Charge of the Dark Goddess

She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith,
Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga,
Inanna, Tiamat, and by a million, million other names:
Hear me child, and know Me for who I am. I have been
with you since you were born, and I will stay with you until
you return to meet the final dusk.
I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the
poet to dream.
I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey.
After the day is done, My children find their blessed rest in
my embrace.
I am the womb from which all things are born.
I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me
and bare their breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.
I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time,
the Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring my
children home to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink
the blood of the heartless. Swallow your fear and come to
me, and you will discover true beauty, strength, and courage.
I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice.
I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into
tools of power. Open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.
I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge
together in a rainbow of union.
I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of
midnight, shrouded in mystery.
I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies
you and from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and
renewed.
Seek me at the crossroads, and you shall be transformed,
for once you look upon my face, there is no return.
I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.
I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know
each other in Truth.
I am the web which connects all things.
I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all
wrongs in their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the
arrogant humble.
I raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised.
I am Justice tempered with Mercy.
Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of you, and I
am within you.
Seek me within and without, and you will be strong. Know
me. Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to
Balance, Illumination, and Wholeness.
Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power
within to be who you wish.

Author Unknown