| "BLESSED ARE WE IN HER MYSTERY HAIL MIGHTY DEMETER AND SWEET KORE" |
| THE RITES OF THE LESSER MYSTERIES WELCOME BY PRIESTESS OF HECATE Welcome to the Rites Of the Lesser Mysteries of Demeter and Kore. These, and the Greater Mysteries, Draw us into the power of the Great Mother As we journey within the realm of Her Creation. Today you will be purified in Her temple, Consecrated to Her, And crowned as a sign of your dedications, As you reach out to Her, She will reach out to you And a reverent bond will be created Between you and the Great Mother Goddess. We call all those who seek this bond, the mystai, When this bond is formed, It reaches into the depths of the heart To nourish the soul with love. This is initiation. ALL SPEAK By the powers of the infinite Do we live within the sacred patterns of Creation And the song of the humming Cosmos, All blessings of goodness, strength, and joy unto us all. And so it is. |
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