent toward the protection of the innocent
And the use of every arm at my disposal
That they may be freed of their suffering

Show me, O Ares
The warrior's bravery
With word and deed
So that none under my protection may fall
Neither by the sword nor the whims of the cynical
For you are Lord of the sword and the shield

Hear me, O Ares
Divine Enyalios
Furious Thouros
Generous Aphenios
Noble Skiptoukhos
Shine your divine light upon me

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I feel you near, you tricky god
When I drop that drink I meant to serve
Or I I make the dumbest mistakes
A smile crosses my face as I feel you near
Hermes of the messengers

Lord of communication and splendid male beauty
Traveler of the worlds high and low
Keeper of many secrets whispered by the dead
In their lament at the loss of life
Hermes the crosser of boundaries

Lord of the very boundaries you break
Standing at the edges of being
Where a missed step hides or reveals
And life becomes death which becomes life again
Hermes of the well traveled roads

Lord of thieves and scoundrels
Who seek to play the game by their own rules
Or break the rules by Ananke’s will
To feed those they hold dear
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All you gods above in heavenly splendor
All you gods below in chthonic darkness
All you gods around in the waters of the sea
All you gods who dwell upon the sacred earth
I honor you this day and make my offerings to you


Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς άνωθεν, μες στην επουράνια λαμπρότητα
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς κάτωθεν, μες στο χθόνιο σκότος
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς γύρωθεν, στα ύδατα της θαλάσσης
Προς όλους εσάς, τους θεούς που κατοικείτε επί της ιεράς γης
Σας τιμώ την σήμερον ημέρα και σας προσφέρω τις σπονδές μου.


Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús ánothen, mes stin epouránia lamprótita
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús kátothen, mes sto chthónio skótos
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús gýrothen, sta ýdata tis thalássis
Pros ólous esás, tous the-oús pou katoikeíte epí tis ierás gis
Sas timó tin símeron iméra kai sas prosféro tis spondés mou.

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With joy in my heart I call you
And and ask for a blessing
You who are Lord
You who are King
You who are Savior
You who are master of the cosmos

Lord Zeus on high
Stirring clouds into tempests
That bring the rains and snow
And make rich the earth that it may be fecund

Lord Zeus the eagle
Soaring high and watching
A world of mortal men
That you may protect and punish as you see fit

Lord Zeus the thunderbolt
Striking down monsters
Lighting the darkened skies
Bringing fear and awe into our hearts

I ask a simple blessing, Gracious Lord
One I hold dear
I ask that you never forsake me
That I may know you until my end
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Shine down upon me, Helios
Light the way
That I may see the beauty of the earth
And hold it dear in my heart and soul

Shine down upon me, Selene
Light the way
That I may look upon the night
In tones of silver and grey

Shine down upon me, Apollo
Light the way
That I may look upon the world with reason
And through that reason heal

Shine down upon me, Eos
Light the way
That a new day may greet me as I set out
In wondrous color of amber and violet

Shine down upon me, O Gods
Light the way
That I may know and adore you
And through it know true wisdom

Art: Heinrich Maria von Hess (1826)

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By the light of the sun and the cold air of winter I pray to you lord of the seven seas
Though far I am from the shore and the bounty of the ocean I am thankful for it
And here where the rain falls upon fallow fields during these cold months
The effects of the great waters of the earth is always felt
For your power is vast and the earth trembles at your approach
And I am in awe of your divine presence

Blessed Poseidon
Lord of the broad sea
Accept my prayer and thanks

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Holy are you, virgin huntress
Divine are your aspects
Blessed are those who know you
For they have embraced your purity
Your heavenly strength
Your sure aim
And your protection

Blessed Artemis, lady of the wilds
Cursed are those who know you
Yet debase the very world you love
For they have denied your divinity
Harmed that which you would protect
Profaned that which you hold sacred
Forsaking natural beauty for cold cash

Artemis of the silver bow
Lady of the full quiver
Strike them who would destroy
Bless them who would protect
Even as you would protect
For you are divine
For you are goddess of the wilds

Art: Francesco Hayes

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