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12th C. Herbal Invocation
INVOCATION
'Earth, divine Goddess, Mother Nature who generates all things and
brings forth anew the sun which you have given to the nations;
Guardian of sky and sea and of all gods and powers....through your
power all nature falls silent and then sinks in sleep. And again you
bring back the light and chase away night and yet again you cover us
most securely with your shades. You do contain chaos infinite, yea
and winds and showers and storms; you send them out when you will
and cause the seas to roar; you chase away the sun and rouse the
storm. Again when you will you send forth the joyous day and give
the nourishment of life with your eternal surety; and when the soul
departs to you we return. You are indeed duly called Great Mother of
the Gods; you conquer by your divine name. You are the source of
strength of nations and of gods, without you nothing can be brought
to perfection or be born; you are Great Queen of the Gods. Goddess!
I adore thee as divine; I call upon your name; be pleased the grant
that which I ask of you, so shall I give thanks to thee, Goddess,
with due faith.
Hear, I beseech you, and be favorable to my prayer. Whatsoever herb
your power does produce, give, I pray, with goodwill to all nations
to save them and grant me this my medicine. Come to me with your
powers, and howsoever I may use them, may they have good success to
whosoever I may give them. Whatever you grant, may it prosper. To
you all things return. Those who rightly receive these herbs from
me, please make them whole. Goddess, I beseech you, I pray as a
suppliant that by your majesty you grant this to me.
Now I make intercession to you all your powers and herbs and to your
majesty, you whom Earth parent of all has produced and given as a
medicine of health to all nations and has put majesty upon you, I
pray you, the greatest help to the human race. This I pray and
beseech from you, be present here with your virtues, for She who
created you has Herself promised that I may gather you into the
goodwill of him on whom the art of medicine was bestowed, and grant
for health's sake good medicine by grace of your powers. I pray
grant me through your virtues that whatsoever is wrought by me
through you may in all it's powers have good and speedy effect and
good success and that I may always be permitted with the favor of
your majesty to gather you into my hands and to glean your fruits.
So shall I give thanks to you in the name of the majesty which
ordained your birth.'
(Modernized version of a 12th century
herbalist spell. Original translation
from 'Early English Magic and
Medicine', by Dr. Charles Singer.
Proceedings of the British Academy,
Vol. IV )
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